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   "Larry Caldwell"  wrote in message   
   news:MPG.1f3e7601bfbdd7cb9897bc@news.peaksky.com...   
      
   > The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival is this weekend, and it promises to be a real   
   > show this year, with all the relocated Nawlins jazz greats.  A lot of   
   > them landed in Portland because they can make a living playing and   
   > teaching jazz there.   
      
   Yes, they can!   
      
   I didn't take any music theory classes at MHCC, but I know of the   
   professors, staff and several successful graduates. MHCC has an outstanding   
   music department. I don't think the peculiar jazz presence in the program is   
   deliberate, it just is.  The Y'ats should feel right at home.   
      
   To "make a living" playing jazz here they'll have to compete with the   
   established acts. Given their lineage and the general perception of   
   authenticity, that shouldn't be a problem.   
   -c   
      
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