interview, music, and spoken word piece with Lynn and fretless guitar

Cameron will be creating washes of meditative sounds with his guitar in alternate tunings, a looper, and other effects as Joy leads the class in a series of asanas  that facilitate opening from the root chakra up to the crown chakra.  Allison will be assisting and adjusting students throughout the class.

$15 BELIEVE MOVEMENT STUDIO (728 NE Dekum Ave.-two blocks east of MLK Blvd. between Rosa Parks and Lombard)

Put on your dancing shoes for an Afrobeat concert inspired by Michael Jackson’s music. Innovative Portland-based composer Ben Darwish will lead a ten-piece band interpret Jackson’s songs using Afrobeat techniques popularized by Fela Kuti. Featuring members of COMMOTION, with Tahirah Memory and Gretchen Mitchell on vocals, master African drummer Neindow Mashud, who frequently performs with Obo Addy, and DJ Dundiggy. Don’t stop till you get enough!

Featuring:

Gretchen Mitchell, vocals
Tahirah Memory, vocals
Brooks Barnett, trumpet
Tim Willcox, sax
Mary Sue Tobin, bari sax
Cameron Morgan, guitar
Ben Darwish, keys
Sam Howard, bass
Neindow Mashud, percussion
Ji Tanzer, drums

!!! 10 bux. 21 and over. dance. party.