Lisa Mezzacappa Trio with Integer play at Leaven Community

Portland based Guitarist Mike Gamble,  Creative Music Guild artistic director and educator pairs with the brilliant masterminds of Bay Area composer/ bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and Portland native and multi-instrumentalist Machado Mijiga for an unforgettable night of each other’s compositions and spirited improvisations. Machado and Mike have been improvising as a duo for years now and are excited to work again with Lisa, a collaborator Mike has known since the first NYC School For Improvised Music workshop at the Knitting Factory in 2001.

Integer began in 2018 as a Portland-based piano trio with Todd Marston (compositions/piano), Andrew Jones (acoustic bass) and Micah Hummel (drums). Through the years, the foundational solidity of this rhythm section has allowed Marston to explore a variety of larger iterations of the group. In 2021, Integer Septet released Solidarity Themes, and more recently Integer Quintet has recorded an album to be released in 2024. Integer Collaborative Ensemble has been assembled specifically for the 2024 residency at Doe Bay as a way of unlocking the compositional gifts of all of its members.