Tim Connell and Eric Skye
February 20th, 7pm
PCC Rock Creek Campus
February 20th, 7pm
PCC Rock Creek Campus
The Portland Community College Rock Creek music program continues its diverse series of short concerts/lectures on February 20 with Tim Connell and Eric Skye in the Forum, Building 3, at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road, Portland. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
The concert is presented in conjunction with the Tuesday evening Music Appreciation class and is open to the public. A donation is appreciated but no one will be turned away. Parking is $2 (permits available at parking machines). The series is sponsored by a grant from the Beaverton Arts Program Community Grant. The series continues through 2018.
Tim Connell and Eric Skye
Their latest release, June Apple, is a unique and unexpected take on traditional American fiddle tunes arranged for mandolin and guitar. Tim Connell is recognized as “a world-class mandolinist” by Mandolin magazine and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. He regularly tours Europe and North America and is also a member of the acclaimed Portland groups Stumptown Swing and Rio Con Brio. Often billed as an acoustic jazz guitarist, Eric Skye actually occupies a unique niche between Americana, jazz, and blues. For more information, please visithttp://ericskye.com/tag/tim-connell/
For more information about the concerts, please contact Jason Palmer at [email protected], 971-722-7869, or view the music program’s website page http://www.pcc.edu/programs/music/rock-creek/ and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pccrcaem.
The concert is presented in conjunction with the Tuesday evening Music Appreciation class and is open to the public. A donation is appreciated but no one will be turned away. Parking is $2 (permits available at parking machines). The series is sponsored by a grant from the Beaverton Arts Program Community Grant. The series continues through 2018.
Tim Connell and Eric Skye
Their latest release, June Apple, is a unique and unexpected take on traditional American fiddle tunes arranged for mandolin and guitar. Tim Connell is recognized as “a world-class mandolinist” by Mandolin magazine and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. He regularly tours Europe and North America and is also a member of the acclaimed Portland groups Stumptown Swing and Rio Con Brio. Often billed as an acoustic jazz guitarist, Eric Skye actually occupies a unique niche between Americana, jazz, and blues. For more information, please visithttp://ericskye.com/tag/tim-connell/
For more information about the concerts, please contact Jason Palmer at [email protected], 971-722-7869, or view the music program’s website page http://www.pcc.edu/programs/music/rock-creek/ and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pccrcaem.
Thursday, February 8 at 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Portland Classic Guitar presents
Robert Gruca Concert, Friday February 9th, 8pm (Master Class: Thursday February 8th, 7pm) Marylhurst University, Wiegand Hall Robert Gruca is an exciting guitarist who performs a wide range of solo, chamber, and concerto repertoire. In recent seasons he has toured throughout the US and into Canada. Possessing powerful musical interpretation and complete technical command over his instrument, Robert Gruca has earned several first prizes in national guitar competitions. He won first prize in the Columbus State Guitar Symposium Competition, the Appalachian State Guitar Festival Competition, and the East Carolina University Guitar Festival Competition. He was a top prize winner in the Rantucci International Guitar Competition and a semifinalist in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition and the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition. Tickets & Information |
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Portland Classic Guitar presents Michael Nicolella Friday January 19th 8pm Marylhurst University -- Wiegand Hall With a repertoire spanning from J.S. Bach and Domenico Scarlatti to Jimi Hendrix and Elliott Carter, Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America’s most innovative classical guitar virtuosos. He has received wide critical acclaim for his performances, recordings and compositions. As a concert artist, Michael has performed throughout North America, Europe and Japan as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestra. Tickets & Information |
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Portland Classic Guitar presents Xavier Jara (GFA Winner) Thursday January 4th, 8:00pm Wiegand Hall, Marylhurst University American classical guitarist, Xavier Jara (1993), is the 1st prizewinner of the 2016 GFA International Concert Artist Competition. A native of Minnesota, Jara was a student of Alan Johnston at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis until 2011 when he moved to Paris, France to study with Judicael Perroy. Jara studied in Paris for six years with Perroy. |
“A Little Christmas Nog” CD release party with The Three Ds
Sunday, December 10th, 3:00 pm
Doors open at 2:30, music at 3:00, and refreshments will be served
PGS Member Mike Doolin writes:
I’m hosting my own house concert this time, and it’s a CD release party for a new Christmas CD! “A Little Christmas Nog” is 15 tracks of holiday music, some familiar, some not so familiar. I recorded it with John and Jessica Dover (we call ourselves The Three Ds - Doolin, Dover and Dover) here at the House of Doolescu. John is a fantastic trumpet player who I’ve been playing with for years; his wife Jessica is a lovely singer; the two of them are dear friends of mine. Come share the joy of the holidays with us, have a cup of Christmas cheer, and enjoy our quirky and eclectic take on the music of the season.
We ask a suggested donation of $15. Of course, CDs will be available for purchase :)
Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve seats, and I will reply with the address. Even if you already know where we are, please RSVP so I know how many chairs to set up :)
Sunday, December 10th, 3:00 pm
Doors open at 2:30, music at 3:00, and refreshments will be served
PGS Member Mike Doolin writes:
I’m hosting my own house concert this time, and it’s a CD release party for a new Christmas CD! “A Little Christmas Nog” is 15 tracks of holiday music, some familiar, some not so familiar. I recorded it with John and Jessica Dover (we call ourselves The Three Ds - Doolin, Dover and Dover) here at the House of Doolescu. John is a fantastic trumpet player who I’ve been playing with for years; his wife Jessica is a lovely singer; the two of them are dear friends of mine. Come share the joy of the holidays with us, have a cup of Christmas cheer, and enjoy our quirky and eclectic take on the music of the season.
We ask a suggested donation of $15. Of course, CDs will be available for purchase :)
Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve seats, and I will reply with the address. Even if you already know where we are, please RSVP so I know how many chairs to set up :)
23rd Annual Acoustic Guitar Summit Concerts
Portland Folkmusic Society presents
Sprygg
Friday Nov. 17, 7:30pm
Colonial Heights Presbyterian
Sprygg is a gathering of musicians from all over the world who happen to have come together in Portland. The result will be an evening of Irish jigs, Appalachian murder ballads, Yiddish cabaret music and a few New Zealand original works. If you find that enticing you might also feel yourself moving to a Balkan dance tune. All of these songs come together as the Sprygg quartet pulls their audience from Eastern Europe to the cafes of 1930s Paris and then down into the dark hollows of the Appalachians. The musicians of Sprygg accomplish these musical feats by bringing their individual worlds of experience and musical ability together into a blend of energy and empathy for the subjects of their songs and to the joy of the audience.
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Sprygg
Friday Nov. 17, 7:30pm
Colonial Heights Presbyterian
Sprygg is a gathering of musicians from all over the world who happen to have come together in Portland. The result will be an evening of Irish jigs, Appalachian murder ballads, Yiddish cabaret music and a few New Zealand original works. If you find that enticing you might also feel yourself moving to a Balkan dance tune. All of these songs come together as the Sprygg quartet pulls their audience from Eastern Europe to the cafes of 1930s Paris and then down into the dark hollows of the Appalachians. The musicians of Sprygg accomplish these musical feats by bringing their individual worlds of experience and musical ability together into a blend of energy and empathy for the subjects of their songs and to the joy of the audience.
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Portland Classic Guitar presents:
Ronn McFarlane Concert: Friday November 17, 8pm Master Class: Thursday Nov. 16, 7pm GRAMMY-nominated lutenist, Ronn McFarlane brings the lute - the most popular instrument of the Renaissance - into today’s musical mainstream making it accessible to a wider audience. Since taking up the lute in 1978, Ronn has made his mark in music as the founder of Ayreheart, a founding member of the Baltimore Consort, touring 49 of the 50 United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany and Austria, and as a guest artist with Apollo’s Fire, The Bach Sinfonia, The Catacoustic Consort, The Folger Consort, Houston Grand Opera, The Oregon Symphony, The Portland Baroque Orchestra, and The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. Tickets & Information |
The Portlanders
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Very Special Guest,
MARY FLOWER
Sunday Nov. 12, 7:30pm
O'CONNOR'S VAULT
7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland
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Very Special Guest,
MARY FLOWER
Sunday Nov. 12, 7:30pm
O'CONNOR'S VAULT
7850 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland
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Musica Maestrale presents:
Beethoven for Two Guitars
Schneiderman - Yamaya Duo
John Schneiderman, terz guitar
Hideki Yamaya, Romantic guitar, terz guitar, Milanese mandolin
First Christian Church
1314 Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30PM
The Schneiderman - Yamaya Duo will present a program of all Beethoven arranged for two guitars by his contemporaries, performed on all historical instruments. The duo just released a CD of this repertoire by the German label hänssler CLASSIC, which was reviewed very favorably by Classic Guitar Magazine. Also included in the program is Beethoven's lesser known works for mandolin and piano, arranged for mandolin and terz guitar.
Joanna Wallfisch
Sunday Nov. 5th
Two Shows: 3:00 & 4:15
House Concert NE Portland
Singers and fans of great music you are invited to attend one of two performances by touring artist Joanna Wallfisch born in London, England, fragile- but not frail-voiced jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist; daughter of classical cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch. Her solo debut, the delicate Wild Swan, was recorded in 2011 at the Douglas Street Studios in Brooklyn, New York and released in early 2012. That same year, she completed a Masters in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and relocated to New York City. In 2013, she toured the U.S. with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as part of the Chorale le Chateau, and in 2014 appeared on film soundtracks including All the Beautiful Things and Desert Dancer. Her second album, 2015's The Origin of Adjustable Things featuring pianist Dan Tepfer, consisted of eight original compositions and four covers, including a hushed interpretation of Radiohead's "Creep," Tim Buckley's "Song to a Siren," and the Academy Award-nominated Tiomkin-Washington song "Wild Is the Wind." ~ Marcy Donelson
Won't you please join us on Sunday at 3:00 or 4:15pm for this house concert located in NE Portland Laurelhurst. Requested donation $20.00 per person. Wine and nibbles served complementary.
Tickets & Information
If you would like to pay at the door, please RSVP here but please note that seating priority will go to advance ticket holders.
Sunday Nov. 5th
Two Shows: 3:00 & 4:15
House Concert NE Portland
Singers and fans of great music you are invited to attend one of two performances by touring artist Joanna Wallfisch born in London, England, fragile- but not frail-voiced jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist; daughter of classical cellist Raphael Wallfisch and violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch. Her solo debut, the delicate Wild Swan, was recorded in 2011 at the Douglas Street Studios in Brooklyn, New York and released in early 2012. That same year, she completed a Masters in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and relocated to New York City. In 2013, she toured the U.S. with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as part of the Chorale le Chateau, and in 2014 appeared on film soundtracks including All the Beautiful Things and Desert Dancer. Her second album, 2015's The Origin of Adjustable Things featuring pianist Dan Tepfer, consisted of eight original compositions and four covers, including a hushed interpretation of Radiohead's "Creep," Tim Buckley's "Song to a Siren," and the Academy Award-nominated Tiomkin-Washington song "Wild Is the Wind." ~ Marcy Donelson
Won't you please join us on Sunday at 3:00 or 4:15pm for this house concert located in NE Portland Laurelhurst. Requested donation $20.00 per person. Wine and nibbles served complementary.
Tickets & Information
If you would like to pay at the door, please RSVP here but please note that seating priority will go to advance ticket holders.
Juanito Pascual
Friday November 10th 2018, 7:30pm
Casa della Zisa, NE Portland
Flamenco guitarist/composer/improviser Juanito Pascual has been called "one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years" by National Public Radio, a major accolade which in this case is just the jumping off point for the Minneapolis native's musical style. His sound is a truly organic blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco with influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis and J.S. Bach.
To reserve your seat please contact Peter Zisa at at [email protected] or call 503-307-4907.
Friday November 10th 2018, 7:30pm
Casa della Zisa, NE Portland
Flamenco guitarist/composer/improviser Juanito Pascual has been called "one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years" by National Public Radio, a major accolade which in this case is just the jumping off point for the Minneapolis native's musical style. His sound is a truly organic blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco with influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis and J.S. Bach.
To reserve your seat please contact Peter Zisa at at [email protected] or call 503-307-4907.
The Jerry Douglas Band
Nov 9, 2017 8:00 PM
Alberta Rose Theatre
The world's greatest dobro player brings his genre-bending
hot band back to the Rose.
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Nov 9, 2017 8:00 PM
Alberta Rose Theatre
The world's greatest dobro player brings his genre-bending
hot band back to the Rose.
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Joey Abarta and Nathan Gourley, with special guest, Owen Marshall
Thursday October 26th, 7:00pm
House Concert, NE Portland
Nathan Gourley has distinguished himself greatly as a player, winning Boston’s Fiddler of Dooney competition in 2013 and being a finalist in the Sean O Riada fiddle competition in 2014. Joey Abarta is one of this country’s shining young lights on the uilleann pipes and a great foil to Gourley. Owen Marshall has performed and recorded with many of traditional music’s top performers including Aoife Clancy, Liz Carroll, Darol Anger, John Doyle, Andrea Beaton, Jerry Holland, Ari & Mia Friedman, his own traditional Irish trio “The Press Gang” and the acoustic trio “Haas, Walsh and Marshall”.
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Thursday October 26th, 7:00pm
House Concert, NE Portland
Nathan Gourley has distinguished himself greatly as a player, winning Boston’s Fiddler of Dooney competition in 2013 and being a finalist in the Sean O Riada fiddle competition in 2014. Joey Abarta is one of this country’s shining young lights on the uilleann pipes and a great foil to Gourley. Owen Marshall has performed and recorded with many of traditional music’s top performers including Aoife Clancy, Liz Carroll, Darol Anger, John Doyle, Andrea Beaton, Jerry Holland, Ari & Mia Friedman, his own traditional Irish trio “The Press Gang” and the acoustic trio “Haas, Walsh and Marshall”.
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PDX Jazz presents:
HUDSON
Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Larry Grenadier & John Medeski
Monday October 23 | 7:30 pm
Newmark Theatre
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Drummer Jack DeJohnette, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Larry Grenadier and keyboardist John Medeski all live in the Hudson River Valley, which stretches south from the New York state capital of Albany to the tip of Manhattan. The region’s towns are nestled amid the forests of the Catskill Mountains, with artists in residence because New York City is near, by train or car. Proximity may make it easy for these four to rehearse—but if so, look out!—because DeJohnette, in his prime lays fierce rhythms down. Tested as DeJohnette was in the bands of Miles Davis, Scofield revels in melodic tension and bluesy release. Medeski, even without his longstanding trio partners Billy Martin and Chris Wood, is impassioned on electric organ, piano and synths. This all sets Grenadier at the centre of a maelstrom he anchors with aplomb. As Hudson, the four are jazz-rock-fusion experts, eager and able to create instrumental music with a thrilling edge.
HUDSON
Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Larry Grenadier & John Medeski
Monday October 23 | 7:30 pm
Newmark Theatre
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Drummer Jack DeJohnette, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Larry Grenadier and keyboardist John Medeski all live in the Hudson River Valley, which stretches south from the New York state capital of Albany to the tip of Manhattan. The region’s towns are nestled amid the forests of the Catskill Mountains, with artists in residence because New York City is near, by train or car. Proximity may make it easy for these four to rehearse—but if so, look out!—because DeJohnette, in his prime lays fierce rhythms down. Tested as DeJohnette was in the bands of Miles Davis, Scofield revels in melodic tension and bluesy release. Medeski, even without his longstanding trio partners Billy Martin and Chris Wood, is impassioned on electric organ, piano and synths. This all sets Grenadier at the centre of a maelstrom he anchors with aplomb. As Hudson, the four are jazz-rock-fusion experts, eager and able to create instrumental music with a thrilling edge.
Fine Company & Three Together
Friday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm
The Portland Folk Society October concert presents a “double-triple”: two power-house trios bringing songs and stories ranging from old timey to modern popular music.
Fine Company is the lead-off group. These Smithsonian-Folkways recording artists, Bill Murlin, Jim Portillo and Ron Dalton on guitar, banjo and bass, keep that old timey feel with rich vocal harmonies that extend into their new compositions. Bill is a long time PFS member, having served on the board, the Singtime Frolics and Concert Committees. He recently played a major part in the Smithsonian Folkways presentation of Roll Columbia, a new album of Woody Guthrie's Columbia River songs.
Three Together is the second part of this exciting double bill. Originally formed in 1997, the group consists of Doug Smith, Don Mitchell and Judy Koch Smith. They blend their voices and instruments for an evening of folk, pop and soft rock with an emphasis on harmonious FUN! They won the Peoples's Choice Award at the 2011 Florence Winter Folk Festival at the Oregon coast. They also were awarded the Lions prestigious Melvin Jones Fellow award in 2009 for outstanding service to non-profits throughout the Northwest by performing concerts for many worthy causes.
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Friday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm
The Portland Folk Society October concert presents a “double-triple”: two power-house trios bringing songs and stories ranging from old timey to modern popular music.
Fine Company is the lead-off group. These Smithsonian-Folkways recording artists, Bill Murlin, Jim Portillo and Ron Dalton on guitar, banjo and bass, keep that old timey feel with rich vocal harmonies that extend into their new compositions. Bill is a long time PFS member, having served on the board, the Singtime Frolics and Concert Committees. He recently played a major part in the Smithsonian Folkways presentation of Roll Columbia, a new album of Woody Guthrie's Columbia River songs.
Three Together is the second part of this exciting double bill. Originally formed in 1997, the group consists of Doug Smith, Don Mitchell and Judy Koch Smith. They blend their voices and instruments for an evening of folk, pop and soft rock with an emphasis on harmonious FUN! They won the Peoples's Choice Award at the 2011 Florence Winter Folk Festival at the Oregon coast. They also were awarded the Lions prestigious Melvin Jones Fellow award in 2009 for outstanding service to non-profits throughout the Northwest by performing concerts for many worthy causes.
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PDX Jazz presents:
ELLIOTT SHARP: SHARP PLAYS MONK
Tuesday October 17th, 7:30pm
Classic Pianos
ELLIOTT SHARP: SHARP PLAYS MONK
Tuesday October 17th, 7:30pm
Classic Pianos
Eric Skye & Steve Baughman
Sunday September 24th, 7:00pm
The Little Church (Alberta)
PGS Member Anton Emery writes:
Hi fellow Portland Guitar Society members. Great show coming up this Sunday... Two of my favorite guitarists, Steve Baughman and Eric Skye are playing a joint show at the Little Church this Sunday the 24th at 7pm. It is on 23rd and Sumner, right off Alberta. Suggested donation is $15-20. If you enjoy fine guitar music you won't want to miss this. They will each play their own set and perhaps a tune or two together.
Eric Skye is a superb Portland acoustic guitarist, with national reputation as well. He plays killer arrangements of jazz, blues, and bluegrass music as well as his own wonderful compositions, and is equally adept fingerpicking or with a flatpick.
Steve is one of the finest celtic guitar and clawhammer banjo players that I know. His playing is by turns playful, complex, wonderfully sweet and simple — in every way a delight to the ear.
Hope to see you there.
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Sunday September 24th, 7:00pm
The Little Church (Alberta)
PGS Member Anton Emery writes:
Hi fellow Portland Guitar Society members. Great show coming up this Sunday... Two of my favorite guitarists, Steve Baughman and Eric Skye are playing a joint show at the Little Church this Sunday the 24th at 7pm. It is on 23rd and Sumner, right off Alberta. Suggested donation is $15-20. If you enjoy fine guitar music you won't want to miss this. They will each play their own set and perhaps a tune or two together.
Eric Skye is a superb Portland acoustic guitarist, with national reputation as well. He plays killer arrangements of jazz, blues, and bluegrass music as well as his own wonderful compositions, and is equally adept fingerpicking or with a flatpick.
Steve is one of the finest celtic guitar and clawhammer banjo players that I know. His playing is by turns playful, complex, wonderfully sweet and simple — in every way a delight to the ear.
Hope to see you there.
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Revolution Hall Presents:
Al Di Meola
Elegant Gypsy 40th Anniversary Electric Tour
Wednesday September 13, 8:00 PM
While currently juggling acoustic tours in Europe and electric tours in the United States, Di Meola arrives at the perfect marriage of the two aesthetics on his latest album, 2015’s Elysium, which finds the guitar great blending the lush tones of his nylon string Conde Hermanos acoustic prototype model and a ’71 Les Paul electric (his Return to Forever and Elegant Gypsy axe) in a collection of songs that are at once invigorating and alluring. “It represents a new composition phase for me, whereby the writing became, in a sense, my therapy during a challenging personal transition in my life," he said.
Al Di Meola
Elegant Gypsy 40th Anniversary Electric Tour
Wednesday September 13, 8:00 PM
While currently juggling acoustic tours in Europe and electric tours in the United States, Di Meola arrives at the perfect marriage of the two aesthetics on his latest album, 2015’s Elysium, which finds the guitar great blending the lush tones of his nylon string Conde Hermanos acoustic prototype model and a ’71 Les Paul electric (his Return to Forever and Elegant Gypsy axe) in a collection of songs that are at once invigorating and alluring. “It represents a new composition phase for me, whereby the writing became, in a sense, my therapy during a challenging personal transition in my life," he said.
Chris Baum Project Special Edition Performance: A Night Of Dance and Dan (Steely Dan)
August 11th 2017
Doors Open- 5:30pm
Event Begins- 7:30pm
http://www.chrisbaumproject.com/
August 11th 2017
Doors Open- 5:30pm
Event Begins- 7:30pm
http://www.chrisbaumproject.com/
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UKULELE – James Clem
July 30 — August 5. This class is for anyone with a desire to greatly increase their musical and ukulele skills and how to learn how to play with others. Learn a variety of American roots music ranging from vintage swing, blues, fifties and sixties rock n’ roll and country, boosting your skills way beyond the basic strum of most ukulele classes. Learn to play with a solid rhythm, how to play single string solos and some basic lead and back up singing. Knowing basic chords on the ukulele will help but beginners are welcome as well. Leave the class with lots of musical material, songs, tablature and even some CD’s to play along with. Material fee $20. Bring your own Uke. www.jamesclem.com |
Portland Classic Guitar Presents
Free 2016-2017 Season Finale Concert
Fri, July 14 at 7:00 PM
Portland Classic Guitar is proud to present the final concert of its 2016-17 season—and the first concert of the Summer on the Green Concert Series at Marylhurst University. Portland’s own William Jenks (who is also PCG’s Artistic Director), Chilean guitarist Alberto Cumplido, and Cuban guitarist (currently based in the Dominican Republic) Ruben Gonzalez will share the bill at 7 p.m. on July 14, outdoors at Marylhurst’s beautiful Lajos Balogh Performance Shell. This family-friendly concert will also include a special performance by the Marylhurst University Guitar Ensemble, directed by Jenks.
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A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music from Six Continents
Monday June 26th
The Little Church, 5138 NE 23rd Ave
Featuring guitar music from around the world performed by Aaron Larget-Caplan and Peter Janson in both solo and duo formats.
Their concert, A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music from Six Continents introduces guitar music from around the world, performed with artistry and technical mastery, stemming from the vastly rich variety of human culture as expressed in its guitar music: songs that cross genres and styles from americana and celtic, to classical and flamenco, to world-jazz-fusion for an unforgettable musical adventure. A World of Guitar features music for solo guitar, and duets, that reveal a mutual devotion to the heart, soul, and inspiration of great guitar music from around the world.
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Monday June 26th
The Little Church, 5138 NE 23rd Ave
Featuring guitar music from around the world performed by Aaron Larget-Caplan and Peter Janson in both solo and duo formats.
Their concert, A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music from Six Continents introduces guitar music from around the world, performed with artistry and technical mastery, stemming from the vastly rich variety of human culture as expressed in its guitar music: songs that cross genres and styles from americana and celtic, to classical and flamenco, to world-jazz-fusion for an unforgettable musical adventure. A World of Guitar features music for solo guitar, and duets, that reveal a mutual devotion to the heart, soul, and inspiration of great guitar music from around the world.
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House of Doolescu
House Concert, NE Portland
Saturday, June 24th 7:00 - 9:00pm.
Mark, who hails from Massachusetts, is one of the most respected Irish flute players of his generation. An incredible 5-string banjo player, Mark is no slouch on bombarde, bouzouki, percussion and whatever else is at hand. He has been part of a number of groundbreaking bands in traditional music, including Touchstone (with Triona Ni Dhomnaill), The Red Clay Ramblers, The Clayfoot Strutters and The Sevens. His flute playing also features prominently in the soundtrack to John Sayles’s film The Secret of Roan Inish. Aside from his CDs with Dan, Mark can be heard on a host of recordings by the above-mentioned bands.
Dan is well known in the Northwest folk music scene as a multi-instrumentalist and singer. Trained as a classical guitarist, Dan started playing Irish fiddle in music school to lighten things up. He has become a masterful and fluid interpreter of the music of Sliabh Luachra and Clare. As for that guitar, he is a captivating fingerstyle player and accompanist. Dan also performs with Quebecois fiddler Lisa Ornstein, Irish box player Fran Slefer, the poly-folk group Sprygg, and the dance bands Jigsaw and The BFD.
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House Concert, NE Portland
Saturday, June 24th 7:00 - 9:00pm.
Mark, who hails from Massachusetts, is one of the most respected Irish flute players of his generation. An incredible 5-string banjo player, Mark is no slouch on bombarde, bouzouki, percussion and whatever else is at hand. He has been part of a number of groundbreaking bands in traditional music, including Touchstone (with Triona Ni Dhomnaill), The Red Clay Ramblers, The Clayfoot Strutters and The Sevens. His flute playing also features prominently in the soundtrack to John Sayles’s film The Secret of Roan Inish. Aside from his CDs with Dan, Mark can be heard on a host of recordings by the above-mentioned bands.
Dan is well known in the Northwest folk music scene as a multi-instrumentalist and singer. Trained as a classical guitarist, Dan started playing Irish fiddle in music school to lighten things up. He has become a masterful and fluid interpreter of the music of Sliabh Luachra and Clare. As for that guitar, he is a captivating fingerstyle player and accompanist. Dan also performs with Quebecois fiddler Lisa Ornstein, Irish box player Fran Slefer, the poly-folk group Sprygg, and the dance bands Jigsaw and The BFD.
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The Doolin-Martin Band
Wednesday June 21st 7:00 O'Connor's 7850 S.W. Capitol Hwy Portland , OR 97219 $5 Cover Charge |
The Doolin-Martin Band
Thursday June 22nd 8:00 Corkscrew Wine Bar 1665 SE Bybee Blvd Portland, OR 97202 No Cover Charge |
Mike Doolin and David Martin
Sunday, June 25th 3:00 The House of Doolescu Please RSVP for address to: [email protected] $10 Suggested Donation |
Eric Skye & Jamie Stillway
Saturday, June 17th 7:00pm
House Concert, NE Portland
The ocassional acoustic guitar duo of Jamie Stillway and Eric Skye will be doing a performance in a private home in NE Portland, Saturday June 17. Doors open at 6pm for pot luck snacking and drinking, merriment and new friend making. Show is at 7pm
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Saturday, June 17th 7:00pm
House Concert, NE Portland
The ocassional acoustic guitar duo of Jamie Stillway and Eric Skye will be doing a performance in a private home in NE Portland, Saturday June 17. Doors open at 6pm for pot luck snacking and drinking, merriment and new friend making. Show is at 7pm
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Nani & Seffarine
Wednesday June 14th, 7:30pm
The Old Church
The Old Church is pleased to welcome Middle Eastern/North African ensemble Nani (nanimusic.com), and soulful oud/flamenco guitar duo Seffarine. Join us on Wednesday, June 14th at 7:30pm for a night you will never forget!
Nani is a progressive Ladino ensemble, that brings together warm and diverse musical blends of North African music, Middle Eastern music and Jazz.
This unique blend of Guitars, Oud, Ewi, Electronics and Noam's hypnotizing vocals envisions a new breath of life into the ancient Ladino language by creating a co-existence of past and present which makes it ever so relevant today.
Seffarine is a duo formed by Moroccan singer Lamiae Naki and oud player/flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp. Their repertoire varies from classical Arabic and Andalusian music to original compositions influenced by the music of widely varying cultures, such as Spanish flamenco, classical Persian music, and American jazz.
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Wednesday June 14th, 7:30pm
The Old Church
The Old Church is pleased to welcome Middle Eastern/North African ensemble Nani (nanimusic.com), and soulful oud/flamenco guitar duo Seffarine. Join us on Wednesday, June 14th at 7:30pm for a night you will never forget!
Nani is a progressive Ladino ensemble, that brings together warm and diverse musical blends of North African music, Middle Eastern music and Jazz.
This unique blend of Guitars, Oud, Ewi, Electronics and Noam's hypnotizing vocals envisions a new breath of life into the ancient Ladino language by creating a co-existence of past and present which makes it ever so relevant today.
Seffarine is a duo formed by Moroccan singer Lamiae Naki and oud player/flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp. Their repertoire varies from classical Arabic and Andalusian music to original compositions influenced by the music of widely varying cultures, such as Spanish flamenco, classical Persian music, and American jazz.
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Angel Romero and Eliot Fisk
Monday June 5, 7:30pm Newmark Theatre Hailed for his superior artistry as the Spanish maestro of the guitar, Angel Romero’s eminence in the music world as soloist and conductor is heralded by audiences and critics alike. Eliot Fisk has performed with a dizzying array of chamber music colleagues including flutist, Paula Robison; clarinetist, Richard Stoltzman; cellist Yehuda Hanani; the late violinist Ruggiero Ricci; the Shanghai, Juilliard, Miro, Borromeo and Miro String Quartets. He has invented numerous cross over projects with among others Paco Pena (flamenco guitar); Joe Pass and Bill Frisell (jazz guitar) chanteuse Ute Lemper and Turkish music specialist Burhan Oecal. Tickets & Information |
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Ulf Bandgren & John Stowell
Sunday June 4th, 3:00pm House Concert, NE Portland Swedish guitarist Ulf Bandgren is a prolific composer and recording artist in high demand in his native Sweden. He teaches guitar/ensemble at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, and frequently performs in pit orchestras for touring Broadway shows. His compositional and improvisational styles are a perfect compliment to John's, and their interaction and communication as a duo is swinging, lyrical and beautiful. John Stowell of course is a Portland mainstay, having based his long and successful career here. John has performed with such luminaries as Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, Conte Condoli, Herb Ellis, Bill Watrous, Mundell Lowe, George Cables, Billy Higgins, Billy Hart, Richie Cole, Tom Harrrell, Don Thompson and Dave Liebman. He is also an avid collaborator in a duo setting, with long musical relationships with Paul Horn, David Liebman, David Friesen, Nancy King and of course, Ulf Bandgren. Doors open at 2:30, music starts at 3:00, and there is a $15 suggested donation, all of which goes to the performers. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected] or call me at (503) 688-3376 and I will respond with the address. Tickets & Information |
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Bossa Infinite
Wednesday May 31, 7:30pm
PCC Rock Creek
Bossa Infinite, a guitar duo with Peter Zisa and Pam Beaty, will present music from Brazil and Cuba. Zisa began his guitar studies at age 10 and played for legendary guitarist Andres Segovia. He is a major figure in the Portland music scene as a guitarist and member of the eclectic ensemble Thousand Waves and as the producer of the annual concert program Season of Lights. Beaty has been teaching guitar at PCC Rock Creek for 13 years and has spent the last several years studying the music of Brazil and studying with the Brazilian choro ensemble Trio Brasileiro. She is a member of the Portland Brazilian music ensemble Choro da Alegria. For more information, please go to: http://www.peterzisa.com/ and http://www.eclecticacoustica.com/about-us/choro-da-alegria/
Wednesday May 31, 7:30pm
PCC Rock Creek
Bossa Infinite, a guitar duo with Peter Zisa and Pam Beaty, will present music from Brazil and Cuba. Zisa began his guitar studies at age 10 and played for legendary guitarist Andres Segovia. He is a major figure in the Portland music scene as a guitarist and member of the eclectic ensemble Thousand Waves and as the producer of the annual concert program Season of Lights. Beaty has been teaching guitar at PCC Rock Creek for 13 years and has spent the last several years studying the music of Brazil and studying with the Brazilian choro ensemble Trio Brasileiro. She is a member of the Portland Brazilian music ensemble Choro da Alegria. For more information, please go to: http://www.peterzisa.com/ and http://www.eclecticacoustica.com/about-us/choro-da-alegria/
XX Digitus Duo
with Peter Zisa
Pianos & Guitar
Wednesday May 17, 7:30pm
PCC Rock Creek
Piano duo XX Digitus Duo, accompanied by classical guitarist Peter Zisa, presents a dynamic recital of music from Frank Zappa to Radiohead. Members Momoko Muramatsu and Maria Garcia met while studying at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Muramatsu has appeared internationally as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. She has won top prizes from international competitions in Brazil, Japan and Italy. She maintains a private teaching studio in Portland. Garcia began piano studies in her native Puerto Rico at the age of four, and at the age of 10, she made her debut with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. A recent transplant to Portland, she collaborates locally with Third Angle Ensemble, Bravo Vancouver Orchestra and Baritone Douglas Webster. She has a private teaching studio in Northeast Portland. For more information, please go to: http://www.xxdigitusduo.com/.
The Portland Community College Rock Creek music program presents an exciting series of short concerts/lectures in April and May in the Forum, Building 3, Room 114, at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road, Hillsboro. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. The concerts are presented in conjunction with the Music Appreciation class and are free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Parking is free in the event center lot behind Building 9. The series is sponsored by a grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County and the Oregon Cultural Trust. The series continues through 2017.
with Peter Zisa
Pianos & Guitar
Wednesday May 17, 7:30pm
PCC Rock Creek
Piano duo XX Digitus Duo, accompanied by classical guitarist Peter Zisa, presents a dynamic recital of music from Frank Zappa to Radiohead. Members Momoko Muramatsu and Maria Garcia met while studying at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Muramatsu has appeared internationally as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. She has won top prizes from international competitions in Brazil, Japan and Italy. She maintains a private teaching studio in Portland. Garcia began piano studies in her native Puerto Rico at the age of four, and at the age of 10, she made her debut with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. A recent transplant to Portland, she collaborates locally with Third Angle Ensemble, Bravo Vancouver Orchestra and Baritone Douglas Webster. She has a private teaching studio in Northeast Portland. For more information, please go to: http://www.xxdigitusduo.com/.
The Portland Community College Rock Creek music program presents an exciting series of short concerts/lectures in April and May in the Forum, Building 3, Room 114, at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 NW Springville Road, Hillsboro. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. The concerts are presented in conjunction with the Music Appreciation class and are free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Parking is free in the event center lot behind Building 9. The series is sponsored by a grant from the Cultural Coalition of Washington County and the Oregon Cultural Trust. The series continues through 2017.
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Claude Bourbon
Medieval & Spanish blues guitar Monday May 8, Lake Theatre, Lake Oswego Thursday May 11, Fremont Theatre, Portland Friday May 12, Hayloft Concert Series, Salem Saturday May 13, Old Liberty Theater, Ridgefield WA Ready for a unique and talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? Claude Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian stylings into uncharted territories. “A breathtaking acoustic fusion of blues, jazz, folk, classical and Spanish guitar from a stunning guitar virtuoso…”Altadena News, USA” |
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Eric Slavin
Sunday May 7, 2:30pm
House Concert
Mike Doolin writes:
The House of Doolescu is very excited to announce a house concert this Sunday afternoon May 7th with classical guitarist Eric Slavin (http://ericslavin.com).
Eric Slavin was an intern at the Hector Villa-Lobos Library and Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the ensuing years he had the privilege to study with well-known Latin American guitar pedagogues and composers such as Abel Carlevaro and Guido Santorsola. Eric is a founding member of the award-winning Santa Fe Guitar Quartet from Argentina which has toured the world for 25 years including performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center here in the US. Eric is a graduate of The American University, Washington, D.C. and has a Masters Degree in Chamber Music from New Mexico State University. Eric has two solo CDs, Serenade (2010) and his new CD entitled Dreamscapes which is a collection of songs realized in dreams from composers throughout the world. Eric returns to Portland for this house concert from his new home in Austin, Texas.
The house concert is this Sunday May 7th. Doors open at 2:30, music starts at 3:00, and refreshments will be served. Suggested donation is $20, all of which goes to the artist. Advance tickets are available at http://www.houseofdoolescu.com/fun/slavin.html Once you purchase a ticket I will reply with the address. You may also RSVP to [email protected] to reserve seats and pay at the door. Even if you already know the address, please RSVP so I know how many chairs to set up :)
Sunday May 7, 2:30pm
House Concert
Mike Doolin writes:
The House of Doolescu is very excited to announce a house concert this Sunday afternoon May 7th with classical guitarist Eric Slavin (http://ericslavin.com).
Eric Slavin was an intern at the Hector Villa-Lobos Library and Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the ensuing years he had the privilege to study with well-known Latin American guitar pedagogues and composers such as Abel Carlevaro and Guido Santorsola. Eric is a founding member of the award-winning Santa Fe Guitar Quartet from Argentina which has toured the world for 25 years including performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center here in the US. Eric is a graduate of The American University, Washington, D.C. and has a Masters Degree in Chamber Music from New Mexico State University. Eric has two solo CDs, Serenade (2010) and his new CD entitled Dreamscapes which is a collection of songs realized in dreams from composers throughout the world. Eric returns to Portland for this house concert from his new home in Austin, Texas.
The house concert is this Sunday May 7th. Doors open at 2:30, music starts at 3:00, and refreshments will be served. Suggested donation is $20, all of which goes to the artist. Advance tickets are available at http://www.houseofdoolescu.com/fun/slavin.html Once you purchase a ticket I will reply with the address. You may also RSVP to [email protected] to reserve seats and pay at the door. Even if you already know the address, please RSVP so I know how many chairs to set up :)
PDX Jazz presents
Anat Cohen with Trio Brasileiro
Thursday May 4, 7:30pm
The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave
Israeli-born clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen has been the winner of nine consecutive Jazz Journalist Association awards for Clarinetist of the Year, multiple DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls, and a wealth of other accolades. An established bandleader and prolific composer, Cohen’s music is a unique blend of modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian choro, Argentine tango, and an expansive timeline of Afro-Cuban styles. Anat has toured the world with her quartet, headlining at the Newport, Umbria, SF Jazz and North Sea jazz festivals. Over the past couple of years, Cohen has become a hit with Portland jazz fanatics, and for this appearance she will be collaborating with Trio Brasileiro in what promises to be an amalgamation of jazz and the traditional choro music of Brazil.
“What’s not to love about a young clarinetist and saxophonist who plays everything we love—modern jazz, world music, “hot” New Orleans style jazz—and does it all brilliantly?” – The Wall Street Journal
www.anatcohen.com
Formed in 2011, Trio Brasileiro has already made a name for itself as an ensemble worthy of international attention. Their stunning virtuosity is matched with remarkable musicianship and a deep devotion to the language of music, allowing them to achieve a one-of-a-kind sound that shares equal parts understated subtlety and irresistible groove. But it is their love of the traditional music of Brazil and the connection between brothers – by birth and by bonds of friendship – that create a very rare and profound beauty.
Trio Brasileiro is dedicated to performing the great traditional choro music of Brasil including their own compositions, which are modern reflections of that great traditional musical form. Dudu, Douglas and Alexandre live in Brazil and have been touring as a trio in the U.S. with overwhelming success, with sold out performances and standing ovations all along the country.
https://triobrasileiro.com
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Anat Cohen with Trio Brasileiro
Thursday May 4, 7:30pm
The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave
Israeli-born clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen has been the winner of nine consecutive Jazz Journalist Association awards for Clarinetist of the Year, multiple DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls, and a wealth of other accolades. An established bandleader and prolific composer, Cohen’s music is a unique blend of modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian choro, Argentine tango, and an expansive timeline of Afro-Cuban styles. Anat has toured the world with her quartet, headlining at the Newport, Umbria, SF Jazz and North Sea jazz festivals. Over the past couple of years, Cohen has become a hit with Portland jazz fanatics, and for this appearance she will be collaborating with Trio Brasileiro in what promises to be an amalgamation of jazz and the traditional choro music of Brazil.
“What’s not to love about a young clarinetist and saxophonist who plays everything we love—modern jazz, world music, “hot” New Orleans style jazz—and does it all brilliantly?” – The Wall Street Journal
www.anatcohen.com
Formed in 2011, Trio Brasileiro has already made a name for itself as an ensemble worthy of international attention. Their stunning virtuosity is matched with remarkable musicianship and a deep devotion to the language of music, allowing them to achieve a one-of-a-kind sound that shares equal parts understated subtlety and irresistible groove. But it is their love of the traditional music of Brazil and the connection between brothers – by birth and by bonds of friendship – that create a very rare and profound beauty.
Trio Brasileiro is dedicated to performing the great traditional choro music of Brasil including their own compositions, which are modern reflections of that great traditional musical form. Dudu, Douglas and Alexandre live in Brazil and have been touring as a trio in the U.S. with overwhelming success, with sold out performances and standing ovations all along the country.
https://triobrasileiro.com
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Portland Classic Guitar presents
Antigoni Goni
Thursday May 4, 8pm
Wiegand Hall, Marylhurst University
Master Class: Wednesday May 3, 7pm. Wiegand Hall
Antigoni Goni
Thursday May 4, 8pm
Wiegand Hall, Marylhurst University
Master Class: Wednesday May 3, 7pm. Wiegand Hall
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PCC Rock Creek presents
Celso Machado Wednesday May 3, 7:00pm Celso Machado, virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, will appear in a special concert as part of PCC Rock Creek’s 40th Anniversary celebrations. This concert is co-sponsored by the Portland Community College Internationalization Steering Committee. The concert begins at 7 pm. A donation of $10 for this concert is appreciated. Machado transports his audiences through the richness and diversity of Brazilian music and beyond. For 40 years Machado has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western Europe, Scandinavia, Canada and the United States. Considered one of the most versatile and exciting musician/composers of Brazilian music today, his gift for making music out of anything and everything around us is his mission in life. |
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La Peña Flamenca de Portland Presents
Flamenco Esencia Saturday Apr 29 8:00 PM Artichoke Music This April brings 3Shine Flamenco to Artichoke Music with dancer Mitsue "la pura" Johnson, percussionist Luis de la Tota, singer Estefania La Ishi, and guitarist William "Guillermo" Burgess. Join us in a show that will share the essence and purity of Flamenco - the 3Shine way! |
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Diego Garcia ("El Twanguero") Thursday, April 27th, 7:30pm House Concert, NE Portland "Spanish Guitar wizard, and Latin Grammy winner, songwriter, and guitarist Diego García is well known in Europe and South America for his genuine mix of styles including traditional Spanish music, tango, flamenco guitar and American roots. Also known as "El Twanguero" Garcia has appeared on stage all over the world including, Argentina, Spain, France, USA, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc. This Spanish guitar virtuoso and pioneer of the Latin-Twang genre that inspired his nickname, "El Twanguero", has shared stages with acclaimed Latin artists such as Juanes, Calamaro, Fito Paez, Bunbury, Diego El Cigala, Mercedes Sosa, and much more. The late Gabriel Garcia Marquez proclaimed him a “guitar master." For reservations and location information contact: Laura Stilwell: [email protected] Limited capacity! |
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The Assad Brothers Concert: Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park Avenue Master Class: Wednesday, April 26, 7:00pm Marylhurst University - Wiegand Hall |
DIA DO CHORO 2017
Sunday April 23rd, 8:00pm
Classic Pianos Recital Hall
(A concert including piano, 6 string and 7 string guitar, mandolin, cavaquinho, and pandeiro)
Dia do Choro is an annual event celebrating the music of Pixinguinha, one of Brazil's most beloved composers. Pixinguinha composed a style of music called choro, defined loosely as Brazilian jazz. Featured performers will be Seattle-based Choro Loco, Duo Becar, a piano and guitar duo performing works byVilla Lobos and others, and classical guitarist Pam Beaty (member of Choro da Alegria) performing works by Celso Machado, Baden Powell and Douglas Lora.
Join us for an evening of sensuous melodies and rhythms of Brazil and beyond performed by Pacific Northwest musicians
CHOROLOCO,
DUO BECAR,
PAM BEATY and more!
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Alfredo Muro, guitar: Solo Appassionato
Friday, April 21, 7:30pm
Artist Website: www.alfredomuro.com
Portland Classic Pianos is proud to present international world renowned Peruvian classical guitarist Alfredo Muro in concert: "Solo Appassionato", who brings to the city of Portland sharing his great musical passions – the rich folkloric Latin American and Spain traditions and the signatures styles of Brazil, for an evening of passionate and vibrant music to stir the heart! Music by Manuel de Falla, Bach, Moreno Torroba, Albeniz, Dorival Caimmy, Jobim, Baden Powell, Barrense -Dias, Tapajos, Pixinguiha and more!!!
Enjoy an evening of fiery, sensuous, jazz-flavored playing by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Alfredo Muro, playing from the subtle Argentinian zambas, carnavalito, vidala, tango, Bossa Nova, to lively sambas, rhythmic choros, romantic samba-cancao, elegant valsas Brasileiras (Brazilian waltz) and powerful and dark Afro-sambas!!!
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Friday, April 21, 7:30pm
Artist Website: www.alfredomuro.com
Portland Classic Pianos is proud to present international world renowned Peruvian classical guitarist Alfredo Muro in concert: "Solo Appassionato", who brings to the city of Portland sharing his great musical passions – the rich folkloric Latin American and Spain traditions and the signatures styles of Brazil, for an evening of passionate and vibrant music to stir the heart! Music by Manuel de Falla, Bach, Moreno Torroba, Albeniz, Dorival Caimmy, Jobim, Baden Powell, Barrense -Dias, Tapajos, Pixinguiha and more!!!
Enjoy an evening of fiery, sensuous, jazz-flavored playing by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Alfredo Muro, playing from the subtle Argentinian zambas, carnavalito, vidala, tango, Bossa Nova, to lively sambas, rhythmic choros, romantic samba-cancao, elegant valsas Brasileiras (Brazilian waltz) and powerful and dark Afro-sambas!!!
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Portland Folk Music Society presents:
Orville Johnson and Mark Graham
The Kings of Mongrel Folk
Friday, April 21, 7:30pm
Colonial Heights Presbyterian
Royalty Comes to Portland! The Kings of Mongrel Folk, Orville Johnson and Mark Graham, Northwest favorites, mix humor, storytelling, mythology, religious blasphemy, guitar, social criticism, harmonica, dramatic tension, dobro, death, birth, and old-time music. The Kings have held court on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion and Kevin Burke's Open House, performing and teaching worldwide. Harmony and harmonica, Mark's clarinet and the clear sweet singing from Orville's Southern roots will raise the rafters.
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Orville Johnson and Mark Graham
The Kings of Mongrel Folk
Friday, April 21, 7:30pm
Colonial Heights Presbyterian
Royalty Comes to Portland! The Kings of Mongrel Folk, Orville Johnson and Mark Graham, Northwest favorites, mix humor, storytelling, mythology, religious blasphemy, guitar, social criticism, harmonica, dramatic tension, dobro, death, birth, and old-time music. The Kings have held court on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion and Kevin Burke's Open House, performing and teaching worldwide. Harmony and harmonica, Mark's clarinet and the clear sweet singing from Orville's Southern roots will raise the rafters.
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El Cuadro Pepe & Lillie present: Las Perlas
An Evening of Flamenco Variety
Las Perlas
Saturday April 15th 2017
Doors 7:30pm Show 8:00pm
The Echo Theater
1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97214
Tickets: $20 Advance, $25 Door
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All Ages!
El Cuadro Pepe & Lillie bring a dazzling new show "Las Perlas" to Echo Theatre this April. With the collaboration of special guest artists singer Alfonso Cid (Sevilla, Spain) and guitarist Jed Miley (Seattle) the show presents a spectacular flamenco variety that will keep audiences on the edge of their seat, enjoying not only the humor but also the depth of flamenco expression. Also joining the cuadro will be Portland based flamenco artists bailaora Laura Onizuka (Portland Flamenco Events), guitarist Mehdi Farjami, and el Coro Flamenco.
An Evening of Flamenco Variety
Las Perlas
Saturday April 15th 2017
Doors 7:30pm Show 8:00pm
The Echo Theater
1515 SE 37th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97214
Tickets: $20 Advance, $25 Door
Tickets & Information
All Ages!
El Cuadro Pepe & Lillie bring a dazzling new show "Las Perlas" to Echo Theatre this April. With the collaboration of special guest artists singer Alfonso Cid (Sevilla, Spain) and guitarist Jed Miley (Seattle) the show presents a spectacular flamenco variety that will keep audiences on the edge of their seat, enjoying not only the humor but also the depth of flamenco expression. Also joining the cuadro will be Portland based flamenco artists bailaora Laura Onizuka (Portland Flamenco Events), guitarist Mehdi Farjami, and el Coro Flamenco.
Workshop: Flamenco Guitar for Dance Accompaniment
w/ Brenna McDonald
Sundays March 12th, April 9th, April 30th
11:30am-12:30pm
$40 series, $20 drop-in
Espacio Flamenco Studio
226 SE Madison St. Portland OR
For guitarists familiar with basic flamenco guitar techniques who would like to start playing with dancers and singers. This class will build a tangos for presentation with the entire Espacio Flamenco Studio at the Peña Flamenca de Portland's Spring Feria May 13th. Guitarists will learn marcaje patterns, chords for cante accompaniment, llamadas, and will put these elements together with a dancer and singer at the last class of the workshop. It is not necessary to attend every session to participate. Bring: notebook, recording device, water bottle, and guitar!
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w/ Brenna McDonald
Sundays March 12th, April 9th, April 30th
11:30am-12:30pm
$40 series, $20 drop-in
Espacio Flamenco Studio
226 SE Madison St. Portland OR
For guitarists familiar with basic flamenco guitar techniques who would like to start playing with dancers and singers. This class will build a tangos for presentation with the entire Espacio Flamenco Studio at the Peña Flamenca de Portland's Spring Feria May 13th. Guitarists will learn marcaje patterns, chords for cante accompaniment, llamadas, and will put these elements together with a dancer and singer at the last class of the workshop. It is not necessary to attend every session to participate. Bring: notebook, recording device, water bottle, and guitar!
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Aaron Larget-Caplan
House Concert, NE Portland: House of Doolescu
Thursday, March 30th 7PM
International recording, touring and guitar virtuoso Aaron Larget-Caplan is that rare musician who, with Bernstein-esq eases, can move seamlessly between baroque, classical and contemporary music in a single performance.
“Aaron Larget-Caplan is a riveting artist. His classical guitar performance was a treasure.”
– THE WASHINGTON POST
“Astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy”
– BOSTON MUSIC INTELLIGENCER
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House Concert, NE Portland: House of Doolescu
Thursday, March 30th 7PM
International recording, touring and guitar virtuoso Aaron Larget-Caplan is that rare musician who, with Bernstein-esq eases, can move seamlessly between baroque, classical and contemporary music in a single performance.
“Aaron Larget-Caplan is a riveting artist. His classical guitar performance was a treasure.”
– THE WASHINGTON POST
“Astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy”
– BOSTON MUSIC INTELLIGENCER
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