THRU Magazine Archive
When Catherine Russell joined the instrumental trio on stage Thursday night at Jimmy Mak’s, she tied together a lustrous scene. In front of plush red curtains, a thick velvety backdrop that looked sturdy enough to support her if she fell back, the jazz vocalist from New York sparkled in the loose lace of a black […]
The annual Soul’d Out Music Festival started last week and ended Monday with a packed house for Reggae heavyweight, Don Carlos, and Malian electric guitarist, Vieux Farka Toure, at Wonder Ballroom – a pretty smart move for the much-celebrated stoner holiday of April 20th. We brought you a review of the Billie Holiday Tribute on […]
Portland Jazz Festival slipped by like a stealth bomber, like an underground speakeasy, like a super-hip fad, like so many things we can’t all see. The annual flower of PDX Jazz draws audiences into theaters and clubs by the hundreds with dozens of shows. After twelve years, it has earned the expectation of carrying legendary […]