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Nancy King has been called everything from a “Cult
figure” and an “uncompromising artist,” (Earshot Jazz) to “the greatest
living jazz singer,” (Herb Ellis). As one of the few improvisers in
vocal jazz to master the vocabulary, Nancy King has “indefatigable scat
chops and a remarkably elastic range.” (The Oregonian)
Nancy came to the San Francisco jazz scene of the early 1960’s from Springfield, Oregon. It was at the legendary Jazz Workshop that she met Sonny King, her future mate, and joined his band. They headlined Monday nights at the Workshop for two years. Others she worked with in San Francisco included Vince Guaraldi, John Handy, Sonny Donaldson, and Flip Nunez. Another major influence was meeting and studying with Jon Hendricks. In ‘66 and ‘67, Nancy did the Playboy Club circuit and was a production singer in Las Vegas, then joined C. Smalls and Company, led by Charlie Smalls, who later wrote the music for “The Wiz”. In the early 1970’s she took a break from touring, settling in Eugene, Oregon to raise her three sons. On weekends she sang in the lounge of the Benson Hotel in Portland with future jazz luminaries Ralph Towner, David Friesen and Tom Grant. In 2001 Nancy was inducted into the Oregon Jazz Society’s Hall of Fame. Selections from “Dream Lands” were featured on the Jazz Riffs Sampler played on NPR stations throughout the US. Nancy and Steve performed at jazz festivals across western Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat), were on the faculty of Bud Shank’s Centrum Jazz Workshop, and Nancy toured England and Holland with “The Fire at Keaton’s Bar & Grill”.
Glen Moore
is a jazz bassist with early classical training in piano until age 13.
He played bass in the school orchestra, experimenting with jazz and free
improvisation on his own. His performing career began at age 14 with the
Young Oregonians in Portland, Oregon where he met and played with
American Indian saxophonist, Jim Pepper. He graduated with a degree in
History and Literature from the University of Oregon where he also
studied the cello. His formal bass instruction started after college
with Jerome Magil in Portland, James Harnett in Seattle, Gary Karr in
New York, Plough Christenson in Copenhagen, Ludwig Streicher in Vienna
and Francois Rabbath in Hawaii. For the past 30 years, Glen has played a
Klotz bass fiddle crafted in the Tyrol circa 1715 on which he has made
extensive use of a unique tuning with both a low and high C string.
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Nancy King --
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TOM GRANT, master instrumentalist, talented singer and natural entertainer nimbly walks the line between jazz tradition and modern pop. This soft-spoken Oregon native's inspired songwriting produces propulsive R&B grooves, infectious melodic hooks, and stylish ballads with equal ease. He plays jazz piano with the harmonic sophistication and deep sense of swing that only comes from more than three decades on the bandstand. At the same time, his recordings have consistently landed at the top of the Smooth Jazz charts, a genre of music Tom helped pioneer in the mid-80s. As the Pacific Northwest's most renowned musical artist, Tom Grant's career achievements reflect his unique ability to embrace the full spectrum of contemporary music. Born to show business parents, Tom was at home with many musical instruments, but always returned to the piano. At a tender age, he was taught to play piano and drums by his tap dancer father. Later, he learned about music styles listening to music at his father's record store in Portland, Oregon. His brother, an avant-garde jazz pianist, who would later go on to found the worldwide Hare Krishna movement, introduced him to the many different facets of jazz music. After graduating from the University of Oregon and a short stint as a high school teacher, Tom answered his musical calling. Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper took Tom to New York in 1970 to record the chant classic Witchi-tai-to. After that, he toured and recorded with such jazz greats as Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Charles Lloyd and Tony Williams. Since 1983, Tom’s records have repeatedly topped the Smooth Jazz charts. Several, including the popular Mango Tango, Night Charade, In My Wildest Dreams, and The View from Here, enjoyed lengthy stays at Number One. His recent tours of Japan and Indonesia attest to his popularity in Asia. He has been featured on CNN and has been a guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His compositions are also used in TV and Films worldwide. Recently, Tom has delved more deeply into the world of music for film. Working primarily on documentaries and independent films, Tom’s touch can add magic to a soundtrack. In his hometown of Portland OR, Tom is well known for his work with charitable organizations with numerous appearances through the years at charity events and on charity compilation CD’s. In 2001, Tom started recording on his own record label, Nu-Wrinkle Records. After nearly 35 years of recording on various labels (Windham Hill, Verve, Shanachie, PAUSA, Gaia, WMOT, Timeless International, Chase Music) he felt it was time to explore the world of self-produced music. He currently has seven releases on this label |
Tom Grant
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Peter Piazza,
Gut Feelings featuring: Eddie Parente, Danny Seidenberg, Guy Tyler, Renato Caranto, Dan Balmer, George Mitchell, Al Criado, Carlton Jackson and Bobby Torres. 
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Born and raised in Portland, Peter Piazza began his long, illustrious career at Mt. Hood Community College like many other well known local musicians. He went on to play with the Portland Opera Orchestra alongside his father, Salvatore “Sammy” Piazza and is still a tenured member today. During the intervening years, Peter played with a wide variety of local, national and international performers, in both classical and modern genres. Among those are Palante, Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Company, Barrio Latino, Bobby Torres Ensemble, La Major Salsa, Conjunto Allegre, and The Krebsic Orkestar, as well as George Benson, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, Kenny G, Wayne Newton, Regis Philbin, Red Skelton, Luciano Pavarotti, Manheim Steamroller, Dennis DeYoung, Il Divo and Robert Goulet. In
the summer of 2008, with world class musicians and unique compositions,
Peter released his debut CD, “Gut Feelings.”
Drawing together the best jazz musicians in town and the best
classical string players, Peter created a dynamic, synergistic sound
unlike anything that’s come before it.
Influenced by Jean Luc Ponty, Stuff Smith and Stephane Grappelli,
and years playing classical music, Peter saw the possibility of
combining the best of both worlds.
Peter’s tunes are unique in style and sentimental, just like the
composer. Peter isn’t
satisfied with, nor does he feel bound by any particular, limited music
genre. When his mind offers
up a calypso riff, he composes a calypso tune.
Latin jazz, reggae, Nigerian high life, classic jazz waltz,
whatever comes, Peter’s up for it.
That’s one of the things about his compositions that are so
exciting; each tune offers its own unique sound.
Peter has written tunes for his grandfather(Pins and Noodles),
his grandmother(Dot’s Love), his long time friend(Essiet Okon Essiet)
and his wife(Leila’s Dance).
He is a deeply sentimental man, who gathers inspiration from the people
he loves. Peter brings his
ten piece ensemble, Gut Feelings, to Silverton, featuring
Eddie Parente, Danny Seidenberg, Guy Tyler, Renato
Caranto, Dan Balmer, George Mitchell, Al Criado, Carlton Jackson and
Bobby Torres. Originally from Jersey City, N.J.,
Eddie Parente studied violin and 4 part harmony at Jersey City State
College with Edward Raditz, playing in String Orchestra as well as
studying Jazz with Saxophonist Emile DeCosmo. Eddie also studied with
violinist Julie Lyonn Lieberman in NYC, but credits trumpeter Ted Curson
(Mingus alumni), as a major influence, who held Jam sessions in Hoboken
and encouraged Eddie to play Jazz in those formative years. A member of the Turtle Island String Quartet from 1992 to 2003, Danny Seidenberg, has enjoyed a varied and eclectic musical life. He made his solo viola debut at age 16 with the Pittsburgh Symphony as part of their Young People’s Concert series, then went to on the Juilliard School and a professional tenure in New York. Among the groups he performed with there are the American Ballet Theater, New York City Opera, American Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Orchestra of St. Lukes, New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Solisti New York, Dance Theater of Harlem, Soviet Emigre Orchestra, New York Virtuosi, Radio City Music Hall, many Broadway shows and multifarious chamber music. Renato Caranto is a saxophone player who performs on the Tenor, Alto, and Soprano saxophone, Renato Caranto guides his instruments through a variety of playing styles, including Jazz, Blues, Funk, R & B, and even a little Country. He has gained much experience in over 20 years as a professional musician as he traveled from his home in the Philippines to entertain in several countries before coming to the U. S. in 1981. From 1981 to 1992, Renato
joined various Top 40 groups playing in the lounges of major
hotel chains. January, 1992, is notable for his transition
out of Top 40 and into a local Blues/R&B group. Since that
time, Renato has firmly established himself in the local
Portland music scene. He has performed at all the major
festivals in the area including the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival,
Waterfront Blues Festival, and Jazz on the Water in Newport,
OR. He has recorded as a soloist on many local recording
projects and is frequently recommended by studio personnel
to their clients in need of sax solo work.
Dan Balmer, a native of
" Intensely musical". This description aptly describes Carlton Jackson during a long and varied musical career.A native of Portland Oregon, Carlton has been associated with many areas of the musical world, and continues to be a first call musician in the performance and recording industry. His flowing, incisive style, melded with a firm respect for the inherent tradition within different musical genres has made him the choice for local and national, and international projects. Bobby Torres --From Woodstock with Joe Cocker, through ten years of touring with Tom Jones, to forming his Latin Jazz band, the Bobby Torres Ensemble, Bobby's been on the music scene for over 35 years. Visit www.bobbytorres.com to learn more. Bobby Torres is a record producer, songwriter, percussion instructor, session musician and band leader based in Portland, Oregon. |
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Retta Christie Trio Retta Christie-vocals Dave Frishberg-piano John Moak-trombone    |
Retta Christie was
an Oregon farm kid who learned to square dance and to accompany family
members and her own singing with her guitar. She loves bristling Western
swing, good Dixieland, cowboy movie music and clever song-stories by
composers such as Floyd Tillman and Dave Frishberg. This is not
eclecticism for its own sake–Retta has heartfelt reactions to a variety
of songs and singers and she expresses those feelings by
telling–singing–each story her own way.
- Richard Hadlock, Host & Producer, The Annals of Jazz,
KCSM-FM San Mateo, California
“Retta Christie has a singular knack for
that curious, vastly entertaining form of Americana that
swings in the recesses between jazz and country."
- Tim Duroche, Willamette Week
"Retta uses simple-seeming magic..."
-Doug
Ramsey,
Jazz writer, Jazz
Journalists Association Lifetime
Achievement Award and two ASCAP Deems
Taylor awards
David Frishberg is
held in high esteem around the world as composer, lyricist,
pianist and singer. Happily for Retta, and for us, he also
enjoys the less conspicuous role of piano-playing sideman
and accompanist. His star-studded gig history includes Al
Cohn, Bobby Hackett, Ben Webster, Irene Kral, Anita O'Day
and Jimmy Rushing. You won't hear Dave sing here, but you
will hear Frishberg the songster at work in the sensitive
touches he employs to back Retta's vocal work.
Portland based jazz trombonist John Moak has performed with many notable jazz artists including: Ella Fitzgerald, Doc Severinsen, Jack Sheldon, Dave Brubeck, Nat Adderly, Randy Brecker, Diane Schurr, Branford Marsalis, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson, Pete Christlieb, Herbie Mann, Rosemary Clooney, Ken Peplowski and James Moody.
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Portland based jazz trombonist John Moak has performed with many notable jazz artists including: Ella Fitzgerald, Doc Severinsen, Jack Sheldon, Dave Brubeck, Nat Adderly, Randy Brecker, Diane Schurr, Branford Marsalis, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson, Pete Christlieb, Herbie Mann, Rosemary Clooney, Ken Peplowski and James Moody. Bassist Dan Schulte teaches electric and acoustic bass at Portland State University. He has appeared and/or recorded with Andrew Hill, Jim Pepper, Roswell Rudd, Jerry Hahn, Mel Brown, Ralph Black and Ronnie Steen, Violinist Rob Thomas, Dick Berk, John Handy, Phil Dwyer, Eddie Weid, Nancy King, Randy Porter, Chuck Marohnic, Chris Lee and Colleen O'Brien, Rob Schepps, John Stowell, Dan Balmer, Darrell Grant, Gary Versace, Kelly Joe Phelps, Suzy Stern, Lawrence Williams, Rebecca Kilgore, Warren Rand, Western Rebellion, Gordon Lee, Shirley Nannette, Gary Hobbs, Graham Lear, Alan Jones Sextet, Kate Power, Dave Evans, Dave Valdez, Matt Lemmler, Christopher Woitach, Cheryl Alex,Bert Wilson, Jay Collins. He has appeared at the Monterey Jazz festivals, Audi Jazz Festival, Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Mt.Hood festival of Jazz, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Earshot, Portland Jazz festival and Vancouver Wine and Jazz festivals. He has also performed with the Portland Opera and Portland Chamber Orchestra,and Portland Youth Philharmonic. Christopher Woitach is a jazz guitarist and composer living in Portland, Oregon. He performs a wide range of jazz styles, from Dixieland to Free jazz, Ragtime to Bebop. His compositions reflect his diverse musical tastes and abilities, and combine the intricacies of Baroque counterpoint with the freedom of modern jazz. Christopher Woitach has played with many nationally and internationally known artists, including Bernadette Peters, Rich Little, Hank Roberts, Bob Mover, Tony Monaco, Mel Brown, and John Stowell. He regularly performs throughout the Pacific Northwest, and at jazz festivals in the U.S. and Canada. |
John Moak Trio John Moak -- Trombone Dan Schulte -- Bass Chris Woitach -- Guitar
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The Art Resnick Trio is original,
swinging, and has a cohesiveness that listeners hear and appreciate
immediately. Art Resnick, a prolific composer and pianist, along with his great bassist and drummer performs mostly original pieces and is known for his lyrical style and unusual but accessible compositions. He has toured and recorded with many jazz luminaries such as James Moody, Freddie Hubbard, Papa John Creach, Nat Adderly, Benny Golson, Bobby Shew, Gary Bartz and Charles McPherson to name a few. He has also recorded albums featuring his own music in trio and quartet formats including the recording of "Jungleopolis" which earned 5 stars in "Downbeat" magazine. Art moved to Portland in 1990 from Paris after spending two years touring Europe. Brian Casey, well known for his versatility being at home playing in a symphony orchestra, the jazz gig, the salsa band, or in the Frank Zappa tribute band! He has played around the Northwest and northern California area for over 20 years with such groups as Pink Martini, Conjunto Alegre, Mel Brown, Akbar DePriest, Don Lanphere, Robert "Rude" Brown, Andre Kitaev, Bazuka Jazz, Barrio Latino, George Mitchell, Higher Ground, Bazuka Jazz, The Music Population Orchestra, JB Butler, Donny Osborne, Willamette Falls Symphony, Opera Theater Oregon, and the list goes on. An exciting young drummer named Jonas Oglesbee rounds out the trio. His sensitivity is equaled only by his ability to swing. After completing a degree in Jazz Studies at Indiana University, he has returned to Portland OR where he grew up. Jonas has performed and/or recorded with Frank Glover, Rob Dixon, Melvin Rhyne, The Buselli Walarab Jazz Orchestra, Pat Harbison, David Baker, Jeremy Allen, David Valdez, The Marcus Reynolds/Farnell Newton Quintet among others. |
The Art Resnick Trio Art Resnick -- Piano Brian Casey -- Bass Jonas Oglesbee -- Drums  |
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The Outside Music
Ensemble was formed in 1999 to perform creative music in interesting
outdoor settings. Since
then, the group has performed annual walk-in concerts on top of the
butte in Rich Halley is a Michael Vlatkovich is
an internationally known trombonist based in many different groups.
His most recent recording, “Three 3”, was picked as one of the top
recordings of 2009 by Cadence magazine.
Michael and Rich Halley have performed together for over 15
years. Jim Knodle is a Troy Grugett is a
Dave Storrs is a
drummer and percussionist based in Carson Halley is a
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Rich
Halley’s Outside Music
Ensemble Rich Halley- Saxophones Michael Vlatkovich- Trombone Jim Knodle-- Trumpet Troy Grugett -- Saxophones Dave Storrs -- percussion Carson Halley -- percussion  |
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Hank Hirsh - Saxophone Ed Bennett - Bass
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Hank Hirsh
studied saxophone technique and improvisation with prominent Chicago
saxophonists Edward Petersen, Peter Grenier, Tommy Ponce, Rich
Corpolongo and Lin Halliday. Studied music theory with Lionel Bordelon
and James Mack of Loop College, Chicago. He has as led bands in various
configurations since 1978. Has worked in many of Chicago’s big bands;
Loop College Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Society Swing Band, Lionel Bordelon’s
Jazz Attack Big Band, The Lee Rowland Orchestra. Hank Hirsh/Merle Boley
Quintet performed in Chicago throughout the 1980’s in clubs, festivals,
prisons and radio broadcasts. Hank worked and played with Tommy Ponce,
Ira Sullivan, Clifford Jordan, Von Freeman, Roy Haynes, Tyler Mitchell,
Hamid Drake, Anne Pringle, Julie Ponce, Robert Barry, Brienn Perry,
Sunnyland Slim, Erwin Helfer, Barcelona Red, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells,
Bob Dogan, Gary Moran, Jim Cooper, and Carl Leukauffe, as well as many
others in Chicago. Ed Bennett has long been considered one of the West Coast's premiere string bass players. Currently living in Portland, Oregon since 1990, Ed's work has taken him virtually everywhere in the world. He has worked with, toured internationally, or recorded with many legendary jazz figures, including: Dizzy Gillespie, Terell Stafford, Joe Henderson, Sonny Stitt, Frank Morgan, Richie Cole, Pete Christlieb, Bud Shank, Charles McPherson, Pete Jolly, Joe Albany, James Williams, Mike Wofford, Pete Malinverni, Bill Mays, Dick Berk, Larance Marable, Joey Baron, Bill Henderson, Anita O'Day, Ernestine Anderson, Marlena Shaw, Nancy King, Karrin Allyson, Mary Stallings, Dee Daniels, The Modernaires, and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra In 1974, Ed toured with Jimmy Witherspoon. From 1976 to 1979 he backed Carmen McRae, making his recording debut on "Carmen McRae at the Great American Music Hall" in San Francisco which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1977. In 1981, he worked with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band, recording the Grammy- nominated "Tanuki's Night Out." |
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Turkish pianist and composer
Sila Cevikce Shaman has written and performed eclectic
styles of music from classical art songs, film scores and musicals to
free improvisation since her move to
In 2004, her debut album as a
bandleader, "A New Abode", was released on SteepleChase Records.
Selected as an Album of the Week pick by NPR's Jazz with Bob Parlocha,
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Sila Cevikce Shaman - Piano Dick Berk - Drums   |
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Ray Rom Quintet
Ray Rom - Saxophone
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Ray Rom was born in
Roundup, Montana. Started learning saxophone (my dad's), in seventh grade. Began playing dances as a freshman in high school with a trio of saxophone, piano and drums. Later it became a quartet and then a quintet. After graduating I attended a Jazz School in Minneapolis and joined a territory band after completing the course. Traveled on the road until being drafted in 1951. Spent 17 months in Korea on a 90 mm anti- aircraft gun. After discharge in 1953 I Attended the U. of Montana and received a BM degree in theory and composition. Attended The U. of Iowa and received an M.A. in woodwind performance. Played in many jazz groups in Portland, Salem, and Eugene over the years. Played with or backed many performers such as Les Elgart, Bill Watrous, Doc Severinsen, Aretha Franklin, Manhattan Transfer, Supremes Maralyn McCoo, Diane Shure, Bucky Pizzarelli, Toshiko, Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, Frank Strozer and others. Currently playing with The Art Abrams Swing Machine in Portland, and My Big Band, Octet and smaller groups using many of my own arrangements and compositions. |
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A Portland native, Ben Darwish has been playing piano since the age of six. He also plays drums, guitar, and sings. At age sixteen, he won Portland Battle Of The Bands at the Roseland Theater with his rock group, Chill Factor. At the age of eighteen, Ben studied for two years with Randy Porter, pianist for Charles McPherson and Madeline Eastman. He since has played in the Mt. Hood Jazz Band and recorded their 2003 release "I'm New Here" on the Seabreeze label. After attending Mt. Hood for two years, he attended University of Oregon and received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. Upon graduation, he was awarded "Outstanding Undergraduate Performer in Jazz Studies". He currently performs frequently and teaches piano at Ethos Music Center, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of music and music-based education for youth in underserved communities. In the jazz setting, Ben has played with many artists including: Kevin Mohagany, Rich Perry, Ron Miles, Devin Phillips, Esperanza Spalding, and Alan Jones. In others genres, he’s performed with Reggie Watts, Bill Summers (of The Headhunters), Stephanie Schneiderman, Ohmega Watts, and Ryan Dolliver, just to name a few. In 2003, he won the Jazz Society of Oregon Young Musician scholarship. Most recently, he was the winner of the 2008 downbeat award for Outstanding Big Band Performance. He was nominated for “Outstanding Achievement In Jazz” by the 2009 Portland Music Awards and released his second Trio album in February 2009, entitled “Ode To Consumerism”. The Ben Darwish Group was recently invited to audition at Jazz At Lincoln Center for the Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program. Although they weren’t chosen as finalists, Darwish used this experience to develop an educational presentation on the history of Jazz that he will be presenting in several schools in the Portland area |
Ben Darwish Quartet Ben Darwish -- Piano  |
John Gilmore -- Vocals and Piano |
John Gilmore is a
vocalist-pianist whose musical career spans 35 years. Originally from
Southern California, John comes from a musical family, his father having
been a record producer and his mother a big band vocalist. While
majoring in music at UCLA, John won First Prize in the Frank Sinatra
Awards, Pop Vocal category. John worked in the Los Angeles area from
1974 through 1991 as an entertainer and band leader. His clients
included Merv Griffin, Billy Crystal and Kenny Rogers, to name a few. As
a solo act, he appeared at the world-renowned Jimmy's Restaurant in
Beverly Hills, a six-year engagement where he performed regularly for
such notable customers as Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhart, Natalie Cole,
Stevie Wonder and many others. Also an accomplished voice-over artist,
John has been heard on many commercials and was the spokesperson for the
Oldsmobile Dealers of Southern California. From 1991 through 1995 John
starred in a television commercial for Henry Weinhard beer, playing the
character "Tex Velvet." Since moving to Portland in 1992, John has
performed solo and in group settings at such venues as the Heathman
Hotel, the Benson Hotel, Portland City Grill, Wilf's Restaurant and Bar
(from 1996 to present) and at numerous social events and corporate
functions throughout the Portland area. John's debut CD, "For My Father
& Frank," is a tribute to Frank Sinatra and John's dad, Voyle Gilmore,
who was Sinatra's record producer from 1953 to 1958. Please visit John's website at www.gilmoremusic.com for more information and to contact John. |
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Mark Simon couples jazz experience with
a myriad of jazz influences to create a style of playing
and writing that offers a mature outlook while pushing
his work out to the edge.
As a youngster, Mark studied the works of pianists Hampton Hawes (“His honesty and integrity appeal to me”) and Wynton Kelly, Thelonious Monk, Vince Guaraldi and his brother, Fred Simon, an accomplished jazz pianist and recording artist whom Mark refers to as “my earliest influence”. Growing up in jazz, Mark Simon has gained experience from playing extensively with Leroy Vinnegar and Hadley Caliman, performing in concert with Bud Shank, Jeff Clayton, Joshua Breakstone and singer Julie Kelly and playing jam sessions with several notable jazz artists, including Teddy Edwards, Red Holloway and Herb Ellis. Mark has been a Portland resident since 1978, when he came west from Chicago to study jazz at Mount Hood Community College. He’s been a featured performer with the MHCC alumni band at several Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz events. Since then, he’s played with most of the jazz stalwarts in the Portland area, including Mel Brown, Glen Moore, Nancy King and Ron Steen. His Libra Moon, PORTLAND NIGHTS recording debut (featuring eight Simon originals) includes first-call jazz artists Paul Mazzio, trumpet and flugelhorn; Gary Hobbs, drums: Dave Captein, bass and Michael Bard sax. Michael co-produced the CD with Mark. Mark continues to compose music and work around the Portland area playing solo piano gigs, accompanying vocalists, playing with jazz groups (including his newly-formed Mark Simon trio), as well as teaching piano and providing services for vocalists. |
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Bill Hughes was a physician in
private practice in Salem for 23 years. In 2003 he quit his day job for
the joy and magic of playing jazz guitar. Bill plays clubs, restaurants
and casuals in Western Oregon. For the past five years, he has played
over 250 dates a year.
George Mitchell has been pop superstar
Diana Ross’ first-call pianist for more than two decades. Since 1980, he
has accompanied her musical ensemble performing internationally… playing
hundreds of concerts all over the world…as well as extensive touring
throughout the United States. Craig Snazelle's jazz education
includes lessons/study with SF Bay Area bassist Chuck Sher, (John
Hendricks), Los Angeles bassist and former Portlander Jamie Faunt (Chick
Corea, John Klemmer), and since moving to Oregon, with bassists Glen
Moore (Oregon), Tom Wakeling and Larry Zgonc, (Principal Bass, Portland
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Bill Hughes Trio
Bill
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If it were not for Roy Rogers,
Frank Tribble may have never picked up a guitar. But it was the
sound of Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery that really inspired the young
guitarist from Cincinatti, Ohio. After arriving in Des Moines to attend Drake University in 1968, Tribble began playing with Dartanyan Brown in a band called Star Theatre Company. When that group disbanded, Tribble began a 30 year playing tradition with organist Sam Salomone. |
Frank Tribble
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Kilde, Fleetwood & La
Freniere |
Kilde, Fleetwood & La Freniere A unique blend of light jazz, standards and classic instrumentals bringing three lifetimes of great musical experience into one enticing sound We’d like to introduce you
to the music of A Trio of seasoned performers, with
histories associated with names such as Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and
Henry Mancini, this ensemble presents a unique combination of
instruments and a distinctive, infectious sound that appeals to
audiences of all ages. Check out our latest CD at http://cdbaby.com/cd/kflf |
John Stowell - Guitar |
John Stowell began his successful career in the early
1970’s with private study with guitarist Linc Chamberland and pianist
John Mehegan. Both men were valuable mentors to John, allowing him to
play with them as he progressed in his development. Several years later
he met bassist David Friesen in New York City, and they formed a duo
that recorded and toured prolifically for seven years, with performances
in the United States,Canada, Europe and Australia. The duo continues to
perform thirty years after their first meeting. In 1983, John and David
joined flutist Paul Horn and Paul’s son Robin Horn (on drums) for a
historic tour of the Soviet Union. This was the first time in forty
years that an American jazz group had been invited to play public
performances in Russia. In 1993, 1995, and 1998 John returned to Russia,
playing in numerous cities. His two sold-out performances in Kursk may
have been the first appearances there by an American jazz musician. John
continues to tour, record and teach internationally. He has been
Artist-In-Residence at schools in Germany, Indonesia, Argentina, and in
the United States and Canada. He served as assistant director and
performer in Oregon Public Broadcasting’s PDX Jazz Summit in 1991, and
since 1995 has been a contributing columnist for a number of magazines,
including “Downbeat”, “Guitar Player”, Canadian Musician”, “Soundcheck”
(Germany), and “Guitar Club” (Italy). website |
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UnBande Danny Seidenberg -- viola Daryl Silberman -- viola Noah Seitz -- cello Christopher Woitach -- guitar
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A member of the Turtle Island String
Quartet from 1992 to 2003, Danny Seidenberg, has enjoyed a varied and
eclectic musical life. He made his solo viola debut at age 16 with the
Pittsburgh Symphony as part of their Young People’s Concert series,
then went to on the Juilliard School and a professional tenure in New
York. Among the groups he performed with there are the American Ballet
Theater, New York City Opera, American Symphony Orchestra, American
Composers Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Orchestra of St. Lukes, New
York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Philharmonia
Virtuosi, Solisti New York, Dance Theater of Harlem, Soviet Emigre
Orchestra, New York Virtuosi, Radio City Music Hall, many Broadway
shows and multifarious chamber music.
Daryl Silberman studied viola
at the University of Colorado at Boulder (BM), San Francisco
Conservatory of Music, and U.S.C. Currently, she is the director of
orchestras at West Salem High School. Daryl plays many contemporary
styles on both her traditional instruments and a 5-stringed electric
violin. She co-founded the acoustic folk rock band "Naked to the World"
and the instrumental group "littlworld." She has played and/or recorded
with Guns and Roses, Depeche Mode, Al Stewart, Michael Sherwood, Larisa
Stow, Darryl Purpose, Robert Morgan Fisher, E.B. Fraley, and many other
singer-songwriters and bands. For over 14 years Daryl has toured
nationally as a clinician for Knilling performing in the schools on her
traditional, classical violin and her 5-stringed acoustic-electric
violin. Her clinics, entitled "Connections: Inspiring String Students by
Connecting Classical and Contemporary Music" have resulted in her
performing in over 35 states addressing audiences of all ages. Christopher Woitach is a jazz guitarist and composer, currently residing in Portland, OR. He plays and composes in a fresh, innovative style that pushes the boundaries of modern jazz while embracing everything from swing to avant-garde.
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Mike
Horsfall has enjoyed a successful musical career for over 30 years.
He studied music at Central Washington University, and earned a
Bachelors in Piano degree from Marylhurst University in Portland,
Oregon. He developed an interest in jazz in the 70’s and studied with
Gary Burton, Joe Locke, Bill Cunliff, and Mal Waldron. Mike’s professional career started in the summer of ‘73, playing baritone horn in Disneyland’s All American College Marching Band. He spent the next decade touring the country playing keyboards and vibes in a R & B dance band before settling down in Portland and concentrating on building a solid music career. In 1989 he co-founded a successful vibes-bassdrums trio named Tall Jazz (www.talljazz.com), a widely acclaimed ensemble with 8 CD’s to their name. He has appeared with a number of world class musicians including Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, Chuck Redd, Carl Saunders, Leroy Vinegar, and Rebecca Kilgore. Mike is currently in demand as a composer, arranger, recording artist and concert soloist, and as an educator, teaching at Mt. Hood Community College and Oregon Episcopal School.
Craig Snazelle's jazz education
includes lessons/study with SF Bay Area bassist Chuck Sher, (John
Hendricks), Los Angeles bassist and former Portlander Jamie Faunt (Chick
Corea, John Klemmer), and since moving to Oregon, with bassists Glen
Moore (Oregon), Tom Wakeling and Larry Zgonc, (Principal Bass, Portland
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Horsfall /Snazelle Duo
Mike Horsfall -
Vibes
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Blue Gardenia Jazztet
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The Blue Gardenia Jazztet
celebrates New York City, San Francisco, & Las Vegas Club-Styled
American & Brazilian Jazz with Blue Gardenia Vocalist Joanna Rios--and
featuring the music & styles of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sammy
Davis Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Sara
Vaughn, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Judy Garland, Brazil '66,
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, and others.
Blue Gardenia Band members include pianist Charles Guerin, Latin and straight jazz percussionist Raymond Rios, and bassist Tom Ruttan. For additional information, please log on to our website. |
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Clay Giberson -- Keyboards John Nastos -- Saxophone   |
Clay Giberson: Well traveled geographically and
musically, keyboardist/composer Clay Giberson’s artistic talent and
musicianship are coming to the forefront, A Southwest Washington native,
he studied in Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami (B.M. Cum
Laude, Studio Music and Jazz) and New York City, New York University
(M.M. Magna Cum Laude, Music Technology) where he studied with Jim
McNeely and Fred Hersch. Clay has released four recordings on Seattle
based, Origin Records. His
latest recording “Spaceton’s
Approach” a piano trio project, received national airplay and
favorable reviews. He has performed throughout Europe, Scandinavia, the
Mediterranean, the South Pacific and Caribbean and Japan. Having been
influenced by all types of music, Clay draws from these idioms in his
own compositions and in the interpretation of others. Currently he is a
member of cooperative groups Upper
Left Trio and Go By Train.
He is on faculty at Clackamas and Mt. Hood Community Colleges where he
teaches piano and electronic music. John Nastos, a Portland native, is an active performer and educator in the Portland jazz scene. After spending time in New York studying at the Manhattan School of Music with Bob Mintzer, Dick Oatts, and Mike Abene, John returned to Portland where he has become on of the most in-demand woodwind players on the scene. He can be found sharing the stage with the likes of Mel Brown, Bobby Torres, Damian Erskine, and Darrell Grant on a regular basis. In 2009, Nastos and pianist Clay Giberson started a project called "Duo Chronicles" in which the duo releases a new video each week of a performance of one of their compositions or arrangements. More information at duochronicles.com and johnnastos.com |
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Paul Unger - Bass Steve Christoferson  |
Paul Unger is the Asst. Principal Bass of the Fort Worth
Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Unger has appeared as a featured
soloist with the Dallas Ballet, Fort Worth Chamber
Orchestra, Mount Vernon Chamber Music and at the Mimir
Chamber Music Festival and has performed with such
diverse artists as Andrea Bocelli, Bobby Shew,
Bernadette Peters and Jay Clayton.
Paul was the Instructor of Double Bass at TCU from 2005-2007 and is also a member of the jazz group Flipside and the international tango ensemble, Montango. He also wrote and directed the award winning film, “The Last Supper”, which appeared at the Tribeca Film Fest and composed music for the feature film “Seventy-Eight”. Paul is one of a small, but growing, number of bassists who tune their bass in Fifths, who, coincidentally grew up in Silverton. |
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CHANCE HAYDEN is a diverse,
performing guitarist with fluency in an array of genres from jazz and
American roots, to rock and rhythm & blues. Throughout his musical
studies he received numerous awards and scholarships, graduating from
Portland State University in 2008 with a Bachelor's of Music Performance
in Jazz. Currently, Chance is active as a private guitar instructor,
composer/ |
Chance Hayden - Guitar |
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Two Plus One Steve Boden --Vocals, Guitar Dick Saunders -- Clarinet, Saxophone John Walling -- Bass  |
STEVE BODEN
Leader, Vocals, Guitar, sings in a smooth, jazzy crooner’s
style. His vintage arch top guitar drives the infectious rhythms of
early Jazz. ‘20’s Jazz guitar pioneer Eddie Lang influences him. Steve
knows the music, the times, the characters, and the events that make the
Roaring Twenties Roar. Steve’s vocal talent was discovered at an early
age, and he’s performed several styles. At Portland's KBOO-FM, he
discovered the romance and adventure of early Jazz music and hosted the
"Ragtime" show. A decade of tours with the show duo "Boden & Zanetto"
also yielded a tape album. Steve co-founded the original Jass Two duo
with reed legend Teddy Deane. DICK SAUNDERS Dick’s virtuoso command of the clarinet and sax shows. the hand of a master of vintage Jazz. He began his career singing on New York radio at age 4. He has played the famed Borscht circuit, directed band and choral units in the US Air Force. He played in the Phoenix Symphony, and top show room orchestras of Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe. He was called to Los Angeles for studio sessions in the Radio,TV and Film industries. His mastery of the woodwind instruments brought him work with such stars as Tony Bennett, George Burns, Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Torme and Frank Sinatra. Dick has relocated to Portland. He has regularly appeared as soloist with Norman Leyden's Oregon Symphony Pops Concerts. JOHN WALLING John’s poppin’, jumpin’ bass line gives Jass Two Plus One distinctive depth and drive. It’s no wonder. John is also featured bassist with Portland’s legendary Stumptown Jazz. He’s played the Hollywood Bowl, and with the Coconut Grove Orchestra. A graduate of Univ. of California at Santa Cruz, he’s a master of both upright string bass and the tuba. His influences include Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong and Mozart. John’s extraordinary talent extends to the classical music world as founder of the Portland Brass Quintet. He’s played with the Santa Cruz Symphony, the Burbank Symphony, and the Rose City Chamber Orchestra. John passes the torch to students as a teacher with Portland’s MUSE Band Performance program. |
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Young Lions The up and coming young musicians Brett McConnell -- Bass  Kyle Owen - Drums  Hailey Niswanger -- Saxophone  Tree Palmedo -- Trumpet  |
Brett McConnell is a 21 year old bassist and composer from Boise, Idaho. Having been in the school orchestra throughout junior high and high school, Brett decided to move to Portland to become a jazz bass player. Under the direction of Glen Moore, Dan Schulte, Charley Gray and Darrell Grant, Brett has become a wondrous jazz performer ever since arriving at Portland State University in 2007. He has performed with the Portland Jazz Orchestra and is currently in the Kung Fu Quartet, along with other up-and-coming projects. Kyle Owen has been playing drums since the age of 10 and has always had a passion for the sound spectrum the drums can provide in an ensemble or solo. He has been playing professionally for about 6 years now and is continuing his education at Portland State University where he is working on his Bachelors of Music in Jazz studies on the drum set. He is working on writing and networking to create a solid foundation to make a splash in the music world. He has studied/performed/worked with artists such as Alan Jones, Darrell Grant, Ken Ollis, John Nastos, Farnell Newton, and Dan Shulte; and is currently playing in various groups ( Club 7 Jazz Band, Orjazzum, Stimulus Package, and leads his own group The KOrtet). Hailey Niswanger (pronounced "NICE-wonger"), currently studying jazz performance on a full scholarship at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, has an impressive list of accomplishments that reach far beyond the borders of her home in Portland, Oregon, and well beyond her years. She has shared the stage with DeeDee Bridgewater, George Duke, George Garzone, Red Holloway, Terell Stafford, Phil Woods, James Moody, Steve Nelson, Christian McBride, McCoy Tyner, Maceo Parker, Wynton Marsalis, Mark Whitfield and other jazz greats and leads her own quartet. In September of 2009 Hailey was selected as the new alto saxophonist in the internationally acclaimed big band the Either/Orchestra, occupying the chair previously held by Miguel Zenon and Jaleel Shaw, among others. In May 2009, Hailey hit the road running after completing her first year at Berklee. That month she was a featured artist at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (she won the festival's saxophone competition in 2008) and her concert was broadcast on NPR's "JazzSet With Dee Dee Bridgewater" in October 2009. website Tree Palmedo started playing bugle at age three and was booked to play weddings as a novelty. When his mother was told he was too young for lessons he took to the piano. Tree started trumpet in 4th Grade in the Oregon Episcopal Lower School band. His teacher Ronnye Harrison had Tree sitting in with the ACMA jazz band and gigging with a trumpet trio by the time he was in 5th Grade. Tree spent his 7th and 8th Grade years as a member of the Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra, playing in NYC, at Monterey and at many other festivals where he won several soloist awards. By the end of his Freshman year in High School he had been invited on full scholarship to Berklee's Summer Jazz Workshop, to the Vail Jazz Festival Workshop, had received a DownBeat Award (2008) for Outstanding Performance, had placed 3rd in the National Trumpet Competition's 28 and Under Jazz Division, had been named a Grammy Band Finalist and served as Principal trumpet for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra. As a 10th Grader, Tree performed at the Reno Jazz Festival as a Reno Jazz All-Star, where he also won the Outstanding High School Trumpeter Award. He was re-invited to Berklee's Summer Jazz workshop, renamed a Grammy Band Finalist and won his second DownBeat Award (2009) for Outstanding Performance. He studied Jazz at Portland State University after school and enjoyed playing in PSU's Big Band and Combo as well as his studies with Randy Porter. He was ecstatic to be named a 2009 Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colonist. As a Current 11th Grader, Tree plays in the Portland Youth Philharmonic and loves giving trumpet lessons through PYP's Peer Mentor Program. He also enjoys playing in Andrew Oliver's Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, Derek Sim's MYS Jazz Band, Farnell Newton's PDX Jazz Project and the PSU Jazz Combo. Tree recently started writing charts for combos. He has been mentored in this by Alan Jones at the Alan Jones Academy of Music. His last two tunes "Cool Whip!" (2009) and "Pandemonium" (2009) have been played at several local gigs and can be seen by searching for them on youtube. They were played at the VIP opening party for the 2010 PDX Jazz Festival and were well received. Tree was also recently named 2nd trumpet for the Jazz Band of America. |
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Silverton High School
Jazz Band under direction of Tim Duffy
PSU Big Band under the directorship of Charley Gray Western Oregon Big Band under the direction of Keller Coker. |
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This page last updated: March 04, 2010
