About this Event
Doors at 8 | Show at 9
21+ $18 Advance | $22 Day of Show
Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, singer, and creative force who tours hard and stays hard on the edge of the possible when it comes to musical explorations. The prolific Dillon has played with Primus, Galactic, Ani DiFranco, Rickie Lee Jones, The Brave Combo, and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, among others.
Brian Roy Haas is an internationally celebrated, award-winning pianist, composer, producer and arranger with almost 40 albums of original compositions under his name. Starting piano at age 4 and winning his first International Piano Concerto Competition at 16, he knew his life’s mission early on. Haas received a full ride to the University of Tulsa and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. While at TU, he founded Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. In the last 31 years JFJO has toured Europe 13 times and the Americas on a constant loop, played many of the world’s biggest music festivals such as North Sea, Berlin, Tampere, Montreal and sold out prestigious clubs like Bimhuis, Snug Harbor, Yoshi’s and The Blue Note. His illustrious career has seen Haas touring, composing and recording with Nikki Glaspie, George Porter Jr., Helen Gillet, The Funky Meters, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Nolatet, Rebirth Brass Band, Johnny Vidacovich, James Singleton, Matt Chamberlain, Les Claypool, Charlie Hunter and Punkadelick, a trio comprised of Haas, Nikki Glaspie and Mike Dillon. Punkadelick’s critically acclaimed album, Inflorescense, was released Winter of 2023 on Sony Red and the 17 month tour sold out multiple venues in America. When off the road, Haas has has worked within public schools as an improvisational music instructor for Arts and Humanities through National Endowment of The Arts.
Sorceress. Alchemist. Beat Conductor. Funk Philosopher. Seneshal of Style. Purveyor of Pocket. Child of God. Agent of Love. Nikki Glaspie is many things to many people, not least of which being among the premier drummers in music today. She has touched countless lives, laying down the groove for us to live our lives. Glaspie has played behind and alongside musical luminaries amid an array of genres, cities and scenes. As a founding member of The Nth Power, she continues blazing a path of light behind the kit, leaving a trail of fire behind her, and rolling waves of love in her wake. Nikki is already a living legend, and her name rings out among an impressive array of collaborators, calling to all corners of the globe.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Whirled Pies Downtown, 199 West 8th Avenue, Eugene, United States
USD 21.05 to USD 25.31
