Lizz & Rex Jazz Duo, Trio or Quintet

• Ron "Rex" Hartwell - Keys, Reeds, Flutes
• Elizabeth Barnes - Voice

We perform Jazz Standards, Big Band hits, Bossa Nova and Show Tunes. Our stylings include soft jazz, smooth rock and contemporary classics with pizzazz!

We are the top rated Jazz Trio on Gigmasters! This goes for USA, Canada and Mexico!! (as of July, August, September, October & November 2009)

We are able to provide you with the music that you need in the combo that suits your taste and budget. We perform as a duo, a trio, quartet or even as a quintet.

Each of our ensembles has an elegant look and sound.

Rex ---- Reeds/Keys/Flutes/Production

Rex has an impressive resume, including a degree from Berklee College of Music, and several European tours over the past two decades. Here at home in Ohio, he has years of experience as a professional musician- and a day job teaching private lessons. As a musician, he is proficient on multiple instruments, including tenor sax, alto sax, bari sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, piano, guitar and recorders.

Lizz --- Vocals/Keys/Guitar

Mizz Lizz has been singing since infancy, and she has been performing as a professional for the past four (4) years. Her vocal style has been compared to Linda Eder, Karen Carpenter, Etta James and Linda Ronstadt. Her voice is fresh, clear, appealing and was metaphorized by one fan as "oxygen over velvet." She currently attends Central State University, and is the lead vocalist for the Jazz Band. She is also a nationally recognized young artist, and her vocal abilities are evenly matched by her talent with charcoal and paper. She is certainly a beautiful, young woman with a bright future!

• ! The following are samples ... - we perform hundreds of selections from 1920-2005, please ask about your favorite tune!
• All of Me - Simons & Marks (Martha Tilton)
• Alice In Wonderland - Disney
• And I Love Her - Lennon & McCartney
• At Last - as by Etta James
• Beauty And The Beast - Disney
• Best is Yet to Come The - Leigh & Coleman (Sinatra)
• Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
• Bye Bye Blackbird - Dixon & Henderson Vocal
• Come Rain Or Come Shine - Mercer & Arlen (Judy Garland)
• Cruella De Vil - Disney
• Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Ellington & Russell
• Don't Know Why - By Norah Jones
• Fever - Davenport & Cooley Vocal
• Five Foot Two - Lewis-Young & Henderson
• Fly Me to the Moon - Bart Howard (Astrud Gilberto) Vocal
• Fool On The Hill - Lennon & McCartney
• Frim Fram Sauce The - Ricardel & Evans
• Girl From Ipanema The - Antonio Carlos Jobim (Jobim & Sinatra)
• Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller (Sarah Vaughan)
• I Could Write A Book - Hart & Rodgers (Connie Boswell)
• I Only Have Eyes For - Dubin & Warren (Four Freshmen)
• I'm Beginning To See The Light - Duke Ellington (Louis & Ella)
• Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
• It Had to Be You - Kahn & Jones(Betty Hutton)
• I've Go the World On A String - Koelher & Arlen (Nancy Wilson)
• Killing Me Softly With His Song - Fox & Gimbel (Roberta Flack)
• Lady Madonna - Lennon & McCartney
• Love is Here to Stay -Our - G & I Gershwin (Dinah Shore)
• My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
• My Funny Valentine - Hart & Rodgers
• My Romance - Hart & Rodgers
• Nearness of You -The - Washington & Carmichael
• Never Saw Blue Like That - Kimmel Franzel & Luna
• Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
• Someone To Watch Over Me - George & Ira Gershwin
• St. Louis Blues - Buddy Bowen
• Summertime - G & I Gershwin (Ella) Vocal
• Sunday Kind Of Love - as by Etta James
• Sway - Gimbel & Ruiz (Dean Martin)
• Sweet and Lovely - Arnheim
• Till There Was You - Meredith Willson Vocal
• Time After Time - Cahn & Styne
• Ticket To Ride - Lennon & McCartney
• When I Fall In Love - Heyman & Young
• When You Wish Upon A Star - Disney
• Yesterday - Lennon & McCartney
• You Belong To Me - King Price & Stewart (Jo Stafford)
• You've Got A Friend In Me - Disney

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Celebrations, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• They were unbelievable! They made the party! MANY comments on their great talent. People at the party want to hire them. Scale of 1 to 10, I give them an 11 and I DID recommend to friends and family already. Well beyond my expectations, they charge WAY too little for what they do! Sincerely, Jim and all of the McElwain Family -- Jim M, Dayton, OH, 9/5/2008
• I hired the Lizz & Rex Club Combo to play at my wedding reception, and they were a huge hit! They sounded great, I'm still getting compliments on how much everyone loved them. Thier vocals were wonderful as well. They made my reception a million times better than it would have been with any dj. I highly recommend this band! -- Laura S, Aurora, IN, 5/30/2009
• The evening was a greatly enjoyed by all who attended. Most of the small crowd asked that we do this again because they had such a great time and want to invite their friends the next time. One guy went and called someone to come over for the rest of the performance after hearing just one song! I setting up for the next performance as soon as I finish this survey! Great, great, great! -- Stanley L, Vandalia, OH, 4/25/2009
• Very satisfied!!! Personable and friendly upon arriving as well as during their performance. Everyone has good feedback from employees to guests. Will definately use them again. -- Vicky C, Columbus, OH, 9/3/2008
• Hired them for our wedding reception. Wanted classy jazz favorites and popular classics during dinner. They certainly delivered. Lizz has a very beautiful voice. Ron can play across the keyboard and all of the woodwinds. And, they were just nice folks. Everyone had left, we were cleaning up, and they played a final song just for my Bride and me to dance to. It was very special. -- David H, Fairborn, OH, 8/16/2008

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