Galen Fous Collective at Vintner's Cellars

Mythic Acoustic Jazz Fusion - "The Portland finger-style guitarist Galen Fous has long followed the John Fahey folk-blues tradition, with touches of jazz and other traditional influences underpinning his rich vocals, which have wandered near late-career Van Morrison-style soulful concerns. Now, along with Fous’ regular upright bassist Ryan Babichuk, his new album, Sacred Ground, adds another veteran Portland musician, Mitch Iimori, whose oboe, English horn, soprano sax, flute and clarinet contributions to Fous’ instrumentals echo Paul McCandless’ reeds in the great jazz fusion band Oregon, giving Fous a whole new potential audience for his late-career renaissance...

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Mythic Acoustic Jazz Fusion - "The Portland finger-style guitarist Galen Fous has long followed the John Fahey folk-blues tradition, with touches of jazz and other traditional influences underpinning his rich vocals, which have wandered near late-career Van Morrison-style soulful concerns. Now, along with Fous’ regular upright bassist Ryan Babichuk, his new album, Sacred Ground, adds another veteran Portland musician, Mitch Iimori, whose oboe, English horn, soprano sax, flute and clarinet contributions to Fous’ instrumentals echo Paul McCandless’ reeds in the great jazz fusion band Oregon, giving Fous a whole new potential audience for his late-career renaissance. BRETT CAMPBELL. Willamette Week 2014

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