The Eternal Waltz
The Alberta Rose and The JWF are keeping the music and magic alive – 47 years after The Band said goodbye in its epic concert, The Last Waltz. Portland’s annual event, The Next Waltz, showcases fabulous Oregon musicians recreating the original performance and reminding us how extraordinary it was.
Mark Bowden, Arietta Ward, Greg Hyatt and Jesse Lee Young rock “Further on up the Road” (Eric Clapton) at the 10th annual The Next Waltz, happening again this year November 24, 25, and 26, at Alberta Rose Theatre. Tickets Available Now
Since 2011, Adam East and Jeff Rosenberg have organized and performed in The Next Waltz- at The Alberta Rose Theater. For Adam, the film version of The Last Waltz was a touchstone that brought his musical community together when he was first performing in Los Angeles more than 30 years ago. What made the film so remarkable was the presence of so many iconic performers – from Bob Dylan and Neil Young to Dr. John and the Staple Singers and Joni Mitchell and so many more in a single concert.
The show was important to Jeff as well, who describes watching the film of The Last Waltz on a public broadcasting station with his dad, who “perked up while watching it,” Jeff said. “The colorful characters and the virtuosic performances came across even to him, although he wasn’t normally someone disposed to rock music.”