Colin Currie Linda Nylind For those who thrive on music’s cutting edge, tickets for the Oregon Symphony just might be a necessity. Rarer than a blue moon, our hometown big band is offering a world premiere in the form of a new percussion concerto. “Just like the audience, it will be a surprise to me, […]
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Many Hittable Notes: Colin Currie Promises Thrills in World Premiere Concerto with the Oregon Symphony
“Is there anything more exciting than a percussion concerto? You never know what you are going to hear.”
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The Four Best Concerts to See This Weekend
Chromatics Tobias Gruber FRI JUNE 7 Farnell NewtonEvery first and third Friday of the month, local trumpeter Farnell Newton and friends bring the sweet, life-affirming sounds of swing, soul, and booty-shaking funk to the intimate stage of the 1905, a casual Boise haunt. Without question, this brilliant horn god and composer is a premium example […]
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The PDX Jazz Festival Returns with Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Mel Brown, and More
Founded in an effort to lure tourists to our fair city during the drizzliest of months, the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival has, over the past 16 years, blossomed into a premier showcase and a pitch-perfect celebration of Black History Month. The lineup for this year’s carnival of swing and improvisation includes more than 70 performances […]
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A Primer for This Year’s PDX Jazz Festival: Trumpet God Terence Blanchard, Hometown Jazz Legend Mel Brown, and More
A primer for this year’s PDX Jazz Festival.
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k.d. lang Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Ingénue
Courtesy of the artist For those uninitiated into the cult of k.d. lang, you might be wondering how a one-hit wonder from the early ’90s manages to sell out a 2,700-seat concert hall well over a month before show time. The two-fold answer lies in this brilliant performer’s unwavering moxie and the supernatural voice she […]