Slightly Retro Jazz

Name: Slightly Retro Jazz
Start: 2025-09-25T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-25T22:00:00-07:00
Location: 124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97401

Schedule

Thu Sep 25 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97401 | Eugene, OR

Saxophonist Bob Ragan brings over 60 years of heartfelt swing and American standards, joined by acclaimed vocalist Patty George of the Lincoln Pops Big Band. The evening also features bassist Christoph Greiner, pianist Andria Martin, and drummer Don Elkington—each with deep roots in the Oregon jazz scene and beyond.

Bob Ragan alto saxophone, flute
Patty George vocalist
Andria Martin keyboard
Christoph Greiner bass
Don Ellington percussion

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | $25
Patty George is currently a vocalist with the Lincoln Pops Big band on the Oregon Coast. She Started singing with her father, jazz pianist Pat George, from Portland Oregon, when he retired to Newport, Oregon. Patty joined his quartet to play many of the jazz venues and several jazz Festivals around Oregon with not only with her Father and the Lincoln Pops but the Dixieland band Calimity Jazz out of Eugene. Or. She is the featured vocalist on many of the recordings like "Cooking with Calimity" and "Getting my Bonus in Love" that are available online.
During his past tenure as bassist with the Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra Christoph Greiner had the opportunity to perform with many notable Jazz artists including Clairdee, George Colligan, Gary Hobbs, Holly Hofman, Mike Horsfall, Ken Peplowski, Hubert Laws, Darmon Meader, Dick Oats, Chuck Redd, Bobby Shew, Idit Shner and Mike Wofford. Christoph is a cofounder of the Eugene Hard Bop Collective and also performs regularly with Nancy Hamilton, Bill Beach & Brasil Beat Ragan’s and Canadian jazz guitarist R. Allan Vance. While still living in Germany, Christoph had the fortune to study Jazz bass with “European monster bassist” (T. Conrad) Dieter Ilg (EchoJazz bass award 2011/14/16). Once in Oregon, he continued refining his skills by participating in festival-attending UO combos directed by Steve Owen, Gary Versace and Toby Koenigsberg.
Andria Martin has been playing jazz piano for decades. She plays with several area musicians, most often with Gerry Rempel, Hamilton Mays & Bob Ragan. Andria enjoys playing in a variety of venues and groups around town. She has been lucky enough to perform with Hubert Laws, Bobby Shew, and Dick Oatts and studied with Barney McClure, Carl Woideck, Bill Sabol, and even had a lesson with Ellis Marsallis. When she is not performing, you can find her serving drinks at the Jazz Station or working her day job teaching elementary music in Springfield.
As the son of a music professor, drummer/percussionist Don Elkington learned early how to bring more to music than just a beat. His musicianship and versatility make him one of the most sought-after musicians in the area. He's asked to play in a wide variety of styles; from jazz and classical ensembles to folk, rock, funk, tango, world, pop and R&B. Whether he's playing Ellington, Bacharach, Earth Wind Fire, Tool, Mingus, Jobim, Miles, Steely Dan, Tower Of Power, ZZ Top, Gershwin... you always know his style, feel, and groove.

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Online ticket purchases close one hour before showtime. If the show is NOT sold out, and tickets remain, they can be purchased directly at the box office door. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.