oregon music hall of fame

Mary-Sue Tobin is being inducted into the
Oregon Music Hall of Fame on October 11, 2025!

Mary-Sue Tobin was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon where she studied piano, oboe and saxophone as a child. She started her own jazz group (whose first gig was at the legendary WOW Hall with then locals Andre St. James, Don Latarski, Carl Woideck, and writer Ken Kesey) and soon moved to Portland to join world beat group Dub Squad. She has played with a wide variety of bands and musicians including: Glen Moore, Darrell Grant, Esperanza Spalding, Thara Memory, Carlton Jackson Big Band, Snow Bud and the Flower People, the Oblivion Seekers, Wayne Horvitz, Third World, and many others. Tobin received her Masters of Music in Saxophone Performance (Classical) in 2005 and a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies) from Portland State University in 2003, where she served as the graduate teaching assistant for the jazz studies department.

She led two groups, Loud Sistah and MST and the A-List, playing both saxophone and keyboards in addition to fronting the groups and writing much of the material. She is now concentrating primarily on jazz and saxophone and leads two of her own groups: the MS Tobin Quintet and Paxselin Quartet, in addition to a variety of side jobs. She has studied saxophone and jazz with some of Portland's finest including Warren Rand, Rob Davis, Alan Jones, Glen Moore, Scott Hall and Rob Scheps. She recently helped research and write excerpts for Darrell Grant's book, New Real Standards and does freelance work for The Leroy Vinegar Jazz Institute. She lives in SE Portland, where she plays and teaches music all the time.

18th ANNUAL

OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME (OMHOF)

INDUCTION AND CONCERT

Saturday October 11 at 7PM

Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202

The 18th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction and Concert will be held on Saturday, October 11 at 7pm at the Aladdin Theater.

The event will feature a live auction with autographed guitars from Iggy Pop, Devo, Alison Krauss, and more. Proceeds from the evening will support OMHOF’s music in the schools programs, as well as its scholarship program. This year’s master of ceremonies is the fabulous Tony Starlight.

Other inductees include: Portugal. The Man, Modest Mouse, YOB, The Helio Sequence, Casey Neill, Larry Norman, Gary Hobbs, Todd Jensen, Jim Brunberg, Tucker Martine, Decemberists, and Blind Pilot.

Tickets are available at aladdin-theater.com and the Aladdin Theater box office. General admission: $30 in advance / $35 at the door. VIP tickets: $100 in advance / $110 at the door, and include: prime seating, a collectible laminated pass, a Gary Houston limited-edition, hand-pulled, signed and numbered poster, and entry to the catered after-party with inductees, musicians, and other VIPs

The presenting sponsor for the event is Elliott, Baden, Baker & Powell Insurance, longtime supporters of OMHOF. Supporting sponsor is Teevin Bros.