The Band

Danielle westbrook

Danielle has been part of the Olympia music scene for over 30 years. Her early days were spent playing trumpet in symphonies, orchestra pits, or alongside her dad at his piano bar. Today, she plays and sings with numerous groups including frequent stints with the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra, South Sound Swing Orchestra, Luna Melt, and Bevy. She also regularly works in the pit with a Portland-based theater company, Stumptown Stages. One of her greatest passions is teaching youth trumpet players with Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia, which she did for 8 years.

James Schneider

James began his professional music career in Austin, Texas touring with a punk band, which of course, transformed into a decade of work as a bluegrass and Western swing banjo player. He is the founding upright bass member of the gypsy jazz group Hot Club Sandwich, and part of several top 20 CMJ Jazz Charts recordings, including collaborations with David Grisman and Dan Hicks. His banjo work with The Tune Stranglers was part of a syndicated radio show produced for Public Radio International. These days James performs with groups whose styles include jazz, Latin, funk, R&B, and psychedelic rock. He is also a Professor of Humanities at South Puget Sound Community College.

nick Rawson

Nick grew up in Olympia, Washington and began playing the double bass in public school orchestras. He’s studied as an undergraduate at Berklee College of Music and the Evergreen State College, and graduated at Evergreen in the spring of 2018 with a B.A. in Music. He is often called "the busiest bassist in Olympia" due to his constant performing with a large variety of musical endeavors.

THEO RAGAN

Theo Ragan is a local star on the Olympia music scene. His achievements as an accomplished jazz pianist at such a young age are remarkable. Theo currently plays in a host of Olympia bands including Luna Melt, The Hinges, Moon Scooter, and The Lumen.

Betsy Perkins

Betsy Perkins is a mover and shaker in the Olympia music community. She has spearheaded Oly Jazz Central's Monday Night Jazz series for over a decade, while performing in a variety of groups on percussion, drum kit, trombone, and vocals. She is also a music teacher at an elementary school in Lacey, WA.

Ahmer Nizam