This Sunday, bassist Jeff Picker brings his New York-based trio through Portland as part of their West Coast tour.  The Uptown Trio features Sam Reider and Jake Goldblas, two of Jeff’s classmates from his year at the Manhattan School of Music.

Before Picker left for New York, he played with some of Portland’s top musicians, establishing himself as a top-call bassist before even graduating from high school.

Details: Sunday, June 1st at the Old Church.  Tickets are $10.

Drummer Drew Shoals is releasing his debut CD, “The Greatest Haven’t Been Born Yet” (Diatic Records) on Saturday, December 22nd. The release show will feature all of the musicians from the CD, including Damian Erskine, Ben Darwish, John Nastos, Dan Duval, Nick Sweet, and Jeff Picker. Also appearing will be Chris Mosley with his quartet, as well as original artwork by Pyar Anderson, Courtney Erskine, and Emmitt Pollard. The party starts at 8 PM at Design Counsel (1020 NW Lovejoy).