Ex-Nashville Cats featuring Jack McMahon at the Burlingame Space

Sunday, November 9, 2025

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Artists:

• Denny Bixby | Guitar, Bass, Vocals
• John Bunzow | Guitar and Vocals
• Guest Jack McMahon | Guitar and Vocals

Jack McMahon

Jack McMahon has been a performing singer-songwriter for all of his adult life. From his teenage years, as leader of ‘60s New Jersey rock band, The Night Watch, and some early ‘70s studio work as a demo singer for Brill Building songwriters, Jack’s colorful voice and his penchant for writing smart lyrics and tuneful hooks brought him to the attention of Columbia Records, for whom he recorded, and New York City nightclubs, where he opened for Bruce Springsteen, The New York Dolls, and Steely Dan.

Jack relocated to Portland, Oregon, in 1973, and soon established himself as one of the city’s premier talents. He’s been a mainstay of the re

His songs have been covered by the Cowboy Angels, Gary Ogan, Craig Carothers, and the Freak Mountain Ramblers. Equally at home in genres from folk and rock to country and R&B, his unique soulful voice and journeyman guitar chops combine to create an indelible signature sound.

James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, and Bob Dylan are big influences, but creatively, Jack McMahon is his own man.

With six studio albums to his credit thus far, Jack McMahon is a veteran artist and a seasoned performer who delights listeners and continues to thrill audiences everywhere.

Denny Bixby

Oregon Music Hall of Fame Denny Bixby is known in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, and far beyond as a creative, intuitive, and highly respected bassist and singer. His work with multiple Grammy and other award-winning, world-renowned artists (Rodney Crowell, Nanci Griffith, Buddy Miller, Suzy Bogguss, Chet Atkins, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea) and with Portland's own stellar musical community (Quarterflash, Curtis Salgado, Jon Koonce, Lloyd Jones, John Bunzow, Jack McMahon, Thad Beckman, Gary Ogan and many others) is well-documented.

Upon returning to Portland in 2005 after 18 years in the Nashville, Tennessee area, Denny continued his evolution as a musician by concentrating on songwriting and playing guitar.

Denny has two solo albums to his credit. 2003's Fish Out of Water, recorded in Nashville, showcases his love of contemporary jazz and fusion with 10 original songs and features his arrangements and production.

His latest collection of songs, released in 2017, is entitled Joyride. The music falls into the Americana category and features roots, rock, folk, and country-influenced original material.

John Bunzow

John Bunzow is an inspired and innovative American roots singer/songwriter/guitarist of depth, substance, and groove.

“John destroys the boundaries between great rock, country, R&B, and soul music by owning his noteworthy sound with respect to the great artists who came before.” Ray Kennedy, five-time Grammy winner. Producer, Engineer, Musician (Steve Earle, Billy Joe Shaver)

Bunzow, based in Portland with regular commutes to Nashville, has built a long and storied career. Infused early with a strong love of Southern music – thanks to kin from that part of the country – John has developed his own unique fusion of roots rock and blues, seasoned with everything from reggae and country rock to pop.

He counts among his “Mt. Rushmore of influences,” as he puts it, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, Mike Bloomfield, Albert King, country picker Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman, Steve Earle, and Jerry Garcia, among many.

During his early years, Bunzow performed with bands that favored original music, including the Cowboy Angels and the X-Angels, as well as working as a solo singer/songwriter and even touring in a country music tour of truck stops and county fairs. John found himself bouncing around various music scenes, including San Francisco, Seattle, and LA. But it was in Nashville that his songwriting created new opportunities, Bunzow says. “My focus was always as a songwriter, and that is what brought me to Nashville – twice.”

John is a warm and engaging performer who is adept at tailoring his performance to the room. He often plays at wineries and brewpubs.

Tickets: $25

All ages. | Tickets are non-refundable.