Cafe Jazz Jazz Band from Portland, OR

CAFÉ JAZZ WELCOME TO CAFÉ JAZZ. We are an eclectic jazz trio, which can be reduced to a duo or add a rhythm guitar for gypsy jazz. We can also add vocal and or other instruments for swing dance music. We use an eclectic menu of international jazz styles The acoustic properties of our instruments can create a melodic, exotic, rhythmic, and international blend of various jazz styles. Larry Nobori (saxophone/clarinet), leads the group of professional musicians, whose backgrounds range from classical music to various jazz venues, and includes gypsy jazz and swing. Guitarist Larry Munson, who spent many years in Los Angles studios and taught at USC and other universities, plays acoustic and 7 string electric guitar. CAFÉ JAZZ began as a group over 5 years ago. We have performed in several local Portland jazz venues, mainly at the Living Room Theater in downtown Portland. We continue to play there on a regular basis. Café Jazz is designed by a menu of different American, French, and Brazilian styles. Here are the styles of jazz we use, which we can blend together, or play separately. FRENCH: Gypsy Jazz, as designed by Django Reinhardt, and French chansons and swing of the 30's-40's in Paris. Recorded examples: 1) Nuages 2) Madrid 3) Swing 42 4) Swing For Jinny 5) Bossa Dorado 6) Wolf Tracks 7) Hungaria BRAZILIAN: Three types of Brazilian jazz: Recorded examples: Bossa Nova: 8) Desafinada Samba: 9) If I Only Had A Brain Choro: 10) Tico Tico AMERICAN: Four types of American jazz: Recorded examples: Broadway Standards: 11) Fly Me To The Moon 12) Get Me To The Church On Time 13) Who Can I Turn To Jazz/Blues Standards: 14) In Your Own Sweet Way 15) Whisper Not 16) Joy Spring 17) Tempus Fugit 18) Dat Dere Swing: No recorded examples: Don't Be That Way Wholly Cats Why Don't You Do Right I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Shiny Stockings CLASSICAL DUO: Acoustic guitar and clarinet. A wide range of classical and baroque to jazz duos, for weddings and private parties. ORDER OF TUNES: 1) Nuages gypsy jazz 2) In Your Own Sweet Way jazz 3) Whisper Not jazz 4) Madrid gypsy jazz 5) Joy Spring jazz 6) Swing 42 gypsy jazz 7) If I Only Had A Brain samba 8) Desafinada bossa nova 9) Swing For Jinny gypsy jazz 10 )Fly Me To The Moon Broadway 11) Tempus Fugit jazz 12) Dat Dere bluesy 13) Tico Tico choro 14) Get Me To The Church On Time Broadway 15) Bossa Dorado gypsy jazz 16) Who Can I Turn To Broadway 17) Wolf Tracks gypsy jazz 18) Hungaria gypsy jazz GROUPS: Café Jazz can be broken onto the following groups. Keep in mind that the size of the group may affect the cost. Duo: clarinet/alto sax and acoustic/electric guitar Trio: Add bass Quartet: 1) Add rhythm guitar for gypsy jazz. 2) Add trumpet for jazz ensemble Quintet: Add drums for swing dancing and more rhythm. MEMBERS: (musicians who performed on recorded music examples) Larry Nobori, leader, alto sax/clarinet Larry Munson, acoustic and 7 string electric guitar Mark Alexander, acoustic bass Rick Homer, trumpet/mellophone Alan Tarpinian, drums Phil Lavine, rhythm guitar for gypsy jazz INFLUENCES: GYPSY JAZZ: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, Dorado Schmitt, Sidney Bechet, Babik Reinhardt. AMERICAN SWING: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Duke Ellington. BRAZILIAN: Carlos Jobim, Luis Bunfa, Laurindo Almieda, Bola Sete BROADWAY: Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Leonard Bernstein. JAZZ/BLUES: Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Les Paul, Paquito D'Revira, Ken Peplowski, Anat Cohen, Benny Golson.