Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz is pleased to announce the 6th weekend of its seven-month jazz series, presenting a special performance e of blues all-stars.  King Louie’s Portland Blues Revue will assemble for an exclusive Bend engagement on March 17-18, in the intimate new jazz room at Riverhouse on the Deschutes hotel.

The blues stars first came together in 2013, when Executive Producer Marshall Glickman asked organist extraordinaire Louis Pain if he could convince the top Portland-based blues stars to come together on the same stage.  The result was an amazing line-up that showcases Portland’s finest blues players and vocalists, with a heavy dose of soul and R&B:

Louis Pain, one the of the hottest B3 organ players this side of the Mississippi, superb band leader and one of the most respected musicians in the Pacific Northwest.

Andy Stokes (andystokesmusic.com) one of the finest soul singers in the world (Marvin Gaye is turning over in his grave!), and a simply awesome entertainer who will bring the audience to their feet.

LaRhonda Steele (www.larhondasteele.com), Portland’s first lady of the blues, who sings in the tradition of Aretha.

Lisa Mann (www.lisamannmusic.com), recipient of the 2016 Blues Music Award (for her sizzling bass skills), multiple Muddy Waters Awards from the Cascade Blues Association, and blessed with a sweet and sometimes gritty voice.

Peter Dammann , a native of the Chicago blues scene, may be the most seriously underrated blues guitarists in the world (who backed the great Paul deLay for over 20 years.

 Edwin Coleman III (www.reverbnation.com/musician/edwincolemaniii), who provides the backbeat for Portland’s horn-driven soul outfit, Soul Vaccination, and doubles as a great cartoonist and downright awesome drummer.