Michael Raynor Quartet performs at the 1905

Two Shows - 7:30p and 9:30p

• Jack Radsliff, Guitar
• Randy Porter, Piano
• Bill Athens, Bass
• Michael Raynor, Drums

Drummer Michael Raynor splits his time between Portland and Chicago, where he spent more than twenty years playing with tenor sax icon and NEA Jazz Master, Von Freeman. Raynor also toured with vocalist Kurt Elling and can be heard on two of his Grammy nominated recordings, including "Live in Chicago," featuring Jon Hendricks. He has worked with Freddie Hubbard, Eric Alexander, Tia Fuller, Steve Coleman, Gary Bartz, Johnny Griffin, Ira Sullivan, Jon Faddis, Bob Sheppard, Bobby Broom, Fareed Haque, Howard Levy, Arturo Sandoval, Chuck Israels, Nancy King, and Bob Dorough among others. In addition to playing festivals throughout Europe, North America, and Australia, Raynor has co-led tours in both Asia and Africa as a United States Jazz Ambassador.

Early Show - Zsofia Tardy Quartet: Tribute to Horace Silver - 5:30p

• Zsofia Tardy, Vocals
• Attila Csikos, Guitar
• Perry Thoorsell, Bass
• Kurt Deutscher, Drums

Hungarian-born singer, composer, music educator Zsofia Tardy chose Portland as her new home in 2015. Since her arrival she taught at the Western Oregon University; and on behalf of WOU two times in Nanning, China. Currently, she is the Instructor of Jazz Voice at Lewis & Clark College. Audiences and fellow musicians alike call her a “force of nature”, especially praising her scatting, resembling it to the greatest singers. With this tribute concert she expresses her admiration toward her favorite hard-bop composer, Horace Silver, whose dynamic compositions resonate with her energetic singing style.