November 13, 2019
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Arts &
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Ben Wendell (left) and Wycliffe Gordon will be two of the headliners when the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
makes its return to Mt. Hood Community College, April 24-26, for the first time since 2004.The lineup
will also include local jazz icons and more than 70 high school and middle school jazz ensembles.
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival Returning
Musicians sign
up for April
2020 show
The popular Mt. Hood Jazz
Festival will return to Mt. Hood
Community College this spring
after 15 years and has an amazing
lineup of musicians ready to wel-
come it home.
Newly envisioned to take place
April 24-26, the festival will focus
on jazz education, bringing the
next generation of artists and sup-
porters into contact with the con-
temporaries and historical figures
of this important genre.
“The new Mt. Hood Jazz Fes-
tival will connect the jazz artists
of today with the jazz artists of to-
morrow by joining our educational
festival with an impressive profes-
sional line-up,” said Dan Davey,
director of jazz studies at MHCC.
“Our jazz audience will experience
a weekend jazz immersion into
the culture and inspiration of this
American-born style.”
Internationally-acclaimed jazz
musicians Wycliffe Gordon and
Ben Wendell will headline the
festival, joined by local jazz icons
like George Colligan, Tim Gilson,
Renato Caranto, Charlie Porter,
Charlie Doggett and Tim Rap. Re-
gional jazz artists will hold hour-
ly masterclasses, the MHCC Jazz
Ensemble will hold special per-
formances and more than 70 high
school and middle school jazz
ensembles will compete through-
out the weekend. Additional per-
formances and events will be an-
nounced as they are added to the
lineup.
Tickets are now on sale and
sponsorship opportunities are
available for those who wish to
support the festival. Visit mhcc.
edu/jazzfestival and follow the
festival on Facebook @MtHood-
JazzFestival.
Foot Bridge Joins Two Parks
Portlanders getting in touch with na-
ture have a new safe crossing over a busy
West Burnside Street thanks to a new
footbridge on the Wildwood Trail, one
of Portland Parks & Recreation’s crown
jewels for outdoor activities.
Nearly 2,000 people showed up last
month to celebrate the opening of the
Barbara Walker Crossing, a dream in the
works for decades and a structure that
symbolizes the joining of Washington
and Forest parks. The path also connects
two of the Wildwood Trail’s most popular
destinations: Hoyt Arboretum and Pittock
Mansion.
Companies like KPFF, R&H Con-
struction, Walker Macy and Shiels Obletz
Johnson donated hundreds of hours of
work for the design, engineering, con-
struction, and installation of the bridge.
photo by n aim h aSan p hotography
Nearly 2,000 people were on hand to celebrate a new foot
bridge across West Burnside. The connection brings a safe
crossing across a busy street for one of Portland Parks &
Recreation’s crown Jewels, the Wildwood Trail and also
symbolizes the joining of Washington and Forest parks.
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