Live Music

A jazz vocalist who sings in English and French, Heather is one of the most unique and respected singers living in the Pacific Northwest.

Starting in 2008 she formed a partnership with pianist Steve Christofferson, performing at Frankie's, Tula's, The Heathman and Benson hotels, and other jazz venues around the Northwest and as far away as New Orleans. They recently released their fourth CD together, I Remember You, a gorgeously conceived work featuring masterful interpretations of classic American songs. “The poignant communication between Heather and Steve speaks volumes about their 14-year collaboration” says Tom Grant.

Heather has also performed with other premier jazz musicians, including Tom Grant, Vince Frates, Dennis Caiazza, and Ron Steen, as well as Bay Area pianist David K Mathews who is currently touring with Santana and Seattle's Milo Petersen, formerly with Eartha Kitt.

Heather earned an honor's degree in French at Portland State University in 1992 and is a certified and devoted Montessori teacher and the proprietress of The Happy Children's Montessori in Hillsboro, Oregon. She shares the joy of music and French with the children in her school every day.

 

 

With a name that means ‘bliss’ in Sanskrit one could easily infer that Anandi’s music would conjure up sounds and images of sleepy mellowness. But this isn’t “New Age” music. Anandi performs with a strong sense of wakefulness, always swinging, with a penchant for poignant lyricism and melodic sophistication that makes her an instant hit with audiences.

Audiences enjoy Anandi's full spectrum approach to jazz and her admiration for local vocal legends such as Nancy King, Rebecca Kilgore and Shirley Nanette.

Anandi regularly performs with internationally acclaimed guitarist John Stowell. Never settling into a musical box, Anandi is always collaborating with others; projects include PDX's All Female Jazz Quartet, Nica's Dream, the original acoustic trio Maiden Oregon and Retro Soul group AM Sister Soul. She also keeps a busy schedule teaching voice, guitar and piano.

 

 

As a bandleader, Jack’s group is a fixture at clubs and festivals throughout the region including The 1905, Seattle Jazz Fellowship, PDX Jazz Fest, Mt Hood Jazz Fest, Little Big Fest, and Anacortes Arts. His records, Migration Patterns (2017), Barefoot (2024), and Living/Live (2025), have all been well received; the first two making it onto critics “best of” lists and the latter being called “one of the best albums to come out of Portland’s jazz scene so far this year” (Willamette Week).

As a collaborator, Jack is a first-call for many. He maintains a steady performance schedule working in bands led by local heavyweights Ron Steen, Alan Jones, Christopher Brown, Michael Raynor, Cyrus Nabipoor, Galen Clark and Kerry Politzer in addition to work with Greg Ward, Jonathan Pinson, Chuck Israels, George Colligan, Leon Cotter, Nicole McCabe, Dan Balmer, the Brown Branch Big Band and many more. Jack’s playing can be heard on more than a dozen records to date including releases from Tony Glausi, Martina DaSilva, Cyrus Nabipoor and Xavier Lecouturier.