Eldon T Jones & The Original N Touch

Friday, August 25, 2023

Show: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Doors: 7:00 pm  

Venue Website: Alberta Abbey & Soundstage Events

Artist Website: Eldon T Jones

Saxophonist Eldon T Jones will be joined by the original members of the N Touch band for a play-it-back concert in the old neighborhood!

N Touch was one of Portland’s most beloved groove jazz bands that propelled these musicians to where they are today. For the first time since their 2018 reunion concert, they will take the stage to perform a spectacular show!

Lineup

Eldon T Jones – saxophone
Anthony Jones – drums
Christopher V. Turner – keyboard
Patrick Cooper – pianoDavid Allen – guitar
Darius Fentress – percussion

Vocalists – Linda Tellis, Kennedy & Ruby Jones, N Touch brothers from past & present
Matthew Minnieweather – keys
Ben Jones – bass
Torry Ward – bass
& other special guests will also perform.

R&B singer LANEshia will open the special night of music.

Eldon T Jones 

Saxophonist Eldon T Jones moves hearts through his profoundly genuine playing and a groove jazz style he honed in Portland before taking the national stage. 

Eldon fell in love with music from listening to his uncles play saxophone and his mother sing. He began playing sax in his church and at Jefferson High School in Portland, where he won awards in classical and jazz. From there, he studied music at Mt. Hood Community College, the pinnacle of jazz education in the Northwest. Grover Washington, Jr., Wilton Felder of the Crusaders, and Kirk Whalum inspired his playing 

Eldon started N Touch in 1995, and in 2001, they released their first album which still rings true with fans today. N Touch attracted a local following and opened for Tower of Power and Earth, Wind, & Fire. They even performed at a private event for Michael Jordan. The original N Touch musicians moved on to new projects, and Eldon kept the music of N Touch alive in Portland over the years with new members.

Eldon T Jones has appeared on the nationally televised BET Jazz. He has performed with Grammy award-winning singer Yolanda Adams, legendary jazz bassists Leroy Vinegar and Gerald Veasley, the “Godfather of Portland Jazz” drummer Mel Brown, saxophonists Najee, Darren Rahn, and David Pack from Ambrosia, trumpeter Farnell Newton, singer/songwriter Morris Chapman, pianists Jayson Tipp of Under the Lake, Ben Tankard, and Darrell Grant, and vocalist LaRhonda Steele. Eldon has recorded with guitarist Walter Finch, children’s artist Red Yarn, singer Ronnie Wright, and saxophonist Kevin Moore. He has performed at Jazz Alley (Seattle), Yoshi’s (Oakland), and Portland venues Jimmy Mak’s, the Alberta Rose Theatre, and Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. He has performed at PDX Jazz Festival, Waterfront Blues Festival, The Roots Picnic, Capital Jazz Fest, Vanport Jazz Festival, Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, Portland Rose Festival, Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival, Jazz at the Oxford, Jazz in Hot Springs, Festival Sundiata, and the Jazz and Oyster Festival.

Tickets:
$25 - General Admission
$30 - Reserved Seating 
$50 - VIP w/ Prefixe Meal

All ages.
Tickets non-refundable.