Results for "Portland"

Ian Miller

Paul Ward

Bill Coones

Born: January 1, 1950

Bill Coones (Vocalist, (Upright Bass) Bill has lived in the Portland Oregon area for many years and played music at local Night Clubs Restaurants, Winery s, special occasions for most of them. He has a way of presenting the romantic side of the Standards uniquely his own and is a real crowd pleaser in his soulful delivery of classic tunes from Broadway Shows and the Jazz and Blues scene. Bill has appeared at the Mt Hood Festival of Jazz in 1988, Rose City Blues Festival and Waterfront Blues Fest numerous years among others in the area, and many local night clubs and restaurants. He also has played music Internationally in Canada and England

Jon Ostrom

Born: January 9, 1972

Portland’s Jon Ostrom is a talented and accomplished guitarist and songwriter playing jazz, funk, rock and bluegrass in various groups throughout his career. The imagery created by his guitar playing combined with his songwriting showcase his ability to create landscapes for deep grooves and improvisation. Jon started his music career in Walleye, a power trio focused on songwriting without any barriers or limits. Walleye was fortunate to open for such bands as Vince Herman, Rubberneck, Jive Talkin Robots, Five Fingers of Funk and many more. Jon then created the Louden Mellow Project to continue with songwriting and focus on jazz and funk

Argyle

Argyle is an instrumental funk quartet with a soulful style. Argyle's adventurous performances stem from roots in soul jazz, hip hop, prog, afrobeat, psychedelic rock and old school funk. The group's deeply shared vibe, feel, and swing are the result of years of soulful collaboration. Every evening with Argyle is an eclectic, unique experience of musical chemistry. Alive with a wild beating heart, the meticulously syncopated and ruthlessly disciplined music blends authentic vintage tone with muscular chops and unrestrained improvisation. Argyle features Chris Reilly on Bass, Nick Rossman on guitar, Andy Ellis Valdini on Hammond B-3, Moog, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, and Devin Weston on drum kit

Evan mustard

Born: August 1, 1986

Evan Mustard is one of the most active jazz guitarists in Portland, OR today. His wide-ranging credits include performances with Lyric Theatre (OK), the Norman Philharmonic (OK), Under the Lake (OR), Jumptown Big Band (OR), Cherry Blossom Trio (OR), Shanghai Woolies (OR), Vanport Big Band (WA), and the Evan Mustard Trio. He is also an instructor and the Program Coordinator at Youth Music Project (OR). He earned his M.M. in Jazz Studies from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2013 after completing his B.A. in Music Performance from the same institution in 2010. In addition to his collegiate work, he has studied with world-renowned guitarists Gilad Hekselman, Rotem Sivan, Bruce Forman, and John Stowell

Andrew Endres

Julia Pinckney Jones

Born: April 23, 1971

Julia started singing classic jazz with her family at about age 12. After a lengthy detour through light opera, musical theatre, top 40, hard rock, disco, alt-country, R&B, reggae and neo-soul, she has taken all the best from her eclectic career and brought it back home. JPJQ feels like that joyful homecoming. Her voice is an unapologetic departure from the "smoky voiced" female crooners the jazz world has come to expect. She chooses to show off the power of her upper register, allowing her to create a strong, joyful sound that is influenced as much by Aretha as it is by Ella.

Michael Robert Winkle

Born: August 14, 1952

“Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, I was surrounded by an incredible music scene that offered such a diversity of musical genres that on any given night, you could see artists such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Tower Of Power, Cal Tjader and Miles Davis, to name a few. The Fillmore and Winterland were in their full glory, and I was fortunate to see some of the top bands of the day there. We used to go to high school dances in Oakland to see Santana, Tower Of Power, and Creedence Clearwater Revival before they hit it big. Just an amazing era! “Early on, I was absolutely knocked out by many of the British bands, particularly Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Animals, The Zombies, The Hollies, and of course, the Beatles

Under The Lake

Born: September 18, 1965

"Effervescent, vivacious and all-together engaging" is how smoothjazz.com describes Under The Lake's music, an original sound that Don Dilorio of the North Jersey Herald and News says "doesn't sit easy in any category, thanks to its heavy doses of funkified bass and occasional soul references." Keyboard player Jayson Tipp founded Under The Lake nearly 30 years ago. Over the past three decades Under The Lake has garnered many notable accomplishments across their first 4 releases: Dive In (1993), Up For Air (1996), People Together (2007) and Jazz, Groove & Attitude (2018). The band’s credits include live performances with a "who's who" list of jazz artists such as Joe Sample, Billy Cobham, Keiko Matsui, Stanley Jordan, and others with appearances at venues such as the PDX Jazz Festival, Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Maui Music Festival, Newport Beach Jazz Festival, KIFM Smooth Jazz Festival and the House of Blues. Under The Lake have received immense critical praise in local, regional, national, and international publications including JazzTimes, Jazziz, France's Jazz Hot, Canada's Exclaim, Germany's Cascade, as well as The New York Daily News, UTNE Reader, and The Music Paper