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LOCATION:
Brooklyn,
New York
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Brooklyn, NY.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Jamaica, Flushing, Far Rockaway, Arverne, Inwood, Long Island City, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, New York, Valley Stream, Woodmere, Atlantic Beach, Elmont, Floral Park, Hewlett, Glen Oaks, Lynbrook, Malverne, Bronx, East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Hoboken, Jersey City, New Hyde Park, Garden City, Great Neck, Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside, Paramus.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Jazz Piano
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Saxophone, Singer
GENRE:
Jazz, Latin, Swing
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Children's Birthday Parties, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
1961
PAY RANGE:
$250-$4000 per event
INFLUENCES:
All the great pianists of the modern jazz and swing eras, including Art Tatum, Earl Hines, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, and Wynton Kelly.
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DESCRIPTION:
Solo or in combo, Jerry's romantic, winning jazz piano is a hit at weddings, parties, and business bashes at fine venues such as the Cafe Carlyle, Rainbow Room, Tavern on the Green, and hundreds more. His versatile, engaging performance includes Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, selected pop, and classical and Jewish wedding music. He's the leader/pianist of WEAVER OF DREAMS.In a previous career in the theatre, he was music director of the Classic Stage Company, and in 1975 co-founded the Soho Repertory Theatre and was its co-artistic director for 14 years. Soho Rep's alumni include Kevin Spacey and Kathleen Turner, and Jerry's contribution to theatre is documented in a new book by Christopher Olsen about the early years of off-off-Broadway. Jerry has worked at many fine venues, including the Rainbow Room, the Carlyle, the Copacabana, the Tavern on the Green, the Waldorf Astoria, Le Cirque, the River Cafe, the Metronome, the Water Club, the Tribeca Grill, the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, the Sky Club, Studio 450, the Stanhope, the Hallmark, Manhattan Penthouse, World Yacht, Guastavino's, the Stone Rose, the Pierre, Detour, and the Bryant Park Cafe. For five years he was pianist for the Rifftide Jazz Trio, with whom he played long-term residencies in New York City at Caravan of Dreams, Juniper Cafe, Nascimento, Oro Blue, and Bubby's. He also led his own trio at the late Friday night sessions at Detour. He's available as a soloist, or he'll assemble any size combo of first-rate jazz musicians, including sax, bass, drums, and vocals. See the listing for WEAVER OF DREAMS on Gigmasters.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Jerry Engelbach - Piano, Electric Keyboards
Steve Jackson - Drums
Ed Fuqua - Upright Bass
Amy London - Singer
Dan Greenblatt - Tenor and Soprano Sax
SONG LIST:
Hundreds of standards by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, etc.
Many jazz standards
Latin songs
Swing tunes
Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel era tunes
Contemporay pieces by Norah Jones, Sade, etc.
Italian and Jewish music
Classical pieces
(But remember, I don't sing ...)
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Jerry was wonderful! Having never met-and communicating through email, he understood exactly what we were after and played beautifully throughtout the entire ceremony and reception.
His music added a beautiful touch to our special day! We highly recommend Jerry for any special occasion.
--Donna N.
Fort Lee, NJ
8/12/2007
Worry free, professional, experienced performer! We hired Jerry and a bass player for a corporate reception. He was wonderful to work with and an amazing pianist!
--Emily P.
New York, NY
5/17/2007
It was a pleasure ... WELL DONE !!
Thank you.
--David G.
New York, NY
12/14/2005
Jerry was absolutely wonderful! He is a very talented pianist who is a true professional. He is very flexible, will play anything you request, as long as he can get a hold of the sheet music, and the guests really enjoyed listening to him perform. Thank you for adding elegance to our cocktail hour!
--Jessica K.
Sayville, NY
10/16/2005
Jerry and his band were excellent! They provided an elegant and romantic mood to our wedding. We received many compliments for booking Jerry- everyone felt that his band was beyond compare.
Weaver of Dreams sounds like a much bigger band than any foursome, they played requests, and we really enjoyed having them be a part of our wedding day.
Thanks so much Jerry and band!
PS- Spring for the foursome! It's really worth it!
--Annie M.
Staten Island, NY
5/14/2005
Jerry and his trio were the perfect choice for my daughter's Bat Mitzvah. They played the songs we requested. More important, when we told them the general tone we wanted to set, they chose songs that were exactly what we wanted. Everyone commented on how wonderful the music was.
--Susan I.
Forest Hills, NY
6/5/2004
We had a wedding Brunch and used Rifftide a jazz trio to play for the event. They did a great job, were there very early, and played continously throughout the whole brunch. We had them play an extra hour, and we had so many compliments on the band. Thanks so much Jerry, you guys were great and the perfect trio for our event. We enjoy your music, and everything was done very perfectly. I am still getting feedback from our guest and not one person has missed mentioning the great jazz trio!
Thanks!
Ira & Walter
--Ira L.
Iselin, NJ
3/7/2004
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
PAST APPEARANCES:
Friday, March 21, 2008
7:00PM - Opia Restaurant
New York, NY
Client Feedback
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
1:00PM - Carlyle Hotel
Nyc, NY
Saturday, August 18, 2007
10:00AM - Pet Fashion Week
New York, NY
Sunday, August 12, 2007
4:00PM - Wedding Coctail Reception
Fort Lee, NJ
Client Feedback
Sunday, July 01, 2007
6:00PM - Neros
Livingston, NJ
Sunday, May 20, 2007
2:30PM - Americas Society
New York, NY
Thursday, May 17, 2007
5:30PM - 1540 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY
Client Feedback
Friday, February 09, 2007
8:00PM - Towers Country Club
Floral Park, NY
Sunday, January 21, 2007
2:00PM - Wedding Brunch, Cafe Carlyle
New York, NY
Friday, January 19, 2007
5:00PM - Corporate, Keens Steak House
New York, NY
Thursday, December 14, 2006
7:00PM - Holiday Party, Warwick Hotel New York
New York, NY
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Please note, in addition to Brooklyn, Jerry Engelbach also serves the surrounding towns of Jamaica, Flushing, Far Rockaway, Arverne, Inwood, Long Island City, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, New York, Valley Stream, Woodmere, Atlantic Beach, Elmont, Floral Park, Hewlett, Glen Oaks, Lynbrook, Malverne, Bronx, East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Hoboken, Jersey City, New Hyde Park, Garden City, Great Neck, Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside, Paramus and many other locations in and around the Brooklyn area.
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