2019-12-23, Transcendental Light Orchestra at Blues Alley

Shows at 8 and 10 PM

Transcendental Light Orchestra (TLO) brings together a diverse group of musicians to create a multi-layered sound from eclectic influences across the spectrum.

TLO brings together Baroque guitar and recorder, jazz improvisation, Brazilian bossa, and lots of electric guitar shredding. All seamlessly intertwined to create a magical, mystical, musical journey.

The ensemble includes Baroque guitarist Peter Fields, drummer/percussionist Wes Crawford, acoustic/electric bassist Dallas Smith, keyboardist/pianist Wayne Wilentz, acoustic/electric guitarist Jerry Lynn, violinist Susan Jones, and woodwinds specialist James Bazen.

 Blues Alley 

1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC  20007

(202) 337-4141

 

2019-03-30, James Bazen Big Band

jubbevent

Swing Dance with Music Unlimited Big Band

Hosted by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture and Music Unlimited, LLC

DJ Mike Takacs

DJ Mike Takacs

Mike was fabulous – we really had a great time at the reception & our guests loved the music! Thank you!

– Laurie Prockl, Bride

Thank you very much for your beautiful music!

– Stephanie Diven, Bride

Mike has performed in many restaurants and night clubs and has played literally hundreds of wedding receptions, Bar Mitzvahs, anniversary parties, and social gatherings of all types.

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Andre Enceneat Ensemble

“The rebirth of the cool”

With James Bazen and Larry Brown

Available in the following configurations:

Vocal/Sax (flute and clarinet doubles)/Piano/Bass 
Vocal/Piano/Bass
Sax/Piano/Bass
Vocal/Sax/Piano/Bass/Drums

Popular Contemporary and Jazz Standards
From Frank Sinatra to Billy Joel, AEE does it all.

Song List

This is a list of songs representative of the repertoire. It is not meant to be all inclusive.

Jazz Standards

All of Me
All The Things You Are
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Beyond the Sea
Black Orpheus
Bluesette
Body and Soul
But Beautiful
Centerpiece
Come Rain or Come Shine
Corcovado
Days of Wine and Roses
Desafinado
Doodlin’
Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 
Favorite Things 
Four
Georgia on My Mind
God Bless the Child
Gone with the Wind
Green Dolphin Street
Here’s That Rainy Day
Hey There
How High the Moon
How Insensitive
I Can’t Get Started
I Could Write a Book
I Let a Song Go Outta My Heart
In a Mellow Tone
It Don’t Mean a Thing
Killing Me Softly
Just Friends
Lady is a Tramp
Lullaby of Birdland 
Lush Life 
Mack The Knife 
Meditation 
Michelle 
Misty 
Moanin’ 
Mood Indigo 
Moonlight in Vermont
My Foolish Heart 
My Funny Valentine 
My Romance 
My One & Only Love 
New York, New York
Night & Day 
Night in Tunisia 
Once I Loved 
One For My Baby 
One Note Samba 
Our Love Is Here To Stay 
Polkadots and Moonbeams
Prelude To A Kiss
Round Midnight
Satin Doll 
Scotch ‘N’ Soda 
Send In The Clowns 
September Song 
Since I Fell For You 
So What 
Solitude 
Song For My Father 
Sophisticated Lady 
Stolen Moments 
Stompin’ At The Savoy 
Stormy Weather 
Sugar 
Take Five 
Take The “A” Train 
Teach Me Tonight 
The Girl from Ipanema
The More I See You 
The Shadow Of Your Smile 
The Way You Look Tonight
Them There Eyes 
There Is No Greater Love 
There Will Never Be Another You 
These Foolish Things 
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Waltz for Debby
Wave
When I Fall In Love
When Sunny Gets Blue
Where Is Love
You Make Me Feel So Young

Contemporary and Pop Standards

Baby, I Love You
Boogie Down
Chain of Fools
Crazy
Crazy Love
Feel Like Makin’ Love
Have I Told You Lately
Hold On! I’m Coming
How Sweet It Is
Isn’t She Lovely
Jump Jive and Wail
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Let’s Stay Together
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Morning Dance
Mr. Magic
My Cherie Amour
My Girl 
New York State of Mind
Ooh Baby Baby
Oye Como Va
Piano Man
Ribbon In The Sky
Shaker Song
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Stand By Me
Superstition
This Masquerade
Tracks of My Tears
Turn You Love Around
Under The Boardwalk
What’s Goin’ On
Why Can’t We Be Friends
You Are The Sunshine of My Life
Zoot Suit Riot

The James Bazen Quintet, Stranger Things

The Tunes

  • Gentle Breeze
    A light jazz/rock tune by James Bazen and featuring smooth piano and soprano sax solos.
  • Frenzy 
    A “bop until you drop” original featuring aggressive solos by Bazen, Mike Davis, Mark Cook, and Steve Larrance.
  • Afternoon Of A Cat
    A comfortable funk tune dedicated to Bazen’s fat white cat Kiri.
  • Time Again
    A Mike Davis original steeped in the Blue Note tradition.
  • Stranger Things
    A daring jazz rocker with a screaming sax solo by Bazen, a flashy keyboard solo by Cook, and a wild trumpet solo by Davis.
  • I Thought About You
    A beautiful rendition of this jazz standard featuring Mike Davis.
  • Monks Of The Castle
    A mystic musical journey that starts with Gregorian chant and progresses to a rocking conclusion.

Reviews

…Beneath the mild-mannered exteriors beats the soul of the Blakey-Silver tradition, a rough and tumble side expressed in “Frenzy.” 
– Chuck Berg, Contemporary Currents Jazz Times, February 1994

I feel we will be hearing a lot from and about this East Coast-based talent. The date offers some fast hard swing to a soft funk-rock. The title track is an electronic funk. 
– Lee Carson California Jazz Now, September 1993

Not a Strange Thing at all…Liked “Monks of The Castle” and “Gentle Breeze.”
– W.O.B.O. 88.7 Cincinnati, Ohio

Good selection and good sounds…”I Thought About You” is really nice with Mike Davis’ flugalhorn. The title track is good – Bazen is very talented… 
– Jack Simpson Jack Simpson’s Jazz On The Beach Florida

Allmusic.com has great reviews!

Personnel

James Bazen: soprano, alto, tenor saxes, flute and recorder

Mike Davis: trumpet and flugal horn

Mark Cook: keyboards and piano

Ward Harris: acoustic and electric bass

Steve Larrance: drums

USA Canteen

The USA Canteen is the place to be!

The new mini CD is here! Relive the 40’s any time you want by ordering your copy at Music Unlimited’s online store.

Let the good times roll with a jumpin’ big band, dazzling vocalists, swing dancers and more. The lovely “Andrews Sisters” vocal trio bring the magic of the 1940’s to your guests with memorable wartime songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”, “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree”, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen”, “Rum and Coca Cola” and more! Dressed to the hilt and All-American as apple pie, these ladies are always a hit.

A 9 to 17-piece big band with vocalists deliver favorites from the swing era, while swing dancers entertain and encourage your crowd to join in the fun. “In The Mood”, “American Patrol”, “Sing, Sing, Sing”, “Take the ‘A’ Train”, “Satin Doll”, “Opus One” and other popular swing tunes set the tone for a spectacular evening. The Modernaires-style vocal quartet, The Cosmopolitans, swing you back to the stagedoor canteen with great swinging standards like “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, “I’ve Got a Gal In Kalamazoo”.

Dancers, singers and a live swing band make this a great way to entertain your guests. Event planners have raved about this group’s talent, enthusiasm and authenticity and guests call for encores at the end of every evening.

To secure this show or other musical options for your event, please contact James Bazen.

Janine Wilson

Janine Wilson

Janine Wilson fronts a … band of pros who keeps it mellow
behind her rich vocals, which are alternately sultry, breathy and
powerful. . . .Wilson keeps focus on her voice, heard to great affect on material ranging from a beautiful version of Elvis Costello’s Almost Blue to Duke Robillard’s Passionate Kiss.

– Blues Access

And i Cried
That Last Night
What Passes For Love

Rise Band and Show

songlist

Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know

Nat King Cole
Ballerina Dance

Arthur Conley
Sweet Soul Music

Sam Cooke
Chain Gang 
Cupid 
What a Wonderful World 
You Send Me

Eddie Floyd
Knock on Wood 
Never Found a Girl

Four Tops
Can’t Help Myself
Standing in the Shadows of Love

Al Green
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 
Love and Happiness
Let’s Stay Together

Ides of March
Vehicle 
Expressway

Tom Jones
It’s Not Unusual

Ben E. King
Stand By Me

Jeffrey Osborne
Back in Love Again 
Love Ballad

Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally 
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Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You

Elvis Presley
Hound Dog 
I Can’t Help (Fallin’ in Love With You) 
It’s Now or Never 
Suspicious Minds 
Heartbreak Hotel 
Don’t Be Cruel 
All Shook Up

Otis Redding
Dock of the Bay 
Try a Little Tenderness

Jackie Wilson
Doggin’ Me Around 
Baby Work Out

Frankie Beverly and Maze
Joy and Pain
Backstreet

Booty Call

Booker T and the MGs
Sissy Strut 
Hip Hugger

Grover Washington
Mr. Magic

Sam & Dave
Soul Man
Hold On I’m Coming

The Isley Brothers
Twist &Shout

Chubby Checker
The Twist

K.C. & The Sunshine Band
That’s the Way I Like It

The Temptations
Just My Imagination
My Girl
Get Ready
The Way You Do the Things You Do
Ain’t to Proud to Beg
Papa was a Rolling Stone

Grupo Latino Continental

GRUPO LATINO CONTINENTAL was founded in 1987 and has been performing in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for the many years.

The band recorded its first CD in 1992, hitting the top ten list on radio stations in Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, and Pereira in Columbia, South America. The music is a modern interpretation of famous Latin songs, but the group also plays traditional Latin music such as Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia.

The band has appeared in numerous musical and cultural events. Some of these include the Baltimore Arts Festival, The mayor’s Committee on Hispanic Affairs, the Republican National Hispanic Assembly as well as events for Johns Hopkins University, George Mason University and the Organization of American States.




St. Petersburg Trio

The St. Petersburg Trio Live At Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Reflecting the musical traditions of old Russia, the St. Petersburg Trio consists of domra (Russian mandolin), cantra-bass balalaika and bayan (button accordion). Whether playing music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic or 20th Century this versatile ensemble shines with amazing technique and sensitive beauty.

The St. Petersburg Trio will make weddings, business conferences or educational concerts a unique and sophisticated cultural event.

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