The Elaine Dame Quartet, Chicago Jazz Singer

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"Dame has quietly risen to the top rank of Chicago jazz singers; she possesses all the musicality you could want in a true jazz singer - centered intonation, an enviable command of rhythm and a translucent but powerful instrument." - Neil Tesser, Author, "Playboy Guide to Jazz," December, 2010

"Jazz dynamo Dame continues to be a gem in the city's vocal jazz scene" - TimeOut Chicago, October, 09'

The Elaine Dame Quartet provides classic and swinging jazz, vocal or instrumental, for your wedding, corporate event, or private party in and around Chicago, the midwest and the nation. She provides superior, professional musicianship and exceptional customer service and is ranked the #1 jazz singer and bandleader on this site. Please peruse the many testimonials from her delighted gigmasters clients!

More about The Elaine Dame Quartet: With over fifteen years experience in the industry, I create a custom package and performance, using a variety of jazz combos, employing only the most talented Chicago jazz musicians. My goal is to exceed your expectations and ensure that you are completely, utterly satisfied with my services.

What the Industry professionals say about The Elaine Dame Quartet:

"Like clarified honey, her voice combines a hearty sweetness and a welcome translucence, and they enjoy a complimentary balance" -NEIL TESSER, AUTHOR, PLAYBOY GUIDE TO JAZZ AND HOST OF NPR'S JAZZ REVIEW, LISTEN HERE

"Blessed with such purity of sound that clarions could take lessons, Dame expresses wide open honesty and her clarity is matched note for note by her imagination" -JAZZ TIMES

"Her joy in the act of singing is obvious throughout the entirety of "Comes Love." Dame combines a freshness of approach with an unaffected fondness for the music she sings. The result is a clear-eyed approach to her material that remains accessible to a broad cross section of listeners, potentially enlarging the audience for jazz" -JAZZ IMPROV MAGAZINE

"Dame has a clear and powerful voice along with the ability to improvise with subltety...an excellent scat singer...beautiful tone" -ALL MUSIC GUIDE

"An artist who truly wants to sing and has dug deep down to do it. Dame's first CD is smooth and stylish,she has an intimate, personal style and every track is note perfect. Interpretation is clearly her forte, she shapes a song like she's been doing it for years, swinging from a whisper to a husky wail with confidence and panache." -JAZZ REVIEW

• A Day in the Life of a Fool
• A Fine Romance
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
• A Sleepin' Bee
• A Winter Romance
• All I Do is Dream of You
• All of Me
• All of You
• All or Nothing at All
• All Right O.K You Win
• All the Things You Are
• Almost Like Being in Love
• And So It Goes - Billy Joel
• Angel Eyes
• April in Paris
• Aqua De Beber
• As Long as I Live As Time Goes By At Last
• At Long Last Love
• Autumn Leaves
• Be Anything
• Beautiful Love
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
• Bewitched
• Beyond the Sea
• Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
• Blackbird - Beatles
• Blame it on My Youth
• Blue Moon
• Blue Skies
• A Day in the Life of a Fool
• A Fine Romance
• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
• A Sleepin' Bee
• A Winter Romance
• Aqua De Beber
• All I Do is Dream of You
• All of Me
• All of You
• All or Nothing at All
• All Right O.K You Win
• All the Things You Are
• Almost Like Being in Love
• Angel Eyes
• April in Paris
• As Long as I Live As Time Goes By At Last
• At Long Last Love
• Autumn Leaves
• Be Anything
• Beautiful Love
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
• Bewitched
• Beyond the Sea
• Blame it on My Youth
• Blue Moon
• Blue Skies
• Body and Soul
• Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
• But Beautiful But Not For Me By Myself
• Bye Bye Blackbird
• Call Me
• Can't Help Lovin That Man of Mine
• Canto De Ossanah
• Cheek to Cheek
• Chicago
• Close Your Eyes
• Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
• Come Fly With Me
• Come Rain or Come Shine
• Comes Love
• Corcovado
• Crazy - Patsy Cline
• Cry Me a River
• Darn That Dream
• Day In Day Out
• Daydream
• Days of Wine and Roses
• Deed I Do
• Dindi
• Detour Ahead
• Devoted to You
• Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
• Don't Be That Way
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
• Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing
• Don't You Know I Care?
• Down With Love
• East of The Sun
• Easy Living Embraceable You
• Ev'ry Thing I've Got
• Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
• Falling in Love Again
• Fever
• Fields of Gold - Sting
• First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Fools Rush In
• From This Moment On
• Georgia
• Get Out of Town
• Going to Chicago
• Give Me the Simple Life
• Guess Who I Saw Today?
• Guilty - Randy Newman
• Here's That Rainy Day
• He's Funny That Way
• How About You?
• How Deep is the Ocean?
• How High the Moon
• How Insensitive
• How Long Has Thing Been Going On?
• I'll Remember April
• I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again - Bonnie Raitt
• I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues
• I Can't Get Started With You
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
• I Concentrate on You
• I Could Write a Book
• I Didn't Know About You
• I Didn't Know What Time it Was
• I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance
• I Get Along Without You Very Well
• I Get a Kick out of You
• I Don't Know Enough About You
• I Don't Know Why - Shawn Colvin
• I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good
• I Got Rhythm
• I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans
• I Hear Music
• I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
• I Love Being Here with You
• I Love Paris
• I Love You
• I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
• I Only Have Eyes For You
• I Remember You
• I See Your Face Before Me
• I Thought About You
• I Waited Till I Saw the Sun - Norah Jones
• I Want to be Happy
• I Want to be Loved
• I Was Doin' Allright
• I Wish I Knew
• I Will - Beatles
• I Wish I Were in Love Again
• I Wish You Love
• I Won't Dance
• I'll Be Seeing You
• I'll Know
• I'm Glad There is You
• I'm Just a Lucky So and So
• I've Never Been in Love Before
• If I Had You
• If I Only Had a Brain
• If I Were a Bell
• Ill Wind Imagination
• I'll Take Romance
• I'm All Smiles
• I'm Beginnng to See the Light
• I'm Old Fashioned
• I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
• I'm Through With Love
• In a Mellow Tone
• In a Sentimental Mood
• In My Life - Beatles
• Is You is or is You Ain't my Baby?
• Isn't it Romantic?
• Isn't it a Pity?
• It Amazes Me
• It Might as Well be Spring
• It Never Entered My Mind
• It's Alright With Me
• It's Easy to Remember
• It's De Lovely
• It's Love
• It's Only a Paper Moon
• I've Got a Crush on You
• I've Got My Love to Keep me Warm
• I've Got the World on a String

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Events, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Elaine was a delight to work with. Very talented and a joy to meet. I would highly recommend her! -- Julie O, East Dundee, IL, 9/16/2007
• Elaine Dame and her group create memories. All of our friends and family are still talking about her performance and how much her group truly loves their art and performance. The music was beautiful. The performers professional and enjoyable to work with. We have become true fans and will make arrangements to see her play in public venues in the very near future. Can't praise her and thank her enough! Scott Fech -- Scott F, Valparaiso, IN, 5/26/2007
• Elaine and her jazz group proved to be the perfect fit for my event. They played elegant and lively music and everyone said it was a real highlight. Elaine will spend time with you before your event to make absilutely sure you get what you're looking for and if you have any samples of music you would like then don't be afraid to make a list as a guideline. They will easily add your favorites to their repetoire. They're often playing around Chicago (sometimes at The Drake hotel) so if you get the opportunity to hear them play somewhere I highly recommend it, whether you book them or not you'll have a fun time doing "research", as I did. Good luck. -- Robert G, Chicago, IL, 5/12/2007

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