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February 27, 2019
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Let it Flow for Smooth Jazz
Jones fronts
salute to Grover
Washington Jr.
Portland’s Eldon “T” Jones and
his band N Touch will perform a
“Let It Flow for Grover Washington
Jr.” concert on Friday, March 1 as
part of the 2019 Biamp PDX Jazz
Festival.
The concert at 7:30 p.m. in Rev-
olution Hall at the former Wash-
ington High School in southeast
Portland will also feature Gerald
Veasley and Marcus Strickland and
the Delvon LaMarr Organ Trio.
Jones is a Portland jazz icon who
touches the hearts of audiences with
his profoundly genuine saxophone
playing and a groove jazz style he’s
honed with his band N Touch. He
credits the late Grover Washington
Jr., considered by many to be the
founding father of smooth jazz and
a master of the jazz funk genre, for
making a huge impact on his play-
ing.
Portland’s Eldon “T” Jones and his band N Touch will perform
Friday, March 1 at Revolution Hall in the former Washington High
School in a concert salute to jazz great Grover Washington Jr., as
part of the 2019 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival.
Eldon started N Touch in 1995,
recording their debut album in
2001. In 2015 Eldon contributed the
song “Love Will Find a Way” to the
Bespeak Love collaboration which
reached the top 10 UK soul charts.
He continues to play in church
and can be found performing at
community events such as the Ore-
gon Symphony’s Gospel Christmas,
Good N the Hood, the plays Who I
Am Celebrating Me and Vanport the
Musical, events supporting Stomp
Out Abuse, Self Enhancement, Inc.
and Black Parent Initiative, and
World Arts Foundation, Inc.’s an-
nual MLK Tribute where in 2017
Jones received a lifetime achieve-
ment award recognizing his music
as a blessing to the community.