When:
November 5, 2016 @ 9:30 pm
2016-11-05T21:30:00-07:00
2016-11-05T21:45:00-07:00
Trio Subtonic is a groove heavy power trio out of Portland, Oregon that blends genre bending funk with slow burning underground soul jazz. Led by keyboardist Galen Clark, Subtonic explores a coalescence of rock, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz that simultaneously draws in listeners and pushes boundaries. Creating a sonic footprint reserved for more than just three people, Subtonic delivers soulful grooves, expansive improvisations and a deep pocket that compels audiences to try dance moves they didn’t know they had.
Trio Subtonic consists of Galen Clark on keyboards, Bill Athens on bass and Russ Kleiner on drums. The group has performed with Dan Balmer, A Love Electric, JFJO, Scott Pemberton, D’Vonne Lewis, Michal Angela and more. Touring extensively on the West Coast, East Coast and in Mexico, Subtonic brings dynamic energy to festivals, jazz clubs and watering holes alike and has garnered admiration from a wide variety of fans and critics.
Michalangela, whose full name is Michal Angela Wilson, is a highly appealing and increasingly significant singer based in Portland, Oregon. Her style is based in jazz although she is also stretching out towards soul music. Her debut recording,Portland Rain, was a major step forward in her career.
Michalangela was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho. She sang from the time she was a child and her mother, a choir director, gave her piano lessons when she was seven. “I listened to the r&b and pop music that was on the radio while growing up, and I performed at talent shows. I discovered jazz largely through the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival which is held in Moscow, Idaho.” As a young teenager, Michalangela began competing at the Hampton Festival as part of her mother’s choir. “We learned jazz songs to take to the festival, went to the concerts and clinics at the festival, and saw and listened to the top jazz performers talking about what they do. I gradually fell in love with jazz.” She competed each year in the group throughout junior high and high school, and as a soloist when she was in high school and college. She also had opportunities to work with and learn from singers Dee Daniels and Roberta Gambarini, drummer Jeff Hamilton, and pianist Tamir Hendelman at the festival.
