Ott & Hunter welcomes back the Jack Radsliff Trio for a special Organ Trio performance — the perfect way to heat up a chilly winter night! Settle into our cozy, comfy cabaret room and enjoy original music from three mainstays of the Portland jazz scene: Jack Radliff on guitar, Joe Bagg on organ, and Michael Raynor on drums. Expect soulful grooves, inventive arrangements, and an intimate atmosphere that brings the music close. Reserve your spot and come experience a warm, unforgettable evening of jazz.
Jack Radsliff is guitarist/composer living in Portland, Oregon. As a bandleader, Jack’s group is a fixture at clubs and festivals throughout the region including The 1905, Seattle Jazz Fellowship, PDX Jazz Fest, Mt Hood Jazz Fest, Little Big Fest, and Anacortes Arts. His records, Migration Patterns (2017), Barefoot (2024), and Living/Live (2025), have all been well received; the first two making it onto critics “best of” lists and the latter being called “one of the best albums to come out of Portland’s jazz scene so far this year” (Willamette Week).
As a collaborator, Jack is a first-call for many. He maintains a steady performance schedule working in bands led by local heavyweights Ron Steen, Alan Jones, Christopher Brown, Michael Raynor, Cyrus Nabipoor, Galen Clark and Kerry Politzer in addition to work with Greg Ward, Jonathan Pinson, Chuck Israels, George Colligan, Leon Cotter, Nicole McCabe, Dan Balmer, the Brown Branch Big Band and many more. Jack’s playing can be heard on more than a dozen records to date including releases from Tony Glausi, Martina DaSilva, Cyrus Nabipoor and Xavier Lecouturier.
https://jackradsliff.com/
Joe Bagg studied with the legendary jazz pianist Kenny Barron at Rutgers University where he obtained his Masters Degree in Music. In 1997, Joe started playing the Hammond B-3 organ, earning several appearances in downbeat magazine's Critics and Readers Polls. 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. He’s also been fortunate to share the stage with renowned artists like Macy Gray, Brian McKnight, Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole among others. He’s appeared on recordings featuring a diverse range of artists including Miley Cyrus, Fiona Apple, Sharon Van Etten, Imelda May, Gregory Porter, Gina Saputo, Bob Mintzer and many others.
https://www.joebagg.com/
Drummer Michael Raynor splits his time between Portland and Chicago, where he spent more than two decades playing with NEA Jazz Master, Von Freeman. Raynor also toured with vocalist Kurt Elling and can be heard on two of his Grammy nominated recordings, including "Live in Chicago," featuring Jon Hendricks. He has worked with Freddie Hubbard, Eric Alexander, Johnny Griffin, Steve Coleman, Ira Sullivan, Jon Faddis, Bobby Broom, Fareed Haque, Tia Fuller, Nancy King, and Bob Dorough among others. In addition to playing festivals throughout Europe, North America, and Australia, Raynor has co-led tours in both Asia and Africa as a United States Jazz Ambassador.
http://michaelraynor.net/index.html
Tickets are available for purchase online at:
https://otthunter.orderport.net/wines/Live-Music
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