Performing in the Green Show on Tuesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 10
This is their first season in the OSF Green Show.
A celebration of the music of Bob Dylan by some of the best professional musicians in the Rogue Valley.
Jade Chavis Watt- Vocals
Jade is a local performer and member of the Rogue Valley Gospel Group. She has sang back up on the Brit Stage in Jacksonville for both Lyle Lovett and Trace Adkins. She has been seen on the stage at the Camelot Theatre in the Spotlight On series of: Johnny Mercer, Etta James, Nat King Cole, Blues Singers from the 1920’s, and Hoagy Carmichael. She also enjoyed performing as a Guest Artist with the Teen Musical Theatre of Oregon as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Mille and with the Craterian Center for the Performing Arts, Next Stage Repertory Company in their World Premier production of "Old Time Traveling Radio Show" and has performed with the Jefferson State Choral Coalition under the direction of Dr. Kirby Shaw.
Bret Levick - Guitar and Vocals
Bret Levick is an acclaimed American rocker, edgy singer songwriter and renown lyricist. His moody swagger, thoughtfully crafted song writing & unique musical and vocal styles have been turning heads for almost two decades. In the late 90's Levick co-created and fronted L.A. indie breakout band Gifthorse which included bassist Berry Oakley Jr. (son of the deceased Allman Bros bass player). Gifthorse was signed by So Cal indie label Pinch Hit records when the band’s first single "Heathers Arrest" charted up to #3 on commercial modern rock radio, a feat virtually unheard of for an indie band at the time.
Throughout the past decade, Bret's hooky songs have appeared in dozens of TV shows, trailers, commercials and feature films including ads for Nissan, Sprint, Samsung and Doritos, TV shows Sons Of Anarchy, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Real World San Diego, Ugly Betty, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy and feature films, "For Sale By Owner," "100 Girls," and "Dangerous Touch." In 2007, Levick was contracted by EMI to collaborate on a collection of "alternative rock" songs with award winning Lyricist Hal David.
Today Bret resides in the progressive, culturally rich town of Ashland, Oregon where he continues to write and produce for himself, for other artists and for TV and film. Levick also performs his massive catalog both locally and nationally as the frontman of his indie roots band LEFT. Recently, Bret has developed a passion for producing up and coming local artists including The Rogue Suspects, Kieran Devine and most recently an unusually talented teen indie rock band, "The Seaons."
Don Harriss - Keyboards:
This keyboardist and computer whiz has derived his unique sound from a diverse background that includes classical training, ’60s Haight-Ashbury psychedelia, stints of touring and recording with rock idol Pat Travers (Black Pearl). Harriss honed his rock and roll chops playing with the likes of Ronnie Hawkins (The Hawks, The Band), Lydia Pense (Cold Blood), Andy Latimer (Camel) and others. This Top Ten Billboard recording artist/composer has also composed six instrumental CDs as well as many corporate soundtracks for Apple Computer, Intel and others.
Doug Warner- Artistic Director- Guitars, Harmonica and Vocals -
Next Stage Artistic Director and Oregon singer-songwriter, Doug Warner, has embodied 45 years of playing, singing and writing blues music in his CDs, Fading Gracefully and Sail Me Away. He composes and performs songs around the Pacific Northwest with a master bluesman's touch, rich with metaphor, infusing his unique sense of humor. He has developed an exiting new voice in the blues and his stories, images and rhythms roll out as if they were longtime standards. Praise for Fading Gracefully, “This is a handsome tribute to forty years of multi-talented Doug Warner's music. Warner has a warm and engaging voice, which perfectly suites the downhome nature of these compositions...Time to Get it Right with it's Tony Joe White feel,is wonderful."-BLUES MATTERS! Magazine. “Doug Warner has a really nice release of original blues tunes...authentic and genuine."
-Cindy DeGroft JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO.
“After years of writing and playing blues music, Doug has put a CD together that is from his own experience-playing all the instruments, writing all the materal. All in all, quite a nice CD.""-Ruud Monde BLUESROCK, Netherlands.
Inger Jorgensen - Vocals -
Inger Jorgensen is a professional artist residing in Ashland, Oregon. Inger paints and sculpts by commission, teaches classes and provides mentoring programs from her commercial studio space. Inger also manages and sings in her funk/R&B/Rock project called LOVEBITE and composes and performs original music with her partner of 11 years, Jeff Pevar. The couple recently started New Bohemia Productions hosting a monthly concert series, featuring guest musicians performing together in unique combinations.
Jeff Addicott - Bass -
Jeff Addicott is one of the region’s busiest freelance musicians. He studied popular music performance at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Oregon in 1996. He currently performs with a wide variety of artists, including: Sage Meadows & High Country, The Muskadine Blues Quartet, Modern Prometheus Jazz Company, Salsa Brava, Gayle Wilson, The Djangoholics, The Blue Notes, Q&A, The Wild Goose Chase Trio, Paul Turnipseed, Danielle Kelly and The Sultans.
Jeff Pevar- Musical Director, Electric, Acoustic, Lap Steel,& Resonator Guitars, Vocals-
Jeff Pevar is a guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and vocalist who has recorded and or performed with some of the worlds finest including Crosby, Stills and Nash; Ray Charles, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Marc Cohn, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, David Foster, Alan Parsons, Jefferson Starship and many others.
Jeff has performed on many TV shows (including the Tonight Show, David Letterman Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show) and performed with various artists in Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil and the US. Jeff has also performed at numerous world renown festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival and at Carnegie Hall.
Jeff recently recorded his debut CD "From The Core" at the Oregon Caves National Monument, which includes guest vocalist from YES, Jon Anderson. Jeff and Inger Jorgensen have an original music project together and are recording their debut album. Jeff also plays guitar in Inger’s band, LOVEBITE.
Matthew Kriemelman - Drums -
Matthew Kriemelman is from New York City where he studied as a Fine Arts Major at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, and at the Drummers Collective. He is also an eleven Year veteran of Blue Man Group Vegas, and has performed in the Chicago and New York cast, as well.
He has toured and performed in sixteen different countries, and has had the pleasure of playing with some of the best musicians in the world, including members of the following groups; Lenny Kravitz, Parliment Funkadelic, Cirque Du Soliel's "Zumanity," Celine Dion, Ricky Lee Jones, Chris Angel Show Vegas, White Zombie, and Filter. "
Like a Rolling Stone: A Bob Dylan Tribute on Community:
The Rogue Valley, home of OSF, is also home to some of the most creative musicians on the west coast. Local musicians have worked with Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Gene Parsons, Crosby Stills and Nash, Ricky Lee Jones to mention a few.
Bret Levick