David Evans
clarinet & saxophone

David came to Portland from New Orleans in 1994. In the Crescent City he performed with Pete Fountain, B. B. King, Mose Allison, Gladys Knight, Mitzi Gaynor among many others, and for seven years led the band on the steamboat Delta Queen. In the Northwest, he has performed or recorded with Art Abrams, Mel Brown, Retta Christie, Dave Frishberg, Darrell Grant, Rebecca Kilgore, Ron Steen, Bobby Torres, Tall Jazz, and many others. It is a well known fact that David is fluent in dog-speak.

Dee Settlemier
ukulele & vocals

Vocalist extraordinaire Dee Settlemier, who also plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, as well as ukulele, has been writing songs and singing for as long as she can remember. She was a founding member of the acoustic folk-rock group Mad Hattie, playing with many stellar Portland musicians. Following that project you might have seen Dee around town performing classic and original jazz songs with pianist Ralph Huntley, saxophonist/clarinetist Pete Peterson, and guitarist/trumpet player Paul Brainard. People say that Dee’s house is basically one huge vintage clothing closet.

Doug Sammons
guitar & vocals

A founding member of the Serenaders, Doug began his journey into American folk and roots music as a member of the renowned New York City jug band, the Metropolecats. Soon after relocating to the West Coast in 1991, he helped form one of Oregon’s most respected bluegrass groups, Sam Hill. As guitar player, lead and harmony vocalist, and emcee, Doug worked with the group through the release of three CD’s as the band gained considerable national attention. Doug was born in Wilmington, Delaware and was once a NYC taxi driver.

Garner Pruitt
trumpet & vocals

Garner began studies on the trumpet at age 9. He lists a few of his early trumpet influences as Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, and Blue Mitchell. He toured Europe with the CSU Long Beach Jazz band, playing at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz festivals. He has played with such greats as Red Rodney, Conte Candoli, and Randy Brecker. While living in Denver he was a member of groups the Neophonic Jazz Orchestra and Dressed in Black. Garner is on a quest to find the ultimate Goodwill tie.

Henry Bogdan
Hawaiian Steel Guitar

A founding member of the Midnight Serenaders, Henry is back in the Northwest after 20 years in Manhattan. There he founded and co-lead a Hawaiian swing band called The Moonlighters that produced three cd's, while also being a sideman with The Howard Fishman Quartet, Greg Gerring, Alphabet City Opry, Hazmat Modine and other local acts. Henry was born in Riverside, CA, and here’s a little known secret about Henry…he was once a member of the 90's rock band Helmet.