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Buddy Jay's Jamaican Jazz Band bio: Saxophonist Buddy Jay Kieffer leads a mighty band through an exploration of 1960's Jamaican style jazz music and beyond. The band blends elements of Latin Jazz, dub, calypso, Kompa, spiritual jazz, and afrobeat, with ska and reggae. Original compositions inspired by American jazz and its influence on music created in Jamaica and in the West Indies.
Tezeta band bio: Tezeta Band is the sound of nostalgia and soulful dance music. It is part jazz, part soul and part ancient Ethiopian melodies blended with the R & B music of the 1960's and 1970's. It comes from a period when the influential sounds of James Brown, Jackie Mittoo and John Coltrane melted together with Ethiopian tradition in the hot clubs and lounges of Addis Ababa.
Yogoman bio: LED by singing drummer Jordan Rain/ Yogoman, Yogoman Burning Band is a PNW original dance band celebrating their 20th Bandiversary in 2025. Jamaica-New Orleans Dance Riddims covers a large swath of some of the genres they mix into their gumbo having been splitting their time part of the year in the South the last decade. With a rich history of performing at massive Reggae festivals nationally/internationally, backing/touring with Jamaican Reggae Legend Winston "Flames" Jarrett, 5 original albums (2 solo albums as Jordan Rain/Yogoman), one thing Yogoman music is known for - bringing engaging and positive dance music to their fans. "If you don't know how to have a good time to this band, you should ask yourself, do I know how to have a good time?" - Sam Beam, Iron & Wine
World renowned saxophonist Mike Phillips is known as one of the most electrifying instrumentalists today. Mike is the first musician signed by Michael Jordan to the Nike Jordan Brand, home of the Air Jordan, and is the only musician in the world to have recorded and toured with the legendary "Big Three" of American soul and pop music: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Stevie Wonder, not only as a member of the band, but as a featured soloist.
In 2023, Mike Phillips launched Keep It Moving Music (KIMM), under the SRG Jazz label imprint. He was also recently named Sr. VP of SRG Jazz at the SRG-ILS Group (distributed by UMG). He is a recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Music Business and Entrepreneurship degree, a recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award and The Georgia Citizen Award, which is the highest state-level honor given to a citizen. And notably is an amazing golfer; so, if he's not on a stage near you, look for him on the golf course.
No stranger to the sports world, Mike has built a rapport with some of the top professional athletes today. He performs over a dozen national anthems every year for a host of sporting and business organizations such as: Professional Golfers of America (PGA), National Basketball Association (NBA), National League (NL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and the National Football League (NFL) just to mention a few. Check out his Instagram @Mike_Phillips for some of these exciting moments.
Mike Phillips is here to stay and as he would say, "the best is yet to come." -- Mike Phillips
Join us at the Jack London for the latest edition of our late-night cabaret spectacular, hosted by the Mad Marquis and featuring some of the finest dancers from the Rose City and beyond. Treat yourself to a sensational evening of sultry and exotic delights, liberally spiced with old-fashioned spontaneous fun! The show starts after the evening's musical performance.
Chuck Israels: Bass | John Nastos: Alto saxophone | Dave Evans: Tenor saxophone | Joe Manis: Baritone saxophone | Paul Mazzio: Trumpet | John Moak: Trombone | Joe Bagg: Piano | Unknown: Drums. Chuck Israels, revered as one of the preeminent bassists in the world, GRAMMY winner has performed and recorded with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane and others.
Soul What is a 9 piece Portland dance band that plays memorable soul and R&B classics from
artists we love Sam & Dave, Van Morrison, Sharon Jones, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers,
to Talking Heads and more. Soul What includes a rock solid rhythm section, blazing guitar and
keyboard, a tight three-piece horn section and the amazing pipes of vocalist Regynn Lester.
