Gertrude’s Jazz Bar
Interview with Owner Marlina Shirley
October 27, 2018
Gertrude’s Jazz Bar
The Music
Elena is pleased to have four albums to her credit:
- “Catnip Cafe”, a swinging compilation recorded with Harold Jones, Count Basie and Tony Bennet’s dummer, and an all-star 6-piece band, produced in 2003;
- “Talk to Me”, an intimate and soulful work completed in 2008 and featuring bebop piano man, Greg Hester;
- “Live at the Blue Dragon”, recorded live at a wonderful club in Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island in 2013 with top island jazz players; and
- “Eastside Sessions” recorded in 2012, which is a tribute to and features the late great bassist, John Parker. The CD is an elegant union of favorite Bay Area and Hawaii musicians.
Find Me!
4614 NE Hancock Street
Portland, OR 97213
(808) 938-0273
