Adventurous acid-jazz/fusion group Trio Flux returns from a 10-year hiatus to honor their founding drummer, Adam Ochshorn, with the release of Zwyze. Co-founders Neil Mattson, guitar, and Julio Appling, bass, will be joined by a host of top Portland talent, including drummers, Brent Follis, Micah Hummel, and Tyrone Hendrix, as well as Mike Elson and Jake Savage on keys, Jeff Gordon on percussion, and Valdine Mishkin on cello, bringing the music Ochshorn left them back to life.
About Trio Flux: Trio Flux is the collaborative effort of three talented Portland musicians, Neil Mattson (guitar), Julio Appling (bass), and Adam Ochshorn (drums). The trio brings together a wide array of musical moods and textures, stretching the bounds of the traditional guitar-bass-drums jazz trio. Trio Flux, as the name suggests, adeptly moves through its funky grooves, its dark and distorted rock gestures, to its twangy free-jazz improvisations with a focus on musical dialogue between the three. trioflux.com
About Outer Orbit: Outer Orbit is a funk soul collective led by Galen Clark (Subtonic, Anna Tivel) and fronted by vocalist Sarah Clarke (The Motet, Portugal, The Man). The band features an all-star lineup of Portland, Oregon musicians, including members of Ghost-Note, Allen Stone, Portland Cello Project, Mono Neon, and more. Outer Orbit brings original soul and pocket-heavy funk, drawing on a range of influences from Sly Stone and The Meters to Aretha Franklin and Emily King. outerorbitband.com
