Pete Krebs has been a member of the Portland, Oregon musical community since 1988. His bands Hazel, Golden Delicious, The Stolen Sweets, The Portland Playboys and The Catnip Brothers have explored genres as diverse as punk rock, gypsy jazz, western swing and vintage jazz, traditional folk and country. His discography contains dozens of releases on a variety of labels including Cavity Search, Rough Trade and Sub Pop. He has toured extensively both domestically and abroad, sharing the stage with a diverse mix of musicians including Nirvana, Elliott Smith, Dead Moon, Peter Rowan, Patrick Saussois, the Hot Club of Cowtown, Sleater-Kinney, The Holy Modal Rounders, Michael Hurley. The Freak Mountain Ramblers and hundreds of others. He has performed at Lollapalooza, the Portland Jazz Festival, CMJ, Pickathon, Bumpershoot, and SXSW, and at legendary venues including Preservation Hall, CBGB’s, the Troubadour and the Knitting Factory. He has played extensively in Oregon’s wine country at wineries large and small, including Archery Summit, Domaine Serene, Stoller, Sokol Blosser and Rex Hill. He is a two-time inductee into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. An in-demand performer, teacher and session musician, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

Photographer: Aaron Hewitt