The Players
Jen Ayers
Jen Ayers (vox, keys) is a vocal dynamo, pianist, songwriter, recording artist and playwright. She, and her guitarist partner Graham, formed Seattle indie alt-rock band Honey Tongue playing thousands of shows nationwide. Jen followed up her first solo album, “Every Day is a Parade” with “SHe Said” – a concept album and theatrical production about gender identity and transition, encompassing Ayers’ signature blend of piano-driven 70’s soul/pop meets rock-n-roll ala The Wall, Tommy, Hedwig. She’s shared the stage with Dave Matthews, members of Heart, REM and Pearl Jam and shared bills with the likes of Jack Johnson, Bill Frisell and Hall & Oates. Jen also ran away with the circus, Teatro ZinZanni, for 6 productions – performing Honey Tongue’s “I Wanna Go” in her debut performance.
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Patrick Porter
Patrick Porter (guitar, vox) has spent the better part of his life performing within and without the Seattle music community. As the leader of his own band Explone, Patrick recorded four albums and toured throughout the US. Patrick also recorded and toured extensively as a member of Red Jacket Mine, Kirby Krackle and with blues/folks artist Andrew Norsworthy. As a session musician, Patrick’s contributions on guitar, pedal steel and bass can be heard on dozens of independent recordings and numerous film and television soundtracks.
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Kathy Moore
Kathy Moore (guitar, vox, keys) is a go-to guitarist ranging from rock to funk to jazz and beyond. She is a studio musician, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and teacher who performs in many theater projects (including The 5th Avenue) and Northwest-based bands: Thaddeus Turner, Brad, Crystal Beth and the Boom Boom Band, Shawn Smith, Satchel, Kim Virant, Wayne Horvitz and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready - who recently praised Moore for her wisdom and six-string abilities during a recent collaboration.
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Geoff Reading
Geoff Reading (drums) has been a staple of the Seattle and Los Angeles music community since the late 80's. He is a member or former member of Green Apple Quickstep, New American Shame, and Duff McKagan's Loaded, has shared the stage with Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Billy Duffy (The Cult), and Slash (GNR), and recorded in studio with Joey Santiago (Pixies), Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck), and Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), to name a few.
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Richard Davidson
Richard Davidson (bass) has years of performance, recording, and songwriting experience with some of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved bands, including indie-pop band Dear John Letters, Young Sportsmen, Mopsey, and alt-rockers Radio Nationals, who shared bills with Tom Petty, the Black Crowes, and John Fogerty. Richard has toured in Johnny Hickman’s (Cracker) band, playing SXSW numerous times, and is co-producer of the documentary film “Wheedle’s Groove: Uncovering Seattle’s Soul-Funk Past of the 60’s and 70’s.”
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Annastasia Workman
Annastasia Workman (keyboards, vox) has been in Seattle for almost 2 decades as a freelance composer, performer, and teacher. She has written many film scores and even more theater scores-18 to be exact. She is currently working as the house composer for Cafe Nordo in Pioneer Square as well as composing for VR video games with Virtual Therapeutics in Bellevue, WA. She is very proud of her fleet of piano students, especially when they get old enough to play their own gigs and come to hers! Annastasia has played piano at Pacific Northwest Ballet since 2002, has played in several ad-hoc jazz bands, and plays keys, accordion, vox, (and is the official wrangler) for her spaghetti western band, Two Horses Too Many.
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