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LOCATION:
Portland,
Oregon
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 3000 miles from Portland, OR.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Saxophone
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Flute, Guitar, Piano
GENRE:
20's Hits, 30's Hits, 40's Hits, 50's Hits, 60's Hits, Blues, Classical, Jazz, Motown, Pop, R&B, Rock, 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:
1993
PAY RANGE:
$150-$700 per event
INFLUENCES:
The Beatles, Richie Cannata, Pete Christlieb, Steve Lacy, Cannonball Adderley, Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk, The Animals, 60's Soul Singers, Motown performers (including The Funk Brothers), Marcel Mule, Eugene Rousseau, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra!
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DESCRIPTION:
I am a versatile saxophonist performing on the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxes as well as flute and piano. I play everything from beautiful classical music to jazz to contemporary popular music. I love to perform for all types of events and I will learn any piece of music that you wish to hear at your party or wedding! Just give me the title and who performed the song and I will learn it especially for you! I have been performing in the Portland, Oregon area for over 15 years. My performance experience includes work with the Oregon Symphony Pops as well as the Columbia and Vancouver Symphonies, Quartette Barbette Sax Quartet, musical theater, plays, dances, parties, weddings, fundraisers, etc. PERFORMING ARTISTS I HAVE WORKED WITH:
JOHNNY MATHIS,
JOE WILLIAMS OF COUNT BASIE BIG BAND AND BILL COSBY SHOW,
DENNIS ROWLAND OF COUNT BASIE BIG BAND
THE FOUR FRESHMEN,
BILLY CHILDS,
PETE CHRISTLIEB, OF DOC SEVERINSON'S TONIGHT SHOW BAND AND "DEACON BLUES" (On Steely Dan's album "Aja")
BOBBY SHEW as well as many other talented (and unsung) musicians! I also appear on Portland native's Lew Jones album "Sublimation" on the song "Vanport Flood" on tenor sax and Kelly Jones' (no relation) album "Handle with Care" on the song "Lonesome Heart". You can find both of these albums online on cdbaby - You can also listen to "Lonesome Heart" online on Kelly Jones' website. INSTRUMENTATION COMBINATIONS AVAILABLE ARE: SOLO SAX, SOLO FLUTE, SAX/KEYBOARD OR PIANO DUO, SAX/GUITAR DUO, JAZZ TRIO OR QUARTET (SAX, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS AND/OR DRUMS) OR SAX QUARTET STYLES PLAYED INCLUDE: JAZZ, CLASSICAL, POPULAR, BLUES, R & B, CELTIC, CHRISTMAS, KLEZMER ETC!
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Barbette Falk - SAXES, KEYBOARD, FLUTE
SONG LIST:
Love and Marriage - Sinatra
In My Life - The Beatles
Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville/Linda Ronstandt
Everything I Do I Do it for you - Bryan Adams
You are the Sunshine of my Life - Steve Wonder
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Romeo and Juliet (Love Theme) - Tchaikovsky
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
Hawaiian Wedding Song
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
At Last - Etta James
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Baby I need You Lovin - The Four Tops
All I have to do is Dream - Everly Brothers
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
Always on my Mind - Willie Nelson
Baby what a Big Surprise - Chicago
Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
Cherish - The Association
Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles
Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Groovin' - The Young Rascals
Grease - Frankie Valli
Happy Together - The Turtles
Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Heatwave - Martha & the Vandellas
Here and Now - Luther Vandross
Hey Jude - The Beatles
How Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - James Taylor
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
I'll Be There - The Jackson Five
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
People Got to be Free - The Rascals
Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller
All the Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
Alright, Okay, You Win - Count Basie with Joe Williams
The Best is Yet to Come - Sarah Vaughn
The Best Things in Life are Free - Frank Sinatra
Come Rain or Come Shine - John Coltrane
Easy to Love - Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald
God Bless the Child - Billie Holliday
For Sentimental Reasons - Nat King Cole
For All We Know - Johnny Hartman
Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz
I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
Happy Talk - Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley
Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic/Mel Torme
Honeysuckle Rose - Thomas "Fats" Waller
How High the Moon - Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim
I Could Write a Book - Miles Davis & John Coltrane
I Love Lucy - Richie Cole
I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra
I'll Take Romance - Art Farmer/Bud Shank
I'm Beginning to See the Light
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Available On Request
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Sunday, August 03, 2008
11:30PM - Montavilla Farmer's Market - SE 84th & Stark - QB Quartet
Portland, OR
Saturday, August 09, 2008
1:00PM - 60th birthday party - QB Quartet
Vancouver, WA
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel party - QB Quartet
Portland, OR
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel party - QB Quartet
Portland, OR
PAST APPEARANCES:
Saturday, July 12, 2008
5:00PM - Benson Hotel
Portland, OR
Friday, June 27, 2008
6:00PM - Stone Cliff Inn - solo flute/sax
Oregon City, OR
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
7:00PM - Clarion Hotel - Elderhostel concert
Portland, OR
Sunday, June 15, 2008
11:00AM - Montavilla Farmer's Market - SE 76 & Stark
Portland, OR
Thursday, May 29, 2008
7:00PM - Weiden & Kennedy - Great Friend to Kids - QB Quartet
Portland, OR
Sunday, May 11, 2008
12:00PM - Retirement Home - Mother's Day Tea
Portland, OR
Sunday, May 11, 2008
1:00PM - Courtyard Plaza - solo Celtic flute performance
Portland, OR
Sunday, May 04, 2008
3:00PM - Willamette Falls Symphony - American in Paris - Barbette
Oregon City, OR
Sunday, April 27, 2008
2:00PM - Old Church - NW Sax Alliance Concert
Portland, OR
Thursday, March 13, 2008
2:00PM - Rose City Cemetery - Solo Saxophone for Graveside Service
Portland, OR
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Please note, in addition to Portland, Barbette Falk also serves the surrounding towns of Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose and many other locations in and around the Portland area.
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