July 2019
Cafe Racer Sessions
Curating a show at Cafe Racer. Players TBA. http://www.racersessions.com/ Every Sunday at the Racer Sessions, we feature a different artist or group who perform original music and provide a short explanation of their creative process. Afterwards, a jam session takes place, often based on the concepts and approaches outlined in the opening presentation. The Racer…
Find out more »Seattle Saxophone Institute
Teaching saxophone at a summer camp in which all styles are welcome. More info at: http://www.seattlesaxinstitute.com/
Find out more »September 2019
Ratie & Friends at Sunday Streets
Ratie and friends perform in Eugene's Sunday Streets. Sept 22nd includes the Eugene Parade and a whole lot of other events downtown, 11am-4pm. Ratie's set is at 1pm. Free, open to all! More info here.
Find out more »October 2019
Swing Dance
Playing a social dance with Shane Allen's new swing group.
Find out more »Swing Dance
Playing a social dance with Shane Allen's new swing group.
Find out more »Guest Soloist with OJE
Guest artist with the Oregon Jazz Ensemble. Charts TBA.
Find out more »November 2019
ShnerQuartet @ Jazz Station
Jon Lakey on bass, Dan Gaynor on piano. Jazz.
Find out more »Stealin’ Apples swing band
The Stealin' Apples swing band led by Shane Allen on piano returns to the Cornbread Cafe in Springfield. 8pm-11pm, all ages welcome.
Find out more »December 2019
IMEA District III Jazz Festival
Adjudicating for a jazz festival in Boise, Idaho.
Find out more »Ballet Fantastique Christmas Show
Playing lead alto with a big band for Ballet Fan's Christmas show. Shows Dec 13, 14, 15, Soreng Theater.
Find out more »January 2020
UO Jazz Faculty Combo
UO jazz faculty combo at the jazz station. Steve Owen, Paul Krueger, Tyler Abbott, Torrey Newhart, Ken Mastrogiovanni and myself.
Find out more »Stealin’ Apples @ Cornbread Cafe
Shane Allen's swing band, Stealin' Apples, returns to the Cornbread Cafe in Springfield. A short swing dance lesson at 8pm followed by two sets of music.
Find out more »February 2020
ShnerQuartet @ Jazz Station
With Dan Gaynor on piano, Jon Lakey on bass and Charlie Doggett on drums.
Find out more »Pictures with Oregon Symphony
Old Castle/Pictures at an Exhibition with the Oregon Symphony. Feb 7th at Willamette University, Smith hall; Feb 8, 9, 10 at Schnitzer hall in Portland.
Find out more »Joel Love SOLACE Concerto
Performing Joel Love's Solace: a Lyric Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble with the Oregon Wind Ensemble, directed by Dennis Llinas.
Find out more »PDX Jazz Festival
Playing with outstanding pianist Bryn Roberts at Al's Den (McMenamin's) as a part of PDX Jazz Festival.
Find out more »Stealin’ Apples @ Cornbread Cafe
Shane Allen's swing band returns to the Cornbread Cafe in Springfield. A short swing dance lesson at 8pm followed by two sets of music.
Find out more »with Eugene Symphony
Playing Sunny Side of the Street in a concert featuring Leslie Odom, Jr., a Eugene Symphony gala concert. Note the concert's unusual start time: 5pm. Hult center.
Find out more »March 2020
MAGENTA – world premiere
Performing the wold premiere of MAGENTA, a new piece by Evan C. Paul for saxophone quartet and piano. A part of the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference at Arizona State University.
Find out more »April 2020
ShnerQuartet @ the Jazz station – CANCELLED
at the Jazz Station with Jon Lakey, bass; Charlie Doggett, drums, and a surprise pianist!
Find out more »Guest artist @ CWU – CANCELLED
Guest artist at Central Washington University, a part of their Women In Jazz symposium.
Find out more »May 2020
Bolero with Eugene Symphony
Playing Ravel's Bolero with the Eugene Symphony. Probably soprano... not yet decided at this time.
Find out more »ShnerQuartet @ the Jazz Station
at the Jazz Station with Jon Lakey, bass; Charlie Doggett, drums; and a surprise pianist!
Find out more »June 2020
Hult Happy Hour (live stream)
Playing an hour of jazz standards with Tyler Abbott (bass) for the Hult Center's Happy Hour weekly live stream concerts. Tune in on Hult Center's FB page and YouTube.
Find out more »Ratie D (live stream)
Playing with Ratie D's band at a special 541-productions live streamed webcast. Note concert time will be 10am PST so it is evening time for Zimbabwe audiences.
Find out more »August 2020
Montavilla Jazz Festival
A project of all original music called "fingerprints". With Bryn Roberts (piano), Jon Lakey (bass), Charlie Doggett (drums).
Find out more »The Good Neighbors Concert
A backyard outdoors concert, a fundraiser for building a well in Mzilikazi, Zimbabwe. First half is "Idit Shner Quartet" second half is Ratie D. With John Mambira, percussion; Ratie D, mbira and vocals; Gilbert Zvamaida, guitar; Torrey Newhart, keyboards; Garrett Baxter, bass; Ken Mastrogiovanni, drums. Very limited seating - tickets sold in advance here.
Find out more »September 2020
Harmonic Lab’s Artistic Encounter Series
Come to Kesey Square downtown Eugene on lunchtime to hear a real jazz trio playing live. Outdoors, distanced, masked. With Ken Mastrogiovanni and Tyler Abbott. A part of Harmony Lab's Artistic Encounter series.
Find out more »October 2020
Ratie D at Wildcraft Cider
Join Ratie D and her band for an outdoor, distanced, masked, show. All ages welcome. Music is on rain or shine.
Find out more »November 2020
Experimental Theater recording session
Playing clarinet (!) for Brian McWhorter / Orchestra NEXT. A recording session that will provide music for an experimental theater production at the UO.
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