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PCC Jazz Band to host ballroom dance event
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Looking for a place to shake your booty? Look no further because the Portland Community College Jazz Band, based at the Cascade Campus, has an upcoming event that will move you to the dance floor. A first in a series of public performances by the PCC Jazz Band and Community Education program for those interested in dancing the night away will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 S.W. Salmon. The cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Parking is free.The event is a partnership between PCC’s non-credit Community Education program and the band to give PCC dance class members a venue to apply their skills. The students and instructors will dance alongside the public to enjoy a night out dancing to classic big band tunes like swing, rock, fox trot, rumba, Latin, waltz and many others.The PCC Jazz Band features twenty-five professional and semi-professional jazz players, top jazz students, and both female and male vocalists enrolled in PCC’s Community Education program. The Band plays with a highly stylish and powerful sound reminiscent of the big-jazz band era. Its repertoire includes original scores from all of the jazz greats, including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Glenn Miller, Oliver Nelson, Dave Wolpe, Shorty Rogers, Doc Severinsen, Stan Kenton and many others.A no-host bar will be set up for beverages. For more information, visit the PCC Jazz Band on the Web at www.pccjazz.org.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »