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April 26, 2017
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
photo by
n ina J ohnson
Jazz composer and pianist Darrell Grant and his MJ New Quartet comprised of Marcus
Shelby on bass, Mike Horsfall on the vibraphone and Carton Jackson on drums, kick off a
two week string of Oregon performances Sunday, April 30 for International Jazz Day at the
Portland Art Museum.
New Classic Jazz Quartet
Portland jazz composer and
pianist Darrell Grant kicks off
a two week tour of Oregon
concerts this weekend with his
MJ New Quartet, a group in-
spired by the legendary group
Modern Jazz Quartet.
Grant’s virtuoso group of
players includes Marcus Shel-
by on bass, Mike Horsfall on
the vibraphone and Carlton
Jackson on drums. The quar-
tet will perform Sunday, April
30 for International Jazz Day
at the Portland Art Museum.
Audiences will be transport-
ed by the spirit of the 1920’s
Harlem Renaissance that is
carried forward with selec-
tions from classic MJQ re-
cordings including “Blues on
Bach”, “Django” and “Under
The Jasmin Tree” as well as
original compositions and ar-
rangements by this cadre of
multi-talented artists.
For more details about the
other performances on the tour,
visit darrellgrant.com/mj-new-
jazz-quartet.
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