Mr. Boise Queen

• Robin Alexis - Vocalist
• Laura Walls - Vocalist
• Corky McClerkin Trio - piano Bass Drums Vocals
• Maja Rios - Vocalist
• Loretta Lee - Vocalist

CHICAGO'S BEST KEPT SECRET! DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE..EXPERIENCE THE PASSION: by an extremely gifted pianist and composer that can perform at a virtuoso concert level. Boise Queen performs jazz & pop standards of the 40's thru 80's; as well as classical, motion picture and broadway soundtracks.Currently is performing at "HOUSE RED" 7403 W. Madison St.Forest Park, IL. on frequent advertised dates and times. Boise can be booked to perform as a self accompanied pianist performing simultaneously on a rhythm track keyboard and acoustic grand piano for dancing and full concert performing or background music ambience. As CEO and co-founder of his own company, Boise Queen maintains a popular based free music performance and promotion website thats the talk of the town for a professional "above average" pianist. Mr. Queen specializes the art of performing easy listening pop ballad standards for fine restaurant dining and wedding receptions to the appeal of both the conversation and listening audience. He maintains an extensive repertoire of over 180 songs ranging from the early 1940's through present day genre; of which only a small partial sample list is being presented on this webpage. Boise Queen is also a composer and arranger of some of the most emotionally moving piano compositions available. New and just added to his website by special request are two original classical compositions composed as part of his "Vintage Romantic Classics" album series dated from 1988-1990 (1. Seven Days in May,2.Windsands Concerto).

His newest CD "Classic Live" features a special piano and orchestra adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" From Westside Story. What you'll see and hear in Boise Queen's performances will identify his relationship with music as being an excellent performer at the piano. Boise is one of a few pianists that can perform both classical and jazz interchangeably on a virtuoso quality scale. Boise's solo piano performance style is clean,polished and most of all "natural".Stated in a recent press release interview of the Wednesday Journal:"I'm confident about what my music has to offer. I feel that people should want to hire you for the way you sound and what is music without it? They can't hear a degree or an award but they can hear the music and what it does for the soul of an individual. Music is an artform meant to be heard to be believed,appreciated and supported." Boise's performance does what its supposed to do for the listener,free of any gimmicks or props. His performance sells itself! Boise Queen maintains a solo performance presence that can easily appeal to the attention of a roomful of people with just four bars of music; which would make it well worth going the extra mile of booking his talents in a facility that would accomodate his ability to do just exactly that; on a well maintained acoustic grand piano.

Boise Queens performances is like a fine glass of vintage wine; selectively enriching audience appeal looking for that traditional classic virtuoso performance that has plenty of substance and full bodied freshness without compromising the after taste preferences of either the conversationalist or listening crowd. Boise Queen is certainly no stranger to the Chicago circuit. He has performed with such legends as Milt Trenier and the late Billy Gardener Trio. He once opened for the famed "Cloris Leachman"in an awards dinner tribute sponsored by American Airlines and has been highly recommended as featured performing artist at a wealth of private special events, award dinner ceremonies,fundraisers and holiday festivities throughout the midwest for the past 30 years.

One added note: Boise Queen is actively engaged in spearheading "promotions" much to the benefit; as an incentive to a variety of potential supporters of Boise's performances at the piano. These are usually in the form of specific "discounts" given in exchange for certain performance features that are "in place" for certain venues or repeat booking frequency by customers that would want to engage his performance on an "ongoing" basis from time to time. Its for this reason that if one were to weigh in the "quality" inherent in Boise's playing alongside the "value" in acquiring this form of art for their next event; one can easily walk away knowing that they've acquired the best of both worlds, from a pair of hands that can do a lot more than just play a song. SPECIAL UPDATE: BE SURE TO ENGAGE YOUR SPEAKERS BEFORE ENTERING HIS WEBSITE; AS EACH PAGE AUTO-ENGAGES THE MUSIC UPON OPENING.

PLEASE WELCOME! JAZZ and POP BALLAD VOCALIST MAJA RIOS MAJA has been a long standing favorite in a variety of Chicago area club engagement circles as well as with the private sector of client based events.Maja is the widow of Blues legend "Bebop Sam" that some years ago put out the ever popular album "SPACESHIP LOVE". Please feel free to listen to samples of her tracks available on this site. Also,welcome Singer/vocal stylist Laura Walls & The Corky McClerkin Trio that Laura Walls is currently performing with. Laura has traveled extensively around the globe as vocal songstress "extraordinaire" in such places as Holland,Netherlands,France,Germany and has been actively booked into the "North Sea Jazz Festival". Additional music tracks by Boise Queen & Company are on his Musicians Registry page of his website.

• SOMEWHERE
• TENDERLY now playing mp3
• THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
• LAURA
• SUMMERTIME
• STORMY WEATHER
• ONCE I HAD A SECRET LOVE
• BUBBLES,SPANGLES & BEADS
• BLUES in F
• HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE XMAS
• GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
• SUMMER OF 42
• THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
• ON A CLEAR DAY
• IT HAD TO BE YOU
• NAIMA
• THE WAY WE WERE
• ALFIE
• 'MISTY'
• EMBRACEABLE YOU
• LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
• OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY - Now Playing
• THE WAY YOU LOOK T'NIGHT
• YOU MADE ME LOSE MY HAPPY HOME
• EXODUS movie theme classic
• THE LOOK OF LOVE
• NIGHT & DAY
• WHATS NEW
• SEND IN THE CLOWNS
• GIRL FROM IPANEMA
• SPEAK LOW
• BLUE MOON
• BUT NOT FOR ME
• WHERE THERES MUSIC
• CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE
• OLD DEVIL MOON
• IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
• LUSH LIFE
• AS TIME GOES BY
• SINCE I DONT HAVE YOU
• WAVE
• THATS ALL
• MY FAVORITE THINGS
• BALLAD FOR AISHA - McCoy TYNER
• EPITUDES & REFLECTIONS - Boise Queen (orig comp)
• PIANO PRELUDE FOR STAGE & FILM - Boise Queen(orig score)
• WARSAW CONCERTO(excerpts) - Richard Addensell
• GRAYSTILLS IN THE RAIN - Boise Queen (orig comp)
• CODE BLUE - Boise Queen(orig comp)
• SATIN DOLL - now playing

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, 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, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• Mr. Queen was delightful to work with throughout the entire process. He played jazz piano in my home for an anniversary party, and even though our home is small, the music blended perfectly well with the conversation. Mr. Queen is very talented, and I say that as a concertgoer and amateur pianist. He was clear and concise about the arrangements, arrived early, stayed as long I we desired, was very polite, and his fees were more than reasonable. I was lucky to find Mr. Queen through Gigmasters and plan to request his services in the future. -- Wendy R, Skokie, IL, 9/15/2007
• This is the second time that Boise Queen has performed for us. His playing was outstanding and he was as always, very accommodating to our requests. I have booked many groups and you can't get any better than Boise - a fine musician and a fine gentleman. I will definitely have him play for us again. Joe Kainz, The Onion Pub and Brewery. -- Joe K, Lake Barrington, IL, 9/14/2007
• I really enjoyed his performance and would hire him again for another event. -- Kym B, Chicago, IL, 9/2/2007

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