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HIP-HOP

‘From Staircase to Stage’: Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

In a new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, the rapper born Cory Woods remembers watching as his relatively serene Staten Island neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack-cocaine epidemic.

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NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORYWall-to-wall soul: A Portland neighborhood’s bittersweet Black music history explored
NYCIn Central Park, mid-pandemic, jazz was alive atop sacred ground

Theo Croker playing the trumpet in a dimly lit music venue in downtown Portland. — David Stuckey / KMHD

NEW JAZZ GENIUS

In conversation with Theo Croker

KMHD host Isabel Zacharias talks with contemporary trumpet visionary Theo Croker about the creation of his new album, the circumstances around it and how it will impact the world around us.

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INTERVIEW10 questions with Darrell Wade, founder of Black Men’s Wellness

GENRE BENDING

Honored onscreen and in sound, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a messenger whose time is now

Beverly Glenn-Copeland is the subject of a recent documentary and a forthcoming tribute album, both paying homage to his artistry and his status as a Black trans elder.

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Wednesday, Dec. 8 2 a.m.
DJ Action Slacks Presents: Sugar Town Illuminated
Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR 97217, USA
Thursday, Dec. 9 2 a.m.
DJ Action Slacks Presents: Sugar Town Illuminated
Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR 97217, USA
Thursday, Dec. 9 4 a.m.
PDX Jazz Presents: Jazzmeia Horn
The Old Church Concert Hall, 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Friday, Dec. 10 1 a.m.
Celebrating the Life and Music of David Frishberg
The 1905, 830 N Shaver St, Portland, OR 97227, USA
Friday, Dec. 10 2 a.m.
DJ Action Slacks Presents: Sugar Town Illuminated
Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR 97217, USA

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