The second act of this first Bluegrass Festival is the Stephanie Schneiderman Trio!
Stephanie Schneiderman
is an award winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and activist based in Portland, Oregon. Whether pursuing her prolific work as a solo artist (9 albums), playing drums for all-star roots pop act Swan Sovereign (formerly Dirty Martini), stepping on the stage in the musical The Full Monty, producing a wildly successful humanitarian concert series for refugees in Uganda (raising over $70k) as well as producing the soundtrack for 3 popular children's DVD's -selling more than 65K combined units, Schneiderman is hands down one of the most diversely talented artists the NW has to offer.
Thursday, January 25 | 7:30 PM
Tickets available:
WICA Star: $45
Standard: $30
by request to Box Office: $20
Youth 18 and under: Free
At PSU she studied music and theater while simultaneously cutting her teeth with Motown funk act Body and Soul – regularly performing in front of audiences of 10,000+. Her solo career began with a coveted spot in the Lilith Fair and she went on to receive extensive NW radio play, tour internationally, and earn placements in numerous films and primetime TV shows. She has performed with some of the nation’s top touring acts- from Aimee Mann to Hall & Oates, Heart, Sarah McLachlan and Train. Above all her accolades as an artist, Schneiderman has a keen passion for activism and is currently penning a musical about human trafficking.
Her new album, Crossfire, combines her past sonic explorations—folk, Americana, trip hop, and pop—into a beautifully dark and deeply introspective recording that is as lush as it is intimate. Funded by pre-purchases and house concerts, Crossfire is a labor of love that celebrates her maiden voyage as self-producer and is possibly her most compelling collection of songs to date.
Jenny Conlee / Accordion:
Jenny a keyboardist and accordionist from Portland Oregon. She is a member of the indie rock band The Decemberists as well as other musical groups including The Minus 5, Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters, and her own group The Jenny Conlee Quartet. Jenny is a classically trained pianist with a love for music of all genres. Jenny and her husband Steve Drizos composed and recorded the music for a documentary called “Voyagers without Trace”, a short film called “The Kid”, along with music for podcasts and commercials.
Keith Brush / Upright Bass
Originally hailing from Billings MT, bassist Keith Brush is one of the most in-demand acoustic bassists in Portland, and for good reason. Keith's impeccable tone and unmatched versatility have put his name at the top of the list of so many bands and artists including the likes of The Blue Cranes, Stolen Sweets, Pete Krebs, Dirty Martini and Tony Furtado, Additionally, Keith has been honored to record and perform with Curtis Salgado, Bobby Torres as well as recording and touring internationally with Jonny Boyd of Indigo Swing.