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Short Takes USA: Portland<br />
and Curtis Salgado are some of the recent local luminaries performing.<br />
Regular readers of this column are familiar with my respect for<br />
the musicianship and compositional skills of local pianist Gordon<br />
Lee. He's an incredibly talented artist and the last person to<br />
spend time trumpeting his own accomplishments. So it's great to see that there<br />
will be a night at The Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave.) dedicated to some of<br />
his recent new classical/jazz compositions. 3/20: A world premiere showcase<br />
of three pieces: "Fireflies, Heat, Lightning and Stars" with the Amedei Cello<br />
Quartet. "Viola Sonata #3" featuring Adam LaMotte and Janet Coleman. A<br />
"Jazz Piano Concerto" for the Mel Brown Septet with the composer as featured<br />
soloist. This performance is one of many being presented this month as part<br />
of the 3rd annual March Music Moderne festival. A wide variety of 20th and<br />
21st Century "new" music, mostly (but not exclusively) of a<br />
classical nature takes place in many settings throughout the<br />
city. It's a welcome addition to the Portland art/music scene.<br />
And so much more.....it all goes to show you that there's a good deal of comin's<br />
and goin's on in this here town. Come on by and take a taste sometime. Oh,<br />
and if you're in need of some video action of he improvised variety do take<br />
a peek at my YouTube site: BRADWINTERPDX. Thanks for reading and<br />
supporting the wide world of jazz.<br />
Brad Winter<br />
44 | CadenCe Magazine | april May June 2013
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