The Mission of PDX Jazz—The Present
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His European tour in 1997 spawned the Buena Vista Social Club. We welcome back the ACAS and fondly remember their last appearance, in 2009, at the Crystal Ballroom. Portland’s own Nancy King returns to the Portland Center for the Performing Arts (she last performed there with Kurt Elling in the Newmark eatre during the 2008 festival) as this year’s Portland Jazz Master. In a program titled “Just Friends,” the Grammy Award winning performer will be accompanied by her two closest musical collaborators, bassist Glenn Moore and pianist Steve Christo erson. When you stop in at one of our hotel partner venues or visit the Art Bar to support local artists, kick back and enjoy a Rogue “Jazz Master” Ale, brewed in Nancy’s honor; you’ll recognize her image on the label! Esperanza Spalding has become a global musical celebrity; we have watched her grow along the way since her rst Portland Jazz Festival appearance in 2008 at the Winningstad eatre. Her love for her home town was unmistakable when she appeared last year to honor her mentor, ara Memory. As our Community Ambassador in 2011, Spalding introduced Chamber Music Society at the Newmark eatre, just days a er winning a Grammy Award™ for Best New Artist. We welcome her back as part of ACS, a trio collective with like-minded colleagues, Terri Lyne Carrington and Geri Allen. ACS will make their West Coast premiere at the Festival, having performed past shows in Boston and New York. In 2004, we presented Scott Hamilton, an expat saxophonist who tirelessly keeps the Swing From the Artist’s tradition alive. He returns to Jimmy Mak’s with a stellar rhythm section of local heroes: Dave Hand to Yours Frishberg, Dave Captein and Gary Hobbs. With the support of our good friend Wayne ompson, who urged us (and Scott) to do it again, this performance should not be missed. Come celebrate the City of Portland—and 10 years of jazz—with 10 days of world class jazz in concert halls, universities, theaters, ballrooms, hotels, restaurants and clubs. We urge you to attend our free and partnered shows throughout downtown Portland, anchored by our education outreach programs, which celebrate Black History Month including Jazz Conversations, PSU Student Stage and the Incredible Journey of Jazz. Downtown Portland We’ll see you at the Festival! 503.223.9510 Portland Airport 503.284.9929 Don Lucoff Managing Director THEREALMOTHERGOOSE.COM 503.228.JAZZ / pdxjazz.com 3 PJF13_Welcome2.indd 3 1/18/13 11:28 AM PORTLAND... We Got Rhythm he Mission of PDX Jazz—the present- As a festival tradition, in recognition of the NEA ing organization of the U.S. Bank Port- Jazz Masters program, we are presenting living jazz land Jazz Festival Presented by Alaska icons: Jack DeJohnette, Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris T Airlines—is to present, preserve and and Gerald Wilson, and recognizing the legacy of Art promote jazz in the Pacifi c Northwest. Blakey. DeJohnette’s program was initially designed Well here we are, 10 years later keeping time and as a For Portland Only event featuring Ravi Coltrane, swinging our way into an exciting 10th anniversary George Colligan and Matthew Garrison (son of the festival season. Th is year’s festival promises to be the late Jimmy Garrison). Fuller, Harris and Wilson all biggest and most expansive one to date, presenting hail from the great Midwest jazz mecca of Detroit, headline artists and shows with added venues in and along with Kenny Garrett and Geri Allen. No other around downtown Portland. In anticipation of our city of its size has given the world so many celebrated anniversary, we chose to bring back four artists of jazz artists from Donald Byrd, Hank, Elvin and Th ad varying styles that have been fan favorites, leading off Jones, to Yusef Lateef, Tommy Flanagan, Milt Jackson with the Afro-Cuban All Stars featuring Juan de Mar- and countless others. Art Blakey hails from another cos, Portland Jazz Master Nancy King, Patricia Bar- jazz mecca, Pittsburgh, which has given the world Ah- ber and closing with three-time festival star Esperanza mad Jamal, George Benson, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Spalding as part of ACS a new collective, featuring Eckstine, Earl “Fatha” Hines, Stanley Turrentine, Lena Terri Lyne Carrington and Geri Allen. Horne and Erroll Garner. CENTER STAGE FOR JAZZ and CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE. 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Walter, Cable Nelson, and vintage restored Steinways. 503.239.9969 classicportland.com 4 PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 2013 PJF13_Narrative2.indd 4 1/18/13 2:05 PM CherryWood Village.indd 5 1/21/13 2:22 PM Giving the drummers period, becoming the sixth some pulses throughout the man from 1961-65; jazz festival, we present rhythm stalwarts Eddie Hender- masters as bandleaders and son, Buster Williams and co-leaders highlighting Jack George Cables played with DeJohnette, Terri Lynn Car- Blakey in later years and rington and Matt Wilson. rounded out the septet. We recognize the driving Tribute concerts have swing of Lewis Nash in the become a festival favorite role as Art Blakey, the welcome return of the young and also play an integral role in our year-round pro- phenom Justin Faulkner (prior festival stints with gramming at the Mission Theater; acknowledging Pharoah Sanders and Mingus Big Band) performing jazz titans John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Herbie with Kurt Rosenwinkel, the artistry of Joey Baron as Hancock and McCoy Tyner through the peerless part of the Steve Kuhn Trio and the local legend Mel efforts of local musicians George Colligan, Farnell Brown at home in Jimmy Mak’s with Barry Harris. Newton, The Bridge Quartet, Dan Balmer, Ramsey “The Jazz Message” is a world premiere event; Embick and Devin Phillips. In another For Portland this program celebrates the legacy of Art Blakey, who Only exclusive, we return to the Scottish Rite Audi- recorded upwards of 40 albums documenting the torium and collaborate with Art Abrams to focus on most important school of jazz known as The Mes- California Cool and the jubilant post-war sounds of sengers. “Bu,” as he was fondly referred to, invented Stan Kenton. Working exclusively from Pete Rugolo’s and cemented the working band concept. Under the charts (the groundbreaking composer for Kenton), direction of Javon Jackson, Blakey alumni have been octogenarian Abrams and his tireless Swing Machine brought together for this unique celebration, and they Big Band also features Rebecca Kilgore singing in the have never before shared the same stage! Each of the style of Kenton vocalist June Christy. men has a storied history with Blakey, of course: Jack- Rhythm and swing will pulsate opening night son and Bobby Watson have served Blakey as musical with the Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) as we welcome directors; Curtis Fuller hailed from Blakey’s golden a new venue partner, the Aladdin Theater. Founder 6 PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 2013 PJF13_Narrative2.indd 6 1/18/13 2:05 PM Full Page Digest / Skies Jazz Fest Spec 16 / SRollins Runs: February “the last jazz immortal.” VILLAGE VOICE SONNY ROLLINS Tuesday, April 16 | 8 pm Groups of 10 or more save: 503-416-6380 Tickets start at $35 Call: 503-228-1353 503-228-1353 | 1-800-228-7343 Click: OrSymphony.org Click: OrSymphony.org TicketCome In:office: 923 923SW SW Washington Washington | | 10 10 am am – 6 pm– 6 Monpm – MonFri – Fri ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL OregonSymphony.indd 7 1/21/13 2:43 PM and band leader Juan de Marcos, the architect of the forward to The Shanghai Woolies opening for Art Buena Vista Social Club, leads a 16 piece powerhouse Abrams; Devin Phillips as special guest with pianist ensemble of musicians who reside in eight different Steve Kuhn; Mel Brown and Chuck Israels support- countries, all with their roots in Cuba. Their program ing Barry Harris; and Dave Captein, Gary Hobbs will display a wide cross-section of rhythms: bolero, and Dave Frishberg backing Scott Hamilton. cha-cha-chá, salsa, son montuno, timba, guajira, dan- Our second weekend gets underway with Patri- zón, rumba and abakua. Opening for the ACAS is cia Barber at the Winningstad Theatre.