hani1969
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Oud players in Oregon?
I recently moved from New York City to Portland, Oregon and wondering if there are any oud players out here. Or anyone who plays middle eastern music
at all would be nice.
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paulO
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Hi Hani1969,
There used to be a guy in Grant's Pass, named Steve Skaggs, he also played clarinet, I haven't seen the guy in eons. I remember him from a backstage
meeting a Rakassah like 15 or so years ago. I don't toss phone numbers, so I'll check thru my archives and see if I can dig it up. Good luck.
Regards..PaulO
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Dr. Oud
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I'm in Vancouver , WA and there are several oudists in Portland. Wednesday nights I play in an ensemble called Arabesque with Michael Beach- drums and
vocals, Geoff George - keyboards, Brenda Erickson - violin at It's a Beautiful Pizza on Belmont at 34th ave. Friday nite Arabesque is at Pars
restaurant on Capitol Highway near PCC Sylvania with Daniel Koos playing oud. Daniel is the regular oudist with The Brothers of the Baladi, but I sub for him sometimes. We also are doing a Christmas concert Dec 10 with Ishmael playing kanoon at the Grace
Memorial Episcopal Church, 1535 NE 17th, in Portland. Those are the performances I know of, but I know some other oudists as well as Steve Skaggs, who
lives in Grant's Pass. I'm doing some repair and restoration for Steve currently, but Steve isn't performing currently although he is a fine Turkish
style oudist. Come by the venues or u2u or email me at droud2002@yahoo.com for more contact info and I'll hook you up..
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paulO
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Hi Hani,
Looks like Richard's got the info. Have fun.
Regards...PaulO
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hani1969
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Thanks Richard, I'm so glad to know there are some oud players in the area. I'll definitely come see Arabesque in the next couple of weeks. Looking
forward to meeting you.
Hani
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