Jazz Bands

A fantastic pianist, a performer equally at home in the classical and jazz idioms. In addition to appearances with many of Philadelphia's finest jazz bands, she has also been a guest artist on the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series numerous times, and has performed at the Rome Festival, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the Chadds Ford Winery Jazz Festival, and the Arcady Festival in Bar Harbor, Maine. She is an Assistant Professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and is also the pianist for the Harrisburg Symphony. Terry plays solo or as a duo with bassist Paul Klinefelter, voted Philadelphia's best jazz bassist, and as a trio with a drummer.

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Powerfully sensitive jazz stylist, Ellen Lebowitz's sophisticated interpretation of wonderful standards brings the listener deep into each song she sings, eliciting the joy, sadness, the beauty of lyrics and music. Included in her repertoire are Brazilian, swing, jazz band ballads, even a couple of 'pop' standards. Backed by a fantastic group of musicians, Ellen is perfect for jazz weddings, dinners and parties where the key word is “elegance”.

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Lou Lanza is a native Philadelphian who thrives on the cultural and musical heritage of that city. Lou has music in his genes - an opera singer grandfather, a classical violinist father, and a pianist/organist & vocalist mother. His jazz influence came from another of his relatives, Vince Trombetta, a saxophonist & arranger who served as musical director of The Mike Douglas Show. Lou's music teachers include Carlo Menotti, Jimmy Bruno, Michael Leonard, and Larry McKenna. It has been written about Lou that "His style is relaxed but energetic. 

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With a contemporary blend of traditional jazz, R & B and Latin music Andrew Neu brings you a fresh new sound.

Nationally acclaimed ANDREW NEU is in constant demand as a saxophonist, arranger, composer and recording artist. He is equally comfortable performing with Peter Nero and The Philly Pops or at Philadelphia’s premier jazz band venue Zanzibar Blue.

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Music has always been a part of my life. Even  as a small child, I learned to appreciate the great music both my parents loved, from Duke Ellington, Count Basie to Ella Fitzgerald.It was my father who took my brother and I at age l0 to the Uptown  Theater in Philadelphia to see the Temptations, the Supremes, Steve Wonder , James Brown and many other jazz bands live.

My own playing is influenced from a wide variety of great musicians. Musicians who strive for perfection with creativity, such as John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Stanley Turrentine,  and also greats like Bennie Goodman, Tito Puente,  Eddie Palmieri, Fela Kuti, Oscar Peterson.

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Sottile meaning “fine quality” in Italian, is exactly what you can expect to get with this outstanding jazz band experience. They are available in various forms ranging from a single pianist to a quintet available with or without vocalists

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Tony is a very talented jazz guitarist who plays the best of jazz standards, featuring a captivating lineup of some of jazz's greatest composers and arrangers along with works associated with jazz greats of the past. His group starts as a trio consisting guitar, upright bass and sax. He can also add a fantastic female singer, a second horn and a drummer.

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