Jazz Trio Connell, Casey and Skye April 2, 2010

The Pacific Northwest based trio of mandolin Tim Connell, acoustic guitarist Eric Skye and double bassist Brian Casey plays the music of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, and others, in an intimate uncluttered acoustic setting, featuring adventurous, occasionally genre bending improvisation

"A fabulous 'seminar' on quietly building drama" - Guitar Player Magazine

Eric Skye has two solo acoustic jazz guitar releases, Acoustic Jazz Guitar Solos and For Lulu, both of which garnered attention and airplay in the United States and Europe, and reached into the top five of the jazz charts. He has written and recorded music for public television. Eric is slated to release two new CD’s for 2010. His music has been featured on NPR and PRI. He’s been featured in magazines such as Guitar Player, Jazziz, Acoustic Guitar, Jazz Improv, and 20th Century Guitar. He’s done many live radio performance broadcasts. Eric Skye is an artist endorser for Santa Cruz Guitars

Brian Casey is a founding member of Pojama People, playing the music of Frank Zappa, and an active member of Samba Soleil, Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Co, Barrio Latino, Opera Theater Oregon, Willamette Falls Symphony and Voodoo Mountain Zydeco. Brian has also played with Pink Martini, Mel Brown, members of Tin Hat Trio, Akbar DePreist, Andre Kitaev, Don Lanphere, Jon Pugh, Donny Osborne, Ellen Whyte, Ben Darwish, The Vaporizers, Higher Ground/Blue Honey, Conjunto Alegre, Pa'lante, Latin Expression, Caliente, Portland Civic Theater and The Musical Theater Company, among many others.
http://www.myspace.com/ericskyeandbriancaseyduo

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