“A soulful vocalist that prefers not to be contained” (Midwest Records), Shelly Rudolph has been singing, performing and composing for over twenty-five years. Her projects have embraced soul, jazz, blues, R&B, reggae and pop. Music has taken Shelly all over the world with ensembles that range from intimate duets to Jazz Orchestras and most everything in between. She is currently among the busiest vocalists in Portland, Oregon performing with her own projects as well as with jazz innovator, pianist Dan Gildea.

Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Holly Pyle

Tenor saxophone, bass and drums trio music, including Sonny Rollin's Freedom Suite.

Joe Manis tenor saxophone
Tyler Abbott bass
Charlie Doggett drums

Originally from Dexter, Oregon, SteepleChase recording artist Joe Manis was the recipient of a 2013 Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. Recent Joe Manis Trio appearances include Fat Cat NYC, the Shedd Institute’s jazz series, Jimmy Mak's, Tula's, the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, and the Montavilla Jazz Festival.

Gordon Lee is a composer, jazz pianist, arranger, conductor and music educator who is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest. Lee believes that jazz has given him a musical language to express himself in traditional forms from European idioms of music. He has taught at Portland State University, Portland Community College, Clackamas Community College and currently teaches jazz improvisation and directs a big band at Mt. Hood Community College.

Tickets: $30 GA online, $25 for students, $35 at the door;