Jazz-Folk vocalist Jean Lenke paints scenery & emotion through song, approach- ing her canvas with broad strokes and a free hand. Having launched her musical career late in life, her music is influenced by an eclectic mix of genres that span generations. Jean has recently made her home in the Pacific Northwest, on the Olympic Peninsula. Through her music she celebrates all the shades and hues life brings us here, feelings, beautifully expressed and set free!
The duo of Mark Hurwitz and Glenn Olson brings together two accomplished musicians who have performed extensively with their own bands and in a variety of other musical settings across the Puget Sound area and beyond. Mark was nominated this year by the Washington Blues Society as Best Pianist for his work with his band Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek. In addition to a busy club schedule, the group has appeared at such major events as The Bite of Seattle, Northwest Folklife, and the Gorge Blues Festival. Mark has also performed solo at The Sunbanks Festival. Glenn is a multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion) who leads his own jazz combo, GO Four, and can often be seen as a musical "jack of all trades" with other area bands. In the past he has toured the US and Canada with Top 40 and country shows and sung in choirs and a cappella groups.Mark Hurwitz & Glenn Olson
Seattle-based artist Rachael MacQuarrie is a singer-songwriter combining pop sensibility with folk roots to tell intimate stories driven by evocative melodies. Growing up on Anderson Island, a tiny island in south Puget Sound inhabited more by trees than people, Rachael learned young to let nature animate her music, expressing themes of love, loss, and renewal through metaphors of the natural world. While exploring these complicated personal themes through songwriting, she seeks to keep empathy and self-awareness at the heart of every song. Rachael is currently gearing up to record an album of original songs, threading childhood memories through the never-ending process of growing up.
Half-a-Ship-Wreck is a vivacious acoustic duo/trio with passionate female vocals from the backwoods of New Mexico. Great original music, as well as, unique arrangements of your favorite songs - spanning many decades and genres. Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Ukulele, Drum, Kitchen Spoons, a few Handmade Instruments, and Vintage Bells. Big sound for a duo!
Tracie Marsh, a Seattle area native, has been a musician since she was 5 years old. She holds a bass performance degree and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Washington State University and has traveled the world performing music of all styles. While living in Boston, Tracie played in several bands and held the principal bass position in The New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. She also worked 4 years aboard cruise ships playing for large productions and entertainers such as The Platters, The Drifters and many other Las Vegas styled production shows. Since moving to Poulsbo in 2005, Tracie has been a busy bassist/singer performing in several music projects, studio session work, and composing music. Tracie's current music projects include; 'The Tracie Marsh Band' original music in the pop soul jazz genre, 'Soul Siren' a fun top 40, funk and rock cover band, 'Jazz Canvas' art/music production show, 'Lost and Found,' a Christian ministry band and the newest, “Marsh Family Band.”
‘Bahuru and ‘Baduku, directed by Mr. Walt Hampton, are Zimbabwean marimba bands com- posed of middle and high school students. If you’re unfamiliar with African marimba, you will be amazed by the big, rich, earthy sound of ‘Bahuru and ‘Baduku’s music. Both bands have established a reputation for their wonderful, energetic performances in the Mid-Co- lumbia region and beyond!
Naomi Leites is an Israeli-American singer, songwriter, and artist, born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Her music draws inspiration and influence from her multicultural background and love for cross-cultural connection; much of her art is grounded in her desire to reach her audience through emotive, honest lyrics and to explore the multitude of feelings within the human experience. With an intimate sound somewhere between Jazz, Folk, and Roots music, she takes inspiration from favorite artists such as Leonard Cohen, Melody Gardot, and Tom Waits. From her corner of Washington State, music was her bridge to the rest of the world; her mission is simply to leave her unique mark in the world, to connect with and learn from both fellow musicians and her audiences themselves.
Tracie Marsh, a Seattle area native, has been a musician since she was 5 years old. She holds a bass performance degree and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Washington State University and has traveled the world performing music of all styles. While living in Boston, Tracie played in several bands and held the principal bass position in The New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. She also worked 4 years aboard cruise ships playing for large productions and entertainers such as The Platters, The Drifters and many other Las Vegas styled production shows. Since moving to Poulsbo in 2005, Tracie has been a busy bassist/singer performing in several music projects, studio session work, and composing music. Tracie's current music projects include; 'The Tracie Marsh Band' original music in the pop soul jazz genre, 'Soul Siren' a fun top 40, funk and rock cover band, 'Jazz Canvas' art/music production show, 'Lost and Found,' a Christian ministry band and the newest, “Marsh Family Band.”
Eric Auckerman is a roots Americana musician who draws influence and inspiration from John Prine, Johnny Cash, Bill Withers, Lou Rawls, Gordon Lightfoot, Lightening Hopkins Guy Clark and others. He has performed in Europe, Canada, the West Coast and in Nashville, his music has been described as “heavy mellow” as his songs offer a blend of Americana but with European sensibilities. His guitar playing has elements of second-guessing and risk-taking but whose roots are in American Blues and-finger style folk circa the late 60’s and early 70’s.