Condition Blue - Portland Oregon


CONDITION BLUE We started out as four guys that play a Thursday night jam at Monty's Tavern in Beaverton Oregon. After discovering we had very similar musical interest, we decided to put together an official band. In late 2007 it was purposed that Condition Blue become Portland's next great band. The band was named after one of Robert Carson's many original songs, you guessed it, 'Condition Blue.'

robert@conditionblue.net	ROBERT CARSON Robert started playing guitar in 1963, and by 1965 he was playing professionally in California. He has lived and played in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and finally Portland since 1995. Robert was signed to Phillips Records in 1969 in San Francisco and Music City Records in Oakland, CA in 1973. He also played the bass steadily from 1984 until 2001, when he turned his focus to jazz guitar. Locally, Robert has played with Drawback Slim, Grooveline, LynnAnn Hyde, Duffy Bishop, Billy Hagen, Actual Size and many more. He currently leads the Robert Carson Jazz Quartet, and is the co-host of jams on Tuesdays at Rosco's (blues), Wednesdays at the Twilight Cafe (blues, jazz and R&B) and Monty's Tavern (blues). Robert's musical interests run to blues, jazz, rock and R&B, and anything that is done well. His approach in teaching guitar is to re-bridge the gap between the blues and jazz. In other words, he enjoys teaching jazz players to use the blues, and teaching blues guitarists to use jazz ideas in their blues.

john@conditionblue.net	JOHN POLICE As written by the bass player: Discovered in the peat bogs of southeast Portland, John Police began drumming as a way to fight off Wildebeests and Warthogs that nibbled his toes as a young lad. Rising up through the ranks of the finest of drummers to ever hold sticks, John maintains a keen ear and a swift foot which he uses to kick the bananas out of any bass player in his vicinity. A true warrior, John Police is the king of forward motion and one heck of a drummer.

carey@conditionblue.net	CAREY ROGERS Playing bass for more years than he cares to discuss, Carey's bass playing came to Portland in 1979. His style has gravitated to R& B and Blues with Rock and even Jam Band side trips. Favorite musicians Carey has played with include Sheila Wilcoxon with Back Porch Blues, Evan Schlaese with the New Iberians and Stu Kinzel from Kinzel and Hyde. Carey has played at the Waterfront Blues Festival and currently is part of the host band for a Thursday night "Blues Jam" in the Beaverton area. *"Get in, mix it up and get out."*

Waiting for Tim To enter the 21^st Century.	TIM DOYLE Tim “The Deacon” Doyle began his music career by signing his first major label, record deal at 18 years of age with Quad/MGM records as song writer and keyboard player for Douglas Fir. With forty plus years of experience behind him, he has backed such mega-stars as Bruce Willis, Andre Crouch, Blue Oyster Cult, and Lee Oscar of War. He’s toured the national blues circuit with Robby Laws and played with local bands: Lori Bouck and The Interpreters, Sonny Hess’s - Power Band, UnderCover, to name a few.