Pink Martini Is Gonna Zhoosh Up the Zoo

by Leilani PolkPink Martini plays Woodland Park Zoo tonight and tomorrow night CHRIS HORNBECKER
Pink Martini’s name fits them like a Mousquetaire glove. They’re slinky yet robust, fluffy and flamboyant while also exotic and classily tasteful. Portland’s self-styled little orchestra, maestro’d by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, flits through different moods in music that is rooted in jazzy big band, classical, and classic pop realms, but is also heavy on richly exotic sounds an