Ken Anoe

Ken Anoe began playing when he was 16 throughout the Midwest. He enlisted in the United States Air Force as a bandsman.  He was promoted to the Airmen Of Note in Washington D.C. in 1976. After 3 yrs. with the "Note," he transferred into the prestigious Air Force Protocol Combo as Presidential support.  Ken retired from the Air Force after 23 yrs. and worked for The Delta Queen Steamboat Company playing up and down the Mississippi, and learning the tunes in the Great American Song Book.  He returned to Portland in 2005. Ken currently works as a freelance musician, and teaches bass and jazz studies at George Fox U in Newberg.