Oregon
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1970 in Eugene, Oregon, United States
- Active: 1970 - 2019
Biography
Oregon was one of the first prominent fusions of jazz and music from around the world, practically inventing the genre of World Jazz by example. The band was an outgrowth of the *Paul Winter* Consort of the 60s. Ralph Towner (guitar, keyboards, trumpet), Paul McCandless (woodwind instruments), Glen Moore (double bass, violin, piano) and Collin Walcott (percussion, sitar, tabla) blended Western and Indian styles of improvisation into music that also had elements of folk and avant-garde.
Genres
Oregon Discography
- Music of Another Present Era (1973) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Distant Hills (1974) - Album - rated 4/5
- Winter Light (1974) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Friends (1977) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Violin (1978) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Out of the Woods (1978) - Album
- Moon and Mind (1979) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Roots in the Sky (1979) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Our First Record (1980) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Oregon (1983) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Crossing (1985) - Album - rated 3.56/5
- Ecotopia (1987) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- Always, Never, and Forever (1991) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Live at Yoshi's (2002) - Album - rated 3.85/5
Members
- Ralph Towner - guitar, piano, keyboards (1970–2019)
- Paul McCandless - oboe, English horn, saxophone, bass clarinet (1970–2019)
- Glen Moore - double bass (1970–2015)
- Collin Walcott - percussion, sitar, tabla (1970–1984)
- Trilok Gurtu - percussion, drums (1985–1993)
- Mark Walker - drums, percussion (1996–2019)