Check out this clip of the Carlton Jackson/Dave Mills Big Band that Oregon Art Beat ran back when Tom D’Antoni was their music critic.  Check the tags on the right for a list of musicians appearing in the clip.

Today JazzPDX brings you another video from Carlton Jackson’s collection on YouTube.  This particular video is of a group called LeBon that Carlton describes as:

a rollicking, wonderful noise was LeBon,

during their 10 year run in Portland, OR music circles.

Formed by music critic Rick Mitchell, this band set a standard for the alternative music crowd that went to see the band play.

The video features a few players you still see around Portland today including Carlton, Denny Bixby, Warren Rand, and Terry Robb.

Personally, I highly recommend Rand’s solo which starts at about 4:30.

Todd Strait is a fantastic drummer that spends most of his time on tour, but calls Portland his home.  When he’s on the road, he’s usually playing with Karrin Allyson or Eldar Djangirov.  Back in Portland, he’s a top-call player with the likes of Warren Rand, Dan Balmer, and Dan Schulte.

Todd sent a couple of pictures in this week, including shots from performances with Warren Rand (other band members include Louis Pain and Mike Denny), Eldar, Nancy King, and others.

Head over to the gallery to check out all of the pictures on JazzPDX.org

This week’s press release for The Cave:

Wednesday June 11th: NANCY KING INVITATIONAL

This week Nancy invites the clever, intricate, swinging, and still young pianist Dan Gaynor. Dan is also what in baseball would be called “in the hot box”.

Thursday June 12th: ALAN JONES PRESENTS…

If you asked randomly around the world, “who is the greatest musician living in Portland, OR”, it’s quite possible, likely even, that most of the responses would be…Dave Frishberg. It’s worth taking a minute to check out some of the things he’s done over a 40-year career http://www.davefrishberg.net/long_bio.php. He played with Ben Webster! He played with Gene Krupa! He writes and sings hilariously intelligent songs that are very famous…but those songs are for another night. On this night he’ll be playing version of breathtaking piano with Warren Rand. Warren has “Revered Master” status in Portland. He has the biggest, fattest sound you can get on an alto saxophone, has played since it’s inception with the Mel Brown sextet/septet and the Alan Jones Sextet.  He’s played blues for years with Robert Cray and Albert King. Dave Speranza will be playing bass. Dave is playing very, very well, just look at the company he’s keeping. Alan Jones will play drums.

Friday June 13th: ANDREW OLIVER SEXTET

Andrew is a very motivated, prolific and exceptional piano player and composer. One of the leaders in the great movement of young talented musicians in Portland, he brings to his work the experiences of living, studying and playing for 3 years in New Orleans, touring in unusual and interesting places like Poland, Bulgaria and Africa, the ability to speak French and play cello, trumpet and drums.  This is an opportunity to hear a young creative musician on his way up.  Joining Andrew will be Dan Duval, guitar and composition; Mary Sue Tobin, soprano, alto saxophone and clarinet; Willie Matheis, tenor saxophone; Eric Gruber, bass and Kevin Van Geem, drums

Saturday June 14th: DAVID FRIESEN TRIO

David Friesen bass, Randy Porter piano, Alan Jones drums have been playing together for many years, traveled all over the world, recorded 3 internationally acclaimed CD’s, have a virtually telepathic rapport with each other and have never had a rehearsal.

Monday June 16th: INGRID JENSEN QUARTET

Special Note: Next week INGRID JENSEN will dart into Portland to do some work with David Monette on a new trumpet and while she’s here play a rare, secret gig at the cave on MONDAY JUNE 16th with Randy Porter, Dave Speranza and Alan Jones + special guests.  I know, we don’t usually have music on Mondays, but sometimes you have to make exceptions.  This will be a party!

The Cave is located at:

636 SW Jackson St (at the corner of Broadway in the PSU neighborhood).