The GDFC and its foundation is an improvisational music series started at Portland, Oregon’s finest music club, The Get Down, with a
revolving artist roster made up of Pacific Northwest based artists.

The Core Collective includes:

Chelsea Luker - Sax/flute/vocals

Tate Peterson - guitar/vocals

Brian Foxworth - drums/vocals

Galen Clark - keys

Sydney Nash - bass

Artist Roster of artists that have performed:

Lyle Divinsky (formerly from The Motet)
Jessica Lurie (Living Daylights)

Arne Livingston (Living Daylights)

Andy Coe (Andy Coe Band, OG McTuff, Patterns Fly)

Farnell Newton (Bootsy's Rubber Band, Othership Connetion)

Tyrone Hendrix (Allen Stone Band, PDX Soul Collective)

Kyle Molitor (Bootsy's Rubber Band, Othership Connection)

Willie Mathies (Cherry Poppin' Daddies)

Chance Hayden

Carlin White (Lana Del Ray, J Cole, Lucky Daye)

Charlie Brown III (greaterkind, MonoNeon)

Tye North (Scott Law Band, Leftover Salmon)

Dante' Zapata

Chuk Barber (W.A.R./Revival
Brothers Band)

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