A Night with "SADE": The Ultimate Tribute

Celebrate this special night with a spectacular evening of entertainment. This one is for the romantics.

Brian Foxworth and Soundstage Events have teamed up to create a one of a kind musical experience and a memorable Valentine’s Day celebration. The magic is real in this exceptional tribute show featuring breakout vocalist Madison Rose.

The band brings together some of Portland’s best musicians, including renowned bassist Ben Jones, Will Caynon on keys, veteran guitarist Ed West, legendary percussionist Bobby Torres, and Cascade Blues Hall of Fame drummer Brian Foxworth.

This lineup promises an incredible night of live music. Get your tickets early and celebrate love in a romantic atmosphere with food, cocktails, champagne, and more!

Madison Rose is a passionate Portland raised and based vocalist. Classically trained with heavy influences from jazz, praise & worship and rap music. Starting out as a background vocalist she has performed with ensembles at venues and events like the Nike Sneaker Ball, Jack London Revue, and more.

Bobby Torres has been honing his unique Latin Jazz sound in Portland for the last 25 years. Before that, he was all over the world.

From New York City, to Woodstock with Joe Cocker, through ten years of world-touring with Tom Jones, to forming The Bobby Torres Ensemble – his own Latin Jazz group in Portland – Bobby Torres has been on the music scene for 50 years.

As both a leader of multiple bands and sideman for national artists, Brian Foxworth has toured extensively and received critical acclaim for his performance. Brian has won multiple Cascade Blues Association awards for Best Drummer and was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame in 2015. Brian is often the first call for studio sessions and has recorded with many local and national artists and is on eight separate albums that will be released in 2019, including a commercial for Oregon Department of Transportation.

A partial list of performers Brian has collaborated with or shared the stage include Pleasure, Paul Gilbert, Curtis Salgado, The Drifters, Linda Hornbuckle, Paul deLay, Chaz Shepherd, Jazmin Ghent and Peewee Ellis, to name a few.

Indonesia grew up and started singing in church at the age of five years old then went on to sing in the SEI choir for four years under the direction of Alonzo Chadwick. Now she is making her singing debut as a background singer for the Sade Tribute.

From Mid-West to the North-West, Justin J. Flowers brings 'Summertime Chi' to the PDX. You can expect genre blend, feel-good tunes as well as sultry, psychedelic tracks. Taking R&B in a whole new direction, Flowers' approach to music is inspired by love, astrology & locations.

Keyboardist Will Caynon arrived to the Portland area around ten years ago and has been active with several bands since. Before that, he played with many bands in northeast, OH. His genre experience includes jazz, hip-hop, R&B, rock, and funk and his related interests include audio engineering and synthesizer programming.

Has performed on numerous stages throughout his music career, from several years in the Portland All–City orchestras to being a featured soloist in the award-winning Sounds of Jefferson and MHCC jazz orchestras, and performing with such luminaries as Ed Shaunnessy, Buddy Rich, and Freddie Hubbard. Locally, he has left an indelible mark performing with local NW bands such as Velvet, Korla Wygal, Hot Property, Cool Breeze, Elite, Gold Experience, and as the leader/founder of 5 Grand.

Bassist/Musical Director of 25+ years. Toured and/or recorded with The Neville Brothers, Jeff Lorber, Peter White, Rick Braun, Frank McComb, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson/Jeff Beck), David Pack (Ambrosia), Darren Rahn, (Grammy

Winner) Paul Brown, Patrick Lamb, Tommy Thayer (KISS), Lloyd Jones, Liv Warfield (Prince/NPG), Jarrod Lawson, Reggie Houston, Charmaine Neville, (Grammy Winner) Noel Pointer, Phyllis Hyman, Anita Baker, James Carter, The Oregon Symphony, Eddie Martinez (Robert Palmer).

Originally from Redmond, Oregon, Delos Erickson is a composer, arranger, pianist, bassist, vocalist, educator, and bandleader now based in Portland. Raised in a musical family, he is a versatile musician with experience across many genres and settings. His love for piano was shaped by artists such as Dr. John, Professor Longhair, and Ray Charles, along with jazz greats including Thelonious Monk, Horace Parlan, Mulgrew Miller, and Oscar Peterson.

Delos earned his Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon, where he studied with Steve Owen, Keith Brown, Paul Krueger, Joe Manis, Dennis Llinas, and Torrey Newhart. While honoring the traditions of jazz, he is deeply interested in exploring new sounds and creating music that bridges eras and styles.

He has performed with artists such as Braxton Cook, Damian Erskine, Joe Mazzaferro, and Jack Radsliff, and has composed and arranged for the Oregon Jazz Ensemble, Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra, Dezron Douglas, and various commissioned projects. Alongside performing, Delos teaches beginning and intermediate piano students and regularly performs with his own band and other projects, striving to create emotionally rich, story-driven musical experiences.

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