Two Shows: 6 PM (DOORS 5 PM) | 8:15 PM (DOORS 7:30 PM)

Artist: Farnell Newton

Farnell Newton was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to Philadelphia in 1992, where he attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. While in Philadelphia, Newton also studied with his uncles, saxophonist/arranger Conny Murray and Sunny Murray, one of the early avant garde’s most inventive and influential drummers.

Newton graduated from the Denver School of the Arts after moving to Denver in 1994 and then moved to Ohio to study at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. At Oberlin, Newton studied music performance with an emphasis in jazz and was mentored by Wendell Logan and trumpeter Kenny Davis. Newton performed with Aretha Franklin, James Moody, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Hugh Ragin while at Oberlin.

After graduating from Oberlin, Newton moved to Portland, Oregon, where he performed regularly with drummer Mel Brown, percussionist Bobby Torres, Akbar Depriest, and many others. He earned a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies and Performance from Portland State University in 2008.

After completing his graduate work, Newton toured extensively with three time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Scott and with the Legendary Rhinestone Rockstar Bassist “Bootsy” Collins.

When he is not spending time with his family, leading his funk band (The Othership Connection), or hosting his own jazz radio show at KMHD 89.1fm, he is touring & recording. Over the years Farnell has performed with Jarrod Lawson, Stevie Wonder, Skerik, Lettuce, Slightly Stoopid, Karl Denson, Galactic, Nigel Hall, Mike Phillips, and the Portland Cello Project. Newton also created a jazz social media group called Jam of the Week in 2013 which now features over 70,000 members worldwide.
 
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Xylyn Hathaway – bass
George Colligan – drums
Quinn Walker – trumpet
James Powers – trombone
Wyck Malloy – tenor sax

Join us in celebration of Hathaway’s debut album!

“Air & Darkness is a reference to two things that link all people together: one physical and the other not. Air is something we all share and consume, and our internal beings often contain indistinguishable dialects of darkness, yet ironically, individualism is the prominent philosophy of our modern society.

This album is meant to be an expression of that struggle to feel connected with the external world while creating art, which is usually considered to be an endeavor of the ego: the internal self. We strive for constant awareness. The freeing quality of this music allows all the co-energy-manipulators you hear to externalize their individual instincts, and have some sort of effect on each other and the universe. What is that effect?”

-Xy
Performance Details:

April 20th, 8 PM
Blue Butler Studios
2400 SE Holgate Blvd | Portland, OR

Tickets: https://pjce.org/event/air-darkness-album-release-concert/
All Ages

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Xport Rooftop Jazz series with El Camino Organ Trio

Join us for an unforgettable evening of jazz music at the Xport Rooftop Lounge in Portland, OR, USA. Get ready to groove to the soulful tunes of the El Camino Organ Trio. This in-person event promises to be a night to remember, filled with smooth melodies and infectious rhythms.

“Led by guitarist Miguel Hernandez, The El Camino Organ group pays homage to the Organ Trios of the 60’s and 70’s, while blending the sounds of groove music with latin and jazz."


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