Windsor Jazz Ensemble

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Sunday, June 17, 2012
  • 11:30AM - Brookdale Lodge at Paulin Creek
  • Santa Rosa, CA

Past Appearances

  • Thursday, April 19, 2012
  • 6:30PM - The Lodge at Paulin Creek
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • Thursday, April 19, 2012
  • 6:30PM - Brookdale Lodge at Paulin Creek
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • Thursday, February 16, 2012
  • 6:30PM - The Lodge at Paulin Creek
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • Saturday, October 08, 2011
  • 2:00PM - Chateau St. Jean Winery
  • Sonoma, CA
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011
  • 5:30PM - 2nd Saturday Artwalk Downtown Windsor
  • Windsor, CA
  • Sunday, August 14, 2011
  • 12:00PM - Salute to the Veteran's BBQ Celebration
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • Friday, June 17, 2011
  • 4:00PM - Annual Rotary Celebration BBQ
  • Healdsburg, CA
  • Thursday, June 02, 2011
  • 6:00PM - Private party
  • Healdsburg, CA
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Location:
Sonoma County, California
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 40 miles from Sonoma County.
Pay Range:
$400-$750 per hour
Member Since:
2011
Primary Category:
Dance Band
Additional Categories:
60s Band, Big Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Orchestra, Swing Band
Influences:
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Glen Miller, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Steely Dan, Santana, Tower Of Power,

Group Members

  • Valerie Pustorino - lead alto
  • four - trumpets
  • three - bones
  • five - saxes

Description

High energy, versatile big band providing fun, dance music catered to your event. Everything from swing of the 40's to rockin' familiar dance tunes of the 60's - 80's your guests will love. Windsor Jazz Ensemble is a 16 member big band playing '40's swing and retro rock. Swing tunes include readily recognizable Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington such as In the Mood, They Can't Take That Away from Me, Zoot Suit Riot, Jump, Jive and Wail, etc. Retro rock featuring hits from Tower of Power,Santana, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Earth, Wind, and Fire such as You're Still a Young Man, I Wish, Higher Ground, and the list goes on! See our song list for a sample of our tunes. We have played a wide variety of venues including wineries, dinner dances, private parties and many fundraisers. We can rock the house or play quiet, dinner dance music. Wide variety of tunes from the 40's through the 80's of familiar danceable tunes. The Band is known for their service to the community and support of music education throughout Sonoma County. WHS Boosters comment,"The song choices were perfect and you added such a nice element of class to the event...helped raise over $12,000..." Another patron comments, "My thanks to you and Windsor Jazz for a most delightful afternoon of music. I couldn't help but tap my toes to the upbeat music and so many recognizable tunes." "Can't wait for this year's Monster Jazz concert!""The Band keeps getting better and better.." "Last evening brought back great memories, you made our day!" Contact us for reasonable rates and a great afternoon or evening of music that will make your event stand out!

Song List

  • Addieland - from the movie "Happy Feet" mambo
  • I Wish - Stevie Wonder
  • Conga - latin dance
  • Beauty and the Beast - G.Goodwin jazz
  • Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
  • All of Me - 40's swing
  • Ain't Misbehavin' - 40's swing
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg - retro rock
  • Alexander's Ragtime Band
  • Ain't No Mountain High Enough - 60's motown
  • April in Paris - jazz standard
  • April Showers
  • Besame Mucho - Latin
  • Birdland - jazz standard
  • Black Magic Woman - retro rock (Santana)
  • Blues Brothers Review
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  • Blue Skies - swing
  • Brick House - Tower of Power
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Bugle Call Rag - swing
  • Chatanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
  • Cool - West Side Story
  • Dance to the Music - Earth,Wind and Fire
  • Devil with the Blue Dress - retro rock
  • Don't Get around Much Anymore - swing
  • Eli's Comin' - rock
  • Embraceable You - swing ballad
  • Every Little Thing she does is Magic - pop rock
  • Fascinating Rhythm - swing
  • Get it On - rock
  • Get Smart - pop
  • Ghostbusters theme - movie theme
  • Girl From Ipanema - Latin
  • Harlem Nocturne - Latin
  • Hawaii Five 0 - pop
  • Heard it through the Grapevine - retro rock
  • Here There and Everywhere - Beatles
  • Hey Pachuco - hot swing
  • How High the Moon - swing
  • I Can't Get Started - Sinatra
  • I Get A Kick out of You - swing
  • In a Sentimental mood - swing Ballad
  • The Incredibles - Movie theme
  • Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
  • It Don't Mean A Thing - swing
  • It's Too late - Carol King
  • I've got a Gal in Kalamazoo - 40's swing
  • I've Got You Under my Skin - swing
  • Jersey Bounce - swing
  • Johnson Rag - Wolpe swing
  • Josie - Steely Dan
  • Jump Jive and Wail - hot swing
  • Jumpin at the Woodside - hot swing
  • Leap Frog - hot swing
  • Let It Be - Beatles
  • Little Brown Jug - Miller
  • Louie Louie - retro rock
  • Low Rider - Latin
  • Mack the Knife - swing
  • Malaguena - Latin
  • Mambo Swing - Latin
  • The Midnight Sun Never Sets - jazz
  • Midnight Voyage - jazz
  • Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
  • Mission Impossible - TV theme
  • Misty - jazz standard
  • Mood Indigo - jazz
  • Moondance - Van Morrison
  • Moonlight in Vermont - swing
  • Moon River - standard
  • Moonlight Serenade - standard
  • Moten Swing - standard
  • My Funny Valentine - standard
  • A Night in Tunisia - Latin
  • Night and Day - standard
  • Not So Loud please - Wolpe swing
  • On Broadway - rock
  • Oye Como Va - Latin
  • Peanut Vendor - Latin
  • PA 65000 - Miller
  • Pink Panther - theme
  • Play that Funky Music - rock
  • Rock around the Clock - 50's rock
  • Route 66 - tv theme
  • Satin Doll - swing standard
  • Sentimental Journey - swing standard
  • September - rock
  • Sesame Street - TV theme
  • Shake - Rattle and Roll
  • Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder medley
  • Since I Fell - ballad
  • Sing Sing sing - standard hot swing
  • Singing in the Rain - movie tune
  • Smooth - Santana
  • So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power
  • Southern Exposure - jazz
  • Stand By Me - ballad
  • Stardust - jazz standard
  • Stompin at the Savoy - jazz standard
  • Stormy Weather - jazz standard
  • String of Pearls - Glenn Miller
  • Summertime - standard
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sway - Latin
  • Take the A Train - jazz standard
  • Tangerine - jazz standard
  • Tequila - you know this
  • Tuxedo Junction - jazz standard
  • Under the Boardwalk - retro rock
  • Yardbird Suite - standard
  • You're Still A Young Man - Tower of Power
  • Watch What Happens - standard
  • Witchcraft - standard
  • What is Hip - Tower of Power
  • Wizard Wheezes - from Harry Potter
  • Woodchopper's Ball - standard
  • Zoot Suit Riot - hot swing

Available For:

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Events, Family Reunions, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Luau Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies...and more.

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