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Christopher Brown Quartet "80's Rewind and Unwind" at Jimmy Mak's

Courtesy of Christopher W. Brown | Posted on March 20, 2015

Where

Jimmy Mak's
221 N. W. 10th
Portland, OR
Map
503-295-6542

When

Wed, April 8, 2015
9:30 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

About

As the youngest son of Mel Brown, Christopher Brown has returned to Portland after having been a long-time resident and player on the NYC scene, bringing an approach to music that’s best described as a type of refined musical grittiness that’s specifically indicative of NYC.

Chris has found a kinship between John Nastos (sax), Greg Goebel (piano), and Dylan Sundstrom (bass) who are more than capable of helping him to present such a musical product to his growing Portland audience.

“Rewind and Unwind” will center around the raw/immediate emotional impact of the rock and R&B music of the 80’s, tempered by the sophistication that jazz music has to offer. These melodies represent the soundtrack of the 80’s, and the quartet wants to bring folks together to reminisce and reflect, while appreciating the modern jazz approach of the arrangements. ...

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