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 Bennett’s drummer, 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!
3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd #935
Portland, OR 97214
(808) 938-0273
