Saturday, May 17. 8-11pm
A native of Roanoke, VA, Kevin Selfe learned to play the blues by watching the masters that lived and traveled through the area. Having combined this influence with his own distinct style, Selfe developed a swampy, primal sound that is reminiscent of humid, summer evenings in the rural South. He relocated to Portland, OR in 2007 where he is now a leading light in the Pacific Northwest’s robust blues revival. Selfe is a two time inductee into the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame for Electric Guitar and Traditional Blues Act, and his band, Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes, has received prestigious Muddy Awards for Blues Act of the Year eight times. His recordings on world renowned blues labels Delta
Groove and Vizztone have landed on the Billboard Blues Chart and have been featured on SiriusXM radio.
Jimi Bott is a 20 time Blues Music Award nominee for Best Instrumentalist - Drums, having won the award in 2015. He spent nearly three decades touring the world with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rod Piazza, The Mannish Boys, and The Proven Ones. He has over 100 recordings to his credit, including projects with William Clarke, Rick Holmstrom, Billy Boy Arnold, and James Harman. In addition to being one of the world’s greatest blues drummers, Jimi owns Roseleaf Recording studio and is a highly sought after recording engineer and producer.
Originally from New York, bassist Allen Markel graduated from William Paterson University (NJ) with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance. Allen spent many years performing and recording with acclaimed Latin Jazz vocalist and percussionist Raphael Cruz during which he received a Grammy nomination in the Latin Jazz category in 2005. Moving to Portland, OR in 2007, he spent many years working with Vizztone recording artist Kevin Selfe, as well as the Blues Music Award nominated ensemble The Insomniacs. His solid grooves gained the attention of the Cascade Blues Association which nominated him multiple times for the Muddy Awards for Bass Player of the Year. Today you can find Allen backing up soul man Sugaray Rayford, performing for audiences world-wide.
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