LIVE MUSIC: Jane Doe

Saturday, March 21, 6-9pm

​Jane Doe is an exciting combination of two veteran performers in the Pacific Northwest.
Sonny “Smokin” Hess is the lead guitar player and vocalist for The Sonny Hess Band. She was awarded Best Lead Guitar by the Cascade Blues Association. Sonny has performed, sung with and composed with many of the region’s top artists. For 25 years she has produced multiple specialty shows featuring the finest blues women in the Pacific Northwest. Sonny has been the driving force in making each show a stand out for audiences which have garnered national attention and rave reviews.
Ellen Whyte fronts the multi award winning band, Ellen Whyte Ensemble. Ellen is a rhythm guitarist and vocalist who was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame in 2015 and in 2006, The Cascade Blues Association Hall Of Fame. Respectively, both Sonny and Ellen have received high marks for their work along with many additional awards they’ve garnered throughout the years.
The combination of their considerable talents gives us something that is not rock, not folk, not blues, but something hypothetical as the name “Jane Doe” might suggest. All it takes is two exceptional voices and two guitars to pull it off.
Kelly Pierce, our percussion/drum man, is like a brother to Sonny as they have played together for over 30 years. He is in sync with her groove and knows how to anticipate her next move.