with Torrey Newhart, piano; Garrett Baxter, bass; Ken Mastrogiovanni, drums

Playing tenor and clarinet with Torrey Newhart's Obsidian Animals. Clinic and show in Salem, OR.

Guest artist with the Central Washington big Band; Chris Bruya, director. A part of the North American Saxophone Alliance region I conference.

Jesse Cloninger and The Jazz Kings conclude their season with an evening of hits and some hidden gems from the music of Harry Warren and Al Dubin. With creative output ranging from 1919 to 1953 and countless hits to their credit there will be a hit for every era and songs to please everyone’s ears. […]

Jesse Cloninger and The Jazz Kings conclude their season with an evening of hits and some hidden gems from the music of Harry Warren and Al Dubin. With creative output ranging from 1919 to 1953 and countless hits to their credit there will be a hit for every era and songs to please everyone’s ears. […]

Jesse Cloninger and The Jazz Kings conclude their season with an evening of hits and some hidden gems from the music of Harry Warren and Al Dubin. With creative output ranging from 1919 to 1953 and countless hits to their credit there will be a hit for every era and songs to please everyone’s ears. […]

Jesse Cloninger and The Jazz Kings conclude their season with an evening of hits and some hidden gems from the music of Harry Warren and Al Dubin. With creative output ranging from 1919 to 1953 and countless hits to their credit there will be a hit for every era and songs to please everyone’s ears. […]

A quartet night at the Jazz Station; with video and audio recording; hopefully this will turn into to a live album. With Torrey Newhart, piano; Garrett Baxter, bass; Ken Mastrogiovanni, drums.

A quartet night at the Jazz Station; with video and audio recording; hopefully this will turn into to a live album. With Torrey Newhart, piano; Garrett Baxter, bass; Ken Mastrogiovanni, drums

Playing for the Oregon Bach Festival Gala. With Dan Gaynor, Garrett Baxter, and Ken Mastrogiovanni.

One last show before Jessie Smith moves to Portland. Big Band jazz, originals. Beautiful river views.

Chela Mela stage; Oregon Country fair. With: Ratie Dangarembwa-Morgan, vocals, mbira Gilbert Zvamaida, guitar John Mambira, percussion, vocals

Chela Mela stage; Oregon Country fair. With: Ratie Dangarembwa-Morgan, vocals, mbira Gilbert Zvamaida, guitar John Mambira, percussion, vocals

Playing with Garrett Baxter (bass) and Ken Mastrogiovanni (drums) at the Cornbread Cafe in Springfield, 8-11pm.

Playing lead alto in "It Might As Well Be Swing", a big band show that is a part of Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM). Directed by Chuck Redd.

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 […]

Teaching saxophone at a summer camp in which all styles are welcome. More info at: http://www.seattlesaxinstitute.com/  

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.

Playing a social dance with Shane Allen's new swing group.

Guest artist with the Oregon Jazz Ensemble. Charts TBA.

Jon Lakey on bass, Dan Gaynor on piano. Jazz.

The Stealin' Apples swing band led by Shane Allen on piano returns to the Cornbread Cafe in Springfield. 8pm-11pm, all ages welcome.

Adjudicating for a jazz festival in Boise, Idaho.

Playing lead alto with a big band for Ballet Fan's Christmas show. Shows Dec 13, 14, 15, Soreng Theater.

UO jazz faculty combo at the jazz station. Steve Owen, Paul Krueger, Tyler Abbott, Torrey Newhart, Ken Mastrogiovanni and myself.

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.

With Dan Gaynor on piano, Jon Lakey on bass and Charlie Doggett on drums.

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.

Performing Joel Love's Solace: a Lyric Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble with the Oregon Wind Ensemble, directed by Dennis Llinas.

Playing with outstanding pianist Bryn Roberts at Al's Den (McMenamin's) as a part of PDX Jazz Festival.