Ken Goldstein
Ken Goldstein has many talents. He's a multi- instrumentalist who is as handy with a keyboard or a guitar as he is with the bass or the stand-up bass. He has a small digital studio of his own that he does projects for himself and other musicians. He is a knowledgeable soundman and worked professionally for several years setting up systems at large northwest venues for national acts. He currently lends these talents to the jazz influenced Kristy Hinds Band, the raw punk metal-edged Evil Genius with Matt McCort, and the funky R&B Calvin Walker Project. Ken also creates foley sound effects and source music for the internationally distributed Quixotic Studios.
Curtis Marquardt
Hi. My name is Curtis Lee Marquardt and I play various horns and keyboard in the Kristy Hinds band. I was born in Oregon City, Oregon on September 16, 1954. Here are a few highlights of my illustrious musical career (the ones I can remember anyway). I started playing the sax in the fourth grade and played my first gig with "The Lords" in the seventh grade. The following year our instructor James Blanton formed a Dixieland band in which I played the baritone sax. In high school we formed a combo gleaned from the stage band and band director John Bigelow got us a gig at the Holladay School. I made three dollars on that gig. I played in All-State Band and performed in the State solo contest. After a year in college I sought fame and fortune playing Marriot and Ramada Inns with an outfit called the "Baldwin Brothers." I'll never forget the night we were playing at Jack & Jills Inferno. We played host to the Johnny Otis Show. I'm sorry to say at seventeen my level of R&B consciousness was not the highest, but I had it raised that night. I came back to Portland and got a gig with the Carl Smith Orchestra who, on one memorable weekend, backed up Buddy Miles at the Euphoria Tavern. I've played salsa, big band, R&B, and good old rock and roll. I formed "The Wildcats", a nine piece R&B band. I also opened for Thomas Dolby with a group called the "Dang Hummers". To date the my most fun gig was a short stint with the Lloyd Jones Struggle about the time the "Small Potatoes" album came out. It wasn't as boring as it reads. I guess you had to be there for those "great moments in rock". I am having a wonderful time playing with Kristy and her band and look forward to seeing you at our next gig.
I also am a bit of an inventor and I am currently marketing one of my creations. The Handfork converts an ordinary handtruck into an inexpensive alternative to a pallet jack or a forklift.
Israel Annoh
Born in Accra, Southern Ghana, Nii Annoh schooled at Bishops Boys School and Kaneshie Technical College. He fell in love with great jazz drummers like Max Roach, Cosy Cole, Elvin Jones and Ghana's own supreme drummer Kofi Ghanaba (Guy Warren). This love for the drums stemmed from the fact that Annoh had been playing hand drums and African percussion in the Anohware Cultural Group. In 1969, Annoh was chosen to tour Britain with E. T. Mensah's Group. The group had a successful tour, performing at the Police College, Royal Albert Hall, and B.B.C. Studio and Television. On returning to Ghana Annoh signed with the State Hotels who were running international artists shows in their night clubs. When there was a vacancy in the National Radio Variety Orchestra, Annoh was awarded the position. In 1971, playing under the leadership of Amon Kotey and G.B.C. Variety Orchestra, Annoh toured the Republic of Benin and Togo. In June 1976 he became the regular drummer for the G.B.C. Quintet. The group toured West Germany at the invitation of the West German government and performed at Bonn Theatre Etc. Since coming to Portland, Annoh played with Obo Addy for several years, works as a freelance accompaniest at Jefferson Performing Arts, is a member of the Northwest Afrikan American Ballet, and is in his eighth year with the Michael Allen Harrison Band. He has recorded with Michael Harrison, Gino Vannelli and many others.
Stanford C.Wood
Local legend Stan Wood has come to sit in the percussion chair, and also lends his eclectic talents on the vibra-band, his self-invented instrument which is actually a piece of dental dam played like a horn. The effects range from a muted trumpet alá Miles Davis to haunting seagull sounds he creates for the song "Eagerly." Stan toured the west coast with the UPepo Band in based in Portland in the early 80s. He has performed with many respected talents in the region including Ken Butler and Hybrid Instruments, Dan McLoughlin, Scott Wardinsky and Fred Chalenor for the "Spontaneous Combustion" dance performances. He has also worked with the Gregg Bielemeier Dance Project doing 6 shows in '94-'96. Stan is an artist and has gallery shows of his paintings around the Northwest. He currently performs with The Gone Orchestra and the Kristy Hinds Band.
