If you’re in the mood to read a review of The Cave that doesn’t question the need for another jazz club in Portland (as the Oregonian’s did), head over to LivePDX and check out Tom D’Antoni’s review of the new club.
Remember, if you’re looking for more information on The Cave, make sure to check all of the items on JazzPDX.org tagged The Cave.
Portland vocalist Nancy King has been nominated for a 2008 Jazz Award, presented by the Jazz Journalists Association. The other finalists in the female vocalist category include Abbey Lincoln, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, and Roberta Gambarini. Winners will be announced in June.
Remember, Ms. King now holds a regular Wednesday-night spot at The Cave. This provides a great chance to see her sing on a regular basis - something that’s been missing from Portland’s scene for quite some time.
If you’re looking for newer information on The Cave (upcoming shows, etc), try clicking here to view all of the JazzPDX.org posts tagged with “The Cave.”
Alan Jones’ newest project - the Cave. Here’s the press release:
The Cave is an environment where inspired world-class musicians can experiment and develop their art…an environment that encourages original composition, creative project ideas, young emerging artists, and fresh new combinations of veteran players.
Excellent hand-crafted Persian food can be ordered off the Green Onion restaurant menu or from the buffet in the Cave, with plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans.
And of special note, there is a meticulously selected wine list featuring varieties that not only pair perfectly with the Persian cuisine, but are among the most interesting and exciting wines available for the price.
There is a $5 cover charge at the door.
Music begins at 8:00pm Wednesday-Saturday
all ages are welcome and encouraged until 9:30pm
Every Wednesday starting May 7th: NANCY KING INVITATIONAL
Without a doubt one of the world’s greatest jazz singers. Do we collectively have any idea how lucky, how fortunate we are to be living in a time and place where we can hear Nancy sing every Wednesday!?!?!
Don’t get caught sleeping, this may not last forever…
Every Thursday starting May 8th: ALAN JONES PRESENTS…
Best-known for his leadership of the Alan Jones Sextet, which for many listeners defines the essence of Portland jazz with its adventurous, hard-swinging original music, grounded in both jazz tradition and the rugged individualism of the Northwest. Recently returned from Europe, Alan will weekly present a rotating cast of local, national and international musicians.
Friday May 9th: THE DARRELL GRANT QUARTET
Having played with the greatest musicians of the 20thcentury, and freshly inducted into the pdx jazz society hall of fame, Darrell brings music from his new cd release “Truth & Reconciliation”
Saturday May 10th: DAVID FRIESEN - SOLO BASS
A rare opportunity to hear in an intimate Portland setting what you would normally have to travel to the big European Jazz Festival stages to hear…David Freisen playing solo bass! He practically invented the genre. Weird, boring you say? Never in the hands of David!…ok maybe a little weird.
Find The Cave at the Green Onion:
636 SW Jackson St (at the corner of Broadway in the PSU neighborhood).
Free parking after 7pm, across Broadway from The Cave in the metered slots in front of the tennis courts. Also 2 blocks from The Cave in PSU parking structure (enter on Broadway or on 6th Ave between Harrison and Hall).
This week, the International Association of Jazz Educators declared bankruptcy. One of the many unfortunate results of this is the cancellation of the 2009 IAJE conference, which was to be held in Seattle. The details can be found in an extensive letter at the IAJE website.
Writer Lynn Darroch had a nice piece in Friday’s Oregonian about pianist Dave Brubeck and the band Oregon, who will both be performing in Portland (in different venues of course this Thursday). You can find the article here.
Dave Brubeck will be playing at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Oregon will be performing at the Aladdin.
More info later this week.
In the April edition of All About Jazz, Managing Editor Laurence Donohue-Green wrote an extensive review of this year’s Portland Jazz Festival. He covers many of the headliners, including Ornette Coleman, Tim Berne, and the Bad Plus. He also wrote a section about Portland musicians, but sadly, although it appears in the online version, most of that segment got cut from the print version that you can pick up on the street in New York.
In the local section, he spells a number of Portland musician’s names incorrectly. Here’s my list of corrections, in the order they appear in the article:
And my personal favorite: as far as I know, it’s just Jof Lee, not "Jof Lee Johnson" as he’s listed in the article.
In yet another difficult-to-understand ruling by the OLCC, Tony Starlight’s is now allowing minors on Wednesday nights. Apparently this is contradictory to the sign out front that the OLCC requires they post, saying that minors are allowed every day. You can read about it at Tony Starlight’s website. While you’re there, read Tony’s article on cover charges - it’s an eloquent and insightful look into why we shouldn’t be complaining about paying to hear music.
The OLCC will be voting on April 16 or 17th regarding rules that determine when and where minors can hear music.
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