at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, OR, the DK4 (w/cj) is backing ace blues guitarist Sherman Robertson, once called the "Robert Cray of Europe"  The band is joined in their last song of the set by the Texas Horns, led by Kaz Kazanoff.

Sherman Robertson & The DK4 At WFBF " I Don't Want No Woman"

The LeBon Big Band featuring Billy Kennedy, Chris Newman, Peter Boe, Evan Schlaes, Carlton Jackson, Sam Henry, Jimmy Greasy, Carl Smith, Dan Balmer, Terry Robb, Jeff Evans, Danny Schauffler and Dave Captein. 
This performance was at Key Largo in Portland, OR.

LeBon Big Band  / Summersault (live)

a live event, complete with people talking and such.  thanks to Marc Baker, whom this piece of music wouldn't have existed, if he didn't have a party to mark his induction into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Congrats, Marc and please enjoy myself. Dan Balmer and George Mitchell playing the Burt Bacharach tune "Baby, It's You'

Baby, It's You / Dan Balmer Trio (2015)

Tom Grant Band live in Las Vegas
at a really comfy club called Calamity Jane's
off the strip 
and just the right version of 
Tom's tune "Hands"
w/Dan Balmer and Jeff Leonard.

Tom Grant Band "Hands" - Calamity Jane's / Las Vegas, NV

the great Robert(Rude)Brown and his band The Attitude at a nightclub In Portland, OR. doing one of RB's originals called "Five Guns", a sort of "The Wild Bunch" or even more modern visuals such as "The Book Of Eli" with musical accompaniment.

Robert Brown, guitar/lead vocal
Mike Doolin, guitar, vocals
Bruce MacNaughton, bass/vocals
Carlton Jackson, drums

Five Guns- Robert Rude & The Attitude (new mix)

a great tune from Roots-Rocker Steve Bradley from Portland, OR. and his band  Badly Bradley from the '90's era. This was a live recording from Bojangles in SE Portland.
Steve Bradley, Vocals and guitar
Rockin' Rick Emory-guitar and vocals
Rich Gooch-bass and vocals
Carlton Jackson-drums and vocals

Nobody Like You - Badly Bradley (Steve Bradley)

Sandin Wilson Trio w/Alex Shakeri and Carlton Jackson 
live at the Heathman Hotel-Portland, OR
performing the Joe Sample tune "Chain Reaction"

Chain Reaction (edited) / Sandin Wilson Trio

a reading of Bill's tune "Rambler" 
at Tractor Tavern/Ballard, WA
circa 2000's

Rambler (Live)  Bill Frisell w/Danny Barnes, Garry Shelton and Carlton Jackson

a slow blues played at Portland,Oregon's Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in 2003. The great Blues shouter Mel Soloman along with guitarist/vocalist Norman Sylvester and the 18 Piece Carlton Jackson-Dave Mills Big Band in full roar.

Mel Soloman, Norman Sylvester w/Carlton Jackson-Dave Mills Big Band

a cover of the Bob Berg tune "Silverado" by saxophonist Dennis Springer and keyboardist Mike Klinger with Carlton Jackson/drums   
Caton Lyles/percussion  and Chris Kent/electric bass.

recorded live at PDX Museum After Hours in the 1990's /Portland, OR.

Springer/Klinger Band-Live at "Museum After Hours" "Silverado"

a live recording of the band doing the Peter Tosh tune "Steppin' Razor"
in the early 90's at the Candlelight Cafe in downtown Portland, OR.
Terry Robb, guitar/vocal
Alan Hager, guitar/vocal
Albert Reda, bass/vocal
Carlton Jackson, drums/vocal

Steppin' Razor - Terry Robb Band

Recently, a gal in Oregon City, OR decides to steal a cop car and lead them on a chase, while taunting them on their own radio frequency!!  
This is my "dumbstep" remix of the radio chatter.
This re-mix, in NO way, endorses this kind of action by anyone. :)

The "letter" girl

Back to PDX  !!!!!

this is a live recording of the "future funk" collective 
named LeBon from Portland, OR.
at the 6th Avenue Club on Easter, 1986. 
The tune is called "Kill T.V." 
written by Billy Kennedy, John Jensen and Rick Mitchell.
Kennedy is on co-lead vocals with Jensen.  
Denny Bixby, bass, Carlton Jackson, drums, Terry Robb, guitar, Danny Schauffler, tenor sax, Warren Rand, alto sax, Rick Mitchell, percussion. John Jensen, trumpet.

the band "LeBon" / Kill T.V.!!! (cj remix 2013)

just a drummer that digs and performs all kinds of music.  enjoy some of the paths I take in being a performer.

soulbol

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