Musicians

Not only do we need more cowbell (full SNL video), we need you to join what promises to be the biggest Reunions ever--we plan to turn it up to 11!

Reunions 2008 will vibrate to the sounds of classical, jazz, folk, and rock music--LP, CD, and homegrown. Remember back to your folkdance or dance party days at Reed...

Putting the band back together
Join the marching band
Featured performers

We're putting the band back together!
If Led Zeppelin did it, we can too. Did you sing Songs of the Griffin, pick protest ditties on a banjo, kidnap the clavichord from Winch, or rock out in a band? We would like to include you in a festival of short performances at 2008 Reunions.

Email your band mates, put together a dynamite 15-25 minute set, and let us (alumni@reed.edu) know that you're interested in a reunion performance by May 1. All performances will be held Friday evening, June 6, and Saturday afternoon, June 7.

Cannot get everyone together but you still want to jam with fellow alumni? We'll have space and time for that too.

Join the marching band
Participate in the ad hoc band as alumni march from the old library steps for the all-class parade on Saturday afternoon, June 7. As with thesis parade’s marching band, no previous rehearsal is required.

Featured performers
Mix, mingle, and enjoy the music….

Sarah Dougher ’90
Sarah, Sarah Gottesdiener, and Steve Gewurtz form the SGs, a Portland band that juxtaposes post-punk angularity and classic song stylings. Think Gang of Four bro-ing down with Bruce Springsteen.

Kali Z. Fasteau ’68
From a musical family, Kali Z. began learning piano, cello, flute, and voice during her early childhood in Paris and New York. Now a composer and multi-instrumentalist, she has led her ensemble at New York’s Town Hall, Lincoln Center, and Guggenheim Museum; the Museum of Modern Art in Paris; the Museum Theatre in Madras, India; the Boston Center for the Arts; and hundreds of other venues worldwide. She'll be joined by her special guest, New Orleans sax legend Kidd Jordan.

Barry Hansen ’63
Better known as Dr. Demento, Barry is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame disk jockey display as one of the most important figures on the national scene. Barry will share his thoughts on media consolidation and government censorship in his “Don’t Hear This” lecture, a popular talk given by the good doctor.

Larry Karush ’68
Instrumental virtuosity, imaginative improvisation, and a global view of music have enabled Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Larry Karush to balance jazz and world music. A frequent collaborator with percussionist Glen Valez and bassist Glen Moore of world fusion ensemble Oregon, Larry has incorporated Indian, African, and Brazilian influences into his improvisations.

Peter Langston ’68
Founder of the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Peter Langston is a talented and versatile string musician.

Davis Rogan ’90
If it happens in the New Orleans music scene, Davis is involved. He describes his music as Randy Newman meets Fats Domino—that is, a smart, upbeat R&B sound. Davis brings his funk/jazz/rock band, Allstar New Orleans Rhythm and Blues Revue, to Reed and will jam with other alumni musicians.

Lauren Sheehan ’81
Oregonian Lauren Sheehan has been playing guitar, singing, and collecting piedmont, mountain, and country-dance tunes for nearly 35 years. Known for her voice, Lauren is an American roots artist, weaving the stories and history of music into her performances. Her recordings include Two Wings, an Independent Music Awards Album of the Year finalist. For Reunions she and Elizabeth Nicholson '98 will be performing together as Strawberry Rune.

Vivian Tomlinson Williams ’59 and Phil Williams ’58
Vivian and Phil Williams present a rare opportunity to hear the old time music of the Pacific Northwest played by people who grew up with it and are widely acclaimed as among its best performers. Hoedowns, reels, waltzes, dance tunes, and songs—many of which came to the Pacific Northwest with pioneers over the Oregon Trail—are played on a variety of acoustic instruments, including the fiddle, guitar, banjo, and mandolin.

We are also planning performances by Molalla Mudfeet, Klezmocracy, Elinor Friedberg '92 (belly dancer extraordinaire), Scott Melville '83 and Crazy Dumbsaint, and Michael Tippie '80 and the Stumptown Blues Band.