Let James Hammel be your choice for the perfect Jazz Singer at your private party, corporate event, or special occasion. James Hammel will travel up to 3000 miles from New York, New York.
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TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 3000 miles from New York, NY.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Island City, Union City, Weehawken, Flushing, North Bergen, West New York, Bayonne, Kearny, Secaucus, Staten Island, Cliffside Park, Fairview, Jamaica, Bronx, Edgewater, Harrison, Newark, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Fort Lee, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, Palisades Park, Ridgewood, Belleville, Carlstadt.
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
2002
PAY RANGE:
$250-$7200 per event
INFLUENCES:
Sinatra, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Bobby Caldwell and Chet Baker. The late Sal Salvador, his guitar teacher, has also influenced his playing and style.
DESCRIPTION:
James Hammel is an adult contemporary singer, guitarist and songwriter performing jazz and standards with Latin influences, pop/rock, as well as originals. He has emerged on the music scene over the last two years following a career as a business leader and CEO in the business world. Listeners often compare him to Chet Baker (sexy crooning), John Pizzarelli (energy and guitar work) and Sting (intensity). James performs solo or with his band which may include piano, bass, drums, and brass. Depending on the event and venue there may as many as eight musicians including background vocalists, percussion, brass, and strings.
The focus of the act goes from playing James' arrangements to many class jazz standards and select adult pop songs
GROUP MEMBERS:
Daryl Kojak - Piano
Dwane "Cook" Broadnax - Drums
James Hammel - Vocal, Guitar
Dmitri Kolesnik - Bass
Abe Fogle - Drums
Misha Tsiganov - Piano
Ole Matheson - Sax
(Love Is) The Tender Trap - Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen
Night And Day - Cole Porter
Take My Sugar To Tea - Sammy Fain
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Freddie Mercury
Popsicle Toes - Michael Franks
I Can''t Give You Anything But Love - Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh
My Romance - Rodgers & Hart
Someone To Watch Over Me - George Gershwin
So In Love - Cole Porter
My Foolish Heart - Ned Washington/Victor Brown
Sunny Gets Blue - Jack Segal/Marvin Fusher
Spain/Fragile - Chick Corea/Sting
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - Antonio Carlos Jobim/Gene Lees
Here''s That Rainy Day - Jimmy Van Heusen
The Nearness Of You - Ned Washington/Hoagy Carmichael
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
''S Wonderful - George & Ira Greshwin
Insensatez - Antonio Carlos Jobim/Ninisius de Moraes
Almost Like Being In Love - Frederick Loewe
Lover/The Song Is You - Rodgers & Hart/Kern & Hammerstein
You Stepped Out Of A Dream - Gus kahn/Nacio Brown
Down In Brazil - Michael Franks
Fever - John Davenport/Eddie Cooley
Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
You''ve Got A Friend - Carol King
Fire And Rain - James Taylor
Come Rain Or Come Shine - Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen
Don''t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
Beyond The Sea - Charles Trenet/Jack Lawrence
Black Orpheus - Luis Bonfa
They Say It''s Wonderful - Irving Berlin
Lullabye Of Birdland - George Shearing/Alan Shipton
Cheek To Cheek - Irving Berlin
Old Devil Moon - EY Harburg/Burton Lane
Summerwind - Johnny Mercer
Angel Eyes - Earl Brent/Matt Dennis
You Go To My Head - Haven Gillespie
Too Marvelous For Words - Johnny Mercer
Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
It Had To Be You - Gus Kahn/Isham Jones
Let''s Fall In Love - Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Stairway To The Stars - Mitchell Paris/Frank Signorelli
You And I - Stevie Wonder
The More I See You - Mack Gordon/Harry Warren
Come Fly With Me - Sammy Cahn/Jimmy VanHeusen
Fever - John Davenport/Eddie Cooley
Save The last Dance For me - The Drifters
The Island - Ivan Lins/Alan & Marylin Bergman
Anything, Any Day Anytime - James Hammel (orig)
Do It All Over Again - James Hammel (orig)
Why Do I Dream - James Hammel (orig)
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Spain/Fragile - Rodrigo (Chick Corea)/Sting
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
Stay With Me - James Hammel (orig)
Love Is The Tender Trap - Sammy Cahn/Jimmy VanHeusen
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James was a pleasure to have at my cocktale hour. Many people commented that he added something special to the atmosphere. My husband and I were thrilled with his performance and would definitly hire him for another event. He was outstanding!
--Elizabeth S. Westbury, NY 7/27/2007
PAST APPEARANCES:
Friday, July 27, 2007
8:30PM - Westbury Manor
Westbury, NY
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
7:00PM - Umbertos Clam House
Bronx, NY
Sunday, June 04, 2006
6:00AM - The Carltun (private party)
East Meadow, NY
Please note, in addition to New York, James Hammel also serves the surrounding towns of Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Island City, Union City, Weehawken, Flushing, North Bergen, West New York, Bayonne, Kearny, Secaucus, Staten Island, Cliffside Park, Fairview, Jamaica, Bronx, Edgewater, Harrison, Newark, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Fort Lee, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, Palisades Park, Ridgewood, Belleville, Carlstadt and many other locations in and around the New York area.
Friday, July 27, 2007