Saturday, July 19, 2008
Summer at its midpoint: Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2008
For 28 years, on the third weekend in July, North Portland residents and jazz fans come hangout under the St Johns bridge for one of the best of all free admission jazz fests in the free world.
Drummer Towner Galaher comes home and lead a group through some very fine medium to hard bop sounds. Galaher is on the New York scene after getting his years of formidable training from Portland's bop drumming master, Mel Brown.
Andre St James is one of those stalwart musicians who helped out with Galaher's set. Over the years I have seen him play in a number of musical settings in PDX.
Portland pianist Randy Porter finished day one of this year's CPJ Fest. His touch is light and fluid. and although it was a bit sedate for my tastes, the crowd responded well.
posted by well-executed buffet at 2:42 PM
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