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Jason Thomas Band feat Rae Gordon South Coast Clambake Festival 2024
Jason Thomas - Guitar & Vocals
Jim Solberg- Bass & Vocals
Dave Melyan- Drums & Vocals
Rae Gordon- Vocals & Comedy
Jason Thomas has entertained the Clambake audience for years with the Lisa Mann band, but is making his debut as a bandleader, and bringing a very special blues show that features powerhouse diva Rae Gordon!
Jason Thomas (JT) is one of the busiest guitarists in the Portland blues scene, (Lisa Mann, Fenix Rising, Sugar Roots). Supporting Jason will be the 2nd best drummer in the world, Dave Melyan, and the legendary Jim Solberg on bass! This band is gonna deliver a darn good time that will get your shoes moving out on the dance floor!
Dance to a mix of classic energetic blues, soul, Americana, country and surf songs AND award winning Rae Gordon will kick us into high gear with a potent stew of gritty blues and heartfelt gospel energy!
Rae Gordon
Rae began her singing career in the piano bars and comedy clubs of Los Angeles, where she honed her ability to relate to any audience - from a small wine bar with a few people sipping libations, to a big festival attended by thousands. Rae’s approachability and onstage charisma are as well-known as her multi-octave range. She has won the Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Award for Best Female Vocalist five times, landing her in their Hall Of Fame. Her first recording, Blue Lemonade, hit #10 on the Billlboard Blues Chart; her second offering, Dirty Flowers, has enjoyed extensive airplay in the U.S. and beyond. In 2017 the Rae Gordon Band released its third recording, the award-winning Better Than I Was, produced by guitarist Kivett Bednar and featuring songs co-written with keyboardist Pat McDougall.
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South Coast Clambake Music Festival Origins
In the mid ‘80’s several local musicians discussed the idea of holding a jazz festival in the Coos Bay-North Bend area. Frosty West, Bob Downer and Ron Carpani, members of a popular west coast festival band call The Coos Bay Clambake Jazz Band, started the ball rolling to get the community and interested persons involved. The purpose was preservation and perpetuation of Dixieland Jazz, our nation’s original music, by showcasing it to the public and introducing it to area youth. Additionally, a festival would add an economic stimulus to our communities at a time when timber and fishing had started to decline. The second weekend in March was selected because, at that time, there were no events scheduled during the month that would attract visitors to our communities and there were no competing Jazz Festivals on the West Coast.
An endeavor of this magnitude relies on a substantial volunteer work force which was already in place in the form of the Bay Area Traditional Society for Jazz (B.A.T.S for Jazz) whose membership extended from Brookings to Florence. B.A.T.S members with various organizational expertise volunteered their services on the first Board of Directors. Fund raising became a community effort that included The Sawdust Theatre, Little Theatre on the Bay, the local chapter of The Barbershop Harmony Society, It’s About Time Big Band and The Coos Bay Clambake. Carol Turner, a local artist, musician and founding board member, designed our original logo. After two years of fund-raising, the first Southcoast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival was held in 1988.
What is a CLAMBAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL???
Polish up those dancin’ shoes and get ready for the exciting musical extravaganza known as the South Coast Clambake Music Festival! (Formerly South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival) This year you will see another lineup of great bands, energetic dancers and a flood of out of town guests in our community. The Clambake Music Festival Board is looking forward to yet another season of incredible music that ranges from traditional jazz to 50’s rock, including swing, doo-wop, blues, big band and Zydeco! However, many first-timers are surprised to find that our Festival is NOT a celebration of mollusks! “Clambake” is an old time musical term for a “jam session” and we are hoping you will choose to join us at our annual clambake. Dancers and music enthusiasts from up and down the West Coast, plan to attend again this year, as the Clambake Music Festival has developed a reputation as a favorite.