Blues Education

 Terry Robb: Finger-Style Blues Guitar & Techniques

     Terry Robb has won international acclaim as both accompanist and lead guitarist in several distinct Blues stylizations (notably finger-style applications). Terry Robb has an extensive history in Blues education, and has even started a guitar school here in Portland. Terry has consistently supported blues  education in the loose guild system (traditional artisan approach) and as a featured clinician at the prestigious Port Townsend Country-Blues festival and workshop series. We are honored by Terry's participation, and look forward to this all ages clinic and performance. The clinic starts at 1:00 pm, and a door fee of $20.00 per attendee is required. This program promises to offer many technical and artistic points of interest to guitar players, and non-players alike. Anyone interested in Blues should attend.  It just doesn't get any better!!!

Blues Radio Symposium

          The 45th St. Pub and the Cascade Blues Association present the Blues Radio Symposium, on April 16, 2000 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Your hosts for this event will be Bob "the Big B.A." Ancheta, (host of the Sunday Night Blues, on KINK fm, Portland), Steve Pringle, (host of The Friday Freeway Blues, KMHD fm, Portland), and Bill Rhoades, (host of Blue Monday, KBOO, Portland). Each of these men has devoted many years of service to the Blues community. Their dedication to bringing the Blues into our homes, cars, and workplaces has influenced two generations of Blues lovers, and brought countless hours of joy to thousands. The symposium will be dedicated to open dialog and debate between the hosts, with a Q & A from the audience at regular intervals. This is an event not to be missed!  This symposium offers a rare chance to meet, and learn from these three extraordinary Blues documentarians.

     There will be a small charge of $3.00 per person to attend. Get there early to get a seat! This is going to be a great presentation by three great Blues show hosts!  You can find out a lot more about the Blues programmers themselves, and their shows. These men and women who give so much of their time, and energy to getting the Blues out on the airwaves deserve our most sincere thanks, and heartfelt support! I'll see ya at the Blues Radio Symposium!

Map to the 45th St. Pub (Look for the Red Star)

LynnAnn Hyde: Traditional Blues Harmonica and Concertina

     Lovers of Traditional harmonica styles, have we got a Harp clinic for you! Portland musician LynnAnn Hyde will demonstrate both harmonica technique, and playing the diatonic concertina. Ms. Hyde is one of a few women worldwide to receive endorsement from Hohner Harmonicas, and is an internationally recognized Traditional Blues artist.

     LynnAnn Hyde is well qualified to lead this clinic. She teaches harmonica out of Old Time Music in Portland and Hillsboro Music on the far West side. As a Hohner endorsee, she has played at several harmonica exhibitions in Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles. LynnAnn was featured on the Undercover Records NW compilation CD "Blues From the Pacific Delta: A Tribute to Bill Monroe" (1997). She also has 3 CDs of her own with Stuart Kinzel, an excellent finger-style guitar picker that understands where this music came from. Stuart will be playing guitar and Dobro with LynnAnn during most of the Workshop.

     LynnAnn will provide written handouts, visual aids, and will vary her level of instruction to match the workshop participants. She will explain and demonstrate the differences between the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Positions of the harp. She will also demonstrate the First, Second and Third Positions on her Hohner Concertina, a traditional instrument that shares some of the harp's features.

     There will be a $3.00 Admission Fee for this workshop. The written materials will cost $2.00 if you wish to keep them. The Workshop will be held at The 45^th St. Pub, on the corner of 45^th and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, in Raleigh Hills, on Sunday, May 21, 2000 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Be sure to come early, as this Workshop is sure to draw some interest! All you harp players, come on down!  This is the stuff you need to know to play the harp.

Map to the 45th St. Pub (Look for the Red Star)

     The CBA and The 45th St. Pub (4511 SW Beaverton / Hillsdale Hwy., (503) 246-7061) are pleased to continue our "THIRD SUNDAY" clinics on August 20th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.  This month's workshop features Jack Cook as host, and promises to be a spectacular presentation!

     Jack Cook is best known for his traditional Resophonic guitar playing (in fact, Jack spent years touring Europe doing just that), but he is also a fine electric guitarist, covering the '50s Chess Record styles, as well as contemporary stylizations. Jack has mastered the finger styles of the "Great Ones", Mississippi John Hurt, Frank Stokes, et al, and the electric guitar styles of Robert Nighthawk, the Meyers Brothers (Louis & Dave), Lonnie Johnson, as well as T-Bone (Walker), and ALL THOSE KINGS, to offer the listener and student of Blues a world-class "tour" of Blues styles ranging from old-style Memphis and Piedmont to modem applications. Mr Cook intends to provide some printed materials along with his demonstration, and will also do a Q&A session.

     Jack Cook has played with the greats (Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, JIM WALLACE, JOHNNIE WARD) and I encourage any guitarist who is serious about their playing to attend this workshop! There will be a very reasonable fee of $5.00 per person, so I suggest you arrive early to get a good seat!!

I will see you there!

- LynnAnn Hyde     

Map to the 45th St. Pub (Look for the Red Star)

David Jacobs-Strain: Bottle-Neck Slide Guitar

      The CBA and The 45th St. Pub are proud to present David Jacobs-Strain as host of September's "Third Sunday Clinic".  This young man is a prodigious talent, and plans to present a workshop that includes fingerstyle bottleneck techniques, and bottleneck slide guitar technique and applications. David is an award-winning performer, and a wonderful educator, with many clinics under his belt (a regular clinic host at the prestigious Port Townsend Country Blues event, as well as scheduled clinics and workshops all over the West Coast), and he will even demonstrate the art of MAKING a "bottleneck slide". It is with great pleasure and a true honor to present this fine young guitarist / educator on Sunday, September 17th.

     David has been performing with the AWESOME Alice Stuart, and many other great artists, and he has a wonderful CD out, also! David placed second in the Blues Foundation's International BluesKids Talent Search last year. We are so lucky to have him. I urge you to come EARLY to get a seat! David is requesting an extremely reasonable fee of $10 to attend his workshop, and since he is driving in from Eugene, I think it's a real bargain!  I will be on hand (as usual) to run sound and sign-in clinic attendees, so I will see ya there!

     The 45th St. Pub is located at: 4511 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. at the corner of 45th & Hwy. 10 (246-7061). The delightful Christina (manager and head-honcho) and the wonderful Bob Ordlin (owner) have really gone all-out to provide a great venue space for these ALL AGES clinics.  There is a kitchen and a full bar for those of you looking for a little Sunday afternoon refreshment, and free coffee provided to the workshop attendees.

     Christina and Bob also support our Blues scene quite well, and offer a variety of Blues music there on week-ends.  I hope that we can show OUR support to the 45th St. Pub in the same way they support us!

Don Schultz: Drum Clinic

Note: This clinic (and this clinic only) will be held at Marty Leonard's Drum Shop on Powell.

     On October 15th, the Cascade Blues Association and Portland's new "THE DRUM SHOP" (located at: 3366 S.E. Powell, next to Pacific Seafoods) will host a drum clinic from the hours of 2:00 through 5:00 pm. presented by Donny Schultz.  Don is an award winning drummer, and consummate  stage performer.  Don has decades of experience playing ALL KINDS of music and venues.  

     For the last few years Don has also been teaching drumming theory,  technique, and application from several venues. Don performs regularly in Portland and abroad.  These days Don Schultz is playing with the Aaron Black Band, and recently filled in for Jimi Bott at a show at Hopper's.  Don plays with a wide variety of ensembles and includes Blues, Rock, Country and contemporary forms of related music in his repertoire.

     Marty Leonard has owned "The Drum Shop" for 12 years, and has graciously donated his showroom for the clinic and live performance (WITH BAND!) that will follow the instructional portion of Don's workshop. 

     Don will provide hands on instruction, and the presentation will also include an overview of drumming styles applied to Blues related music in live performance.  There is a small fee for attending, ( $5.00 at door )and I will be on hand to sign in attendees, etc. (as usual!)

     This is a wonderful way for drumming enthusiasts of all skill levels to pick up some new tricks, check out some cool gear, and talk DRUM with other drummers, including Donny.  PLEASE NOTE: THIS CLINIC IS HELD AT THE DRUM SHOP AT 2:00!  NEXT MONTH'S CLINIC WILL BE AT THE 45th STREET PUB AT REGULAR 1:00-3:00 HOURS!

- LynnAnn Hyde     

Map to the 45th St. Pub (Look for the Red Star)

Stu Kinzel: Open Tunings and Slide Technique on National Steel Guitars

    Our Third Sunday Clinic for November will be held at The 45th Street Pub (the corner of 45th and Beaverton / Hillsdale Hwy., (503) 246-7061) on November 19th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

     The host for this clinic will be Portland native, Stu Kinzel. Stu has an international reputation for his expertise on the National Steel Resophonic Guitar, and for his use of open and special tunings on both guitar and Reso-guitar.  Stu plans to demonstrate finger-style techniques, tuning(s) and respective applications, and the art of SELF-ACCOMPANIMENT.

     Mr. Kinzel has earned the well deserved recognition from regional, national and international Blues & Roots publications for his driving rhythms and bass-note picking patterns in tandem with voice and single-note soloists.

     Stu will have some printed materials available on request, and will also provide some helpful instruction to aspiring vocalists that are solo or ensemble performers (he was given high praise for his vocals from Blues Access, BluesNotes, and many other Blues / Roots magazines and on-line forums).

     There will be a $5 fee to attend and, as usual, the wonderful staff at the 45th will be on hand to provide great food and beverages!

     I SUGGEST YOU MAKE A POINT TO ATTEND THIS CLINIC, IT MAY BE YOUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON STU'S STUDENT ROSTER. Stu is currently teaching guitar at Hillsboro Music, and was given a dedication by the one and only, Jon Koonce, for his help and inspiration to Jon on his most recent CD.

     I will be on hand to run sound and do a brief demonstration of harmonica / Steel Guitar lines in round and tandem. Also, to regale the attendees while Stu sets up and switches instruments.

See ya there!
LynnAnn Hyde