August 2014 archives
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August 14, 2014 by Sharon Thomas
Big Sam’s Funky Nation Grooves Mississippi Studios
Rose City Horns made its Portland debut opening up for Big Sam’s Funky Nation at Mississippi Studios. Rose City Horns is lead by trumpeter Farnell Newton and joined by Kyle and Popcorn on trombone and sax respectively. They got the crowd warmed up with some grooves by James Brown, Jill Scott and The Temptations. This was my […]Archives
August 6, 2014 by Sharon Thomas
Jarrod Lawson Trio Brings Soul to Jimmy Mak’s
On a rare Tuesday night, The Jarrod Lawson Trio brought jazz and soul to Jimmy Mak’s. Guitarist Chance Hayden, drummer Tyrone Hendrix and trumpeter Farnell Newton joined Jarrod on stage and performed a string of soul favorites like “Sweet Thing”, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay”, “One Mo Gin”, “A Song for You” and “My […]Archives
August 4, 2014 by Sharon Thomas
Hawthorne Bridge
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August 4, 2014 by Sharon Thomas
The Family Dinner: Portland: The Good Life
It’s been six months since The Family Dinner hosted their first dinner in Portland. Since then, I’ve been looking forward to the next dinner. The summer dinner was held at Oba Restaurant in downtown Portland. 100 professionals were greeted with hugs, smiles, handshakes and laughter. After the cocktail hour, we all sat down in the […]Archives
August 1, 2014 by Sharon Thomas