Kendra has lived a life of loving, and…not loving, Music. She loves it when it fills her with inspiration and joy, and doesn’t love it so much when it feels like monotonous practice in order to someday be “good enough.” When she realized there were many, many others that felt the same, she knew what she was put on this earth to do: Bring people of all ages and backgrounds and colors and abilities and walks of life together, no matter how “good” or “not good” they think they are, and create a place where they can remember that Music, like air, is moving through them…always. Over several decades of playing music, simply for the love of it, with all sorts of interesting folks, she is confident that if you let it, Music can and will change your life. If she were in Vegas, she’d put all her money on it.

Chris has played music for almost 50 years, and has played it professionally for almost 30 years. He has been the keyboard player for some really awesome groups over the years, such as Conjunto Alegre, The Rhythm Dogs, and The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. He even has a couple gold and platinum records on his walls to remember the great times. But gold and platinum isn’t what motivates Chris. Rather, it’s the stuff you can’t hang on a wall: The joy of connecting with great humans, laughing and learning together on the tender path of playing really great music, and watching music change lives is what he loves. The feelings of being a contribution, collective creativity, and artistic expansion lights him up, every time. Playing music with Chris is like going to a relaxing beach with a water slide on the side. It’s simply good for your soul. No matter what your skill level, you will feel inspired and alive after playing music with this guy.

Josh Cole has been in and around music his whole life. Starting with music lessons at a young age, and now having been in the local music scene professionally for over 20 years, Joshs’ understanding and love of music is plain to see and he shares that both on the stage and in music instruction. Through the years Josh has played with countless bands on a multitude of instruments, and this combined with his knowledge and strong communication has made him a successful music teacher in the local area.When not doing music, Josh can be found running sound for local theatre, producing podcasts or consulting on various creative projects through his company Ol’ Woofie Productions. For more information you can find him on the web at www.joshcolebluegrass.com

Greg is so passionate about music it makes his head spin…in a good way. He has been playing music since he got his first instrument, an accordion, almost 65 years ago. He has played and recorded locally and also has skills as a recording engineer for other artists’ albums. He also has a passion for spreading the joys of playing music and insists on doing it in a relaxed, feel-like-you’re-at-a-house-party sort of way. He can jam on the guitar, the bass, the keyboard, the drums, the harmonica, the shakers…shoot, this guy can make a stick and Windex bottle into a musical instrument if you hand them to him. Playing music with Greg is like hanging out with a wise elder and a chill surfer-dude all at the same time. Your life and your music will grow, effortlessly…An experience not to be missed!

Tracy Kim is one of the most in-demand guitarists and teachers in the Pacific Northwest. He studied music composition and jazz guitar at the University of Oregon where he received his degree in music. Since then he has put his guitar virtuosity to work on a wide range of projects. Locally, he can be seen shredding with Portland’s favorite Gypsy Jazz ensembles, The Kung Pao Chickens. Tracy also can be caught backing up many of NW’s popular singer songwriters, such as McKinley, Pete Krebs, etc. He also performs and co-leads dark folk music with his band Common Starling. He co-wrote MTV’s Teen Mom “Get Away” with McKinley, and the song “Deep,” which was featured in NBC’s “Life” episode #109. He also co-wrote all songs and produced Muriel Stanton’s cd, “The Way You Love Me.” He composed and produced the score for the films, “Devil’s in My Coffee” and “The Good Lot.” He wrote the music for the TV commercials, “Maloy’s Jewelry Workshop” and “GC” and he wrote the music for the multi-media/modern dance performance, “Edgar Stories,” a modern ballet commissioned by Dance Theater of Oregon. Tracy’s passion for the guitar comes through when he says, “I grew up in a house filled with music. From a young age, I would be either listening to my mom play the piano or I would be blasting records. I couldn’t get music out of my head. I got my first guitar when I was eight years old and have had a love affair with it ever since. I can’t imagine living without it.”