Redshift

Redshift invades the Treehouse every Second Sunday at 7pm!

Redshift presents a mixture of jazz standards and original music that invites the audience to relax to the smooth sounds or to explore the musical depth that the music offers.  It originated in 2011 as a piano trio, then evolved into a quartet with saxophone in 2017. Its unique song list is comprised of hit tunes from the 30’s, pop and rock from the 60’s on, classic Latin dance numbers, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Nightclub 2-Step, Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa, and more!

REDSHIFT IS:

Dave Bristow was born in London and has worked as a professional keyboard player, sound designer, electronic music consultant and music teacher.  He has recorded with  UK guitarist John Etheridge, Violinist Ric Sanders and singer June Tabor, and as a performing musician has toured the world demonstrating synthesizers and teaching electronic music. He was a key contributor to voicing the well-known Yamaha DX7 and other synthesizers. He ran the Island Music Guild, a Bainbridge non-profit community music school for four years. He now teaches Electronic Music and Synthesis at Shoreline Community College.

Neil Conaty picked up the bass and guitar as a 12-year-old and has been on a voyage of discovery through classical, rock, bluegrass and jazz music ever since. His main interest is finding the perfect line to bring rhythm and harmony together.

Robert Rushing graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1983. Forty years experience in theater, jingles, and live performances in jazz, blues, and R&B. Former instructor at the Drummer’s Collective in NYC.Has performed with Marian McPartland, Jessica Williams, Herb Pomeroy, and many other Jazz luminaries.

Kurt Festinger has taught woodwinds, jazz improvisation, and general music both privately and at the community college level for over 50 years.  After 37 years on the bandstand in Los Angeles, he now maintains a woodwind presence in the Kitsap/Jefferson county jazz scene.