Good Employee/s - One Set Wednesday

One Set Wednesday: Good Employee/s

Catch the next wave of Pacific Northwest jazz as Good Employee/s brings a set of fresh original compositions and arrangements to The Jazz Station. These award-winning young players honor the tradition while pushing it somewhere new, and they’re worth hearing now.

Chris Carthum trumpet
Luke Turner tenor saxophone
K.C. Isaman bass
Casey Bedney drums

Trumpeter Chris Carthum is pursuing his Master of Music in Jazz Performance at the University of Oregon after earning his bachelor’s at Western Washington University. A member of the award-winning Oregon Jazz Ensemble and JazzArts Oregon, he draws on the fiery lineage of Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Woody Shaw, and Mike Rodriguez.

Eugene-based saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Luke Turner released his debut album, Rainwalk, in 2025 and received ISJAC’s USF/Owen Prize in Jazz Arranging in 2026. He moves easily among classic jazz, contemporary jazz, R&B, and indie. He has performed with the Eugene Symphony, Keith Brown, and Torrey Newhart’s Obsidian Animals, and has shared the stage with artists such as Stefon Harris, Helen Sung, and Braxton Cook through the DownBeat award-winning Oregon Jazz Ensemble.

Bassist K.C. Isaman, 25, has already performed with the GRAMMY Museum Affiliate Collective at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and recorded with the fusion group Pumice Pocket. He plays with the Rogue Valley Symphony and teaches double bass at Linn-Benton Community College.

Drummer Casey Bedney rounds out the rhythm section.