Doug Detrick

Douglas Detrick is a Portland, Oregon-based composer, trumpet player, and arts consultant whose work in these diverse areas is distinguished by its quiet thoughtfulness and its embrace of good ideas from unconventional sources. He was awarded the 2011 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works and Presenting Jazz grants for his work with his chamber-jazz quintet Douglas Detrick’s AnyWhen Ensemble, and the commissioned work “The Bright and Rushing World” was premiered at New York’s Jazz Gallery in 2012, performed throughout the United States, and released on CD with Parma Recordings in 2014. He is currently the Executive Director of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, and performs in Portland, Oregon as well as touring nationally. (http://www.douglasdetrick.com)

Patrick McCulley
Patrick McCulley is Portland based saxophonist, educator, and composer with a B.A. and M.M. in music performance. Patrick utilizes the variety of tones, timbres, and techniques capable on the saxophone to compose music with distinct emotional flavor and depth. He uses his music to explore the complexity of human nature and emotion through sound. (http://www.patrickmcculley.com)