Robert Walter’s 20th Congress Holds Session at Portland, Oregon’s Doug Fir Lounge (PHOTOS)

Keyboard powerhouse Robert Walter brought his 20th Congress to Portland, Oregon on Thursday, January 10th to give fans a taste of tracks from his 2018 release Spacesuit, as well as compositions he’s created during the decades-long existence of the group. For this run of shows, he brought along a crew of virtuosos, including drummer Simon Lott (Kool Keith, Charlie Hunter), bassist Victor Little (Billy Preston, Charlie Musselwhite) and guitarist Chris Alfort (Cassandra Wilson, Mike Dillon). Tezeta Band, Portland’s own Ethio-Soul outfit, opened the show.