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Upcoming Appearances
None Posted
Past Appearances
- Friday, May 18, 2012
- 7:00PM - Friday Musiciale
- Jacksonville, FL
- Friday, March 23, 2012
- 6:30PM - Ohana Cafe
- Palm Harbor, FL
- Thursday, December 22, 2011
- 1:00PM - Holiday Concert
- Orlando, FL
- Wednesday, December 21, 2011
- 7:00PM - Holiday Concert
- St Petersburg, FL
- Sunday, December 18, 2011
- 1:00PM - Holiday Concert
- Orlando, FL
- Friday, December 16, 2011
- 6:30PM - Holiday Party
- St Petersburg, FL
- Sunday, December 11, 2011
- 1:00PM - Holiday Concert
- Orlando, FL
- Saturday, December 03, 2011
- 3:30PM - wedding ceremony
- Indian Shores, FL
- Friday, December 02, 2011
- 6:30PM - Ohana Cafe
- Palm Harbor, FL
- Location:
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 100 miles from St. Petersburg.
- Pay Range:
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$250-$2500 per event
- Member Since:
- 2011
- Primary Category:
- Classical Trio
- Additional Categories:
- Brazilian Trio, Classical Duo, Folk Duo, Jazz Duo, Jazz Quartet
- Influences:
- Our jazz and bossa nova sound is influenced by the music and compositions of George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day.
Group Members
- LaRue Nickelson - guitar
- Joe Porter - double bass
- Ian Goodman - drums
- Jeremy Douglass - piano
- Valerie Adams - violin
- Martin Bernstein - cello
Description
Rebecca Zapen Strings & Jazz: music for all occasions. Music with melodic beauty, time proven appeal and sophistication, presented with impeccable taste and personally configured for each engagement. With a strong foundation in classical violin, as well as being a versatile vocalist of swinging jazz standards and bossa nova, Rebecca Zapen Strings & Jazz can provide you with a string soloist or ensemble for a wedding ceremony or special occasion, as well as jazz ensembles suitable for wedding receptions and special events. Her jazz ensemble boasts players whose performances have included Jacksonville Jazz Festival and Clearwater Jazz Holiday, as well as numerous resorts and venues such as Don CeSar and Ritz-Carlton. String configurations range from solo violin to string trio (2 violins and cello), with the additional option of classical guitar or harp. Jazz ensemble instrumentation ranges from duo of vocals/violin and guitar, to a standard jazz quartet of vocals/violin, guitar, upright bass, and drums, with additional options such as keyboard/piano, saxophone, trumpet. We perform throughout Florida, with emphasis on the Tampa Bay area and Jacksonville.
Song List
- *****JAZZ SONGLIST - jazz ensembles*****
- Always - Irving Berlin
- Andrea - Rebecca Zapen
- Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma
- Bali Hai - Richard Rodgers
- Bernie's Tune - Bernie Miller
- Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - A. C. Jobim
- Desafinaldo - A. C. Jobim
- East of the Sun - Brooks Bowman
- Every Time We Say Goodbye - Cole Porter
- Here Comes The Sun - George Harrison
- Honeysuckle Rose - Thomas "Fats" Waller
- How Insensitive - A. C. Jobim
- Hummingbird - Rebecca Zapen
- I Thought About You - Van Heusen / Mercer
- I'm Beginning To See The Light - Ellington / George / Hodges / James
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Daugherty / Reynolds
- It Ain't Necessarily So - Gershwin
- It Had to Be You - Isham Jones
- Lady Be Good - George Gershwin
- Let's Fall In Love - Harold Arlen
- Look For The Silver Lining - Jerome Kern
- Meditation - A. C. Jobim
- Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt
- My Romance - Richard Rodgers
- Nature Boy - Eden Ahbez
- Night and Day - Cole Porter
- Nuages - Django Reinhardt
- On The Street Where You Live - Frederick Loewe
- Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
- Pure Imagination - Bill Mays
- Shooting Star - Rebecca Zapen
- Someday My Prince Will Come - Frank Churchill
- Summertime - George Gershwin
- There Will Never Be Another You - Harry Warren
- Things We Said Today - Lennon / McCartney
- Triste - A. C. Jobim
- Waters of March - A. C. Jobim
- We'll Be Together Again - Clare Fischer
- What Is This Things Called Love - Cole Porter
- When You Wish Upon A Star - Harline / Washington
- Willow Weep For Me - Ann Ronell
- You Are There - Frishberg / Mandel
- *****CLASSICAL SONGLIST - string ensembles*****
- Air from The Water Music - Handel
- Air on the G String from Suite #3 in D Major - Bach
- Allegro - Jean Baptiste Loeillet
- Allegro from "Spring" [The Four Seasons] - Vivaldi
- Allegro from Sonata in F Major - Op. 1 #11 for Flute
- Allegro from The Water Music - Handel
- Andante from String Quartet in A minor Op. 29 "Rosamunde" - Schubert
- Andante from The Water Music - Handel
- Arioso from Cantata #156 - Bach
- Ave Maria - Bach
- Ave Maria - Schubert
- Ave Verum Corpus from K. 618 - Mozart
- Bashana - traditional
- Bourree from The Fireworks Music - Handel
- Bourree from The Water Music - Handel
- Bridal Chorus - Wagner
- Canon in D - Pachelbel
- Dodi Li - traditional
- Eine Klein Nachtmusik - Mozart
- Erev Shel Shoshanim - traditional
- Gigue from Suite #3 in D Major - Bach
- Hungarian Dance #5 - Brahms
- March - Bach
- March in D Major from the Anna Magdalene Bach Notebook - Bach
- Meditation from Thais - Massenet
- Menuet from The Fireworks Music - Handel
- Minuet - Beethoven
- Ode to Joy from Symphony #9 - Beethoven
- Panis Angelicus from Messe Solonnelle Op. 12 - Franck
- Presto from String Quartet in F Major Op. 74 #2 - Haydn
- Presto from Sonatina in F Major - Telemann
- Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares - Mouret
- Simon Tov - traditional
- Trumpet Tune - Purcell
- Trumpet Voluntary in D Major - Clarke
- Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
- Yedid Nefesh - traditional
Available For:
Anniversaries, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
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