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Page 10 July 06. 2022 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Musicians Charlie Brown III (left) and Domo Branch, both of the group Brown Branch, will play Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m. as part of the Albina Music Trust’s Summer of Sound. Albina Summer of Sound Events celebrate Portland’s Black music history The legacy of music emitting from Portland’s historic Black community is celebrated this sum- mer with a series of live concerts, an art opening and storytelling. The Albina Music Trust presents Summer of Sound, connecting at- tendees with the arts and the cultural legacy of Albina, the historic epicen- ter for Black Portlanders, and estab- lishing new multigenerational con- nections through music. Kicking off the first of four free events will be Soul Conversation, an oral history panel with musicians from Albina’s past, on Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at Alberta House, 5131 N.E. 23rd Ave. Facilitated by Calvin Walker, the conversation will feature Paul Knauls Sr., J.W. Friday, Norman Sylvester, Kenneth W. Berry, and Jeddy Beasley. Archival photogra- phy showcasing Albina’s historic music culture will be presented and the conversation will conclude with a performance by Charlie Brown III & Friends. Later this month, Albina Music Trust and Brown Branch present Time Sound: Albina’s Jazz Reimaged by Greaterkind, coming Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the conclusion to the annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival in north Portland’s St. Johns neigh- borhood. Time Sound was originally con- ceived in 1981 by Portland’s Thara Memory and the World Arts Foun- dation. The rebirth concert will see Memory’s longtime students Charlie Brown III and Domo Branch leading their Greaterkind collective through a suite of local jazz, soul, funk and fusion compositions. On Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., Albina Mu- sic Trust and Clyde’s Prime Rib, will present Wall to Wall Soul, a special art opening and album release par- ty featuring Charlie Brown III & Friends with two previous unreleased 1970s LPS, Lights Out and Trans- port. Organizers said Clyde’s, locat- ed at 5474 N.E. Sandy Blvd. has long served Albina’s elder musician com- munity, presenting live music featur- ing these musicians. The summer series will conclude with another Time Sound: Albina’s Jazz Reimaged by Greaterkind per- formance on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 pm. at the Washington Park Rose Garden, once again amplifying Portland’s Black cultural heritage through the lens of a new generation, showcasing sounds of the past and their influence today.
