May 1, 2019
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Lady Sings the Blues
Musicians of many genres
will honor one of the greatest
jazz singers and songwriters of
our time when Portland’s Siren
Nation presents the 13th annual
Billie Holiday Tribute Night on
Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the
Alberta Rose Theater. Poet Renee
Mitchell will emcee.
Lady Day was a seminal influ-
ence on jazz and pop singing. Her
vocal style, strongly inspired by
jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a
new way of manipulating phras-
ing and tempo. Above all, she was
admired all over the world for her
deeply personal and intimate ap-
proach to singing.
The tribute will feature perform-
ers Arietta Ward with Alex Milst-
ed, Nafisaria Scroggins-Thomas,
Siren Nation, a group promoting Debora Patton, Tave Fasce Drake,
women of all ages in the arts,
The Saying & the Said, The Cab-
presents the annual Billie
in Project, Tamara Walker Le-
Holiday Tribute Night concert on nore, Jasmine VanDemarr, Sarah
Saturday, May 4 at the Alberta
Clarke, Annette Lowman, Pacific
Rose Theater.
Trio and Laura Cunard.
Dynamic
New Voice
Standout vocalist and multi-
instrumentalist MorMor (Seth
Nyquist) will delight audiences
with his falsetto sound and own
brand of R&B and pop music
when he performs in Portland,
Thursday, May 2 at the
Holocene, 1001 S.E. Morrison.
The Toronto music star is
winning accolades with a new
single and critically-acclaimed
debut EP.
Proceeds will benefit Siren Na-
tion, an all volunteer non-profit
dedicated to promoting women of
all ages in the arts. Tickets are $18
in advance.
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