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From Maxville To Vanport at Soul Restoration Center
Courtesy of Kim Gumbel | Posted on May 13, 2022
When
Tue, May 24, 2022
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Marilyn Keller
vocalsJasnam Daya Singh
pianoRyan Meagher
guitarDouglas Detrick
trumpetTim Willcox
saxophoneAbout
“Maxville to Vanport” is a multimedia concert of songs and short films with live music performed by the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble featuring vocalist Marilyn Keller. It tells the story of two historic blue-collar Oregon towns with a special focus on the African American Oregonians that made them unique. With a joyful score of jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel-inspired music with music by Ezra Weiss, text by Renee Mitchell, video by Kalimah Abioto, and historical consultation by Gwendolyn Trice of Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center created in a community-guided process in 2018, this project celebrates a little-known part of Oregon’s history....