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Jim Coston - Multi-Instrumentalist | Bangkok, Thailand
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Country: Thailand
Based In: Bangkok, Thailand
Performs: Worldwide
From: Negotiable
Based In: Bangkok, Thailand
Performs: Worldwide
From: Negotiable
Tenor Banjo / Comedy Cabaret Act
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Show Description
I am a Banjo / Comedy Cabaret Act with over 30 years playing professionally.
My shows are a mix of hard driving Banjo solos and homespun humor. Musically, my shows are a mix of Trad Jazz, Broadway, Classical, Popular Music, Country, Bluesgrass, Irish, Spanish and Novelty Tunes (including George Formby!)
I can work as a solo artist, with a band (my show is charted for up to eight instruments) or with Backing Tracks.
I am a US Citizen on an American Passport (Valid until 2024) and have an Australian Maritime Visa (2016) and carry travel Insurance.
I am available for bookings Worldw
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Biography
I am a Headline Cabaret Entertainer featured on over 85 different Cruise Ships since 1982. Additionally, I have appeared at numerous Nightclubs, Theatres, Casinos, Fairs, Festivals and Touring Shows Worldwide.
From my Website:
Few sounds are as distinctively American as Dixieland Jazz. From the smoke filled clubs of New Orleans' French Quarter and up the Mississippi River on the great stern wheelers, banjo players have spread a style of toe tapping good time music recognized the world over.
Today, there are but a handful of musicians to carry on that legacy. One of them, Jim Coston h
... as been sharing his hard driving banjo solos and homespun sense of humor with audiences around the world for over thirty-five years.
More than just a musician - Jim Coston is an entertainer. By combining traditional Dixieland Jazz with a selection of Broadway Show tunes, popular standards, classical favorites, novelty songs and just a touch of bluegrass, Jim brings the banjo into the new millennium with an eclectic evening of music and comedy sure to please audiences everywhere.
Experience
Headline Guest Entetainer on over 85 different Cruise Ships 1982 to Present.
Performed at Two World's Fairs ('82 Knoxville, 84 New Orleans)
National Touring Show - Riverboat Ragtime Review 1982/83
Cruise Director on the "Queen of the West" Riverboat 1995.
Numerous Nightclubs, Theatres, Casinos, Fairs & Fests 1981 to Present
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Paramedic (Certified FL & SC) 1974 -1984
Previous Clients
Princess Cruises, Holland America Cruises, Royal Cruise Line, Sitmar Cruises, Cunard Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Ocean Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, MicroSoft, Prudential Real Estate, ADP Payroll, Verizon Wireless, Pan American Life Insurance, Boyle Engineering, Bowling Proprietor's Association (B.P.A.A.) and the National Association of Resale & Thrift Stores (N.A.R.T.S.), Krispy Kreme , Bill Fegan Attractions, Boomtown (Biloxi) Casino
Suitable for
Casinos Christmas Party Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Festival / Outdoor Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Nightclub Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Trade Show / Exhibitions
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