PAUL KLEIN at the PIANO

Paul Klein plays piano and sings blues, rags, honky tonk and good old rock and roll. He hails from Bellingham, where he founded The Atlantics, a great dance band in the Northwest traditon and successfully gigged from Vancouver BC, to Eugene and all spots in between for 33 years and still going strong. When not playing with band, Paul plays and sings solo close to home. He has held down a Tuesday night date at the Boundary Bay Brewery in Bellingham for over ten years. He looks forward to playing at the Rockfish!

JUST IN TIME

Just in Time Jazz Duo with special guset, John Anderson performs at 6PM. Nick Nicholai's amazing jazz stylings on keyboard and Judy's mellow vocals bring the timeless tunes from the "great American songbook" to life! Decades of performing experience from both partners of "Just In Time Jazz Duo" come together in duets of swingin' standards that will you have you tappin' your toes. Beautiful love ballads from the 30's and 40's will tug at your heartstrings. Nick & Judy bring the love on Valentine's Eve as they celebrate one year of making music together!

ERIC MILLER

The thing about Eric Miller is that he is so likeable and so uniquely original at the same time. Normally, these traits are mutually exclusive. Early Bob Dylan was different from almost everything the pop music world had seen at the time. He was impressive, but likeable as a person? Not really. Miller's originality sort of sneaks up on you. You're humming along with his melody and enjoying the story quality in his songs and then you suddenly realize that you've never seen anyone like this before. His down-to-earth good nature comes across so well on stage that the audience lets his wild-streak pass without judgment. But later, when you think about his music and try to compare it to someone else's you come up pretty short. There's not really any other recording artist quite like Eric Miller. Sometimes Eric will conjure up a particular songwriter or singer but that's only for one or two songs. Miller's material has such a wide range of musical style and lyrical subject matter that he pretty much defies comparison.

Miller often adds a solid backup band to his performance, but with or without an ensemble, once he starts singing the audience is captivated. His lyrics and the story are delivered so well that the listener becomes caught up in the song itself. Listening to Eric Miller is a flat-out good time. He combines genres in a totally refreshing way, taking American Folk and blending it with the subtleties of Rock, Country, and Blues. He provides authentic musical experiences to a variety of listeners. Whether dancing to an upbeat tune or soaking in the intricate lyrics of narrative prose, audiences delight in Eric's honest cordiality and impeccable musicianship.

- James Riordan, Author of The Platinum Rainbow: How to Succeed in the Music Business...Without Selling Your Soul and the N.Y. Times Bestseller, Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison.