Guitarist Rod Petrone debuted at the New York Academy of Arts at eighteen. Studied with Russian composer and scholar Alexander Bellow and Jazz guitarist, Stanley Solow. Was a featured performer with the Mount Hood Orchestra in Portland with Brazilian mandolinist, Paulo de Sa, and on Canadian television. Plays a wide variety of international music from...
Craig Wright is an American singer-songwriter (and short story writer) who lives in Ashland, Oregon. His new band, Southern Oregon (featuring the vocals of Savannah True Randall and Laynie McCartney and Jeff Addicott on bass) reflects Wright’s Southern roots through the lens of an Oregon dream. Born in Winfield, Louisiana, and known for his work...
The Brothers Reed is an acoustic duo that share the same genes. They play-Pop-Folk among other things. Focusing on tight harmonies and pretty riffs, The Brothers Reed want to bring you a unique listening experience often filling the between-time during shows with comedy and fun while balancing that with many serious songs about love and...
Blades of Grass is founded by Jef Ramsey on mandolin & Kathryn Casternovia on guitar known for their tight powerful vocal leads and harmonies. The Blades of Grass repertoire includes a variety of styles including bluegrass, Cajun, Tejano, vintage country, swing era jazz, original mandolin compositions and more.
Formed in early 2013 shortly after Paul Turnipseed’s arrival in Southern Oregon, The Paul Turnipseed Trio has been playing jazz with a New Orleans flavor for nearly two years here in the Rouge Valley. Comprised of Turnipseed on guitar and vocals, Jeff Addicott on acoustic bass, and Mike Fitch on drums, the trio explores various...
Lee began playing professionally at age 16 and has remained professional for 50 years, performing from the Midwest to Las Vegas and California and most recently 25 year as a Big Island favorite in all the best venues there. Artists like Ray Charles, Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and even The Beatles shaped Lee’s...
Grant Ruiz has played classical guitar from the age of ten and is now an active flamenco guitarist and teacher in Southern Oregon. He has studied in Spain and participated in many productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He is an adjunct guitar instructor at SOU and president of the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society. Dan Fellman...
Joe Cohoon on acoustic bass worked for many years in the Portland area performing in various rock and blues groups. In addition to working with several Rogue Valley Jazz ensembles, Joe also performs with the Beatles Tribute Band, The Nowhere Men.
