The Top Shelf All Stars

A recent performance of the Top Shelf All Stars at the New Republic in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Gene Ehrbar, Guitar and Vocals

Gene Ehrbar is a Portland-based singer, guitarist, producer, and bandleader whose music draws from the deep well of American funk, rock, and soul — with a restless ear for whatever comes next.

He fronts The Walkaways (Portland’s Phish-covers-cover band), leads Dr. Spaceman (Portland’s David Bowie tribute), and is building something new with the Mighty Sparks, a Portland funk outfit just finding its footing.

When he’s not on stage, Gene can be found spinning classic hip-hop, funk, and soul as DJ Gene Machine.

G Douglas Bundy – Keys, Horns, Vocals

G Douglas Bundy is a multifaceted musician, educator, and innovator based in Portland, Oregon, with a rich history in both performance and teaching. He plays clarinet, saxophone, keys, guitar, drums, and vocals. He is a founding member of several musical groups that perform regularly including: The Bundy Band, The BundyBand “Sweet Preserves” Traditional Jazz Band, The Walkaways, Boogaloo Ferrigno, and the 12th Avenue Hot Club. Additionally, Bundy was a founding member of Groove Revelation, a band that emerged during Portland’s Acid Jazz Explosion in the late 1990s and continues to perform original compositions characterized by explosive improvisation and dynamic rhythms. 

Dan Goldman – Bass and Vocals

Dan Goldman has been part of the west coast music scene for over 40 years. His most prominent musical group was “Life of Riley” which was a critically acclaimed jam band that was a touring machine throughout the 90s. Members of Life of Riley went on to start bands such as the Motet, Nice Nice, The California Honeydrops, Swale, and Others.

Corey Foster – Drums

In the Fall of 2011 Foster attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship. He studied performance with Bob Gullotti, Ralph Peterson, Henrique De Almeida, Tony Thunder Smith, Skip Hadden, Jackie Santos, and Jon Hazila. Foster was awarded the prestigous Avedis Zildjian award in the Spring of 2014 by Zildjian Cymbal Company. Soon after, Foster graduated Cum Laude from Berklee in the Fall of 2014.

In 2015 he moved back to Portland, Oregon to settle into the famed Northwest music scene in which he was raised. Within a year, Foster was playing with countless local acts and released his first album, Taking Root, with his new band the Corey Foster Collective.

Soon after its release, Foster got the call to join the nationally touring Reggae Fusion band Indubious. Foster toured the country with Indubious, opened for all of the Marley’s, Steel Pulse, and played major festivals like Kaya Fest, Shangri-La, Pyro Fest, and many others. Foster Recorded and engineered the drum sessions for two of the Indubious albums, From Zero and Beleaf. Both hit the top of the Billboard Music Reggae charts. (From Zero #3, and Beleaf #1). Foster left the band in the Fall of 2019 to pursue his career.

In 2019 the building of what would become Foster’s private recording studio commenced. By March 2020, Rooted Rhythm recording studio was finished. The studio immediately served as a remote drum set, overdubbing, and private lesson studio.

Since 2019, Foster has continued to record for local artists, and for several artists in LA on the Silver Gun Records label. His private lesson studio is a drumming home to 30+ diligent students per week.

In the summer of 2022, Foster started Rooted Rhythm – a small business with an online store, and offering private lessons and recording services.