August 11 – 17, 2024
Integer Collaborative Ensemble
Integer began in 2018 as a Portland-based piano trio with Todd Marston (compositions/piano), Andrew Jones (acoustic bass) and Micah Hummel (drums). Through the years, the foundational solidity of this rhythm section has allowed Marston to explore a variety of larger iterations of the group. In 2021, Integer Septet released Solidarity Themes, and more recently Integer Quintet has recorded an album to be released in 2024. Integer Collaborative Ensemble has been assembled specifically for the 2024 residency at Doe Bay as a way of unlocking the compositional gifts of all of its members.
Discography:
Integer – Live at Blue Butler Studios
Todd Marston
Todd Marston has pursued a diverse musical career from an early age, playing in punk bands, jazz combos and classical piano recitals as a teenager. His love of music guided him to receive a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Berklee College of Music and a master’s degree in jazz studies (with a focus in wellness for musicians) from Portland State University. While at Berklee, Todd’s original jazz group won “Best Berklee Jazz Quartet” at a performance competition sponsored by Bacardi. He has toured nationally and internationally with Sonya Kitchell, The Grownup Noise, The Sam Hooper Band, Mike Null’s Soulcasters, Jimmie Herrod and Edna Vazquez. As a composer/songwriter, Todd has released multiple albums of original music over the past twenty years. Todd’s composition, Above Water (2012) was a finalist in both the Indie International Songwriting Contest (2013) and The Great American Song Contest (2021). He currently teaches Wellness For Musicians at PSU, as well as his own composition & songwriting workshop, The Marston Composition Collective. Todd is the 2023 winner of the Composer of the Year Award through the Oregon Music Teachers Association.
Chris Shuttleworth
Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Chris Shuttleworth moved to Chicago to pursue a Jazz Studies degree at the prestigious DePaul University School of Music, where he studied under a number of staples of the Chicago music scene, including Dennis Carroll, Mark Fisher, and Charles Vernon. He has shared the stage with many diverse acts ranging from jazz heavyweights such as Wycliffe Gordon, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Randy Brecker, Ken Peplowski, Greg Ward, George Colligan, and Dana Hall, to pop acts including Beats Antique, Hellogoodbye, The Temptations, and The Four Tops. He has also toured extensively as a leader and a sideman, having performed in the majority of the United States as well as internationally as far as Shanghai. Chris continues to perform as a leader around the United States as well as maintaining a schedule as an in-demand sideman in Chicago and Portland.
Alexis Mahler
Alexis Mahler grew up in Marquette, Michigan. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance and Music Education from Lawrence Conservatory of Music where she studied under Dr. Samantha George. In college, she began studying the cello and found opportunities to perform on both instruments throughout her undergraduate work. After graduation, Alexis curated and directed many small ensembles and concerts in her hometown before moving to Portland, where she has enjoyed an abundance of performance opportunities in various settings. She takes pride in her work as a session player, contributing string recordings for recent releases from Sleater-Kinney, Mayer Hawthorne, Matt Costa, Shook Twins, and Jacob Miller. Mahler also explores writing her own songs, having released 3 EP’s and several singles under her name. More than anything, Alexis values collaborating with fellow creators and friends in Oregon, California, and back home in Michigan. In the rare moments Alexis is not creating, absorbing, or discussing something musical, you’ll find her spending time in nature or enjoying a cup of coffee around town.
Andrew Jones
Since arriving in Portland in 2009 the multifarious bassist, composer and songwriter has been hard to pin down, working with an incredibly diverse roster of artists. His unique sense of musicality has found a home playing and making records with songwriters, rock bands, jazz composers, avante-improvisers, and hip-hop and live electronic acts. Jones has also collaborated with dancers and visual artists as well as visiting experimentalists and theater productions via the Improvisation Summit of Portland and Time Based Arts Festivals. Outside of the NW, Andrew has had recurring work with artists from New York and Los Angeles, most recently an international touring stint with acclaimed songwriter/composer Julia Holter. The two connected when Jones’ opened for her with his own project, The Crenshaw, with drummer Chris Johnedis. That duo’s full length album features Jones singing darkly comic and cathartic lyrics in counterpoint to upright bass ostinatos, off-kilter beats and psychedelic synth samples. For his forthcoming record, Andrew has been working under the name ‘and/or you’ with Mike Lockwood on drums.
Micah Hummel
Micah Hummel is a sought-after drummer, composer, and music educator based out of Portland, Oregon. After relocating from the Sonoran Desert in 2013, Micah has already established himself as an essential part of the creative music scene in the Pacific Northwest. His versatile and balanced sound has led him to be a go-to collaborator for Portland artists such as George Colligan, Louis Pain, Moorea Masa, Tony Starlight, and Coco Columbia. While in school Micah was awarded the Jeannine B. Cowles endowed scholarship and the Bradford Merserau Jr. endowed scholarship at Portland State University. Honing his craft throughout the last decade, Micah is known for his specialty in cross-genre sounds and contemporary jazz. Micah has performed around the globe in cities such as Toronto, Beijing, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna. Micah always enjoys getting to share music with people and the opportunity to connect with other cultures through his instrument.