Mark Leedy and Loren Schulte (L & M Jazz Project) perform for the second time at Emanar Cellars on Friday night. Enjoy Emanar’s great Spanish wine and tasty tapas while listening to a mind-soothing selection of jazz standards, bossas and blues.

Monte Watters has been playing the piano since early childhood. He comes from a musical family, and performed often with his parents and siblings throughout the Northwest. Monte also co-wrote and arranged songs with his father that the family performed. Proficient in styles from pop to country, blues to swing, Monte brings his own distinctive arrangements to both standards and original material. His musical influences range from Floyd Cramer to Ray Charles to Jim Brickman.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Ron Ruiz has actively played in bands since the age of seventeen, traveled extensively and was featured on numerous recordings on the independent label Speed of Light. Well versed in many different styles, he remains most passionate about the old standards and golden oldies.

Gabriel Hess is a singer/songwriter based out of Portland Oregon. Gabe Has had a love for music ever since he was a young child and his mother first taught him how to sing harmonies around the kitchen table. Since then, Gabe has gone on to develop a passion for musical improvisation in a variety of genres. His original compositions are spiced with everything from traditional blue grass to modern soul.