http://craigsjazz.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:54:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Who would have thought that a random idea in mid-May would have turned into the full on magazine in June. We debuted with a simple magazine with Chris Isaak on the cover, not sure what we would be when we grew up. Baby, look at us now! January will be our 8th ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=71 Who would have thought that a random idea in mid-May would have turned into the full on magazine in June. We debuted with a simple magazine with Chris Isaak on the cover, not sure what we would be when we grew up. Baby, look at us now! January will be our 8th ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=72 You had to wonder what I was doing during all this quiet time. You guys know me better than that. While still looking for a restaurant and getting the movie made, I had another interest. Located at hundreds of locations (for free) in Portland and Vancouver, you can pick up ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=64 I know I have been promising this for a while, but finding a designer you are compatible with is like finding a member of the bend. You have to have the same vision and be on the same page. So it isn't much of a surprise that my designer, Jennifer ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=43 A project long in the planning, and having had a few false starts, we are finally ready to film the movie this year. My good friends at Island Gateway Films in Los Angeles have agreed to finance the picture, so we are on solid footing. The incomparable Jack Marmer is going ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=42 Daily Astorian - Feb 18th, 2006 SEASIDE ≈ After starting in jazz clubs and lounges in Portland, two years and more than 200 shows later, Craig Marquardo now headline dozens of festivals every year all over the region. A Boston native, Marquardo grew up in a low-income broken home. At age ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=15 Pacific Northwest Inlander - August 3, 2005 Summer festivals have always been a great opportunity to go out and take advantage of the season. Two of the most popular festival activities are outdoor film showings and outdoor concerts — and the Friends of the Pavillion Park in Liberty Lake have ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=19 Mt. Hood Gorge Connection - February 2005 Local jazz sweetheart, Craig Marquardo, doesn't seem to be quite finished with the movie business just yet. Prior to his arrival in Oregon a few years ago, Craig was fully intent on retiring from the film industry, something he had been heavily involved in for ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=36 Musica Magazine - February 2005 Even Craig Marquardo would hesitate to call his trio a Jazz ensemble. It has the right recipe: an upright bass, manned by Ron Delano, Stephen Leiker on the keys, and Craig behind the mic. Call it a brainteaser: Is it still Jazz if ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=17 Oregonian - August 01, 2004 He's back. In truth, he never really went away. In the year since Craig Marquardo made headlines for sweeping into town with a plan to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, courtesy of a group of unidentified investors he said he represented, the man who claims ... http://craigsjazz.com/?p=26