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Barbette Falk Saxophonist from Portland, OR

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 11 Reviews
  • 21 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2008
  • 1 Award or Badge
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $200 per event

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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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Review by Rachael K.

Christmas PartyReviewed on December 10, 2012From Portland, OR

Barbette played beautifully. Our residents and guests enjoyed the sax, especially the holiday songs. Absolutely wonderful!

Review by Jeffrey W.

Christmas PartyReviewed on December 9, 2011From Portland, OR

Barbette is a wonderful musician...and her music was the perfect backdrop for our Holiday Party. Thank you.

Review by Theresa P.

Wedding ReceptionReviewed on May 29, 2011From Salem, OR

She stepped up my event several notches with her beautiful music. I was impressed!

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  • 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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Past Events

December 31, 2015 • Club Event
Thu6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Portland, OR
December 19, 2015 • Christmas Party
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Beaverton, OR
August 22, 2015 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Portland, OR
December 31, 2014 • New Year's Eve Party
Wed6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Portland, OR
July 20, 2014 • Wedding Ceremony
Sun3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Wilsonville, OR
April 25, 2014 • Dinner Dance
Fri6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Wilsonville, OR
December 31, 2013 • Wedding
Tue3:30 PM - 6:00 PM West Linn, OR
August 24, 2013 • private home - 18th birthday party - solo sax
Sat5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Beaverton, OR
August 5, 2013 • Grant House - Quartette Barbette
Mon5:30 PM - 9:30 PM Vancouver, WA
July 28, 2013 • Leach Botanical Gardens - wedding
Sun4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Portland, OR
July 20, 2013 • Abernathy Center - - QB - Abigail's Garden
Sat11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Oregon City, OR
March 17, 2013 • Good Shepherd Community Church - Columbia Symphony
Sun3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Portland, OR

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