Christo's's Upcoming Shows

The Galen Clark Organ Trio brings a genre bending approach to the classic organ trio instrumentation, exploring entropic soundscapes, psychedelic funk and groove heavy electronic tinged jazz. The music ranges from organ trio classics to soaring originals and takes influence from legends such as Jimmy Mcgriff, John Scofield and The Meters. The lineup features Micah Hummel on drums and Peter Knudsen on guitar. Galen Clark is a keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and educator based in Portland, OR. He leads the soul funk collective Outer Orbit and the genre bending group Trio Subtonic and he is 1/3 of the NW collaboration Patterns Fly with D'Vonne Lewis and Andy Coe. He has toured and collaborated with artists such as Anna Tivel, Sarah Clarke, Sleater-Kinney, A Love Electric, Jessica Lurrie and more. 

Ed Bennett has long been considered one of the West Coast's premiere string bass players. Since his arrival in 1990, Ed has become a acoustical force in the Portland jazz community. Ed's got a spectacular band put together for this show, featuring Paul Mazzio on trumpet, Tim Wilcox on tenor sax, Steve Christofferson on keys, and Tim Rap on drums! Together they'll be performing Ed's original compositions from his new album and beyond. The fresh sounds of Bennett’s original compositions are be-bop influenced, but unique with twists in their harmonic progressions and unusual forms. “Ed Bennett is one of those powerhouse players whose virtuosity inspires the other participants on the bandstand to give it all they've got”. GEORGE FENDEL / JAZZSCENE 

Saxophonist and flutist Mark Lewis has enlivened jazz scenes from Seattle and San Francisco to Rotterdam and Paris. He’s created a vast and intensely stimulating body of music, including more than 1,800 compositions inspired by people, places and experiences along his path. World renowned for his technical command of his instruments, endless creativity, exceptional compositions, humor, and the joy of music that comes through his horns, Mark Lewis delivers a true jazz experience. Recent awards include Cadence Magazine Top Ten Critics Poll for his album Naked Animals and #2 on alto sax and #3 on flute in the 39th Annual Jazz Station Awards for his album The New York Session, a collaboration with pianist George Cables, bassist Essiet Essiet, and drummer Victor Lewis. His quartet features John JB Butler on guitar, John Mazzocco on bass and Chris Lee on drums. “You listen to the guys with the primo recording contracts on the very top labels, and in my opinion, they’re not in Mark’s league” – Ted Gioia, music and culture writer. “A Northwest Treasure” – Jim Wilke, Seattle jazz radio legend 

For the first time in 20 years, Portland synth punk band Point Line Plane returns to the stage! Featuring an opening set by Salem based goth punkers Jesus Egg. Between 2002 and 2005 Portland synth/punk duo Point Line Plane played 150 shows across the US. Vocalist/keyboardist Joshua Blanchard (Major Hex) and drummer Nathan Carson (Witch Mountain) initially honed their near-telepathic live skills in destructively short 20-minute concert performances. By the time they’d derezzed, their discography included two studio albums, the soundtrack score for a documentary film about haunted houses, plus a slew of comp tracks and singles. The band made its name by creating noise music with pop hooks. As electro continued to fizzle out and screamy dance-punk/neo-no wave enjoyed a brief spike of popularity, kids and college radio DJ’s took note of PLP’s eclectic and original style, often contrasting the sound to other innovators like Liars, Ex-Models, and Lightning Bolt. Actual comparisons were hard to draw, however; reviews in print and online found writers grasping for metaphors rather than listing influences. Point Line Plane briefly expanded to a trio and joined the SKiN GRAFT Records roster for their sophomore album “Smoke Signals”. By the end of their tenure, they found their sound mired in grimmer pastures, more often reflective of restraint, tension, and drama. Repetition, hypnosis, psychedelia, paranoia, darkness - these ingredients combined to satisfy extreme noise enthusiasts with sophisticated sonic textures as well as fans of more classic, melodic songwriting. 2026 will see the original duo resume activity after having powered down 22 years ago - and now the band’s long lost debut album has been extensively restored and remastered and will be released on May 29th, 2026