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Bri Blvck
Electric Violinist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: East Orange, New Jersey
Based in: East Orange, New Jersey
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From: $1500
From: $1500
-18 years playing violin -classically trained -performs jazz, pop, top 40, hip hop and r&b -appeared in the movie "Bruised" starring Halle Berry -appearances at Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, Rashad Newsomes exhibition "Assembly", the Kitchen and many corporate events... (more)
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Elliott Graber
Pianist / Keyboardist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Based in: Minneapolis, Minnesota
(2 Reviews)
From: $500
From: $500
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Elliott is a stage and film actor, musician, and social host. His credits include performing with Norwegian Cruise Lines (Seven Seas Voyager), RWS & Associates Ent. (Theme Parks), and is known for appearances on TV's "Modern Family" and the film "Iron Man 3". ... (more)
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Dean Gray
Saxophonist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Denver, Colorado
Based in: Denver, Colorado
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I am a Saxophone/Woodwind player. I have experience performing on cruise ships, playing in regional theatres, and touring with different rock bands. I have excellent sight reading, can improvise, play by ear, memorize music, do backing vocals and learn choreography... (more)
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DeJay Sax
Saxophonist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Virginia
Based in: Virginia
(4 Reviews)
From: $500
From: $500
A Solo Saxophonist for any occasion! From a calm, intimate evening to a high energy party, D. J Smith Sax will bring the right energy to any affair. Playing styles range from Classical to Popular with the ability to adapt to any mood. Pro-Audio set-up/Acoustic/Band ... (more)
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Zay Di
Wedding Musician
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Boca Raton, Florida
Based in: Boca Raton, Florida
(1 Review)
From: $250
From: $250
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I'm a Singer-songwriter & a music producer, I can play guitar and piano. I can also act and dance (hip-hop freestyle) aswell.
My dream is to go around the world doing live performances.
I'm currently working on 2 Albums with full music production.... (more)
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Nathan Mann
Bagpiper
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Atlanta, Georgia
Based in: Atlanta, Georgia
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Nathan Mann is a highly experienced Bagpiper who has played hundreds of gigs all around the United States. Based in Atlanta, he is available to perform at Weddings, Parties, Corporate events & more.... (more)
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Riley Scheer
Drummer
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Based in: Grand Forks, North Dakota
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I've been drumming for about 10 years and have played a wide variety of gigs including concerts, churches, musicals etc.... (more)
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Cat Doersch
Drummer
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Waynesville, North Carolina
Based in: Waynesville, North Carolina
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As a professional drummer and percussionist - there is nothing I love more than performing! I have performed in everything from rock bands to musicals, from symphony orchestras to Busch Gardens theme park, and finally to world tours in the Celtic music scene.... (more)
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Joe Watts
Pianist / Keyboardist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Jacksonville, Florida
Based in: Jacksonville, Florida
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Pianist / Keyboardist
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Based in: Tempe, Arizona
Based in: Tempe, Arizona
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An accomplished Internationally acclaimed Piano & Vocal Entertainer & Concert Pianist IN ONE! From Classical Piano Masterpieces, to Pop, Jazz, Broadway, Ragtime, and more. 25 years of excellence in Lounge Piano & Vocal Entertainment.... (more)
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Kevin Sean Warnecke
Pianist / Keyboardist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: La Puente, California
Based in: La Puente, California
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I am a pianist/vocalist who has eclectic tastes. I play a variety of musical genres and can always learn more. Yes, I've done a lot of gospel, but I also know many jazz standards, some ragtime, rock, country, and even classical. I read music, charts, and play by ear.... (more)
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Sam Westover Pianist
Pianist / Keyboardist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Jackson, Mississippi
Based in: Jackson, Mississippi
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Professional cocktail piano player with a broad repertoire ranging from classical, jazz, and gospel to pop, R&B and rock.... (more)
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Lori Jo Svrcek
Pianist / Keyboardist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Houston, Texas
Based in: Houston, Texas
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Multi style Female singer
Also play Bass guitar, Piano and Fiddle ... (more)
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MIKE SCAGLIONE
Saxophonist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Tampa, Florida
Based in: Tampa, Florida
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Mike has been touring as a featured soloist in over 95 countries, performing with Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Jon Secada, Eros Ramazzotti, and many others, including recordings, movie sound tracks, television appearances and world tours... (more)
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Michael Jazz McDaniel
Saxophonist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Tennessee
Based in: Tennessee
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Raised in The Pacific Northwest Michael has become an artist of numerous musical interest who continues to develop his talents as an much respected instrumentalist, vocalist, and award winning entertainer.
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Abraham on sax
Saxophonist
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Marietta, Georgia
Based in: Marietta, Georgia
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From: $ 600
From: $ 600
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Beau’s guitar says, expresses, and defines things that no lyrics could ever come close to defining. And that’s one of the greatest things about Blues and Jazz. You could take two different Jazz guitarists and have them play the same song, but they will both end up completely different sounding. That’s what happens when you impart all your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and dreams into your guitar.
Beau Shelby doesn’t use his guitar to just make melodies or music. His guitar has a voice – a beautiful voice – that only Beau can coax out of it. Beau Shelby is a master of his instrument. And when I say master, I don’t just mean he’s really good. I mean he is the master.
Or perhaps prodigy is a better description? It’s not often you find a guy who’s had but one (1) teacher/instructor in his entire lifetime and ends up even half as good as Beau Shelby. That’s just simply not natural. I don’t know whether he found music or music found him, ...but it’s obvious that the two were bound to meet eventually.
There is a massive difference between most of today’s music and Jazz/Blues. Personally, I love me some Rock music, but those musicians aren’t masters of their instruments like Beau Shelby is (there are a few, rare exceptions). Most Rock musicians play power cords. They play loud and distorted, so precision isn’t nearly as important. Beau Shelby’s music is precise. It is calculated. It is fundamentally and structurally brilliant.
But even in all that structure and discipline, he finds a way to let creativity and beauty shine in his music. He creates and plays, with seemingly so little effort, insanely intricate riffs that I can only pull off on my very best days with my air-guitar. As if the Jazz gods speak through his guitar to anyone willing to listen. You should be listening.
And while his guitar playing is certainly the show-stopper for me, it would be criminal not to mention his silky-smooth vocals. He just has the voice – as if by destiny. Beau is the total package.
A lot is made about the history of St. Louis and their Blues. And who can blame them? St. Louis IS Blues. Why else do you think we’d name our hockey team after it (even if the players and owners are a bunch of greedy d-bags… I digress. Not the time or place.)? What’s a shame is that people tend to forget the Blues and Jazz hasn’t disappeared from St. Louis.
While the city has a rich history that certainly is deserving of being recognized, we mustn’t overlook the fact that new Blues and Jazz is constantly springing up in this great city. Of course it doesn’t help that Blues is also being mixed with other genres (i.e. Hip Hop, Punk, some kind of crazy Electro stuff and, *gulp* yes, even Rock to a certain extent) which is distorting, diluting, and frankly, destroying what is quite possibly one of the more expressive forms of music out there.
And unfortunately, MarsBands isn’t doing the scene any favors. Admittedly, our area of expertise isn’t in the Blues or Jazz genres, but we should still be doing more to promote our hometown. And we will. In fact, there’s a good chance that to kick things off we will dedicate an entire week to St. Louis Blues and Jazz greats in the not too distant future.
Beau Shelby is a brilliant musician as well as a brilliant author with quite a lot of great and insightful things to say. MarsBands recommends you check out Beau Shelby’s blog. Oh ya, he also owns and operates his own label as well, TriportMedia, which is another reason we like him so much.
My favorite songs from Mr. Shelby, which you are free to listen to and enjoy below, were Tore Up, Mama’s World, and Ready? …Confetti!!! I strongly encourage, nay, implore, that you check out some of the silkiest smooth Jazz and Blues you’ll hear this side of the Mississippi.
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