As much as fans of her work might be bummed that Honey Owens isn't playing with JOMF these days, they should know that Brian Mumford is one of the great unheralded talents of the Northwest. His work as Dragging an Ox through Water is criminally underacknowledged. Check it out!

Also, as far as tracing the splinters and seemingly diminished jazz soul of JOMF, former band member Jef Brown does absolutely amazing work as de facto leader of the Evolutionary Jass Band.

Dragging an Ox through Water and Evolutionary Jass Band: two of Portland's best-kept secrets, without a doubt.

I'm a fan of EJB; will check out Dragging an Ox. Thanks, Cary.

cosign on Mumford/Dragging an Ox Through Water, he's a treasure.