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LOCATION:
Hartford,
Connecticut
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 500 miles from Hartford, CT.
SURROUNDING AREA:
East Haddam, Chester, East Windsor Hill, Farmington, Haddam, Moodus, Windsor, Deep River, East Glastonbury, Manchester, New Britain, Essex, Poquonock, Unionville, Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Salem, Colchester, Higganum, Melrose, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middle Haddam, Old Lyme, Pine Meadow, Killingworth, Milldale, Pequabuck, Somersville, East Lyme.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Swing Band
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Jazz Band, Live Band
GENRE:
Dance, Italian, Jazz, Latin, Merengue, Motown, Salsa, Swing
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
1964
PAY RANGE:
$650-$6500 per event
INFLUENCES:
INFLUENCES: B.B.KING, DIZZY GILLESPIE, JIMMY SMITH, ALAN DAWSON, TITO PUENTE, MONGO SANTAMARIA, MILT JACKSON, MILES DAVIS, SONNY ROLLINS, CAL TJADER, DUKE ELLINGTON, CHARLES MINGUS, COUNT BASIE
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DESCRIPTION:
RJRUOTOLO has been playing professionally since the age of 15. Ruotolo is the leader and organizer of the group " SPEAK NO EVIL" FOUNDED IN 2004. The group performs classic latin dance music, classic swing jazz, blues and R & B as well as original compositions by RUOTOLO. His music production and publishing company is named: MEADOW MUSIC PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLISHING LLC. RUOTOLO WILL PERFORM WITH A TRIO, QUARTET, QUINTET *or any horn arrangement needed to fit YOUR venue..he also performs with blues guitar musicians that regularly perform with his ensemble.Full ensemble instrumentation is as follows: 2 tpts, tenor sax, alto sax, trombone, bari. sax. GUITAR, latin percussion!vibes//timbales ** A VOCALIST IS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL OR LARGE GIGS, RJ WAS EDUCATED AT THE RENOWNED BERKLEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC SOME OF HIS MENTORS THERE WERE: Major Holley, Dave Samuels, Alan Dawson, Joe Hunt, and others in THE Boston AREA. Ruotolo holds DEGREE'S IN MUSIC EDUCATION/PERFORMANCE [B.A.] COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY [M.S] AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP[O92] RUOTOLO HAS PERFORMED WITH SUCH STARS AS: DONALD 0'CONNER, MAUREY AMSTERDAM, MARTINI & ROSSI, GODFREY CAMBRIDGE, JOHNNY RAE, GOLDEN JOE BAKER, HARMONICA RASCALS, TERRANCE BLANCHARD, Claudio Roditi, Billy Drewes, Dennis Wilson AND MANY LOCAL MUSICIANS IN CONN. AND MASS. HE CURRENTLY IS A MUSIC DIRECTOR IN AN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, LEADS "SPEAK NO EVIL" AND "THE RJRUOTOLO QUINTET" ON VIBES. RUOTOLO IS A MEMBER OF CMEA, CT.SONG WRITERS ASSOC, AS WELL AS SEVERAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. HE IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE FOR COMPOSTIONS, FILMS, AND CLINICS.
RUOTOLO IS ALSO LEADING HIS VIBRAPHONE QUINTET IN PERFORMANCES IN THE NORTHEAST. THE QUINTET IS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTED PERFORMANCES.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Available On Request
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
PAST APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
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Please note, in addition to Hartford, RJRUOTOLO also serves the surrounding towns of East Haddam, Chester, East Windsor Hill, Farmington, Haddam, Moodus, Windsor, Deep River, East Glastonbury, Manchester, New Britain, Essex, Poquonock, Unionville, Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Salem, Colchester, Higganum, Melrose, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middle Haddam, Old Lyme, Pine Meadow, Killingworth, Milldale, Pequabuck, Somersville, East Lyme and many other locations in and around the Hartford area.
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