job playing music on Bourbon
Street in New Orleans.
This weekend he is bringing
the music to Baker City, along
with Nate Deshler on piano, Neal
Grandstaff on guitar, and Justin
Schepige on bass.
“We’re like a mini orchestra,”
Jon Deshler said. “We play al-
most anything.”
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His group will play Saturday,
Sept. 11, at 12:30 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. at the National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center,
on Highway 86 east of Baker City.
They will play a third show at
5 p.m. Sept. 11 at Geiser-Pollman
Park in Baker City.
Admission is free to all per-
formances.
He describes their sound as
“jazzy,” and said the band will
play songs across 150 years of
American history.
“We’re expanding our reper-
toire,” he said.
Deshler will return for repeat
shows on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Times will again be 12:30 p.m.
and 2:30 p.m. at NHOTIC and
5 p.m. at Geiser-Pollman Park.
During his visits to East-
ern Oregon, Deshler plans to
SEPTEMBER 8�15, 2021
record videos at more loca-
tions. He’s also hoping to
schedule more performances.
For updates, visit www.
jondeshlermusic.com or fi nd
Tune Tours on Facebook. His
recordings from 2020 can be
found on YouTube.
ABOUT THE MUSICIAN
Deshler grew up in Southern
California and fostered a love of
both photography and jazz.
“I started out as a kid jazz
photographer in Los Angeles,”
he said.
He moved to Portland in
1988 and worked as a com-
mercial photographer. He later
returned to California and joined
several bands, then moved back
to Portland about 10 years ago.
“Over recent years, I started
playing more and more,” he said.
“And I ended up being a late-
blooming working musician.”
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