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LOCATION:
Portland,
Oregon
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 500 miles from Portland, OR.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Woodwind Ensemble
GENRE:
20's Hits, 30's Hits, 40's Hits, Big Band, Classical, Dixieland, Jazz, Klezmer, Ragtime, Swing
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Ski Lodges, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
1993
PAY RANGE:
$425-$2000 per job
INFLUENCES:
Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, Scott Joplin, Beatles, George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, W. C. Handy, Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Mozart, Debussy, Ravel and many more.
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DESCRIPTION:
QUARTETTE BARBETTE is an extremely versatile and talented saxophone quartet located in Portland, Oregon. QB is just as beautiful and elegant as a string quartet, but far more versatile! Hire QB for both ceremony and reception because we readily transition from classical favorites to elegant jazz, swing and popular music for your wedding reception or party!QUARTETTE BARBETTE performs eclectic musical styles including:
-Cool swing,
-Elegant jazz,
-Big Band Tunes
-Classical favorites,
-Upbeat ragtime,
-Rousing klezmer (Jewish jazz),
-Fun and funky oldies (Motown, Beatles, James Brown etc)
-Celtic and Irish melodies
-German folk tunes
-Christmas holiday favorites
AND MORE! Just some of the groups Quartette Barbette's members have performed with:
- Oregon Symphony Pops with Johnny Mathis
- Count Basie Big Band's Joe Williams and Dennis Rowland (vocalists)
- Harry James, Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Bands and more!
- Eugene Symphony, Eugene Opera Just some of the venues and clients of QUARTETTE BARBETTE: - KPTV Channel 12's 'Good Day Oregon',
- Weiden + Kennedy,
- Benson Hotel,
- PGE PARK - Portland Beavers
- Children's Museum,
- KMHD 89.1FM - 'Home Grown Jazz' hosted by Mary Burlingame,
- Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
- Silverton Wine & Jazz Festival
- Timberline Lodge
- Acadia Ballroom
- Resort at the Mountain
- KBOO Radio 90.7 FM,
- Willamette Valley Vineyards,
- Jenkins Estate,
- McMenamin's Edgefield,
- Governor Hotel
- East Fork Country Estates
- Heathman Lodge,
- Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz/Gresham Business Association
- Oaks Pioneer Church,
- Crown Vista (near St. Helens),
- OMSI,
- Oswego Lake Country Club,
- Canby Country Club,
- Royal Oaks Country Club,
- The Columbian Newspaper
- March of Dimes,
- Epilepsy Foundation,
- Overseas Women's Crisis Hotline
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens,
- Leach Botanical Gardens,
- Scottish Rite Temple,
- Elderhostel Association
- Clarion Hotel
- Chamber Music in City Hall,
- LightRail extension celebration(MAX),
- opening of Oregon's first sculpture garden
and many more! - Other ensembles/instrumentation combinations include: SAXOPHONE/PIANO, FLUTE/OBOE, SAXOPHONE/GUITAR, ENGLISH HORN ETC. Call us for an elegant and fun musical experience!
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GROUP MEMBERS:
T. Kelly Polychronis - baritone sax
Barbette Falk - sop/alto saxes/flute/pno
Kris Klavik - tenor sax, oboe, eng horn
John Gross - alto sax, flute
Ron Leach - drums/percussion
SONG LIST:
Our Love is Here to Stay - George Gershwin
As Time Goes By - Hupfeld/Gale
Take Five - Paul Desmond
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
King Porter Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton
Pink Panther/Moon River - Henry Mancini
All the Things You Are - Jerome Kern
Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Burke/Heusen
Maple Leaf Rag/The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
Linus and Lucy Theme - Guaraldi
Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell/Clarke
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Mambo No. 5 - Prado
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
Jump Jive and Wail - Louis Prima/Brian Setzer
Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock
When I'm 64/Penny Lane - The Beatles
NY, NY - Frank Sinatra
It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got..) - Duke Ellington
Chicago - Sinatra
Klezmer Triptych - trad klezmer
A Foggy Day - Van Heuser
In the Mood - Glenn Miller
Moondance - Van Morrison
My Girl - Temptations
Soul Man - Sam and Dave
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
Smooth/Europa - Santana
60's Medley - various artists
50's Medley - various artists
70's Medley - various artists
Mack the Knife - Kurt Weill/Bobby Darin
80's Medley - hits of the 80's
There Will Never Be Another You - Jerome Kern
It's Been a Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby
The Best is Yet to Come - Frank Sinatra
Autumn in NY
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Hava Nagila - Trad. Klezmer
I Let a song go out of my heart - Duke Ellington
I Remember You
Johnson Rag - Hall/Kleinauf
Summertime - George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm - George Gershwin
Irish Suite - Trad. Irish
Have You Met Miss Jones
Ja Da
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk
Mission Impossible Theme - Lalo Schifrin
Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Morning has Broken - trad/Cat Stevens
House of the Rising Sun - trad/the Animals
Powerhouse - Raymond Scott
Danny Boy - Trad. Irish
Yesterday - Beatles
Hey Jude - Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Night in Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Cantina Band - Star Wars bar music
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
An American in Paris - George Gershwin
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers & Hart
When you Wish Upon a Star - from Pinocchio
Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph
Beale St. Blues - W. C. Handy
Relax! - rhumba
Make it Funky/Popcorn - James Brown
Finiculi, Finicula - Italian Tarentella
A Whole New World - Aladdin's Theme
Spring from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Air on the G String - Bach
Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Hallelujah Chorus - Handel
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Selections from the Moldau - Smetana
Night Train
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin Daddies
L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole
The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern
Blue Grass Rag
Ghost Riders in the Sky - Frankie Laine
Raiders of the Lost Ark March - John Williams
Sesame Street Theme
Do you Know what it means to miss New Orleans
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
The Nearness of You
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Ellington
Stella by Starlight - Kern
Limehouse Blues
Out of Nowhere - Lena Horne
Symphony No. 8 Mvt 2 - Beethoven
Bouree and Hornpipe - Handel
Four Brothers - Woody Herman
Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Gounod
Theme from Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
Theme from Rocky - Bill Conti
Bugler's Holiday - Leroy Anderson
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Sherwin
I Remember Clifford - Benny Golson
Puttin on the Ritz - Irving Berlin
Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
The Easy Winners - Scott Joplin
That Old Black Magic - Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen
Django - John Lewis
My Ideal - Robin/Whiting/Chase
Ob la Di, Ob la Da - The Beatles
Trad Jewish wedding music - traditional Klezmer
Strike up the Band - George Gershwin
Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berling
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Charles Mingus
Segment - Charlie Parker
Down by the Riverside - Traditional
Guantanamera - Traditional
House of the Rising Sun - Traditional
The Shadow of your Smile - Johnny Mandel
I Can't Take my Eyes off of You - Burt Bacharach
Empress Tango/Girl in Satin - Tangos
Day by Day - The Four Freshmen
Moonlight & Roses/Girl of my Dreams/Sweetheart of Sigma Chi - Waltz Medley
It Could Happen to You
The Last Waltz - Burt Bacharach
Nice Work if you can get It - George Gershwin
Stars and Stripes Forever - John Phillip Sousa
Hot Toddy - Perez Parado
Indiana
Groovin' - The Rascals
Oh, Lady be Good - George Gershwin
Rudy Wiedoeft Suite - 20's novelty tunes
My Favorite Things - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Happy Birthday
Muppet Show Theme
Nutcracker Suite (for sax quartet)! - Tschaikovsky
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Swing Christmas tunes! - holiday favorites a la swing style
White Christmas - Irving Berlin
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Traditional Christmas medleys - traditional holiday favorites
My Ideal
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
It was great to have the Quartette Barbette play at our Birthday Party. Barbette was very accomodating and professonal. The music added that special touch and helped make our event a real success.
--Rick K.
Portland, OR
8/11/2007
Quartette Barbette played 1940's and 50's tunes for our Auction fundraiser. All of the guests remarked that they enjoyed the music immensely and several got out on the dance floor after dinner. Quartette Barbette helped make our event a success and we would invite them to play for another event in a heartbeat.
--Whitney Z.
Portland, OR
4/28/2007
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Saturday, July 26, 2008
2:00PM - West Hill Village Senior Community 97219
Portland, OR
Sunday, August 03, 2008
11:30AM - Montavilla Farmer's Market - SE 77th and Stark Street
Portland, OR
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
4:00PM - Housing Authority of Portland - OPEN HOUSE!
Portland, OR
Sunday, August 10, 2008
6:30PM - Meinig Park - Classical Concert Series
Sandy, OR
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel party
Portland, OR
Saturday, August 30, 2008
7:00PM - private residence - AUGUST NIGHT PARTY!
Vancouver, WA
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel party
Portland, OR
Friday, October 17, 2008
5:00PM - Portland City Grill - private function
Portland, OR
Friday, November 14, 2008
3:00PM - Courtyard Plaza - SE 60th and Division
Portland, OR
Saturday, December 06, 2008
2:00PM - Milwaukie Library
Milwaukie, OR
PAST APPEARANCES:
Thursday, July 24, 2008
10:00AM - Gresham Arts Center
Gresham, OR
Friday, July 18, 2008
7:00PM - Oscar Albert Garden & Wine Bar - 4847 SE Division
Portland, OR
Thursday, July 17, 2008
7:00PM - 25th Anniversary Party - private residence
Portland, OR
Saturday, July 12, 2008
5:00PM - Benson Hotel - solo sax/flute/piano
Portland, OR
Thursday, July 10, 2008
5:00PM - Gresham Art Center - Mt. Hood Festival poster unveiling part
Gresham, OR
Friday, July 04, 2008
5:30PM - Pge Park
Portland, OR
Friday, June 27, 2008
6:00PM - Wedding reception dinner - Barbette solo flute/sax
Oregon City, OR
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel party
Portland, OR
Friday, June 20, 2008
10:00PM - Jolly Roger - Barbette will sit in with Chata Addy W. Africa
Portland, OR
Sunday, June 15, 2008
11:30AM - Montavilla Farmer's Market - SE 77th and Stark Street
Portland, OR
Thursday, May 29, 2008
7:00PM - Great Friend to Kids Award - Weiden & Kennedy/C Museum
Portland, OR
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Please note, in addition to Portland, Quartette Barbette also serves the surrounding towns of Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose and many other locations in and around the Portland area.
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