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Latin Grooves
Caribbean rhythms
Groovy Pop
and other tunes to make you swing towards Spring!
Rarities & Familiar Favorites
10pm to Midnight will be mostly 1960s & 1970s music
Sliding scale at the door $10 - $20 You can pay cash or Venmo
FREE + open to all! // Get more Information
Come find the career you've been looking for - or one you may have never imagined - on Saturday, May 18th at the NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center!
Information Sessions:
Join OR Tradeswomen for a community information session to learn about your pre-apprenticeship options and how to get started on your career in the skilled trades!
Session #1: 10:00 am
Session #2: 1:00 pm
Held in Room 1 at NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center (16021 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR, 97230)
Google Maps // Driving Directions
List of Employers + Training Providers Present:
- Airgas USA, LLC
- Alaska Airlines / Horizon Air
- Allsource Construction & Safety Supply
- Andersen Construction
- ATI Specialty Materials
- The Boeing Company
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Bremik Construction
- Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union
- Builders FirstSource
- Bureau of Labor & Industries
- Cascadia Technical Academy
- City of Gresham
- City of Hillsboro
- City of Portland
- Bureau of Developmental Services
- Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
- Bureau of Transportation
- Environmental Services
- Human Resources / WABT
- Portland Fire and Rescue
- Portland Parks and Recreation
- Portland Police Bureau
- Water Bureau
- Clackamas Community College
- Clackamas County
- Clackamas County Transportation Maintenance
- Clark County Paving
- C.O.A.T. Flagging
- Columbia Gorge Community College
- Constructing Hope
- EC Electric
- Energy Trust of Oregon
- ESS Tech, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
- Hamilton Construction Company
- Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers JATC
- Howard S. Wright
- I&E Construction
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers W24
- Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
- IBEW Local 48
- JW Fowler Co.
- Lakeside Industries
- Lease Crutcher Lewis
- LiUNA Local 737 Laborers
- Lovett Deconstruction
- Lovett Inc.
- LRT Apprenticeship Program
- McKinstry
- Meta
- Metro
- Mt. Hood Army Recruiting
- Mt. Hood Community College
- Multnomah County
- National Association of Women in Construction
- National Elevator Industry Educational Program
- National Women in Roofing
- NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center
- Northwest College of Construction
- Northwest Renewable Energy Institute
- NW Line JATC
- NW Natural
- OEG, Inc.
- Oregon-Columbia Chapter of NECA
- Oregon Department of Transportation
- Oregon OSHA Consultation
- Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Associations (OSSIA)
- Oregon & Southwest Washington Floor Covering JATC
- Oregon, SW Washington, & Southern Idaho Cement Masons Apprenticeship
- Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[Yes])
- Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute
- Pacific Power / PacifiCorp
- Painter and Drywall Finisher Apprenticeships
- Pence / Kelly Concrete
- Port of Portland
- Portland General Electric
- R&H Construction
- Sheet Metal Institute
- Skanska
- Stacy Witbeck
- TriMet
- Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
- Turner Construction Company
- UA Local 290
- UA Local 669 Sprinkler Fitters
- Vestas
- Vigor
- Walsh Construction Co.
- Washington County
- Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
- Wilcox and Flegel
- Wildish Standard Paving Co.
7 pm doors, 8 pm show
$10 advance, $15 day of show | Tickets
All ages welcome
Travvy was born in Portland, Oregon the year of 1994. In middle school Travvy's neighbor was a DJ who helped him make a mix CD at just 11 years old. One year later, Travvy's father passed away. This put everything to a stop and Travvy turned to alcohol. Reaching rock bottom he made the choice to move to Wisconsin, where he found a support system that helped him get sober. Throughout his addiction, he claims music saved his life. Artists such as; Atmosphere, Missy Elliott, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Outkast, among others shaped his music and helped him process emotions. At age 15 Travvy was kicked out of his house by his mother's 2 month boyfriend at the time, who is now her husband. He is a Proud Boy against everything Travvy stands for. Travvy is biracial and of the LGBTQ community and has felt unsafe around his mother and her husband. In the song Journal Entry #1 you'll hear him dig deep by sampling his old beat and song, along with his new perspective. He samples his mother's actual husband, and actual voicemails from his mother. Travvy is now 4 years alcohol free and counting. He has found a love for astrology and provides private readings as well. Travvy's music sounds a lot like artists such as; Frank Ocean , Kanye West , Londrelle , Lavva , Lizzy Jeff , 6LACK , WILLOW , J. Cole among so many others! You'll also find sprinkles of affirmations throughout the songs to help better your mind, body, and soul.
All Ages // Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
GET TICKETS // GA $39.75, GA -PDX Jazz Members $34.75
Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. Downbeat observed that his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he's above any convoluted technical showmanship." In the same spirit, Cohen himself has noted that playing jazz is "about communicating the deepest levels of humanity and individuality; it's essentially about connections," both among musicians and with audiences. He leads his namesake ensemble, the "Emmet Cohen Trio," is a vibrant solo performer, and is in constant demand as a sideman. Possessing a fluid technique, an innovative tonal palette, and an extensive repertoire, Cohen plays with the command of a seasoned veteran and the passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium.
Emmet Cohen is committed to the intergenerational transfer of artistic knowledge, history, and traditions. His signature professional undertaking is the "Masters Legacy Series," a celebratory set of recordings and interviews honoring legendary jazz musicians. He serves as both producer and pianist for each album in the series. The goal of this landmark, ongoing project is to provide musicians of multiple generations a forum to transfer the unwritten folklore that is America's unique musical idiom. Cohen has observed that playing jazz "is enriched immeasurably by connecting and studying with jazz masters, forging backward to the very creation of the art form." Volume one of the "Masters Legacy Series" features drummer Jimmy Cobb, and volume two spotlights bassist Ron Carter. Future "Masters Legacy Series" releases will include Cohen's recordings with Benny Golson, Tootie Heath, and George Coleman.
Emmet Cohen's exacting keyboard artistry has garnered numerous accolades from the international jazz community. He placed first in both the American Jazz Pianists competition (2014) and the Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida (2011). He was a finalist in the prestigious American Pianists Association's Cole Porter Fellowship (2015, 2011) and the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition (2011). Cohen has appeared in world-renowned jazz events, including the Newport, Monterey, North Sea, Bern, Edinburgh, Detroit, and Jerusalem jazz festivals, as well as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. He has also performed at the Village Vanguard, the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Jazz Standard, London's Ronnie Scott's, Jazzhaus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, the Cotton Club in Tokyo, and the Kennedy Center, and was received in the Oval Office by President Obama. He is currently Hammond B-3 organist-in-residence at Harlem's SMOKE jazz club.
Besides leading the "Emmet Cohen Trio," Cohen has appeared regularly with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Houston Person, Kurt Elling, Billy Hart, and Brian Lynch, among others. Cohen is also a member of Christian McBride's trio "Tip City," the "Herlin Riley Quartet," and the "Ali Jackson Trio," and serves as pianist and music director for jazz vocalist and television personality Lea DeLaria. His recordings include "Masters Legacy Series featuring Ron Carter" (2018); "Masters Legacy Series featuring Jimmy Cobb" (2017); "New Directions" (2016) with Herlin Riley; "Questioned Answer" (2014), co-produced with Brian Lynch; "Infinity" (2013), featuring his Italian Trio; and his acclaimed debut CD "In the Element" (2011), with bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Rodney Green.
All Ages // Doors 6:30pm, Show 8pm
GET TICKETS // $40 Advance, $45 Day of Show, $50 Advance 21+ Balcony
Kamasi Washington is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader born and raised in Los Angeles. His three bodies of work to date-The Epic; Harmony of Difference, an EP originally commissioned for the 2017 Whitney Biennial; and Heaven and Earth-are among the most acclaimed of this century. As Told To G/D Thyself, his short film companion to Heaven and Earth, debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival to widespread acclaim. In 2020, Washington scored the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, earning Emmy and Grammy nominations for his work. Also in 2020, Washington co-founded the supergroup Dinner Party with longtime friends and collaborators Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder-their EP Dinner Party (Dessert) was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album. In 2021, Washington contributed a cover of Metallica's "My Friend of Misery" to the band's Metallica Blacklist covers project. Washington has toured the world over and collaborated and shared stages with Kendrick Lamar, Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock-with whom he will curate the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest for the second year in a row-and many more. His new album Fearless Movement, inspired by dance and the birth of his first daughter, is out May 3rd on Young.