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PORTLAND JAZZ FAN? WHO KNEW

Last night I saw Mel Brown at The Vault and it was stellar. Portland jazz has a new fan. Make that three new fans. Jazz is easy, right? No it’s not. It’s key changes, tempo, and timing. And practice. Mel Brown has been a Portland jazz anchor; his group has a regular gig at the […]

WHAT DO WILLAMETTE WRITERS AND THE PCC CLIMB CENTER HAVE IN COMMON

According to his son Zane, Ken Kesey’s goal was making today different than yesterday. Was yesterday different from the day before? Today makes the cut if you’re not doing the same things as yesterday. It seems so easy, but there is a penalty. Log two similar days in a row and you’re off the bus. […]