Cami Thompson headlines jazz festival at Pleasant Hill.Byline: Fred Crafts The Register-Guard Jazz singer Cami Thompson will apply her four-octave voice to standards and originals as the headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star at the 28th annual Pleasant Hill Jazz Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. on Saturday. Thompson, who also starred at the festival in April 2000, will join some 50 middle school and high school jazz groups from around the state at the daylong event, which includes clinics, competitions and concerts. The action will begin at 10:40 a.m. with a Dixieland clinic and conclude at 7 p.m. with a concert by high school honor groups. Thompson will perform with the Eugene quartet Group Therapy at 4:45 p.m. All events, which are open to the public, will be held at Pleasant Hill High School. Entry is by a $9 all-events pass, a $5 day pass (for preliminary competition and noon concerts) or a $7 evening pass (the evening finals concert). Tickets will be sold at the high school. Proceeds will support school music programs. For more information, call 747-4541. Thompson has performed at Holland's North Seas Jazz Festival Noun 1. jazz festival - a festival that features performances by jazz artists festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" and France's Juan Les Pins Festival du Jazz. A Eugene favorite, she was a headliner last September at the Eugene Celebration The Eugene Celebration is an annual community celebration and civic event held in downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States. Featuring bands and performers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, the three-day festival is held in early September and attracts more than 40,000 attendees and performed in January 2001 at the Hult Center. Thompson has recorded five CDs. Pop singer Toni Tenille, who has performed in several musicals with Thompson, once said that "Cami probably has more talent than any performer I know. Her voice does things I can only dream of doing. She has incredible stage charisma and timing, and she's got `that voice.' ' Backing Thompson will be Group Therapy, which for this occasion will have a lineup of Tim Clarke Tim Clarke may refer to:
James H. "Jim" Douglas (born May 13, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. Douglas is a Republican and currently the Governor of Vermont. on drums. Thompson, Biondi and Douglas will conduct clinics during the afternoon. Thompson also will perform with Group Therapy from 8 p.m. to midnight April 26 at SweetWaters in Valley River Inn. EVENT SCHEDULE Pleasant Hill Jazz Invitational 10:40 a.m.: Clinic: Dixieland Jazz, Calamity Jazz 10:45 a.m.: Clinic: Saxophone saxophone, musical instrument invented in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax. Although it uses the single reed of the clarinet family, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. , Paul Biondi 11 a.m.: Clinic: Piano, Vicki Brabham 11:30 a.m.: Concert: Group Therapy 12:15 p.m.: Clinic: Drums, Jim Douglas 12:30 p.m.: Concert: Genesis, vocal ensemble from Mount Hood Community College Mount Hood Community College is a community college located at 26000 SE Stark St in Gresham, Oregon. Opened in 1966, it now enrolls about 27,000 students each year. Classes are offered at the 212 acre (858,000 m²) main campus in Gresham, the MHCC Maywood Park Center, Thompson 1:15 p.m.: Clinic: Vocals, Cami Thompson 3:50 p.m.: Clinic: Vocals, Dave Barduhn 4:45 p.m.: Concert: Cami Thompson, Group Therapy 7 p.m.: Concert: Top high school ensembles |
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