The Kleintet is always changing... past/present/future members include Russ Kleiner, Sam Berrett, John Nastos, Bryan Smith, Luke Bonham, Sam Howard, Patrick Harry, Joaquin Toler, Noah Bernstein, Akila Fields, Sam Foulger, Elysia Strauss, and Gus Slayton.
Influences
Scofield, Mike Moreno, John Ellis. James Brown. Dethklok. Many of Portland's wonderful musicians. Let us not forget those Boys who are Beastie. I have been known to cry while listening to George Benson's "Body Talk".
Slaughterhouse
My first musical turn-on came from some old cartoon... I can't remember exactly, but I see Porky Pig as the conductor of an orchestra. He couldn't seem to get the cummerbund on his tux to stay down. Porky was at the podium, and all the instruments would sound on their tuning pitches, and then Porky kicked them into whatever piece it was. What got me the most was the sound of the tuning of the orchestra, and for years I wondered "Who wrote that?"
Leaves and Twigs
Hey DK - Nice to see the pic with the fish are back!
Sorry I couldn't make the Cave gig, but Eric and I were at Hunter's Ridge Grill in Sherwood that evening. Hope it went well and that there will be another one.
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