Samba from Jazz Piano Concerto

Insolent Ignorance Tango

Fireflies, Heat Lightning and Stars

Shining thru the Rain.

Portland composer Gordon Lee presents an evening of chamber music and jazz at the Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR on Wed Mar 20th 7:30pm, $15.

This unique concert will feature the world premiere of 3 pieces:  “Fireflies, Heat Lightning and Stars” with the Amedei Cello Quartet;  Viola Sonata #3 with Adam La Motte and Janet Coleman; and a Jazz Piano Concerto for the Mel Brown Septet with Lee as soloist. Come hear this exciting concert that continues American music’s grandest tradition, the merging of jazz and classical music,  composed by Gordon Lee, one of Portland’s most creative jazz pianists.

"This Path"

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New York native and longtime Portland resident Gordon Lee, a veteran pianist-arranger-composer and educator, weaves a mesmerizing spell on this singular piano-trio recording. His delicate opener, a modal take on the Chinese folk song “Pao Ma Shan,” sets the evocative tone, which continues with interpretations of Jobim’s “Portrait in Black & White” and Jim Pepper’s “Lakota Song.” Miller’s “Sitting Bull’s Revenge” is a playful reharmonization of “Cherokee,” while his reflective and eloquent “Field on the Hill” is a soulful highlight. For a change of pace there’s the angular blues of “Ninety-Nine, Ninety-Nine,” the flamenco-flavored “Andalucia” (featuring Miguel Bernal on cajón) and a funky take on Lee Morgan’s “Cornbread.”

Bill Milkowski

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