2nd Wind Jazz & R&B Band

• Aretha Chapman - Vocalist
• Mira Raye - Vocalist
• Marla Brown - Vocalist
• Vince Stroud - Vocalist
• Edwin Butler - Keyboards/Manager
• Ric Chapman - Bass
• Ray Napier - Guitar
• Jermaine Gentry - Drums
• Tim Essex - Percussions
• Bruce Butler - Sound Engineer

2nd Wind is one of Cincinnati's most sought after show bands, giving concert level performances at every stop! This amazing group has opened for numerous national acts including Eric Benet, The Whispers, Fantasia, Charlie Wilson, John Legend, Klymaxx, Con Funk Shun, SOS Band; gospel artists, Hezekiah Walker, Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers, BeBe and CeCe Winans and many others. 2nd Wind was the featured local act for the 2009 Macy's Music Festival sharing the stage with many of today's hottest artists!

2nd Wind performs long dance sets comprised of Motown classics, Top 40 hits, old and new school R&B, pop, classic rock, and smooth jazz. Breaks are generally covered by DJ dance mixes and popular line dance music.

2nd Wind will breathe life into ANY event! This incredible band is available for public and private bookings, near or far. Request a free quote today!

(Live horn section and/or live DJ available upon request)

• Make You Feel My Love - Adele
• Rollin In The Deep - Adele
• I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green
• Love & Happiness - Al Green
• Diary - Alicia Keys
• If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
• Karma - Alicia Keys
• Like You'll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keys
• No One - Alicia Keys
• Brotha - Angie Stone
• Angel - Anita Baker
• Lonely - Anita Baker
• Rapture - Anita Baker
• Sweet Love - Anita Baker
• Whatever It Takes - Anita Baker
• Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
• I Never Loved A Man - Aretha Franklin
• Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
• Respect - Aretha Franklin
• Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
• Twist And Shout - The Beatles
• Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler/Patti Labelle
• Déjà vu - Beyonce
• Me Myself & I - Beyonce
• Party - Beyonce
• Single Ladies - Beyonce
• I Gotta Feelin - Black Eyed Peas
• What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
• Butterfly Kisses - Bobby Carlisle
• Mama's Song - Boyz II Men
• I Could Get Used To This - Brian Culbertson
• Secret Garden - Brian Culbertson
• Together Tonight - Brian Culbertson
• Never Felt This Way - Brian McKnight
• Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
• Candy - Cameo
• Single Life - Cameo
• Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
• Wasted - Carrie Underwood
• Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
• Forget You - Cee Lo Green
• Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
• My Funny Valentine - Chaka Khan
• Tell Me Something Good - Chaka Khan
• Whatcha Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan
• You Got The Love - Chaka Khan
• Sweet Thing - Chaka Khan/Rufus
• Feels Like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk
• There Goes My Baby - Charlie Wilson
• Saturday Love - Cherrelle
• Encore - Cheryl Lynn
• Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
• Hard Habit To Break - Chicago
• When Did You Fall In Love - Chris Rice
• Epiphany - Chrisette Michelle
• Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
• Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera
• Brick House - Commodores
• Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
• Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox
• Body Talk - The Deele
• Crazy In Love - Destiny's Child
• Independent Women - Destiny's Child
• Just The Way You Are (Don't go changing) - Diana Krall
• Look Of Love - Diana Krall
• Love Being Here With You - Diana Krall
• S'Wonderful - Diana Krall
• I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
• Bad Girls - Donna Summer
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Last Dance - Donna Summer
• Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Bros.
• Takin It To The Streets - Doobie Bros.
• Da Butt - E.U.
• One Of These Nights - Eagles
• Best Of My Love - Emotions
• Don't Ask My Neighbor - Emotions
• Chocolate Legs - Eric Benet
• I Wanna Be Loved - Eric Benet
• Goin All Out - Eric Darius
• Killing Me Softly - Erika Badou
• At Last - Etta James
• Boogie Wonderland - EWF
• Let's Groove Tonight - EWF
• Love's Holiday - EWF
• Reasons - EWF
• September - EWF
• Bittersweet - Fantasia
• Only One U - Fantasia
• Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
• Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - Four Tops
• Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
• Lady Is A Tramp - Frank Sinatra
• Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
• Jam Tonight - Freddie Jackson
• Outstanding - Gap Band
• Yearning For Your Love - Gap Band
• Give Me The Night - George Benson
• Broadway - George Benson
• Masquerade - George Benson
• Atomic Dog - George Clinton
• To The Max - Gerald Albright
• If I Was Your Woman - Gladys Knight
• Lover Man - Gladys Knight
• Neither One of Us - Gladys Knight
• Save The Overtime - Gladys Knight
• Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estafan
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• Some Kinda Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
• Mister Magic - Grover Washington
• I Loved Her First - Heartland
• Always and Forever - Heatwave
• Groove Line - Heatwave
• I Know What You Want - Hidden Beach
• That Thing - Hidden Beach
• The Truth - India Arie
• For The Love Of You - Isley Bros
• Shout - Isley Bros.
• Ain't Leavin Without You - Jaheim
• Funky Good Time - James Brown
• Get Up - James Brown
• Just Like Me - Jamie Foxx
• Bust The Windows - Jazmine Sullivan
• Need You Bad - Jazmine Sullivan
• All This Love - Jeff Lorber
• Back In Love - Jeffrey Osborne
• On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne
• No One Gonna Love You - Jennifer Hudson
• Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
• You - Jesse Powell
• A Long Walk - Jill Scott
• Golden - Jill Scott
• It's Love - Jill Scott
• Show Me - Jill Scott
• You Loved Me - Jill Scott
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
• Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
• You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
• Ordinary People - John Legend
• My My My - Johnny Gill
• Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
• He Proposed - Kelly Price
• Not My Daddy - Kelly Price
• Livin Inside Your Love - KEM
• Love Calls - KEM
• For You - Kenny Lattimore
• Footloose - Kenny Loggins
• I Remember - Keyshia Cole
• I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
• Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
• In The Morning - Ledisi
• I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
• All Night Long - Lionel Richie
• Do It To Me (one more time) - Lionel Richie
• Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
• Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
• What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• Take You Out - Luther Vandross
• Here and Now - Luther Vandross
• Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
• So Amazing - Luther Vandross
• Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
• Open Arms - Mariah Carey
• Moves Like Jaggar - Maroon 5
• Heatwave - Martha Reeves & Vandellas
• Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
• What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
• 25/8 - Mary J. Blige
• Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
• Family Affair - Mary J. Blige
• Feel Like A Woman - Mary J. Blige
• I Am - Mary J. Blige
• Just Fine - Mary J. Blige
• Love No Limit - Mary J. Blige
• My Everything - Mary J. Blige
• Ascension - Maxwell
• Fortunate - Maxwell
• Pretty Wings - Maxwell
• Sumthin' Sumthin' - Maxwell
• Before I Let Go - Maze
• It Kills Me - Melonie Fiona
• Rock With You - Michael Jackson
• Billie Jean - Micheal Jackson
• Wanna Be Startin Somethin - Micheal Jackson
• No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
• Pretty Brown Eyes - Mint Condition
• What Kind Of Man Would I Be - Mint Condition
• Everything To Me - Monica
• For You I Will - Monica
• This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
• So Beautiful - Musiq Soulchild
• Inseparable - Natalie Cole
• Our Love - Natalie Cole
• Embraceable You - Nate King Cole
• Champaign Life - Neyo
• That's The Way Love Goes - Norman Brown
• Just Got Paid - NSYNC
• I Love Music - O' Jays
• Fire - Ohio Players
• Get Here - Oleta Adams
• The Way You Move - Outkast
• Flashlight - Parliament
• Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
• If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle
• One More Night - Phil Collins
• Raise Your Glass - Pink
• Every Breath You Take - The Police
• Kiss - Prince
• Let's Go Crazy - Prince
• Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
• Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
• Georgia - Ray Charles
• Baby Come To Me - Regina Belle
• Make You Feel Beautiful - Reuben Studdar
• Give It To Me - Rick James
• Fire And Desire - Rick James/Teena Marie
• Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
• Friends And Strangers - Ronnie Laws
• Car Wash - Rose Royce
• Nothing Can Come Between Us - Sade
• Paradise - Sade
• Smooth Operator - Sade
• Sweetest Taboo - Sade
• Come Along With Me - Sample/Hathaway
• Street Life - Sample/Hathaway
• Smooth - Santana
• Man! I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
• From This Moment On - Shania Twain
• Glamorous Life - Sheila E
• Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
• We Are Family - Sister Sledge
• Call Me - Skyy
• Take Your Time (do it right) - SOS Band
• I'll Be There (I'll be around) - Spinners
• I'll Take You There - Staple Singers
• Moondance - Steely Dan
• Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
• All I Do - Stevie Wonder
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
• Knocks Me Off My Feet - Stevie Wonder
• Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
• Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• You Will Know - Stevie Wonder
• Apache - Sugar Hill Gang
• Dynamite - Taio Cruz
• Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
• Mean - Taylor Swift
• Love TKO - Teddy Pendergrass
• Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
• Just My Imagination - Temptations
• My Girl - Temptations
• 777-9311 - The Time
• Jungle Love - The Time
• Proud Mary - Tina Turner
• You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This - Toby Keith
• Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton
• When I'm With You - Tony Terry
• There Goes My Baby - Usher
• Yeah - Usher
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Crazy Love - Van Morrison
• Ain't Misbehavin - Various
• All Of Me - Various
• Auld Lang Syne - Various
• Autumn Leaves - Various
• Blue Bossa - Various
• De-Lovely - Various
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Various
• East Of The Sun - Various
• Fever - Various
• For All We Know - Various
• Girl From Ipanema - Various
• I Hear Music - Various
• Kansas City - Various
• Let's Fall In Love - Various
• Lucky So and So - Various
• Mercy Mercy Mercy - Various
• Misty - Various
• Our Love Is Here To Stay - Various
• Pennies From Heaven - Various
• Satin Doll - Various
• Stars Fell On Alabama - Various
• Stormy Monday - Various
• Stormy Weather - Various
• Straighten Up And Fly Right - Various
• Sugar - Various
• Summertime - Various
• Sunny Side Of The Street - Various
• That's All - Various
• The Very Thought Of You - Various
• The Way You Look Tonight - Various
• Them There Eyes - Various
• There Will Never Be Another You - Various
• They Can't Take That Away - Various
• What A Difference A Day Makes - Various
• World On A String - Various
• You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Various
• Everything I Miss At Home - Walter Beasley
• It Might Be You - Walter Beasley
• Steady As She Goes - Walter Beasley
• It's A Love Thing - Whispers
• Rock Steady - The Whispers
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
• I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
• I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• The band was excellent and I believe have 2 new gigs in the works from guests at my wedding. They are extremely energetic and kept the dance floor full the entire evening! -- Christy C, Indianapolis, IN, 5/5/2012