- Location:
- Glendale, California
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 3000 miles from Glendale.
- Pay Range:
-
$3000-$30000 per event
- Member Since:
- 2009
- Primary Category:
- Smooth Jazz Band
- Additional Categories:
- Ambient Band, Funk Band, Fusion Band, Jazz Band, New Age Band, Pop Band, Wedding Band
- Influences:
- Spyro Gyra, The Rippingtons, Greg Adams, Chris Botti, Rick Braun
Group Members
- Paul Thomas Yoder - Trumpet/Flugel/Vocals
- John Wells - Keys/Vocals
- James Lum - Lead/Rhythm Guitar
- Rastine Calhoun III - Sax/Flute/EWI
- Craig Bunch - Drums/Percussion
- Steve Wilkinson - Bass
Description
Paul Thomas Yoder brings a fresh new face to the world of Contemporary Jazz. Although his work has been called the "essence of smooth jazz", his individualistic musical style and interpretation contains elements of pop, rock, hip-hop and fusion. His first release "Dreamin" scored rave reviews from ABC Radio International, Cafe Jazz Radio, Radio, Opus Broadcasting, Jazz Improv Magazine and Smooth Jazz News. International radio airplay was achieved as well. His second release "Catalina Cool", features some of the biggest artists in the smooth jazz world including: Michael Lington, Mindi Abair, Paul Jackson Jr., Chris Standring, Jay Soto, Freddie Fox, and Dan Kuramoto of Hiroshima. This release will have national distribution and even a PBS special is in the works.
Paul's band is comprised of some of the most gifted musicians in the world, hailing from such acts as James Ingram, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Vanessa Williams, Andrea Bocelli and Gloria Trevi. Together, they perform an eclectic set of jazz originals & covers, new-age compositions and some soft-rock vocals that are sure to be the hit of any gathering.
Available For:
Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, 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
Feedback
- All we can say is, DO NOT HIRE ANYONE ELSE, if Paul Thomas Yoder & band are within your budget, HIRE THEM!!! This guy and his musicians will make you look soooooo good, our friends could not get enough of them, we convinced them to play an extra 1.5 hours and when they were through, there was a noticeable sigh of sadness from our guests, AWESOME does not do them justice FANTASTIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND HUGE TALENT from these guys, whew . . . they really made the party a party. -- Gary J, Rolling Hills, CA, 9/5/2009