JT Wise Band

JT Wise is a talented guitarist. You will hear many influences in his playing including Jerry Garcia, Dickie Betts, and Robben Ford to name a few. He is comfortable in a variety of musical contexts including melodic rootsy improvisation and sophiticated blues rock. Preferring clean tone and conversational jamming. "I listen to the band and can't figure out what makes JT's guitar leads so different and so great. He sounds like no one else on the planet. I'm on the edge of my seat listening to this band”! - Mary Flower. JT is joined by bassist and soulful singer Maggie Wise. Ken Woodside often joins them on drums. They perform high energy good time music with deep grooves and vocal harmonies. The songwriters mix bluesy, roots rock with old faves such as the Grateful Dead. Come get your Grateful Dead on as they perform many of your favorites. JT and Maggie, the husband and wife songwriters enjoy writing and recording music. Check out their website (www.jtwiseband.com) and music streaming including Apple, Spotify, You Tube Music, and Sound Cloud. Songs include the bluesy swamp sound of “Black Valley Railroad” a prohibition era train with moon shine and dancing; or a dance shuffle about dear old “Aunt Irene” - who was married 9 times; or the heavy blues rock “Got it Coming”. More about the JT Wise Band: JT Wise also known as Tim is a Portland native with a musical family. His father Stanley was in the army band and a local jazz musician. His mother Virginia was a Rose Queen and vocalist in the Modern Moods. He learned guitar at an early age and performed professionally in many popular bands. Some Mighty Good Eatin (Zap comic reference) was a notable jam band in the 1970’s. They performed frequently at Portland venues and recorded at the Alembic Studios in San Francisco. Their song "Tualatin" was played on radio stations. He is a graduate of the prestigious Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, California. He also owned a recording studio with the engineer Jack Barr recording many popular NW bands. Margaret/Maggie Wise grew up in Portland, Oregon. Early on she studied bass guitar with John Mazzacco and vocals with Mary Kadderly. She also graduated from Taborgrass on guitar and mandolin. Currently she is in the LaRhonda Steele Gospel Choir that performs in the Portland area. She is influenced by the singing of Mavis and Pop Staples, Delaney and Bonnie, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Emmylou Harris, and Hazel Dickens to name a few. Ken Woodside has been playing drums for many years. He is the JT Wise band original drummer and also plays with Shorty and the Mustangs, a western swing band. JT Wise Band has performed at venues and outdoor events. Having graced the stages at Portland Music on Main, Kink Noon Tunes, Gresham Art Festival, Gresham Music Monday, Wilsonville park and library concerts, Sellwood Street Fair, Astoria Seafood Festival, Old Apple Tree Festival, Mt Hood Festival, Crawfish Festival, Sandy Mountain Festival, Westin Amphitheatre, Vancouver and Oregon City Brew Festivals, Music Millennium, and Cascade Blues Association events. They also perform at many Mcmenamins and other venues where the deadheads rejoice in dancing, head nodding and foot tapping to high energy jams with sing alongs. It was an honor to have the great DJ Steve Pringle play JT Wise music on Kink radio. He said that the JT Wise band was one of his favorites. It was also an honor to have him visit the band at their shows. They were also nominated Best of Portland by Pulse Music in 2016. They are now Booking 2027 at venues, festivals, house parties and special events! Contact for press or bookings: jtwiseband@gmail.com