Mary Flower w/Leon Cotter (from the California Honeydrops)

Early jazz, blues, & swing woven through with improvisation, songs and stories “Mary Flower’s masterful, yet comfortable, virtuosity melds with Leon Cotter’s smooth, wide-ranging improvising to give us a complex, fascinating take on two brilliant musicians at the height of their powers. This duo is magic!” -Meredith Carson, KGNU Radio, Boulder, CO. Mary Flower’s immense finger-picking guitar and lap-slide prowess is soulful and meter-perfect, a deft blend of the inventive, the dexterous, and the mesmerizing. Her supple honey-and-whiskey voice provides the perfect melodic accompaniment to each song’s story. An internationally known and award-winning picker, singer/songwriter and teacher, the Midwest native relocated from Denver to the vibrant Portland, Oregon music scene in 2004. She continues to please crowds and critics at folk festivals, teaching seminars and concert stages domestically and abroad, that include Merlefest, Kerrville, King Biscuit, Prairie Home Companion and the Vancouver Folk Festival, among many. Learn more about Mary Flower here – (https://www.maryflower.com) Clarinet player Leon Cotter has led a varied musical life, spending much of the last decade touring the country with soul/blues band The California Honeydrops, while maintaining a reputation as a sought after sideman and bandleader in Portland, Oregon. He draws from a deep well of inspiration as an improvisor and soloist, with influences ranging from 20s clarinet virtuoso Sidney Bechet, to South African piano legend Abdullah Ibrahim, to folk and bluegrass masters like Tony Rice and Tim O’Brien. When he’s not out with the Honeydrops, Leon performs regularly with Portland based bands Social Music (led by drummer Alan Jones) and Reb & the Good News, and leads his own quartet. Soul Cafe Serving Dinner & Drinks $28 / $18 for students & those w/low incomes Call today for tickets and table reservations 360-705-2819