Jazz Vocal Jam (with pianist Patrick Carr) at EJC

Community member David Rutiezer invites all singers and their friends to come and sing at EJC at our first ever vocal jazz jam! Patrick Carr on piano! This will be a fun, supportive space to belt out your favorite show tunes, jazz standards, folk songs, or country western songs accompanied by a professional pianist. Bring sheet music in your key or iRealPro charts, or fake charts. Listeners also welcome.

All ages, free, but tip your pianist! Registration Requested,

David Rutiezer sings and plays keyboard and ukulele, has a background in music therapy, has performed in nursing homes, memory care communities, and rehabilitation centers, and released a music album for children, The Kid in Me, in November 2014. He’s performed and taught Israeli and International folk dancing for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds across the Pacific Northwest.

Patrick Carr

Patrick Carr was born and raised in a musical family in Nashville, Tennessee. He studied jazz at the University of North Texas, where he taught and directed medium and large ensembles as a teaching fellow. He now lives in Portland, Oregon where he performs regularly with Ron Steen, the Rivkah Ross quartet, and many other local jazz musicians.