Russ Kleiner is passionate about music. After a recent move from New York, he now lives in the beautiful and inspiring city of Portland, Oregon. Known as an extremely versatile and musical drummer, Russ has become an "in demand" player in the vibrant Northwest music scene. You can catch him regularly with some of Portland's most talented musicians, including the legendary Curtis Salgado, the Shelly Rudolph Quintet, Commotion, Victor Noriega Trio, Damian Erskine, Chris Mosley's ExStatic Band, Sam Howard Band, Luminous Fog, and the Dan Duval Trio . Other PDX artists he has performed with include Randy Porter Trio, Dan Blamer Trio, Pepe and the Bottle Blondes, LaRhonda Steele, Ben Darwish Trio, Dusty York Quintet, Devin Phillips, John Nastos, Russ Liquid, Reed Wallsmith Group, Ramsey Embick, Tim Willcox, Barry Hampton, Gretchen Mitchell, and Double Dragon.

Other artists Russ has performed, toured and/or recorded with include critically acclaimed funksters ULU, NYC soul band The Square Egg, singer/songwriter Stew, SHMix Tape, Greg Gisbert, Richard Cousins, Kirk Fletcher, Phil Strange, Ira Sullivan, Sam Barsh, Xavier Perez, Kevin Mahogany, Hazmats, Chuck Bergeron, and ANR (Awesome New Republic). Venue appearances include
Iridium Jazz Club, Blue Note NYC, Birdland, BB King's, Langerado Music Festival, Jimmy Mak's, Cuthbert Amphitheatre, San Francisco Blues Festival, Britt Pavillion, PDX Waterfront Blues Festival, and Lucerne Blues Festival.

Russ Kleiner. Music. Drums.