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RaChiChi Pop Jazz Trio
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Bios
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Meet the musicians
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Roger comes from a family of musicians and drummers, with influences from Mozart, Gershwin
and Miles Davis. He played as a studio musician with jazz artist Vickie Cole in Houston, Texas. As part
of Portland’s Rose City Kings, Roger produced and engineered the bands three albums. He and Ron have played together
for the last twelve years in the Portland area. Roger has played at all over the West Coast including Jazz Alley in Seattle
and Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco as well as Portland’s Aladdin and Roseland venues in addition to Vancouver’s
Wine and Jazz Festival. Roger studied sound engineering in college and has his own recording studio. He enjoys writing
and arranging music.
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Debby comes to the Portland area from Seattle where she started playing piano at 8 years of age. Influenced
by Gershwin, Debussy, Ramsey Lewis and Elton John, Debby has had an eclectic professional career. From
playing Gospel music in local churches to playing cabaret in downtown Seattle she has always found music to be a passion.
Musical theatre experience included Hello Dolly, Annie, Chess and Guys and Dolls. More recently she played at Highway 99 Blues
Club with a local Seattle band called The Love Doctors. Debby has taught music in various forms for over 20 years both instrumental
and choral; has written a full-length musical in addition to songwriting and arranging. Debby is an Assistant Professor of
Education at Seattle Pacific University and lives in Vancouver, WA.
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Ron began playing guitar at 12 and picked up his first bass at 14. Influenced by The
Beatles and the whole British Invasion, Ron has played with a variety of artists including Chet McCracken (drummer for the
Doobie Brothers, Jeff Porcaro (drummer for Toto) and Terry Furlong from The Grass Roots. Playing locally with Roger E and
The Rose City Kings, Ron and Roger have won the acclaimed Muddy Award for the “Best New Blues Band” in 2004. Portland
bands include The Boomerangs, The Visitors and Mammoth with Dave Eisley from California. Ron plays all styles of music on
both the bass and acoustic and electric guitars, including a stint with country bands. Ron lives in Gresham, OR with his wife
Janet and family.
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