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Home > Mission Theater > Calendar > "NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND"
Tuesday, October 6
Ben Darwish and McMenamins present
"NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND"
Improvisational sets from SAM HOWARD BAND
Classic jazz films
8 p.m. | Free | 21 & over
A monthly series presenting some of the most exciting and innovative music in the Northwest!
The Portland jazz scene is world class and deserves your attention. This series supports creativity and exploration in music. "Notes From The Underground" focuses on music with improvisational aspects, typically classified as jazz, but with influences spanning the entire musical spectrum. At set breaks, enjoy classic jazz films projected on the big screen. Please join us once a month for a unique night of music that will blow your mind without breaking your wallet!
*** MUSIC ***
SAM HOWARD
Sam Howard is a bass player and composer who loves making good music of all kinds. Originally from Wyoming, he has traveled the country playing and learning.
He began playing classical double bass and electric bass at the age of 12. Sam attended the Frost Conservatory at the University of Miami where he played in many top groups, including the Bop Brothers, Studio Big Band, and the Downbeat award winning Dave Racine Trio, a group which Sam co-founded. He also performed and toured extensively with the original funk/rock/fusion group Active Ingredients. While in Miami he gained much valuable playing experience and studied with great teachers including bassist Chuck Bergeron and composer Ron Miller.
Sam moved to New York City in 2004 where he began actively composing for his own group and performing with a variety of great players. Along with guitarist Woody Quinn and drummer Russ Kleiner, he began developing the music which forms the 2007 release "Out Tonight." Sam gained much valuable experience in NYC and is glad to have been a part of the vibrant music scene.
Since relocating to Portland, Sam is continuing to focus on composition and playing great music. He has been blessed to play with such great musicians as Alan Jones, The Blue Cranes, Heather Masse, Aoife O'Donovan, Darrell Grant, Ben Darwish, Andrew Oliver, Reggie Watts, Devin Phillips, Trio Subtonic, Idit Schner, The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble and many others. He leads The Sam Howard Band, plays and sings with singer/songwriter Kabir Green, and is a member of the funk collaborative Commotion.
Visit samhowardmusic.com for more information.
*** FILMS ***
Pat Metheny Group, Montreal Jazz Festival, July 3, 1982
As famous as it is infamous, the Montreal Jazz Festival has a long and storied relationship with the Pat Metheny Group. Their first appearance was in 1981, so this footage represents their second time back at this legendary festival event. A performance that is simply magical.
Jim Hall & Attila Zoller, Hanover, Germany, September 14, 1973
Two of the finest jazz guitarists of the world take center stage in this, live, face-to-face encounter. Their careers have inspired generations of musicians the world over. Their uncontested musical prowess marks the occasion!
Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters, Chicago, IL, 1974
Rounding out the evening is one of the Godfathers of fusion--Herbie Hancock. The term fusion--a skillful blending of jazz and rock--have become synonymous in today's musical landscape, but it wasn't back in 1974. Come hear what the original Headhunters looked and sounded like in their earliest of days, when they had NO equal -- funky, jazzy, spacey, delicious!
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