Bio: The award-winning Belle Air Brass quintet performs an array of styles including patriotic, swing, Dixieland, show tunes and features some of the latest movie music and TV themes with a hint of kitsch and comedy. The group has been the top prize winner at the Summit Brass Competition in Keystone, Colorado.
Instrumentation: 2 Trumpets, trombone, tuba, French horn or flugelhorn, and optional piano and drums.
Number of musicians: 5-7 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: Catte Adams and Beautiful People create atmospheric electronica influenced music and vocals. They arrange iconic pop tunes and jazz standards with modern stylings.
Number of Musicians: 2 - 6 Additional Equipment: P.A. System
Rita Edmond & Band
Contact: Rita Edmond E-mail: rita.jazz1@gmail.com Web site: www.ritaejazz.com / www.ritaedmond.com
Bio: Rita Edmond is a versatile, four-octave range vocalist who interprets jazz standards for modern audiences while paying homage to the classic tracks. Scott Yanow has described her singing as “a master architect at work, choosing the perfect note for the right spot.”
Bio: The Four on the Floor Sax Quartet has been playing in and around the Los Angeles area for the past 10+ years. They specialize in jazz and ragtime favorites as well as familiar upbeat classical pieces.
Instrumentation: Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.
Bio: The Sam Graham Trio's repertoire includes both instrumental and vocal music and ranges from bop to blues, from ballads to bossa novas, and includes mainstream jazz, familiar standards, and some original material. The group performs most often as a three-piece (guitar, bass, and drums), but can readily add other musicians to form a quartet, a quintet, and so on; Sam also performs (on guitar) with a bassist in a duo format.
Instrumentation: Guitar, bass, drums, piano, percussion, and vibraphone.
Number of musicians: 2-6 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: The Hot Club Quartette specializes in elegant and hot swing music from the 30's made famous by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Instrumentation: Violin, 2 guitars, and string bass.
Bio: The Toni Jannotta Band combines vocalese with straight ahead jazz, gentle ballads, and Latin jazz selections. The group has played in and around Southern California, as well as Europe and the U.K.
Instrumentation: Piano, acoustic bass, drums, saxophone or flute, percussion and vocals.
Number of musicians: 2-5 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: A native of Italy, Marco Missinato maintains an extensive repertoire of classic Italian and American standards, Latin and Portuguese ballads and dance tunes, in addition to his original romantic and pop songs.
Instrumentation: Vocals, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar.
Number of musicians: 1-2 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: Patrick Charles Makandel Group showcases musicianship and creativity through unique arrangements of Jazz and pop standards as well as original compositions. The band incorporates sounds from funk, R&B, Rock, Latin, Caribbean and Jazz.
Bio: This group of fun loving seniors plays the music of the big bands, and include past members of the Les Brown, Harry James and Spike Jones bands. The music is geared for senior audiences, and features original comedy and vocals with audience participation. They also perform Dixieland and traditional German music in lederhosen costumes for Oktober Fests.
Instrumentation: Trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, tuba, trombone, piano or accordion, and drums.
Number of musicians: 6-8 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: Valencia Vas performs classical, jazz and world music with american roots influences. Backed up by the flute and guitar duo Alma Nova and pianist-composer Kevin Stoller, Valencia presents songs from around the world including European café songs, classic arias, jazz standards, and Latin and blues favorites.
Bio: Responding to his effortless, lyrical improvizations on the violin, David Wilson was the personal choice of Henry Mancini for his recording projects. David and his versatile musicians have gone on to record and sell over 140,000 of their own albums on the Swallowtail Records label.
Instrumentation: Violin, piano/keyboards, drums, bass, guitar. David doubles on accordion, flugel horn, and organ.
Number of musicians: 3-5 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: This acoustic trio performs original songs in three part harmony. Accompanied by guitar, djembe drum, shakers, and dulcimer or mandolin, the music is of various styles including soft rock, blues, modern folk and country.
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Number of Musicians: 1 - 3 Additional Equipment: P.A. System
