Portland swing band set to rock Adrift

Published 3:00 am Monday, December 29, 2014

LONG BEACH, Wash. — Portland’s Jenny Finn Orchestra will perform a special show to ring in the new year at the Pickled Fish restaurant atop the Adrift Hotel Wednesday, Dec. 31.

The Jenny Finn Orchestra plays the danceable vintage swing jazz of the 1920s and 1930s with a blend of sophisticated vocal harmonies, jazz lead guitar, sweet violin and accordion colors all served up with a sizzlin’ rhythm section of gypsy guitar and upright bass.

Led by rhythm guitarist Twayn Williams, the Jenny Finn Orchestra is a sextet of classically trained musicians whose love for these Depression-era tunes is enhanced by their eclectic backgrounds, which range from jazz to avant-garde to rock ‘n’ roll to pop and more.

Lead singer Carrie Baldwin-Sayre brings her extensive experience in theater to the forefront aided by her harmony cohort (Janet Lindsley or Marianna Thielen.) Williams’ gypsy rhythms, Hank Hadeed’s hot lead guitar, James Delaney’s thumpin’ upright bass and guest soloists round out a swingin’ sextet that’s going to creep in like a shadow and then blow your top.

The band recently released its debut CD, “Shadow Over Swingtown,” to rave reviews and continues to delight Pacific Northwest audiences with addictively danceable swing tunes.

The Adrift Hotel is located at 409 Sid Snyder Drive. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the band will start at 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 and include a champagne toast at midnight plus a view of the fireworks show put on by the city of Long Beach. Tickets are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1067514

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