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2 FLORENCE FEST '18 ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 Jazz Bands & Musicians he musical lineup for t he 2018 Fl orence Fest is sure t o sat is- f y t he discerning j azz ent husiast of every st yle. Fest ival evenings will be closed wit h headlining perf ormances by t rumpet - er Tony Glausi on Friday and pianist George Colligan on Sat urday. Bot h art ist s are int ernat ionally acclaimed and have pro- duced several albums t hat sell worldwide. The second annual FlorenceFest will leave you want ing more! T Friday, April 27, 2018 2 p.m. — Bossa PDX Bossa PDX is a Portland-based band that plays lovingly transcribed arrangements of Gilberto Gil, Rober- to Menescal, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Joao Donato, and Tom Jo- bim compositions, among others. Th ey also play a selection of upbeat Brazilian jazz tunes. Instrumentation includes vocals, piano, fl ute, guitar, bass and percussion. Find out more at www.bossapdx.com. Kerry Politzer – piano New England Conservatory graduate Kerry Politzer is a pianist with Brazil- ian and classical infl uences. She has six albums as a leader, including “Below the Surface,” which was released by PJCE Records in 2014. Kerry fi rst discovered Brazilian music in college, where she was inspired by a residency performed by multi-instrumentalist composer Her- meto Pascoal. She is a featured instru- mentalist on saxophonist Laura Drey- er’s Brazilian-infl uenced release, “Free Flying Bird” (Sony Latin, 2011). www. kerrypolitzer.com Melissa Carroll – fl ute Melissa Car- roll is a native Oregonian born and raised in Sa- lem. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Pacifi c Univer- sity and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Port- land State University. Aft er graduat- ing from Pacifi c, she moved to Cheng- du, China, and Singapore, where she lived for nine years, performing and teaching. She currently lives in Port- land, where she teaches music at Park Academy as well as at her own studio. www.melissacarrollmusic.com Dylan Sundstrom – bass Washington-born Dylan is well- versed in both jazz fusion and tradition- al jazz. He counts Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson as some of his infl uences. Be- fore moving to Portland, he relocated to Boise to study with Kurt Elling’s bassist, Clark Sommers. Dylan can regularly be seen in drummer’s Chris Brown Quar- tet and with trumpeter Farnell Newton. He appears on the Th omas Hutchings/ Camden Hughes album “Introspective: (2015) and on Farnell Newton’s “Back to Earth” (Positone, 2016). Bossa PDX continues next page FlorenceFest ’18 at t he Florence Events Center 715 Quince St . A t apas-st yle menu will be available f rom rest aurat eurs t hroughout t he t wo-day event . WOMEN'S RESTROOM MEN'S RESTROOM © Discover America’s Largest Sea Cave Proud Sponsor ‘18 Wine | Beer | Martinis | Steaks | Seafood | Dessert 1297 Bay Street Florence • 541-997-1133 www.bridgewaterfi shhouse.com 91560 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-547-3111 • sealioncaves.com
