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SUMMARY:KOMAGA TRIO – Kosako / Manring / Garcia
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes for the first time to southern Oregon the Komaga Trio on Sunday\, August 16 at 7 p.m. at the Grizzly Peak Winery performance space. \nVirtuosity and daring improvisation define this ensemble. Harp innovator Motoshi Kosako\, fretless-bass legend Michael Manring\, and percussion visionary Chris Garcia create a boundary-defying blend of jazz\, world rhythm\, and chamber nuance. Their spontaneous interplay recalls the adventurous spirit of the legendary band “Oregon”—lyrical\, unpredictable\, and deeply musical. Each performance unfolds like a conversation among masters: intricate\, emotive\, and alive with rhythmic intelligence. Sophisticated yet soulful\, KOMAGA TRIO invites audiences into a realm where jazz tradition evolves into something exquisitely new. \nBand webpage:  https://harpmusician.com/komaga-trio
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/komaga-trio-kosako-manring-garcia/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Summer Concert Series
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SUMMARY:The Stella Heath Group\, From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf ~ SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes Bay Area vocalist Stella Heath and her group for her first southern Oregon performance. She’ll be presenting “From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf which blends a jazz manouche sound with Billie/Edith material as well as more contemporary material. \nSinging since the age of eight\, Stella feels wholly blessed to be able to express herself through music and song\, and to carry forth the torch of Jazz Music that she loves so dearly. She grew up in the North San Francisco Bay Area\, steeped in her mother’s eclectic music collection; some of her early musical influences were Louis Armstrong\, Edith Piaf\, Buena Vista Social Club\, Billie Holiday\, Tom Waits\, Bod Dylan and Ella Fitzgerald. Her education was primarily in Acting at Interlochen Arts Academy and Syracuse University\, where she received a degree in classical acting and cultural geography. She spent many years as a Shakespearian actress based out of New York City\, where she began to sing Jazz again with the incredible Marjorie Eliot in Harlem. She moved to her home state of California in 2014\, and began playing music full time\, starting the eclectic gypsy jazz inspired band\, Bandjango Collectif\, a wild around the edges band that mixes French Jazz Manouche\, New Orleans Hot Swing\, and Eclectic Global Folk\, allowing Stella to explore and play in vocal improvisation\, different languages\, and song interpretation. In 2019 she debuted The Billie Holiday Project\, a historically centered musical tribute to the great Lady Day; The show was met with great success and quickly moved into some of the Bay Area’s most reputable listening venues and began touring nationally. The pandemic brought fruitful new musical connections and collaborations with musicians such as Marcus Shelby\, Gunhild Carling\, and Ben Levin in Cincinnati. \nIn October 2023\, Stella released an EP with Ben Levin\, “Waiting Just for You” on the Vizztone Label. She will release a much anticipated Billie Holiday Tribute Album as well as a Holiday Album in 2025. In Addition to The Billie Holiday Project\, Stella has blended history and music in programs such as “Stella Meets Nat: celebrating the work of Early Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio\,” “From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf\,” “Unsung Standards: Lesser known gems from the Great American Songbook” and ” Stella Swings Ella”. Stella has a passion for uncovering gems from the library and music archives. She has a deep love for Jazz and its history\, and believes it should be an integral part of American childhood curriculum. Stella took on the role of Education Coordinator for Healdsburg Jazz in 2023\, and works to bring Jazz and cultural music into the Public School System and Community in Sonoma County. She is also a new mother of twins!
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/the-stella-heath-group-from-billie-holiday-to-edith-piaf/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Martin Taylor\, Solo Guitar Artistry
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes for the first time the one and only Martin Taylor on Thursday\, May 7 at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. GRAMMY nominated musician  Dr. Martin Taylor\, MBE\, is a virtuoso guitarist\, composer\, educator and musical innovator whom magazine calls  ‘THE Acoustic Guitarist of his Generation’. Widely considered to be the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar playing\, Martin possesses an inimitable style that has earned him global acclaim from fellow musicians\, fans and critics alike. He dazzles audiences with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity\, emotion and humor with a strong\, engaging stage presence.Taylor has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning across five decades\, with more than 100 recordings to his credit. Completely self-taught beginning at the early age of 4\, he has invented and developed a unique way of playing the guitar that is greatly admired\, and often emulated\, by guitarists all over the world. \nTo learn more about Martin\, please visit his website at https://martintaylor.com/ \nThis performance will surely sell out so reserve your seats early! \n 
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/martin-taylor-solo-guitar-artistry/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:New West Guitar Trio
DESCRIPTION:New West Guitars have developed a widespread reputation as one of the premier jazz guitar ensembles in the world. Featuring guitarists Perry Smith (NYC) John Storie (LA) and Will Brahm (LA)\, they perform exciting originals\, jazz standards and popular covers. Their signature sound comes from an innovative style that highlights rhythm\, beauty and virtuosity through using classic “archtop style” jazz guitars. \nTheir new project features instruments from The Blue Guitars Foundation\, a legendary collection of vintage “archtop style”  jazz guitars. NWG was chosen to represent the newly commissioned guitars through live performances and recordings. \nStarting in the Fall of 2020\, John\, Perry and Will started a podcast series called High Action. Interviewing a variety of legendary and influential guitar players\, the trio has provided a space to build community\, share experiences and learn from some of today’s leading voices on the Guitar. \nSmith and Storie founded New West at USC’s Thornton School of Music. Today they continue to tour as a trio with Brahm and special guests throughout the United States and abroad. Their music is regularly featured on NPR and jazz radio stations\, while their repertoire is performed throughout the country by college and high school guitar programs. New West Guitars versatility as players and composers have given them a reputation as pioneers in the realm of guitar ensemble. \nPromo Quotes: \nA rare chemistry…shimmering arpeggios\, collectively strummed chords\, tight cracking interplay and complementary playing. \n— Downbeat Magazine \nThey’re masters of their caressing\, cascading sound\, best categorized as chamber jazz…dexterously peppered\, now and again\, with Gypsy fire\, flamenco zest and steel-string twang. \n— JazzTimes
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/new-west-guitar-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Alexander Tutunov\, piano & Kinga Augustyn\, violin
DESCRIPTION:To finish our 2025 season\, SMP will present Ashlands own\, pianist Alexander Tutunov and New York based violinist Kinga Augustyn in performance at the Grizzly Peak Winery Performance Space on Thursday\, November 13 at 7 p.m.  New York based and Juilliard trained\, Kinga is one of the beloved guest violinists in the state of Jefferson. She has soloed with the Rogue Valley Symphony and has joined forces with Alexander Tutunov on several occasions in Northern California and as a part of the Tutunov Piano Series. For this performance they plan to offer a program that is on a lighter side of the classical spectrum that will include works by Robert and Clara Schumann\, among others. \nKinga Augustyn is a versatile New York City-based virtuoso concert violinist and recording artist. “Stylish and vibrant” (The Strad Magazine)\, and “beyond amazing\, one hell of a violinist!” (The Fanfare Magazine)\, Ms. Augustyn has performed as a soloist with orchestras in North and South America\, Europe and Asia\, and they include the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra\, Queens Symphony Orchestra\, the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra\, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin\, Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra\, Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum\, Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra\, the MAV Symphony Orchestra of Budapest\, and the Orquesta Sinfónica in Santiago\, Chile. She has toured China and performed at China’s most prestigious venues such as Beijing Poly Theater and Shanghai Oriental Art Center. As a recitalist and chamber musician Kinga has appeared at the Stern Auditorium and the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, The Aspen Music Festival\, the Chicago Cultural Center\, Teatro Ristori (Verona\, Italy)\, Teatro La Fenice (Venice\, Italy)\, Teatro dal Verme (Milano\, Italy)\, and Teatro Municipal de Las Condes (Santiago\, Chile). In addition to concerti with orchestras and recitals with piano\, Ms. Augustyn frequently performs unaccompanied solo violin recitals. She also plays baroque violin. \nAlexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition\, Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture\, Moscow\, as “exhilarating and inspired\, and which demonstrated a unique talent”. Dr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe\, China\, Mexico\, and the United States as a recitalist\, soloist with orchestra\, and on radio and television. Dr. Tutunov is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. \nTutunov’s recording of the Abeliovich Piano Concerto was featured as part of the Emmy award winning soundtrack for the History Channel documentary\, Russia: Land of Tsars\, and his CD of the Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra was produced in January 2008. Other recordings include: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra by Peter Sacco with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra (Albany Records) and the solo piano works of Lev Abeliovich Sonatas & Frescoes\, Trio\, Songs (Altarus Records). \nAlexander Tutunov  lives in Ashland\, Oregon\, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University. A successful piano pedagogue\, he continues to prepare award-winning students. Dr. Tutunov is Artist in Residence at the University of Alaska Southeast\, Artistic director of the SOU International Piano Institute\, and was recently named the Director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu\, China.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/alexander-tutunov-piano-kinga-augustyn-violin/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Summer / Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:The Berkeley Choro Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes The Berkeley Choro Ensemble (pronounced “shoro”) for their first Ashland performance.  The Berkeley Choro Ensemble is a  group of world-class musicians from the SF Bay Area that made its debut in January\, 2010\, at the Berkeley Public Library. The group celebrates the music\, culture and history of Brazil\, with a special emphasis on the Choro genre\, a style of music which emerged in the 1800’s in Brazil\, fusing the music of Brazil’s European immigrants and the native music of Brazil’s indigenous and African-Brazilian population. In particular\, the choro sound is somewhat akin to a combination of European classical music\, ragtime\, and blues. Historically\, the choro style influenced Brazil’s most famous classical composer\, Heitor Villa Lobos\, to compose some of the world’s most hauntingly beautiful music\, the Bachianas Brasileiras. Our repertoire also includes samba\, bossa nova\, jazz\, and the music of Northeast Brazil. \nThe group features Harvey Wainaple\, Jane Lenoir\, Brian Rice and RICARDO PEIXOTO. For more information on the group visit https://berkeleychoroensemble.com/ \n 
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/the-berkeley-choro-ensemble/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Summer / Fall Concert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251019T190000
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SUMMARY:Hristo Vitchev / Jivko Petrov Duo Project ~ SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:This performance at the Old Siskiyou Barn is now sold out. If you would like to be on the cancellation list send us an email and we’ll let you know if we have any cancellations. \nThe Siskiyou Music Project welcomes the “Hristo Vitchev / Jivko Petrov Duo Project” — American-Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev joins forces with one of Eastern Europe’s most accomplished modern jazz pianists — Jivko Petrov. \nIn this unique duo setting Hristo Vitchev and Jivko Petrov seek to explore the multihued sonic tapestry of the modern cross-cultural and dynamic world we live in\, drawing inspiration from the many different places that have shaped and influenced each one of them. The synergy they share on and off the stage helps them create an immediately identifiable sonic signature. Both Hristo and Jivko have an extensive discography catalog as leaders with their own groups with multiple award winning albums released over the years and currently they are working on their debut album with this duo project. \nThis performance will take place at the Old Siskiyou Barn and seating is very limited. Make your reservations early. \nAbout Hristo Vitchev:\nReferred by the media as one of the newest and most innovative voices in modern jazz guitar and voted “Rising Star on Guitar” by DownBeat Magazine\, Hristo Vitchev’s music has been captivating audiences all across the globe. At age 42\, he has already released 10 critically-acclaimed albums as a leader\, four releases as a co-leader and more than 250 books and studies on modern jazz guitar concepts.\n“Vitchev’s sophisticated and adventurous work is imbued with shimmering harmonies and lyrical improvisations.” — JazzTimes\n“Vitchev’s multihued compositions are like impressionistic sound paintings.” — JAZZIZ\n“Hristo Vitchev may be one of the best kept secrets in jazz today. He is the epitome of sonic gold.” — Critical Jazz \n“Bulgaria-born\, Bay Area-based guitarist Hristo Vitchev\, having firmly established himself as a gentle giant in the contemporary jazz scene\, seems always willing and able to reinvent himself while holding true to the integrity of his artistry.” – ECM REVIEWS \nOriginally from Bulgaria\, but now based in the San Francisco Bay Area\, the impressionistic guitarist combines elements of classical\, modern jazz\, folk\, and avant-garde sonic hues in his music. He has performed at some of the most prestigious jazz clubs and festivals in the world and continues to amaze both critics and audiences alike with his imaginative\, lyrical and illustrious writing.\nFurthermore\, over the years Hristo has performed extensive guitar clinics in USA\, Europe and Japan. \nAbout Jivko Petrov:\nPianist Jivko Petrov is one of the most accomplished and unique modern jazz pianists in Easter Europe. His trio JP3 has won critical acclaim with all of his award winning releases over the years and have been featured in the most important jazz festivals and clubs in Europe.\nAs a composer Jivko is also one of the most predominant figures in the Bulgarian scene where his talents have been widely used in film\, tv and by the area’s biggest pop stars.\nEqually at home in the jazz and classical idiom\, Jivko’s unique touch and voice on the instrument has impressed audiences for the last few decades.\nThe trio’s latest album “On The Way” was also once of the most important new releases in 2023 over the American Jazz airwaves achieving very high placement on the JazzWeek charts.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/hristo-vitchev-jivko-petrov-duo-project/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Summer / Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Holly Pyle / Dmitri Matheny ~ SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:This performance is now sold out. If you would like to be on the cancellation list please send us an email and we’ll let you know if any seats open up. \nDmitri Matheny and Holly Pyle return to Southern Oregon with an all-star performance of jazz classics and fan favorites from over a decade of tours and collaborations. This will be a very intimate performance at the venue where it all started\, the Old Siskiyou Barn. Seating is very limited and will sell out fast! \nKnown for her “soulfully graceful\, liquid-like voice” (New Times)\, Los Angeles vocalist HOLLY PYLE started out as an opera major before studying jazz and psychology. Now one of the most popular vocalists in the west\, Holly performs with leading jazz groups and appears regularly as a solo a-cappella act using electronic looping to build masterful sonic creations. \nFlugelhornist DMITRI MATHENY has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Dmitri Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following\, releasing twelve CDs and touring extensively throughout the United States\, Europe and Asia.The San Francisco Chronicle calls Matheny “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.” \nFor over a decade Dmitri and Holly have toured the western states\, delighting audiences with their creative collaborations. Popular programs include The SnowCat\, an original theatrical production for kids and families\, Jazz From The Silver Screen\, The Brazil Project\, and deep dives into the songbooks of Burt Bacharach\, Joni Mitchell\, and Stevie Wonder. \nAccording to All About Jazz\, the Dmitri Matheny Group is “an all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States.”
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/holly-pyle-dmitri-matheny/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Summer / Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Derek Gripper/South African Guitarist
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes for his first Southern Oregon appearance\, guitarist Derek Gripper. Derek will be on a solo tour of the west coast all the way from South Africa. This will be a very special evening of music you won’t want to miss. \nDerek Gripper is one of South Africa’s leading guitarists whose love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of its greatest works\, changing the face of classical guitar… \nWhen Gripper released “One Night on Earth\,” his first album of kora translations\, classical guitar legend John Williams said he thought it was “absolutely impossible until I heard Derek Gripper do it\,” while kora maestro Toumani Diabaté asked for confirmation that it was indeed just one person playing. Both invited Derek to collaborate with them: Derek performed with Williams in London’s Shakespeare’s Globe and King’s Place\, and with Diabaté and his Symmetric Orchestra at the Acoustik Festival Bamako\, Mali. His 2016 Carnegie Hall debut paired him with Mali’s Trio da Kali\, and the UK’s Songlines honoured him with best album in Africa and the Middle East for his 2016 album “Libraries on Fire.” \nSince these two recordings put kora/guitar translations on the map\, his recent recordings “A Year of Swimming” (2020)\, “Billy Goes to Durban\,” (2021) and “Sleep Songs for My Daughter” (2022)\, have incorporated elements of his kora explorations in original compositions and improvisations\, captured on tape in the field and in studio\, while his Bach recordings have shown that African music has a lot to teach us about recapturing the natural simplicity of early European music. \nTo learn more about Derek Gripper please visit his website here. https://www.derekgripper.com \n“Five stars… Gripper has brilliantly transferred [the kora] repertoire onto a regular six string guitar. He sees [Toumani] Diabaté as the Segovia\, or indeed John Williams\, of the kora\, championing it as a solo instrument. And Gripper brilliantly takes it back to the guitar. He’s opening a whole new repertoire of classical guitar music… bringing African guitar into the classical mainstream.” \n— SIMON BROUGHTON
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/derek-gripper-south-african-guitarist/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Spring
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250629T190000
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SUMMARY:Marcos Silva Quintet/Brazilian Jazz ~ SOLD OUT! Email us to be on the cancelation list.
DESCRIPTION:This performance is now SOLD OUT! \nSiskiyou Music Project presents for the first time\, the Marcos Silva Quintet on Sunday\, June 29 at 7 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery. \nMulti-instrumentalist\, composer\, arranger and educator Marcos Silva performs worldwide. Nominated for a Grammy\, he has toured with many world-renowned artists\, including Paquito D’Rivera\, Bud Shank\, Dori Caymmi\, and many others. He was musical director for Flora Purim and Airto Moreira for 23 years. Marcos has written arrangements for Dizzy Gillespie’s band and replaced Gil Evans as arranger-composer of Airto’s Spiritual Mass in Germany. He is sought after as a producer of CDs\, including two of his own. Marcos heads the Brazilian Music Department at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley. This will be a hot night of Brazilian Jazz music!
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/marcos-silva-quintet-brazilian-jazz/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Spring
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250525T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250525T190000
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SUMMARY:Mimi Fox ~ Flying Solo
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back one of our all time favorites\, guitarist Mimi Fox for a solo guitar performance on Sunday\, May 25 at 7 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery. Mimi will perform on both acoustic and electric guitars for this performance. \n” Beyond her passion and technical virtuosity\, Fox plays with a profundity that only results from a lifetime of commitment and total immersion in one’s art. ” – Guitar Player Magazine \nAs a virtuosic improviser who’s collaborated with many of jazz’s greatest figures\, Mimi Fox has earned her spot in the jazz guitar pantheon. Internationally renowned for her work as a player\, composer and recording artist\, she’s been cited in numerous Downbeat Magazine International Critics Polls. Recognized by writers and colleagues alike as one of the most eloquent guitarists on today’s scene\, Fox has performed and recorded with some of the music world’s most commanding players\, including saxophone greats Branford Marsalis and Houston Person\, vocalists Tierney Sutton and Kevin Mahogany\, B3 organ masters Joey DeFrancesco and Dr. Lonnie Smith\, and NEA Jazz Master drummers Billy Hart and Terri Lyne Carrington. Mimi has toured the world\, playing such major international festivals as the Montreal\, Guinness Cork\, Perth International\, and Jamaica Spice Jazz Festivals. Stateside\, she has headlined at elite venues such as Jazz At Lincoln Center\, Monterey/Newport Jazz Festivals\, The Kennedy Center\, Blues Alley\, and Yoshi’s among countless others. Her 12th and most recent album\, One For Wes\, is a consistently blazing centennial tribute to guitar legend Wes Montgomery featuring her smokin’ organ trio\, a project New York City Jazz Record hails for “showcasing her exceptional skill and versatility across various musical styles.” \nTo check out Mimi’s webpage please click here. https://www.mimifoxguitar.com/ \n 
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/mimi-fox-flying-solo/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Spring
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250426T190000
DTSTAMP:20250407T232737Z
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SUMMARY:Affinity Trio ~ SOLD OUT\, email us to be on the wait list
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project kicks off its 2025 concert season with the Affinity Trio from Milwaukee Wisconsin. This will be the group’s first time in Ashland and will fit right in at the Old Siskiyou Barn. Seating at the OSB is very limited so reserve early as it will sell out fast. \nThe Affinity Trio consists of Eric Jacobson on trumpet\, Clay Schaub on bass\, and Pamela York on piano. Individually\, they have worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz world: Benny Golson\, Phil Woods\, Jeff Hamilton\, John Clayton\, Bruce Barth\, Brian Lynch\, Greg Tardy\, Frank Morgan\, etc. \nThe trio holds a weekly residency at Milwaukee’s Mason Street Grill inside the historic Pfister Hotel that began in 2021. Performing without a drummer\, Affinity Trio creates an intimate ambience with a strong rhythmic groove. Their repertoire includes standards from the Great American Songbook\, original music\, and bebop. \nAffinity Trio’s debut recording\, Hindsight\, was ranked Top 55 on the national jazz charts\, and is now available on Origin Records. To see and hear a clip of the Affinity Trio click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmfpuXTpIxo&ab_channel=AffinityTrio \n\n“This tour/performance/show/event is made possible with the support of Jazz Road\, a national initiative of South Arts\, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.”
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/affinity-trio/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Spring
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T190000
DTSTAMP:20240627T232212Z
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SUMMARY:Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Holly Pyle
DESCRIPTION:THE BRAZIL PROJECT\nBossa Nova & Beyond\nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes back Dmitri Matheny with special guest vocalist Holly Pyle for a performance on Friday\, October 25 at at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. They will be joined by Garret Baxter on bass\, Theresa McCoy on drums and Ed Dunsavage on guitar. \nJoin us for a musical journey to Brazil\, as Holly\, Dmitri\, and their all-star band put a fresh spin on jazz samba\, bossa nova\, and beyond! \nIn the early 1960s Brazil ignited a global musical revolution by exporting a new kind of jazz-infused music. Blending subtle\, caressing melodies with intoxicating syncopated rhythms\, the sound was called BOSSA NOVA (Portuguese for “new trend”). When Antônio Carlos Jobim’s “The Girl From Ipanema” (recorded by Stan Getz\, Astrud Gilberto and João Gilberto) won the Grammy in 1965\, the new trend became a worldwide phenomenon. \nKnown for her “soulfully graceful\, liquid-like voice” (Phoenix New Times)\, Los Angeles vocalist HOLLY PYLE started out as an opera major before studying jazz and psychology. Now one of the most popular vocalists in the west\, Holly performs with leading jazz groups and appears regularly as a solo a-cappella act using electronic looping to build masterful sonic creations. \nFlugelhornist DMITRI MATHENY has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Dmitri Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following\, releasing twelve CDs and touring extensively throughout the United States\, Europe and Asia.The San Francisco Chronicle calls Matheny “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.” \nFor a decade Dmitri and Holly have toured the western states\, delighting audiences with their creative collaborations. Popular programs include The SnowCat\, an original theatrical production for kids and families\, Jazz From The Silver Screen\, and deep dives into the songbooks of Burt Bacharach\, Joni Mitchell\, and Stevie Wonder. \nAccording to All About Jazz\, the Dmitri Matheny Group is “an all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States.”
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/dmitri-matheny-group-featuring-holly-pyle/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Summer/Fall Consert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T160000
DTSTAMP:20240616T194756Z
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SUMMARY:Roni Ben-Hur Trio
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Sylvia Cuenca and Essiet Essiet\nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes for his first southern Oregon performance\, guitarist Roni Ben-Hur with drummer Sylvia Cuenca and bassist Essiet Essiet on Sunday\, September 22 at 4 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. \nJazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator\, renowned for his golden tone\, improvisational brilliance\, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers\, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: “A limber and inventive guitarist\, Ben-Hur keeps the flame alive and pure\, burning in every note… He’s a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind.” Roni – born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen\, based in the New York City area – has recorded a dozen-plus albums as leader or co-leader\, with The New York Times praising his “crisp\, fluid style” and Time Out New York calling him “a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist.” He has developed a rare facility in both straight-ahead jazz and samba/bossa-nova styles\, underscored by his work with masters in each field\, from bebop piano sage Barry Harris to beloved Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade. \nRoni’s newest album as a leader is Stories\, released by Dot Time Records in March 2021; its poetic mix of songs and instrumentals sees the guitarist drawing a line from childhood musical memories in Israel to his life today as a globally minded artist. JazzTimes\, in its glowing review of Stories\, noted the guitarist’s inspired interplay with such diverse talents as pianist George Cables and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen\, as well as vocalists from Israel and Mexico; the review went on to laud Roni and company’s brand of storytelling as “distinctive” and “uniformly engaging.” Always an educator as well as a performer\, Roni has directed the jazz program at New York’s Kaufman Music Center for more than 25 years. Along with creating acclaimed educational products – such as the method book Talk Jazz: Guitar – Roni has also directed international music camps for two decades\, currently leading his Roni Ben-Hur Jazz Camp in Vermont and France. Jazz guitar star Russell Malone got it right when he said: “Everything Roni does is beautiful. He has the magic touch.” \nIf you’d like to hear Roni\, please click here https://www.youtube.com/@RoniBenHurJazz \nSylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York and SF Bay Area jazz scenes who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the bandstand with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for 4 years and trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years. The Joe Henderson quartet toured frequently in European countries Norway\, Denmark\, Sweden\, Austria\, Belgium\, England\, Switzerland\, France\, Italy and Germany and venues across the U.S. In a trio setting she performed with Joe Henderson and Charlie Haden in 1989 and with George Mraz in 1994. She performed with the Clark Terry Quintet and Big Band at Village Vanguard\, Birdland\, Blue Note\, Queen Elizabeth 2\, Royal Viking\, S.S. Norway jazz cruises and clubs\, concerts and festivals in the U.S\, Europe\, the Caribbean and South America. While working with the Clark Terry quintet she had the opportunity to perform with guest artists Al Grey\, Red Holloway\, Jimmy Heath\, Frank Wess\, Marian McPartland\, Dianne Reeves\, Joe Williams and Lou Donaldson to name a few. To learn more about Sylvia visit her website here. \nEssiet Okon Essiet first received critical acclaim more than a decade ago as a member of saxophonist Bobby Watson’s post hard bop group Horizon He has long since established himself as one of New York’s premier bassist. Born in Omaha\, Nebraska\, his parents having moved there from Nigeria\, West Africa\, the family later moved to Wisconsin where Essiet began his musical studies at age 10 on the violin. Four years\, later he switched to the bass. As a child\, and into his teens\, his family moved often. His father worked for the US\, as well as the Nigerian government\, and his job took the family to many places including Europe\, Africa and various cities in the US. His family finally settled in Portland\, Oregon where he began studying jazz at the age of 14. Having traveled widely as a youngster with his family\, he had an easy time adjusting to life on the road once he turned professional. More importantly\, his early exposure to many cultures\, languages\, folkways and religions\, fostered his world view of strength through diversity. “Some musicians are purist” says Essiet\, “but I like to mix styles. I like many different types of cultures.” To learn more about Essiet visit his website here.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/roni-ben-hur-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Summer/Fall Consert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240811T190000
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SUMMARY:Randy Porter Duo ~ SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Porter plays Porter\, Frishberg and more. \nThis show is now SOLD OUT. Please send us an email if you’d like to be on our cancellation list. \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes back Portland based pianist Randy Porter with bassist Patrick Golichnik for an intimate concert at the Old Siskiyou Barn on Sunday\, August 11 at  7 p.m. \nJazz pianist Randy Porter has a refined understanding of improvisation and the spontaneous communication between musicians. As a Steinway Artist\, Randy Porter draws from a rich palette of sonorities found within his imagination and the depths of the piano. Lynn Darroch of The\nOregonian states\, “Porter has built a reputation as a musician’s musician\, a knowledgeable\, inventive\, and sophisticated player with a remarkable sense of time and gorgeous keyboard facility…” Nominated for the 60th Grammy Awards\, Randy’s recent release Porter Plays Porter with Nancy King is a mix of swing\, wit\, harmony and lyrical adventure. In the spirit of Cannonball Adderley and Nancy Wilson\, tunes featuring Nancy King are interspersed with instrumental tracks featuring the Randy Porter Trio. The vehicle for improvisation is the master songwriter Cole Porter\, with the exception of Inside Your Mind\, a ballad written by Randy Porter. Legendary vocalist Nancy King joins the Randy Porter Trio: Randy\, piano; John Wiitala\, bass; and Todd Strait on drums. Randy Porter has performed with many jazz greats\, including Freddy Hubbard\, Art Farmer\, and Benny Golson. He currently performs with Charles McPherson\, Madeline Eastman\, the New York Voices\, Rebecca Kilgore and Nancy King. With the Charles McPherson Quartet\, he has traveled throughout the US and in France\, Italy\, Greece\, and China. The Charles McPherson Quartet has re- created the music from the classic recording Charlie Parker with Strings\, performing with many orchestras nationwide. Porter has also performed McPherson’s Sweet Synergy Suite with the San Diego Ballet.\nMusical highlights include performing at Kimball’s with Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan\, Lincoln Center and Kennedy Center with Diane Schuur\, Seattle’s Jazz Alley with New York Voices\, concerts at Yoshi’s in San Francisco with Madeline Eastman\, Karrin Allyson and Rebecca Kilgore\, The House of Blues in Chicago and BB King’s Blues Club in NYC with Gino Vannelli\, the Monterey Jazz Festival with Madeline Eastman\, the Chicago and Detroit Jazz Festivals with Charles McPherson. \nFor more information visit Randy’s website at randyporter.com/about.html
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/randy-porter-duo/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Summer/Fall Consert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T190000
DTSTAMP:20240712T222213Z
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SUMMARY:Bruce Forman
DESCRIPTION:The Red Guitar\nSOLD OUT!     \nEmail us to be on the cancellation list.  mail@siskiyoumusicproject.com \nSiskiyou Music Project kicks off its Summer/Fall concert series with a performance by guitarist Bruce Forman at the Old Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. \nImagine receiving an invitation to a gala featuring John Coltrane\, Sigmund Freud\, and Faust. Bruce Forman’s “The Red Guitar” is all that and more. It draws on Forman’s decades of experience as a formidable jazz guitarist and his considerable skill as a storyteller and teacher\, producing a work that is greater than the sum of its dazzling parts. \n​A story in and about jazz\, The Red Guitar showcases Bruce Forman’s genre—breaking inventiveness and his ability to improvise and create within a classical form. Enlisting the full power of the jazz idiom and integrating it with seasoned and provocative story-telling\, he confronts the dilemma of artistic obsession face-to-face—by creating a work of art that simultaneously explores and demonstrates the hold that music has over its most ardent followers\, the hold that poses itself as a life-or-death\, must-be-solved-question to Forman and his ilk: “The Red Guitar. Do you play it…or does it play you? \nDeep immersion in American culture inspires Forman to contribute to the traditions that he draws from. Reunion! (the newest project) revisits the famed Poll Winners sessions with cohorts John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton\, playing instruments owned by Barney Kessel\, Ray Brown and Shelly Manne; Formanism (his trio project); original works like The Red Guitar; his high-rated podcast\, GuitarWank; Cow Bop and the “road challenges” down historic byways like Route 66; JazzMasters Workshop; Junkyard Duo; GrumpsTV (a fifty episode YouTube variety show during the lockdown)\, the popular ‘first chorus of the day’ series on Instagram…these are only the latest answers to the endless question that underlies Bruce Forman’s creativity. His music and life reflect every step of his journey\, and demonstrate the awareness of an artist who’s very much at home in the world\, and at the top of his form. \nFor more information please visit Bruces website at https://www.bruceforman.com/the-red-guitar
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/bruce-forman/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Summer/Fall Consert Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240623T190000
DTSTAMP:20240514T222640Z
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SUMMARY:The Dave Tull Trio
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Tom Wakeling on bass and Joe Bagg on piano\nSunday\, June 23\, 7 p.m.\nGrizzly Peak Winery \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes the Dave Tull Trio featuring Joe Bagg on piano and Tom Wakeling on bass. This performance will take place at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland on Sunday\, June 23 at 7 p.m.\nDave Tull’s latest release\, “Texting and Driving” was the #2 most requested new album of 2018 on SiriusXM Real Jazz\, and was featured by NPR’s Susan Stamberg on Weekend Edition. Singing from the drums\, Dave brings to the stage a rare combination of joyous jazz songwriting\, world-class singing and drumming. Think “Frishberg meets Gershwin”.\nDave’s songs have been called both “laugh out loud funny” and inspiring of “soul searching and introspection”\, propelling “Texting and Driving” to #5 on the Billboard Jazz Chart\, and #3 on the Billboard Comedy Chart in the same week! When Dave isn’t leading his own trio\, he is the drummer for Barbra Streisand\, and spent 10 years as the drummer and vocalist for Chuck Mangione. For more information on Dave Tull visit davidtull.com. \nPianist Joe Bagg studied with the legendary jazz pianist Kenny Barron at Rutgers University where he obtained his master’s degree in music. After that he spent some time in the Army as a Russian linguist stationed in Germany\, moving back to the states to California where he has been a fixture on the Los Angeles jazz scene. In 1997\, Joe started playing the Hammond B-3 organ\, earning several appearances in downbeat magazine’s Critics and Readers Polls. Recently\, he was featured performing on screen in the Clint Eastwood movies J. Edgar and Jersey Boys. In 2018\, Joe recorded and started touring with actor Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra\, playing the London Jazz Festival\, the Trianon in Paris\, the Admiralspalast in Berlin\, Glastonbury Festival and on Jimmy Kimmel Live!\, The Today Show and the Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2019 he had the rare privilege of playing for the Queen of England at Royal Albert Hall. \nBassist Tom Wakeling’s musical travels have taken him throughout Europe\, Asia\, and North America to perform and record at major festivals\, jazz clubs\, and concert halls.\nTom has performed with many of the jazz greats\, including Arturo Sandoval\, Lee Konitz\, Mel Torme\, Benny Golson\, James Moody\, Herb Ellis\, Mose Allison\, Charlie Rouse\, Houston Person\, Ken Peplowski\, Ernie Watts\, Scott Hamilton\, Charles McPherson\, Carl Fontana\, and Herb Geller.\nWakeling has shared the stage with some of the most significant jazz pianists and drummers of our time\, including Albert “Tootie” Heath\, Lewis Nash\, Jeff Hamilton\, Mickey Roker\, Butch Miles\, Grady Tate\, Chuck Redd\, Dave Frishberg\, Bill Mays\, Roger Kellaway\, Mike Wofford\, Larry Fuller\, Bruce Barth\, Randy Porter\, and Art Lande.\nAn experienced and dynamic educator\, Tom has served as a guest artist at the Wuhan (China) Conservatory of Music\, Stanford University Jazz Workshop\, Taichung University (Taiwan)\, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music\, University of Kansas\, Arizona State University\, University of Nevada\, University of British Columbia\, Washington State University\, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival\, Centrum – Pt. Townsend Jazz Workshop\, and Jazz Camp West\, among others.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/the-dave-tull-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Spring
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T210000
DTSTAMP:20240318T213241Z
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SUMMARY:Brian Ho Trio
DESCRIPTION:featuring Hristo Vitchev and Issac Schwartz B3 Organ Trio\nSaturday May 4\, 7 p.m.\nGrizzly Peak Winery\, Ashland \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes back Hammond B3 player Brian Ho with his Bay Area trio featuring guitar phenom Hristo Vitchev and drummer Isaac Schwartz for an afternoon concert at Grizzly Peak Winery. Please note that this performance time has changed to 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. \nSome of you may remember Brian from last year’s performance with the Mimi Fox Trio and now he is back with a new CD and group. \nBrian Ho began playing piano at the early age of five taking lessons at both Stanford and San Jose State. By the age of sixteen\, he began to play professionally and started teaching. After his college years spent studying music at UC Davis\, he decided to pursue his love of music as a leader\, composer\, and arranger. Brian now leads his own group on the Hammond Organ and is an in demand sideman. While Brian still stays rooted in the tradition of classic Hammond Organists such as Jimmy Smith\, Shirley Scott\, and Jack Mc Duff; with his vast knowledge of styles and influences he has developed his own unique and modern take on organ jazz. \nBrian is fortunate to play with some of the finest musicians including Azar Lawrence\, Billy Hart\, Gary Bartz\, Richie Cole\, Calvin Keys\, Akira Tana\, Mimi Fox\, Dan Wilson\, Troy Roberts\, and more. \n“Brian Ho is a Bay Area Organist that I’m really digging these days. He sounds good\, doing some cool stuff\, and keeping the tradition alive…the future of jazz organ is in good hands.” – Joey Defrancesco \nDrummer Issac Schwartz is an Oakland\, CA native and has been playing the drums for 20 years. He’s toured the U.S. and internationally playing Jazz\, Rock\, and original music. He was one of the recipients of the Jazz Search West award in 2011 and has also been recognized by the Reno Jazz Festival for outstanding musicianship. \n“Issac Schwartz can rev up a drum solo!” – Downbeat Magazine \nHristo – Referred by the media as one of the newest and most innovative voices in modern jazz guitar and voted “Rising Star on Guitar” by DownBeat Magazine\, Hristo Vitchev’s music has been captivating audiences all across the globe. At age 42\, he has already released ten critically-acclaimed albums as a leader\, four releases as a co-leader and more than 230 books and studies on modern jazz guitar concepts. \n“Vitchev’s sophisticated and adventurous work is imbued with shimmering harmonies and lyrical improvisations.” – JazzTimes
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/brian-ho-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Spring
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ORGANIZER;CN="SMP/Jazz In The Vineyard":MAILTO:mail@siskiyoumusicproject.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T190000
DTSTAMP:20240330T232837Z
CREATED:20240129T073520Z
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SUMMARY:Duo Violão Brasil Plus One
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 19\, 2024\n7 p.m.\nGrizzly Peak Winery\, Ashland \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes for the first time in southern Oregon\, Duo Violão Brasil Plus One. This will be part of a residency partnership with Britt Education and the group will visit a number of schools while they’re in southern Oregon. \nDuo Violão Brasil Plus One is the result of guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber’s reverence for Brazilian guitar\, the “violão”\, and their desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of putting two “violões” together. A master of both 6 and 7 string guitars\, Rogério Souza is one of the foremost representatives of the music of Rio de Janeiro. He is an award-winning composer and arranger who has worked with a veritable who’s who of Brazilian artists. Duo Violão is joined by pandeiro player and percussionist Ami Molinelli who records with Grupo Falso Baiano\, one of the leading American choro bands. With repertoire from composers like Pixinguinha\, Baden Powell\, and Tom Jobim\, they navigate effortlessly through the many styles of 20th century Brazilian popular music while showcasing original works and inventive arrangements.\nRogério Souza is a pioneer in developing the style of music that is known today as “choro novo” – innovative interpretations of traditional Brazilian instrumental music while remaining true to the roots of the music. He performs regularly in music festivals\, concerts\, and workshops throughout Latin America\, Europe\, the United States\, and Asia. His current show focuses on the art of Brazilian guitar and includes original works as well as classic repertoire. Along with performing\, Rogério frequently gives masterclasses and workshops that focus on guitar styles and cover material from his latest books and CDs.\nEdinho Gerber possesses a rich musical vocabulary developed in the two countries where he was raised: the United States and Brazil. Navigating effortlessly between the genres of choro\, jazz\, samba\, and blues\, he is always in search of the intersection points within his dual cultural identity. A staple in the Chicago music scene for many years\, he was a highly in demand sideman having played with countless U.S. based Brazilian groups\, including Som Brasil\, Renato Anesi Trio\, A Cor do Brasil\, and led the samba-jazz group Zona Sul. He has performed in prestigious festivals and concerts in throughout the United States\, Russia\, and Japan\, and currently resides in Rio de Janeiro where he performs regularly with Duo Violão Brasil and recently released “Benjamim e Edinho” an inventive cross-cultural collaboration with Ben Lamar Gay. \nAmi Molinelli is a professional percussionist and educator specializing in Brazilian and Latin percussion. Ami received her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. Her performance and recording credits include theater\, television (NBC). She is a freelance performing artist as well. She is endorsed by Latin Percussion (LP) and Rhythm Tech. \nHere last album\, “História do Choro” with Duo Violão Brasl + 1 was released in 2019 and was celebrated as one of the best jazz albums from the Bay Area for 2019. (Andy Gilbert\, San Jose Mercury News) She is a two-time San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Recipient 2018 and 2020. \nShe co-leads the Brazilian and Jazz ensemble\, Grupo Falso Baiano with three albums to their credit: “Depois” released in 2017\, “Simplicidade – Live at Yoshi’s” and “Viajando em Choro e Jazz.” Grupo Falso Baiano have been featured on NPR’s the California Report\, Radio Latina and Pandora LIVE! \nThis performance is made possible by a grant from Jazz Road. Ami Molinelli received a jazz roads tour support grant from SouthArts in collaboration with Duo Violão Plus One for our up and coming tour in Oregon.  We are honored to be recipients of this prestigious award and be recognized for our dedication to bringing Brazilian jazz\, choro and instrumental music to new audiences that include both young and old music students and audiences in our residencies and concerts.\nJazz Road Tours grants support jazz musicians to tighten the pay gap faced by artists when compared to their touring expenses. Beginning with the current application cycle\, “Jazz Road was designed to be responsive to artists’ needs\,” said Drew Tucker\, South Arts’ Director of Jazz.\n\nThis performance made possible by the Britt Festival Education Dept and Jazz Road\, a program of South Arts.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/duo-violao-brasil-plus-one/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Spring
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SUMMARY:Max Haymer Trio with Luca Alemanno and Rick Montalbano
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 3\, 2024\, 4 p.m.\nGrizzly Peak Winery\, Ashland \nSiskiyou Music Project kicks off its 2024 Spring concert series with the Max Haymer Trio. Based in Los Angeles\, Grammy Award Nominated Pianist Max Haymer and his trio will present a concert of re-imagined Broadway hits\, jazz standards and Afro-Cuban jazz compositions. Please note that this performance will start at 4 p.m.\, doors open at 3:30.  \nMax Haymer was born and raised in Los Angeles. He began his classical piano studies at the age of seven and was introduced to jazz piano at the age of 14.\nHe has had the pleasure of performing and recording with many amazing artists\, including Arturo Sandoval\, Jane Monheit\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy\, Brian Lynch\, Mike Stern\, Denise Donatelli. Greg Hutchinson\, Bill Holman\, Crystal Bowersox\, Mike Clark\, Bob Francheschini\, Cindy Blackman\, Joel Frahm\, John Ellis\, Andy Galore\, Ernie Andrews\, Justo Almario\, Andrew Heringer\, Brian Swartz\, Munyungo Jackson\, Bobby Rodriguez\, Mike Cottone\, Katisse Buckingham\, Hamilton Price\, Dan Schnelle\, and Barbara Morrison. \nSince 2018\, Haymer has been touring and performing extensively with Grammy Award Winner and trumpet legend\, Arturo Sandoval\, playing at such places as the Blue Note NYC/Tokyo/Beijing\, Newport Jazz Festival\, Vancouver Jazz Festival\, Teatro Opera de Buenos Aires\, Sala Sao Paolo\, Focsani Blues Fest\, Gazarte Athens\, Detroit Jazz Festival\, Ronnie Scott’s\, Jazz Alley\, Blues Alley\, Yoshi’s Oakland\, and Disney Hall. Haymer was the featured pianist on Arturo Sandoval’s scores for Clint Eastwood’s films\, The Mule and Richard Jewell. Haymer is also the pianist on Sandoval’s newest Grammy-Nominated album\, Rhythm & Soul. \nHaymer spent most of 2020 performing remote shows with vocalist Jane Monheit\, cultivating a new musical relationship that has blossomed into a stellar partnership. This partnership has now blossomed into duo and quartet shows that have been performed nationwide at Blue Note Hawaii\, Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix\, Yoshi’s Oakland\, SF Jazz\, Jazz TX\, LIBRETTO\, Jazz Alley\, and the Purple Room Palm Springs. Haymer played and arranged for Monheit’s most recent album\, The Merriest. \nBassist Luca Alemanno. Currently based in Los Angeles (originally from Lecce\, Italy)\, upright/electric bassist Luca Alemanno is considered by critics “among the finest young modern jazz musicians that currently Italy has to offer.” Touring\, recording and performing at festivals and clubs in Europe\, Asia and North and South America\, Luca has appeared with international jazz artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Miguel Zenón\, Mark Turner\, Walter Smith III\, Greg Osby\, Bob Mintzer\, Joe Lovano\, Logan Richardson\, Esperanza Spalding\, Gerald Clayton\, Stanley Jordan\, Kenwood Dennard\, Maria Schneider\, Jerry Bergonzi\, Mark Giuliana\, Dave Koz\, Jason Lindner\, Enrico Pieranunzi\, Fabrizio Bosso\, Flavio Boltro\, Rosario Giuliani\, Anne Ducros\, Kim Plainfield\, Magnus Lindgren\, Nicola Conte\, and many others. An alumnus of the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (2018)\, Luca studied and performed with jazz legends including Herbie Hancock\, Wayne Shorter\, Chris Potter\, Danilo Perez\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, Jimmy Heath\, Billy Hart\, Billy Childs and many more. Previously\, Luca also earned diplomas in Classical Double Bass at the T. Schipa Conservatory of Music (Lecce) and Jazz Electric Bass at the G. Martucci Conservatory of Music (Salerno). \nDrummer Rick Montalbano has had a long and varied career that spans over three quarters of his forty years. Growing up in Central New York\, he was surrounded by deep musical influences both in and outside the home\, centering on jazz and beginning with the work of his father\, renowned pianist\, organist\, and arranger Rick Montalbano Sr.\nHoning his skills on the late-night bandstands of new York clubs like Augie’s (now Smoke) and the legendary Small’s led to sideman work with New York’s most acclaimed jazz musicians\, including Brad Mehldau\, Chris Potter\, Randy Brecker\, Clark Terry\, Phil Woods\, Joel Frahm\, Sam Yahel\, Joe Magnarelli\, Eric Alexander\, Kurt Rosenwinkle\, and many more. It was during this period of Montalbano’s rise that he formed a relationship (both personal and professional) with vocalist Jane Monheit. This collaboration has proved to be the most prolific of his career\, resulting in eight studio albums\, two DVDs\, nearly twenty years of nonstop international touring\, and countless film and tv appearances. These include the soundtracks of feature films “Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow” and “Never Let Me Go”\, performances on Letterman\, Conan O’Brien\, Good Morning America\, and Access Hollywood\, and many additional talk shows and news programs both domestic and international. Touring with Monheit has also enabled Montalbano to work with many other prominent musicians and producers as well\, including Michael Bublé\, Michael Feinstein\, John Pizzarelli\, Ivan Lins\, Jimmy Webb\, Mark O’Connor\, Gil Goldstein\, Peter Asher\, and Joel Dorn. In addition\, his distinction as an expert vocal accompanist has led to engagements with many stars of the New York musical theater scene\, such as legendary pianist and singer Billy Stritch and Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/max-haymer-trio-with-luca-alemanno-and-rick-montalbano/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Spring
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SUMMARY:Pearl Django ~ Sold Out!
DESCRIPTION:The Pearl Django performance is now sold out. If you’d like to be on our wait list feel free to send us an email. \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes back from Seattle\, Washington\, Gypsy Jazz favorites Pearl Django for a performance on Friday\, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. This performance is made possible by a collaboration with Britt Education. The group will be in residency all week bringing music into the local schools. \nPearl Django began as a trio in Tacoma\, Washington in 1994. The focus of Pearl Django was\, and is\, to incorporate the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with American swing music. They quickly expanded to a quintet\, adding a violinist and a third guitarist. An interview on NPR’s All Things Considered in 2001 brought the group to national attention. In June 2002\, Pearl Django performed at the prestigious Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine\, just outside of Paris\, France. As of 2007 Pearl Django is working as both a quartet and a quintet (with accordionist\, David Lange) All of the members are contributing original compositions to the band’s expansive repertoire. They have released 15 CDs to date.“If Paris is the city of love\, then Pearl Django’s music is the flirtatious accompaniment.” \nAlong the West coast\, Pearl Django has performed from Los Angeles to Fairbanks. Festival performances include: Festival Django Reinhardt\, Samois sur Seine\, France; les Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre\, Nantes\, France; Sacramento Jazz Jubilee; Django Festival Iceland; Django Fest Northwest\, Whidbey Island\, Washington; Django Fest LA\, Laguna Beach\, California; Django Fest SF\, Redwood City & Mill Valley\, California; Juneau Folk Festival\, Juneau\, Alaska; Capital City Jazz Festival\, Madison\, Wisconsin; Sweet and Hot Festival\, Los Angeles\, California; Great Connecticut Jazz Festival\, Guilford\, Connecticut; Mission Folk Festival\, Mission B.C.; Bumbershoot & Folklife Festival\, Seattle\, Washington; Wintergrass (a bluegrass festival) Washington\, Jazz Alley\, Seattle\, Washington; Sun Valley Jazz Jubilee\, Sun Valley\, Idaho.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/pearl-django/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Summer Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Ron Jackson Trio w/Sylvia Cuenca and Essiet Essiet
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes for his first southern Oregon appearance\, 7-string guitarist Ron Jackson featuring drummer Sylivia Cuenca and bassist Essiet Essiet. This performance will take place on Sunday\, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. \nVersatile and sophisticated jazz guitarist Ron Jackson has performed\, recorded and taught music in over 30 countries. With a varied career as a performer\, composer and arranger\, Highlights include shows and tours with artists such as Taj Mahal\, Jimmy McGriff\, Larry Coryell\, Benny Golson\, Oliver Lake\, Russell Malone and Mulgrew Miller. Ron has been featured as a leader in jazz festivals all over the world\, including the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Edinburgh Jazz Festivals and Winter Jazzfest\, NYC. \nBorn in the Philippines\, lived in many states as a kid\, then settled in Harvard\, Massachusetts\, west of Boston\, Ron was initially influenced by rock guitar greats like Jimmy Page\, before falling under the spell of jazz and following the style and career of jazz guitar luminaries like Pat Metheny and George Benson. After attending Berklee School of Music on scholarship\, studying jazz composition and arranging\, Ron spent two formative years in the mid-1980’s living and playing guitar with the lively expat jazz community in Paris\, France. Ron moved to New York City where he remains an active participant in Gotham’s always vibrant jazz scene. A master of the six\, seven and twelve string guitars\, Ron appeared on over 40 albums by such artists as Hal Singer\, Graeme Norris\, Ron Blake\, Gisele Jackson and T.K. Blue\, before founding the independent record label Roni Music in 2003 which has since released some of his eight of his albums as a leader including The Dream I Had (2003)\, Flubby Dubby (2008) and Akustik InventYours (2014). His latest project\, Jazz Standards and Other Songs (2019) is an alluring mix of familiar jazz numbers and innovative adaptations of songs from other genres like his trendsetting arrangement for jazz trio Drake’s “Passion Fruit.” \nRon was grateful to be selected as the winner of the 1996 Heritage International Jazz Guitar Competition. He has also been a recipient of the 2012 Donald Knutson Memorial Development Fund and the 1991 and 2000 Meet the Composer Performance Fund. He endorses Eastman Guitars\, Kremona Guitars\, Aria Classical Guitars\, Paul Reed Smith Guitars and Godin Guitars. \nAn acclaimed music educator\, Ron currently teaches guitar at Jazz at Lincoln Center\, The New School\, Midori and Friends\, and is the founder and director of the website ronjacksonmusic.com. Ron has held master classes\, concerts and workshops at Jazz at Lincoln Center-Jazz in the Schools\, The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz\, Escuela Creativa Musica in Madrid\, Spain and California State University. \nSylvia Cuenca is an active drummer on the New York and SF Bay Area jazz scenes who is contributing outstanding performances in a variety of situations. She has had the honor of sharing the bandstand with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for 4 years and trumpet legend Clark Terry for 17 years. The Joe Henderson quartet toured frequently in European countries Norway\, Denmark\, Sweden\, Austria\, Belgium\, England\, Switzerland\, France\, Italy and Germany and venues across the U.S. In a trio setting she performed with Joe Henderson and Charlie Haden in 1989 and with George Mraz in 1994. She performed with the Clark Terry Quintet and Big Band at Village Vanguard\, Birdland\, Blue Note\, Queen Elizabeth 2\, Royal Viking\, S.S. Norway jazz cruises and clubs\, concerts and festivals in the U.S\, Europe\, the Caribbean and South America. While working with the Clark Terry quintet she had the opportunity to perform with guest artists Al Grey\, Red Holloway\, Jimmy Heath\, Frank Wess\, Marian McPartland\, Dianne Reeves\, Joe Williams and Lou Donaldson to name a few. To learn more about Sylvia visit her website here. \nEssiet Okon Essiet first received critical acclaim more than a decade ago as a member of saxophonist Bobby Watson’s post hard bop group Horizon He has long since established himself as one of New York’s premier bassist. Born in Omaha\, Nebraska\, his parents having moved there from Nigeria\, West Africa\, the family later moved to Wisconsin where Essiet began his musical studies at age 10 on the violin. Four years\, later he switched to the bass. As a child\, and into his teens\, his family moved often. His father worked for the US\, as well as the Nigerian government\, and his job took the family to many places including Europe\, Africa and various cities in the US. His family finally settled in Portland\, Oregon where he began studying jazz at the age of 14. Having traveled widely as a youngster with his family\, he had an easy time adjusting to life on the road once he turned professional. More importantly\, his early exposure to many cultures\, languages\, folkways and religions\, fostered his world view of strength through diversity. “Some musicians are purist” says Essiet\, “but I like to mix styles. I like many different types of cultures”. To learn more about Essiet visit his website here.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/ron-jackson-trio-w-sylvia-cuenca-and-essiet-essiet/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Summer Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Jessica Fichot Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back Jessica Fichot and her quartet for a performance on Wednesday\, August 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland. \nAccompanied by her accordion\, toy piano\, and fiery band\, Los Angeles-based chanteuse and songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her multi-ethnic French / Chinese / American heritage to create an intoxicating multilingual fusion of French chanson\, Shanghai jazz\, gypsy swing and international folk. With 3 acclaimed albums under her belt\, Jessica has brought her music to audiences around the world – regularly performing in China\, Mexico\, Canada and across the U.S and western Europe — backed by her talented musicians (on clarinet/sax\, upright bass\, drums and guitar) and singing in French\, Mandarin Chinese\, Spanish and English. Jessica’s music has been hailed as “enchantingly original” by the LA Weekly\, and “a glittering testament to L.A.’s multiculturism” by the L.A. Times. \nBorn in Upstate New York to a Chinese mother and French father\, Jessica spends her youth in and around Paris. Moving to Boston after graduating from an international high school in France\, Lycée International\, she earned her Bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music. While still in college\, she polished her songwriting skills by composing countless children’s songs for a local children’s theater\, and later\, for publishing companies specializing in educational material. Over a hundred of her children’s songs are featured as part of ESL programs published in over a dozen countries. \nRelocating to Los Angeles\, she embraces her international influences and independently releases her critically acclaimed 2007 debut album\, “Le Chemin”\, garnering the stamp of approval from tastemakers such as LA Weekly\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and KCRW — and licensing a few songs in major movies and TV shows on the way. She also gets a chance to tour the world — traveling regularly throughout the U.S\, and occasionally to Mexico\, Canada\, China and Western Europe — performing on vocals\, accordion and toy piano and accompanied by a fiery band of clarinet\, double bass and guitar.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/jessica-fichot-quartet/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Summer Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Halie Loren Trio ~ SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:This concert is now SOLD OUT. If you would like to be on our cancellation list please click send us an email to mail@siskiyoumusicproject.com \nSiskiyou Music Project kicks off its 2023 Summer/Fall Concert Series with a performance by the Halie Loren trio on Sunday\, August 13 at 7 p.m. at the Old Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. She will be joined by pianist and bassist Rob and Lee Kohler. \nHalie Loren is an international\, award-winning jazz singer/songwriter. Raised in Alaska\, this Oregon-based artist brings a fresh and original perspective to time-honored musical paths\, channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America\, Asia\, and Europe. A lover of global cultures and music\, her repertoire is a multi-lingual one\, including songs in Spanish\, French\, Portuguese\, Italian\, Japanese and Korean as well as her native English. She has released nine albums to-date\, garnering several national and international awards as well as significant critical and chart success along the way\, with her albums consistently charting at #1 in Billboard/Japan Jazz Charts\, iTunes (Canada and Japan) and Amazon Music.\nHer recent digital release entitled Live at Cotton Club (September 2022) was recorded live at the Cotton Club in Tokyo during her 2015 tour in Japan\, and has\, until now — only been available in Japan\, Korea\, and several additional regions in Eastern Asia. Halie is currently putting the final touches on her next recording to be released in 2023. It was recorded in the summer of 2022 in Montreal with a who’s who of that city’s top musicians. Authenticity and connection have been essential roots of the artistic growth of Halie Loren and this next offering promises to deliver just that!\nSeating is very limited.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/halie-loren-trio-2/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Summer Fall Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Sinne Eeg & Josh Nelson ~ The Art of The Duo ~ SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:This performance is now SOLD OUT! if you’d like to be on our cancellation wait list please send us an email to mail [at] siskiyoumusicproject.com. \nSMP presents welcomes back Danish jazz vocalist Sinne Eeg for her third southern Oregon appearance and first time at the Old Siskiyou Barn. She will be joined by pianist Josh Nelson who some of you may remember from when he performed here with vocalist Sara Gazarek. \nThis concert will conclude our Spring season and will take place on Wednesday\, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Siskiyou Barn in Ashland.\nSeating is very limited. \n\nDanish jazz vocalist Sinne Eeg (sée-neh/ée) is known throughout the world\, but it all started in a small town called Lemvig in September 1977. Sinne grew up in a jazzy home\, where her father played double bass\, her mother the clarinet and her brother the saxophone. Naturally\, Sinne started singing. She graduated in 2003 from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Esbjerg and then moved to Copenhagen to pursue her career. Her plan obviously worked. After putting in her time for years on the road\, performing at small clubs and cafes\, Sinne won her first Danish Music Award for her album “Waiting For Dawn” in 2007. Her dark vocals and modern interpretation of Nordic jazz touched audiences all over Europe and Asia. Since then\, Sinne has released several prize-winning albums\, including her solo album “Dreams” from 2018\, recorded in New York City with Scott Colley\, Joey Baron\, Larry Koonse and Jacob Christoffersen. In early 2020 Sinne released one of her biggest projects ever: “We’ve Just Begun”\, a winning collaboration with the 19-piece Danish Radio Big Band and her 9th album overall. The record was produced by André Fischer (Diane Schuur\, Nina Simone\, Natalie Cole) and mixed at the acclaimed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles by the legendary Al Schmitt (Frank Sinatra\, Miles Davis\, Ray Charles). The album has received countless international rave reviews\, hovered high for many weeks on the American JazzWeek Top 50 chart\, and continues to enjoy frequent airplay in all radio markets. Sinne has many loyal fans in the US\, Scandinavia and Asia\, especially China and Japan. She is poised for a major breakthrough in the US\, where she regularly tours. She has performed with American jazz icons including Larry Goldings\, Peter Erskine and Ken Peplowski; and at storied jazz clubs including Green Mill in Chicago and Birdland in New York. The Danish songstress is versatile\, equally comfortable fronting big orchestras in concert halls as well as smaller ensembles in intimate jazz clubs. Everywhere she sings – Tokyo\, Copenhagen\, Los Angeles or Madrid – audiences are mesmerized by her incandescent phrasing and scatting\, all with natural\, perfect pitch. Sinne Eeg is not only a brilliant vocalist; she is also a great songwriter. Her talent for writing and composing won the prestigious Danish Carl Prize 2018 for Song Of The Year\, “Aleppo”\, included on her album “Dreams”. Sinne has received numerous accolades\, including four Danish Music Awards\, the Danish Radio P2 Jazz Prize\, the Ben Webster Prize\, the French Prix Du Jazz and Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Grant\, personally awarded by Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/sinne-eeg-josh-nelson-the-art-of-the-duo/
LOCATION:The Old Siskiyou Barn\, (Call for directions)\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Bill Mays Trio
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back pianist Bill Mays and his trio as part of their west coast CD release tour. \nPianist Bill Mays’ career as a professional musician spans the last 60 years and includes a multitude of musical endeavors. Following four years as a bandsman in the U.S. Navy Bill spent 15 years as a session player in the Hollywood studios. In 1984 he re-located to New York City\, firmly establishing himself as an in demand sideman and leader of his own ensembles. He has worked with Jazz legends Benny Golson\, Shelly Manne\, Red Mitchell\, Gerry Mulligan\, Bud Shank\, Frank Sinatra\, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Phil Woods. His many recordings as a leader (solo\, duo\, trio and sextet) are well-documented on the Chiaroscuro\, Concord\, DMP\, Palmetto\, Steeplechase\, and Sunnyside record labels. \nA prolific composer and arranger\, Mays has written extended suites for bass\, flute\, woodwind septet\, and pleces for big band and orchestra (New York Philharmonic\, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, Turtle Creek Chorale\, WDR Big Band\, U.S. Air Force Airmen Of Note). His latest recordings include Phil & Bill (duo with saxophonist Phil Woods)\, Front Row Seat (solo)\, Mays Plays Mays (trio/quintet)\, and Autumn Serenade (trio). His songs have been used in movies and television: Anamorph\, Burn After Reading\, Hamlet\, Looker\, Succession\, The Fifth Estate and Tribeca. His keyboard work has been heard on hundreds of film sound-tracks\, among them Fargo\, Fur\, Godfather 2\, Hall\, Caesar!\, Jaws 2\, Julle & Julia\, Rocky 2\, Rosaline\, Su-perman\, The Big Lebowski\, The Good Liar\, The Spanish Prisoner\, and White Noise. \nMays has received rave reviews with the publication of his first book\, Stories Of The Road\, The Stu-dios\, Sidemen & Singers: 55 Years In The Music Biz. \nAwards and Honors: \n\nArranger\, planist and producer on Grammy-nominated Bop For Kerouac (Mark Murphy/Muse)\nPlanist on Gold Album Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow/Arista Records)\n“Talent Deserving Of Wider Recognition* in the piano category\, Downbeat Magazine\nNominated for “Most Valuable Player” Award\, Los Angeles\nInternational Society of Bassists: “Friend Of The Bass®\nPerformance grants from Meet The Composer\, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation\, N.E.A.\, PennPAT\n\nJazz Festival/Jazz Society appearances: \nBrecon Jazz Festival\, Calgary JF\, C.O.T.A.\, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance\, Detroit JF\, Duke Ellington Society\, Frel JF\, Gold Coast Jazz Soclety\, Halifax JF\, Honolulu JF\, Jazz Baltica\, JVC JF\, Luzerne Music Festival\, Mainly Mozart\, Manchester Craftsman’s Guild\, Marciac JF\, Montreal JF\, Mt. Hood JF\, Napa Valley JS\, New Jersey JS\, Oregon Coast Jazz Party\, Oslo JF\, Ottawa JF\, Otter Crest\, Paradise Valley JS\, Pittsburgh JS\, Playboy JF\, Portland JF\, Ravinia Festival\, San Francisco JF\, Saskatoon JF\, Sedona Chamber Music\, Steinway Society\, Taipel JF\, Tucson JS\, Toronto JF\, Vancouver JF\, West Coast Jazz Party\, Ystad JF\, and 92nd St. \n‘Y” Jazz in July. \nUniversity/clinic appearances: \nBerklee School\, Brubeck Institute\, Centrum Jazz Camp\, Cornish Institute\, IAJE\, Ithaca College\, JEN\, Manhattan School of Music\, U of Nevada\, U of New Hampshire\, New York U\, U of North Texas\, U of Oregon (Eugene)\, Palm Beach Atlantic U\, San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, Stanford U\, U of So. Calif.\, William \nPaterson. \nCharitable work: Alds Names Project\, Big Brothers\, Hospital Audiences\, Juplter Performing Arts Fund\, Palm Beach Jazz Soclety\, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital\, WJFF Radio \nTo hear a clip from his latest recording click here. \nhttps://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/04.-Lullaby-of-the-Leaves.mp3\nWebsite: www.billmays.net
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/bill-mays-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:HARVEY WAINAPEL QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Matt Sazima – piano Garrett Baxter – bass\, Alan Jones – drums Harvey Wainapel – saxes \nOriginal compositions; fresh arrangements of standards; songs that ought to be standards; plus some Brazilian spice! \nSiskiyou Music Project welcomes back Bay Area saxophonist Harvey Wainapel. Harvey will be performing with a great rhythm section featuring Portlands Matt Sazima on piano\, Alan Jones on drums and Ashland’s own (now a Portland resident) Garret Baxter for an evening of straight ahead jazz and Brazilian music. \nPlease note this will be a matinee performance and will start at 4 p.m. \n“Wainapel proves that he is amongst the most imaginative\, sensitive and creative saxophonists of the post-Coltrane era…” ––The San Francisco Examiner \n“Wainapel displayed incredible intimacy with the language of Brazilian music and great stage presence…” ––O Globo (Rio de Janeiro) \nCan a man serve two masters? \nIf the cat in question is Bay Area reed expert Harvey Wainapel\, and the disciplines are jazz and Brazilian music\, the answer is a resounding yes. A supremely eloquent clarinetist and a saxophonist of unusual presence and power\, Wainapel is a truly ambidextrous artist who has delved deeply into two vast and variegated traditions. Of course\, musical currents have ebbed and flowed between the two continental nations for much of the past century\, and Wainapel is fully at home at the confluence of those influences (he’s toured widely with Brazilian jazz giants Airto Moreira and Flora Purim). But most of the time he’s got his feet firmly planted in one country or the other\, even if his experience in the south shapes his work as an improviser. “The Brazilian side injects a lot of emotion into my playing\, and it opened up my concept of melody and harmony\,” Wainapel says. \n​Wainapel (pronounced wine-apple) got his start as a jazz musician\, and over the past three decades he’s performed with masters such as pianists Kenny Barron and McCoy Tyner\, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson\, drummer Billy Hart\, and fellow reed expert Joe Lovano. He made his recording debut as a leader with 1994’s At Home/On the Road (JazzMission Records)\, a critically hailed post-bop session exploring compositions by the likes of Woody Shaw\, Sam Rivers\, and Wayne Shorter. Wainapel followed up two years later with Ambrosia: The Music of Kenny Barron (A Records)\, featuring a suite of Barron’s tunes arranged by Jeff Beal for the Metropole Orchestra and a set of Barron’s Brazilian-inspired music for a sextet with Marcos Silva on keyboards. Kenny Barron himself was on hand for piano duties on Wainapel’s acclaimed 1998 straight-ahead quintet session The Hang (Spirit Nectar/JazzMission)\, which also features drummer Kenny Wollesen and the brothers Phil and Larry Grenadier on trumpet and bass\, respectively. \nWainapel’s first full recording of Brazilian music was 2004’s New Choros of Brazil (Acoustic Music Records/Proteus Entertainment)\, a gorgeous duo collaboration with legendary Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati. Rather than focusing on Brazilian standards\, they assembled a program of previously unrecorded choros by masters like Sergio Assad\, Guinga\, Sergio Santos\, and Dori Caymmi. “I’m really proud of it\,” says Wainapel\, who plays clarinet exclusively on the album. “That project gave me a lot of confidence.” \n​His two most recent recordings\, Amigos Brasileiros and Amigos Brasileiros Vol. 2\, are part of Wainapel’s ongoing process documenting his passion for contemporary Brazilian music. Recorded with a superlative cast of Brazilian instrumentalists he’s befriended during his many travels around the country\, the albums include several tunes written specifically for the project. In many ways Amigos Brasileiros serves as a savvy on-the-ground survey of the contemporary Brazilian scene\, a thoughtfully curated guide to musicians; musicians in a nation bound together by sound.
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/harvey-wainapel-quartet/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Steve Smith and Vital Information 2023 SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:This performance is now SOLD OUT! if you’d like to be on our cancellation wait list please send us an email to mail [at] siskiyoumusicproject.com. \nPlease check out our other Spring Concerts! \nSiskiyou Music Project kicks off it’s 23rd concert series with Steve Smith and Vital Information Featuring Manuel Valera (keyboards) Janek Gwizdala (bass) Steve Smith (drums). Drummer Steve Smith has been touring and recording with his all-star group Vital Information since 1983 making 2023 the 40th Anniversary of the group. \nSteve Smith and Vital Information celebrate the occasion with a newly recorded double CD release entitled TIME FLIES. The newest line-up of Vital Information features virtuoso musicians with vast experience. \nKeyboardist Manuel Valera\, a Guggenheim Fellow and Grammy nominated artist\, was born\, and raised in Havana\, Cuba and is now living in NYC. Manuel plays and records with many of the New York jazz elite like Antonio Sanchez\, Dafnis Prieto and John Patitucci. \nElectric Bassist Janek Gwizdala\, originally from London\, currently living in Los Angeles\, records and tours with Peter Erskine\, Mike Stern and Randy Brecker and is one of the most in-demand bass players in the world. Both new members of Vital Information are bandleaders and recording artists with multiple recordings to their names. \nThe new trio version of Steve Smith and Vital Information collectively creates a powerhouse sound. Although the band is rooted in the straight-ahead swing of bebop\, at times the group explores exotic time-signatures from the world of South Indian Carnatic music and have arranged adventurous funk-driven renditions of jazz standards. Seeing Steve Smith and Vital Information live in concert is a perfect opportunity to experience their high-level musicianship\, sense of joy onstage and collective virtuosic improvisation. \nSteve Smith had this to say about Vital Information’s philosophy: \n“Our music allows for individual expression and re-invention. We thrive on swing\, groove and creativity. We want to surprise each other every night on the bandstand with new ideas and in the process keep our audience ‘in the moment’ with us.” \nWounded Bird Records has recently released Steve Smith and Vital Information: The Complete Columbia Recordings\, a four CD set combining the first four Vital Information albums into one package. In addition to leading Vital information\, from 2016-2019 Steve Smith toured with the iconic rock band Journey\, the group in which he recorded nine albums with massive hits. In 2018 alone\, Journey played for over 1\,000\,000 fans in arenas and stadiums across North America. Smith has won numerous Modern Drummer Readers Polls and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. \nTo check out a video of this amazing group visit \n\nwww.vitalinformation.com  www.manuelvalera.com  https://janekgwizdala.com
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/steve-smith-and-vital-information-2023/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 Spring Concert Series
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SUMMARY:Mimi Fox Organ Trio
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back long time favorite\, jazz guitarist/composer Mimi Fox with her new B3 Organ Trio. This performance will take place on Saturday\, October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Grizzly Peak Winery Performance Space. \nFollowing in the footsteps of hero Wes Montgomery\, guitarist Mimi Fox leads a hot B3 organ trio. After touring and recording with such organ masters as the late Joey DeFrancesco and Barbara Dennerlein\, Mimi will showcase the format’s dynamic sound with a show covering everything from greasy blues and funk to luscious ballads and blazing bebop. Joining Mimi in the trio are Brian Ho and Lorca Hart. Both of whom have played with many jazz legends and together with Mimi\, form an all-star group. \nMimi has been hailed by Guitar Player Magazine as “a prodigious talent who has not only mastered the traditional forms but has managed to reinvigorate them.” The internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer has been a winner of six consecutive DownBeat Magazine international critic’s polls. \nFox has performed and recorded with many jazz greats\, including fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd and Charlie Hunter; Grammy-nominated saxophonists Branford Marsalis and Houston Person; vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Diana Krall; and powerhouse drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. She has also shared the stage with music legend Stevie Wonder. \nThe guitarist has toured the world\, playing such major festivals as the Montreal\, Guinness Cork\, Perth International\, and Jamaica Spice Jazz Festivals. Stateside\, she has headlined at elite venues such as Monterey/Newport Festivals\, The Blue Note\, The Kennedy Center\, Yoshi’s and the Great American Music Hall among countless others. \nMimi has released 12 Cd’s as a leader including her last highly acclaimed acoustic outing This Bird Still Flies which received 4 stars from Downbeat Magazine and of which Jazz Times said: “ Remarkable…a dazzler from start to finish. ”
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/mimi-fox-organ-trio/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Fall Concert Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Siskiyou Music Project":MAILTO:mail@siskiyoumusicproject.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T190000
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SUMMARY:Gonzalo Bergara Quintet ~ Hot Club Gypsy Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back guitarist Gonzalo Bergara and his Quintet for a concert on Thursday\, September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Grizzly Peak Winery Performance Space in Ashland.\n\n\n\n“Gonzalo Bergara presents his latest release “9” featuring Leah Zeger\n\nGonzalo Bergara has emerged a virtuoso composer and lead guitarist\, mixing a cascade of arpeggios with the sounds of Paris and his native Argentina\, to forge his own style of progressive Gypsy Jazz.\n\nThe Gonzalo Bergara Quartet (GBQ) explores a modern variant of the 1930s Django Reinhardt-inspired sound. The Quartet’s first CD\, Porteña Soledad\, was Editor’s Pick in Guitar Player Magazine\, and Vintage Guitar Magazine called it a “masterpiece.” The music is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France\, as well as the traditional jazz and music of Bergara’s true home\, Buenos Aires. “Gonzalo Bergara’s music exists in a way that very little music does. He has lavished such care on every phrase\, built each arrangement with such lapidary precision and pared away anything extraneous\, the music becomes sculpture. It has weight\, density\, gravity. This is serious….and deeply moving.\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nGonzalo Bergara Quintet\n\n\nGeneral $30.00 USDMembers $25.00 USDStudent with I.D $10.00 USD
URL:https://www.siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/gonzalo-bergara-quintet-hot-club-gypsy-jazz/
LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery\, 1600 E. Nevada Street\, Ashland\, OR\, 97520\, United States
CATEGORIES:2022 Fall Concert Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Siskiyou Music Project":MAILTO:mail@siskiyoumusicproject.com
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