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A PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL EVENT
Master Musicians of Jajouka
& The Everyone Orchestra
with
the Skerik Trio featuring Marco Benevento & Dvonne Lewis
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Presented by Double Tee, MAST Projects & Beloved Presents
Rarely can one mention “ancient traditions” and “cutting edge musical styles” in the same breath without provoking thoughts of Peter Gabriel and his work with musicians such as Youssou N'Dour, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Master Musicians of Jajouka. The musical combinations, which blend old world and new, are powerful, hauntingly beautiful, and ritualistic, and their intention is devotional – to trigger ecstatic release for both listener and player.
For one night only, Double Tee Concerts, MAST Projects, and Beloved Presents, in partnership with the Alaska Airlines Portland Jazz Festival, bring that experience to you with Morocco’s Master Musicians of Jajouka, saxophone pioneer Skerik and his trio composed of Marco Benevento and Dvonne Lewis, and the Portland-based Everyone Orchestra, conducted by Matt Butler.
For one night only, you will experience a Roseland Theater like you’ve never seen it. Under the guiding hands of Beloved Presents’ Elliot Rasenick (Cherry Blossom Ball, Jai Ganesh, Beloved Festival) and MAST Projects’ Jason Mastrine (Shanghai Nights, YarmonyGrass), the venue will be transformed from its steamy and dark roots as Portland’s greatest rock venue that everyone loves to hate into a beautiful and dream-like magical palace – a perfect setting for what will be a pivotal night in the merger of world music and cutting edge creativity in the Portland music scene.
Hailing from a small ancient village in the foothills of Morocco’s Rif Mountains, the MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA have performed their enthralling, trance-inducing music for thousands of years. Described by Mick Jagger as “one of the most musically inspiring groups in the world,” the Jajoukas were originally discovered by William Burroughs and Paul Bowles in the 1950s, and introduced to the Western world by the late Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, who recorded their otherworldly sounds on a pilgrimage to Jajouka in 1968. Their album Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka earned the group a fervent cult following and collaborations with numerous musicians, including Ornette Coleman, Peter Gabriel, and most recently Talvin Singh and Bill Laswell. Newsweek described their music as “an evocation of sustained ecstasy … chaotic, cacophonous, sometimes at war with itself” and “utterly intoxicating.” Led by Bachir Attar, whose family has passed down the group’s traditions from father to son for generations, this all-male ensemble features 15 rhaita (imagine the oboe) players and five drummers.
The EVERYONE ORCHESTRA is a revolving cast of stellar musicians conducted by founder Matt Butler. EO performances are designed to span musical genres and break the boundaries of how an audience experiences music. Butler’s orchestral vision derives in part from desert art festival Burning Man’s ‘no spectators, only participants’ ethic and is undoubtedly influenced by his old friend and mentor Ken Kesey, the king of the Merry Pranksters. It's a celebratory, interactive, and improvisational experiment that will take the audience on a journey. This E.O. performance will be created from a continuously evolving cast of characters including Skerik (Critters Buggin, Roger Waters, Garage A Trois), keyboardist Marco Benevento (GRAB, Benevento-Russo Duo), members of the Master Musicians of Jajouka, guitarman Eric McFadden (EMT, George Clinton's P-Funk), vocalist Jans Ingber (Motet, Charlie Hunter, Norah Jones, Ivan Neville), and baritone saxophonist Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.
Opening the show will be the SKERIK TRIO, combining disparate elements such as free jazz, funk, and textural music. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. Of Marco Benevento, Rolling Stone says, "Benevento swings between rude-synth fun and high-speed piano breaks as if he were both Keith Emerson and McCoy Tyner."
It would be a significant understatement to say this is a night of music not to be missed. Join us on what will become one of your “desert island” musical experiences of 2009…at the Roseland Palace.
For more information, visit www.belovedpresents.com and be sure to check us out on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to keep abreast of the latest news on what is quickly becoming the most talked about event of the Portland Jazz Festival season.
Master Musicians of Jajouka / The Everyone Orchestra
with the Skerik Trio featuring Marco Benevento
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Roseland Theater
8 NW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97206
503.221.0288
Show: 9pm / Doors: 8:30pm
Tickets: $20 general admssion; $30 reserved balcony. Ages 21 and over. Ticket prices subject to service fees. Onsale now thru TicketsWest or Ticketmaster, by phone at 503.224.8499, or in person at select Fred Meyer, Safeway, or Music Millennium stores.
Master Musicians of Jajouka
& The Everyone Orchestra
with
the Skerik Trio featuring Marco Benevento & Dvonne Lewis
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Presented by Double Tee, MAST Projects & Beloved Presents
Rarely can one mention “ancient traditions” and “cutting edge musical styles” in the same breath without provoking thoughts of Peter Gabriel and his work with musicians such as Youssou N'Dour, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Master Musicians of Jajouka. The musical combinations, which blend old world and new, are powerful, hauntingly beautiful, and ritualistic, and their intention is devotional – to trigger ecstatic release for both listener and player.
For one night only, Double Tee Concerts, MAST Projects, and Beloved Presents, in partnership with the Alaska Airlines Portland Jazz Festival, bring that experience to you with Morocco’s Master Musicians of Jajouka, saxophone pioneer Skerik and his trio composed of Marco Benevento and Dvonne Lewis, and the Portland-based Everyone Orchestra, conducted by Matt Butler.
For one night only, you will experience a Roseland Theater like you’ve never seen it. Under the guiding hands of Beloved Presents’ Elliot Rasenick (Cherry Blossom Ball, Jai Ganesh, Beloved Festival) and MAST Projects’ Jason Mastrine (Shanghai Nights, YarmonyGrass), the venue will be transformed from its steamy and dark roots as Portland’s greatest rock venue that everyone loves to hate into a beautiful and dream-like magical palace – a perfect setting for what will be a pivotal night in the merger of world music and cutting edge creativity in the Portland music scene.
Hailing from a small ancient village in the foothills of Morocco’s Rif Mountains, the MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA have performed their enthralling, trance-inducing music for thousands of years. Described by Mick Jagger as “one of the most musically inspiring groups in the world,” the Jajoukas were originally discovered by William Burroughs and Paul Bowles in the 1950s, and introduced to the Western world by the late Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, who recorded their otherworldly sounds on a pilgrimage to Jajouka in 1968. Their album Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka earned the group a fervent cult following and collaborations with numerous musicians, including Ornette Coleman, Peter Gabriel, and most recently Talvin Singh and Bill Laswell. Newsweek described their music as “an evocation of sustained ecstasy … chaotic, cacophonous, sometimes at war with itself” and “utterly intoxicating.” Led by Bachir Attar, whose family has passed down the group’s traditions from father to son for generations, this all-male ensemble features 15 rhaita (imagine the oboe) players and five drummers.
The EVERYONE ORCHESTRA is a revolving cast of stellar musicians conducted by founder Matt Butler. EO performances are designed to span musical genres and break the boundaries of how an audience experiences music. Butler’s orchestral vision derives in part from desert art festival Burning Man’s ‘no spectators, only participants’ ethic and is undoubtedly influenced by his old friend and mentor Ken Kesey, the king of the Merry Pranksters. It's a celebratory, interactive, and improvisational experiment that will take the audience on a journey. This E.O. performance will be created from a continuously evolving cast of characters including Skerik (Critters Buggin, Roger Waters, Garage A Trois), keyboardist Marco Benevento (GRAB, Benevento-Russo Duo), members of the Master Musicians of Jajouka, guitarman Eric McFadden (EMT, George Clinton's P-Funk), vocalist Jans Ingber (Motet, Charlie Hunter, Norah Jones, Ivan Neville), and baritone saxophonist Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.
Opening the show will be the SKERIK TRIO, combining disparate elements such as free jazz, funk, and textural music. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. Of Marco Benevento, Rolling Stone says, "Benevento swings between rude-synth fun and high-speed piano breaks as if he were both Keith Emerson and McCoy Tyner."
It would be a significant understatement to say this is a night of music not to be missed. Join us on what will become one of your “desert island” musical experiences of 2009…at the Roseland Palace.
For more information, visit www.belovedpresents.com and be sure to check us out on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to keep abreast of the latest news on what is quickly becoming the most talked about event of the Portland Jazz Festival season.
Master Musicians of Jajouka / The Everyone Orchestra
with the Skerik Trio featuring Marco Benevento
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Roseland Theater
8 NW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97206
503.221.0288
Show: 9pm / Doors: 8:30pm
Tickets: $20 general admssion; $30 reserved balcony. Ages 21 and over. Ticket prices subject to service fees. Onsale now thru TicketsWest or Ticketmaster, by phone at 503.224.8499, or in person at select Fred Meyer, Safeway, or Music Millennium stores.
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