- Location:
- Portland, Oregon
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 300 miles from Portland.
- Pay Range:
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$200-$1200 per event
- Member Since:
- 2008
- Primary Category:
- Jazz Saxophone
- Additional Categories:
- 40's Hits Piano, 50's Hits Piano, 60's Hits Piano, 70's Hits Piano, Blues Saxophone, Celtic Flute, Christmas Music Piano, Classical Flute, Classical Keyboards, Classical Piano, Classical Trumpet, Classical Violin, Flute, Piano, Ragtime Piano, Saxophone, Strolling Violinist
- Influences:
- The Beatles, Richie Cannata, Pete Christlieb, Steve Lacy, Cannonball Adderley, Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk, The Animals, 60's Soul Singers, Motown performers (including The Funk Brothers), Marcel Mule, Eugene Rousseau, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra!
Group Members
- Barbette Falk - SAXES, KEYBOARD, FLUTE
Description
I am a versatile saxophonist performing on the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as flute and piano. I play everything from beautiful classical music to jazz to contemporary popular music. I love to perform for all types of events and I will learn any piece of music that you wish to hear at your party or wedding! Just give me the title and who performed the song and I will learn it especially for you!
I have been performing in the Portland, Oregon area for over 15 years. My performance experience includes work with the Oregon Symphony Pops as well as the Columbia and Vancouver Symphonies, Quartette Barbette Sax Quartet, musical theater, plays, dances, parties, weddings, fundraisers, etc.
PERFORMING ARTISTS I HAVE WORKED WITH:
JOHNNY MATHIS,
JOE WILLIAMS OF COUNT BASIE BIG BAND AND BILL COSBY SHOW,
DENNIS ROWLAND OF COUNT BASIE BIG BAND
THE FOUR FRESHMEN,
BILLY CHILDS,
PETE CHRISTLIEB, OF DOC SEVERINSON'S TONIGHT SHOW BAND AND "DEACON BLUES" (On Steely Dan's album "Aja")
BOBBY SHEW as well as many other talented (and unsung) musicians!
I also appear on Portland native's Lew Jones album "Sublimation" on the song "Vanport Flood" on tenor sax and Kelly Jones' (no relation) album "Handle with Care" on the song "Lonesome Heart". You can find both of these albums online on cdbaby - You can also listen to "Lonesome Heart" online on Kelly Jones' website.
INSTRUMENTATION COMBINATIONS AVAILABLE ARE: SOLO SAX, SOLO FLUTE, SAX/KEYBOARD OR PIANO DUO, SAX/GUITAR DUO, JAZZ TRIO OR QUARTET (SAX, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS AND/OR DRUMS) OR SAX QUARTET
STYLES PLAYED INCLUDE: JAZZ, CLASSICAL, POPULAR, BLUES, R & B, CELTIC, CHRISTMAS, KLEZMER ETC!
Song List
- Love and Marriage - Sinatra
- In My Life - The Beatles
- Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville/Linda Ronstandt
- Everything I Do I Do it for you - Bryan Adams
- You are the Sunshine of my Life - Steve Wonder
- You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
- Wedding March - Mendelssohn
- Bridal Chorus - Wagner
- Romeo and Juliet (Love Theme) - Tchaikovsky
- Ode to Joy - Beethoven
- Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
- My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
- We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
- Hawaiian Wedding Song
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- At Last - Etta James
- Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
- Baby I need You Lovin - The Four Tops
- All I have to do is Dream - Everly Brothers
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
- Always on my Mind - Willie Nelson
- Baby what a Big Surprise - Chicago
- Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
- Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
- Cherish - The Association
- Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles
- Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
- Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
- Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie
- Eternal Flame - The Bangles
- Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
- Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Groovin' - The Young Rascals
- Grease - Frankie Valli
- Happy Together - The Turtles
- Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
- Heatwave - Martha & the Vandellas
- Here and Now - Luther Vandross
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- How Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees
- How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - James Taylor
- I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
- I'll Be There - The Jackson Five
- Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
- It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
- Just My Imagination - The Temptations
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
- People Got to be Free - The Rascals
- Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller
- All the Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
- Alright, Okay, You Win - Count Basie with Joe Williams
- The Best is Yet to Come - Sarah Vaughn
- The Best Things in Life are Free - Frank Sinatra
- Come Rain or Come Shine - John Coltrane
- Easy to Love - Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald
- God Bless the Child - Billie Holliday
- For Sentimental Reasons - Nat King Cole
- For All We Know - Johnny Hartman
- Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
- Happy Talk - Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley
- Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic/Mel Torme
- Honeysuckle Rose - Thomas "Fats" Waller
- How High the Moon - Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
- How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim
- I Could Write a Book - Miles Davis & John Coltrane
- I Love Lucy - Richie Cole
- I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra
- I'll Take Romance - Art Farmer/Bud Shank
- I'm Beginning to See the Light
Available For:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, 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, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
Feedback
- Barbette is a wonderful musician...and her music was the perfect backdrop for our Holiday Party. Thank you. -- Jeffrey W, Portland, OR, 12/2/2011
- Our wedding was cancelled and rescheduled because of extreme weather and Barbette was absolutely accommodating throughout. She was professional, played beautifully, included our requests, and is a pleasure to work with. We definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a professional pianist for their special event! -- Summer S, Portland, OR, 12/28/2008
- She stepped up my event several notches with her beautiful music. I was impressed! -- Theresa P, Salem, OR, 5/28/2011
- I enjoyed Barbette selection and taste, She did an excellent job that night. -- Ali K, Lake Oswego, OR, 3/24/2009
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