Playing Music since 1971, “Uncle Doug” Cooper is a multi faceted Musician. Working as a talented Bassist, an accomplished Guitarist, an Impressive Harmonica player, and Vocalist, with a touch of Piano & Percussion to round things out.

“Uncle Doug” performs as an acoustical soloist with a program called “Uncle Doug” plays tribute to Neil Young & Friends”. An authentic Country - Folk / Rock experience.

The Genre of music known as “Country - Folk / Rock” ( Today it’s known as “AMERICANA” ) became popular in the late 1960’s and peaked out in the late 1970’s leaving behind an incredible legacy of music.with artist’s like Neil Young,
The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, America, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, J. J. Cale, Little Feat, Jimmy Buffet, Arlo Guthrie, Pure Prairie League, and many, many more.

This body of music has stood the test of time, Entertaining audiences everywhere. I always see young & old alike singing along, Telling Me things like “ I remember what I was doing” or “Who I was with when I first heard that song” to “My parents used to play those songs all the time” and “I was raised on that music” also “You never hear anyone playing these songs anymore”.

“Uncle Doug” Cooper has played many Genre’s of music over the years including, Country. Classic Rock, Blues, Jazz,
Country - Folk / Rock, & Americana.

Vagary (def. a whimsical idea), is primarily a musical partnership between Steve Pitkin and Michael Tanksley. Having played in other bands, then together in the classic rock cover band Bucula 2013-2018, the urge to develop original music Steve had gradually developed led to acoustic arrangements between them. The love of deeper cuts by artists like Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Zeppelin and Rush, among others, can be heard in the songwriting. Elements like fretless bass by Michael add our own sound to beloved covers, and have been essential to the original music. Adding drums periodically beginning in 2020, Vagary was able to expand its repertoire and record in 2023, while consistently returning to acoustic arrangements and performances as well. Since 2024, Derek Wiebe has brought another level on drums and helped us to add amazing and unique covers while bringing out a deeper interpretation of our original music.

Nate is a multi faceted Seattle based musician who specializes in Drum Set performance. He has been playing the drums since the age of 5, and recently completed a degree in music from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. Nate is a composer, educator, and a band leader at the forefront. While he is constantly working on finding his sound, he is highly influenced by straight ahead jazz (particularly post bop), and also takes influence from Hiphop/R&B, Funk, and Neo Soul.

As a teenager he was heavily involved in the local Seattle Hip-hop scene; participating in local organizations/programs such as The Residency, and MoPop’s SoundOff. He still has ties and connections to the local scene and continues to produce music for local artists. During the Covid-19 pandemic he had the opportunity to work as a recording engineer at the late Fib Studios in Seattle before attending the University of Oregon.

Nate was exposed to Jazz music from a very young age, and later fell back in love with the music in High School/College. He feels a deep connection to the music and wishes to express that in his playing.

Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle is a jazz combo out of Bellingham led by guitarist Ben Meyer. The concept of this project is to play music that is melodic and easy to listen to, while also being subtly complex and technical, in a configuration suited for the most intimate spaces. Focusing on the music of the Pat Metheny Group, Tenderpile's Smile Aisle aims to showcase this selection of instrumental deep cuts as a key ingredient for a perfectly relaxed and social environment.

Patsy Clark is a two-time finalist at the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association's annual female jazz competition held at the Triple Door. She can flex between jazz standards, latin favorites, and more modern fare - covering composers like Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, and even Led Zeppelin (a good song is a good song!). She has been opening and headlining shows for the last several years across the Seattle area.

Axel Rosencrantz is a Seattle-made, NYC-based singer-songwriter with a focus on performing well-loved jazz tunes and crafting originals that live in the neighborhoods of rock, pop, and jazz. A versatile baritone, he can belt like Bill Withers and whisper like Blossom Dearie.