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Steve Lyon Music
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Providence, Rhode Island
Based in: Providence, Rhode Island
(1 Review)
From: $200
From: $200
Specializing in popular cover songs that are sure to please any audience, Steve Lyon is a professional musician able to adapt his setlist to create the perfect atmosphere for your event.
Steve is a hit with guests of all ages. It’s entertaining while not taking the sp... (more)
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Bobby Smith
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Tampa, Florida
Based in: Tampa, Florida
(2 Reviews)
10 time 2016 Los Angeles Akademia Music Award Winner!!! One Man Band with Accoustic Guitar and Keyboards....1-6hours of music. Lighting system included. Lots of oldies, beachmusic, current, and more...see website for awards, reviews, schedule, video clips...DJ services... (more)
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pentley holmes
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Easton, Pennsylvania
Based in: Easton, Pennsylvania
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From: $500
From: $500
National Touring Singer/Songwriter from NJ Pentley Holmes is a crowd favorite performing stylish covers from the 80's- present!
Performing hundreds of shows a year in the US he will leave your guests in awe. experience his presence and passion in his voice!... (more)
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Mark Yang
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Concord, California
Based in: Concord, California
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From: $300
From: $300
My performances are characterized by a seamless blend of instrumental mastery and captivating vocals. From enchanting flute melodies during cocktail hours to electrifying guitar-driven renditions of 70s classic Rock is my musical assets. ... (more)
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Rod DeGeorge
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Bend, Oregon
Based in: Bend, Oregon
(1 Review)
From: $700
From: $700
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My Live Show is a high-octane, virtuosic celebration of the music of legendary guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, and more. With 200k YouTube Subscribers we have a rapidly growing fan base.
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Michael Hewett
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Bronxville, New York
Based in: Bronxville, New York
(3 Reviews)
From: $500
From: $500
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A consummate guitarist of 40 years, graduate Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA ‘95), My original catalog spans acoustic instrumental, Spanish classical, post-rock.... (more)
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John Friday
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Asheville, North Carolina
Based in: Asheville, North Carolina
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From: $300
From: $300
Singer/songwriter and solo cover artist. Primarily guitar, harmonicas and vocals. ... (more)
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Classical guitarist Robert Bekkers
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Boston, Massachusetts
Based in: Boston, Massachusetts
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From: $275
From: $275
Robert Bekkers is presenting appealing arrangements of pop songs, as well as Spanish and South-American music along with traditional classical guitar works.
He also has several years of experience in musical theatre as a pit musician, regularly performing in musicals.
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Ben Mauro Entertainment
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Las Vegas, Nevada
Based in: Las Vegas, Nevada
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From: $500
From: $500
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Ben Mauro is an international guitarist/singer, who has performed with icons, such as Cher, Lionel Richie, Don Felder from the Eagles. He is now available for acoustic and vocal performances.... (more)
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Steve Adams
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Portland, Oregon
Based in: Portland, Oregon
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From: $400
From: $400
Steve performs solo guitar ranging from Pop (Beatles, Billy Joel) to Standards (Jobim, Ellington), to the hottest Nuevo Flamenco. Formal concerts, corporate events, wine bars, Steve has entertained audiences for decades with both electric and acoustic styles.
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Jeff Cerzosie
Available in St. Louis
Based in: South River, New Jersey
Based in: South River, New Jersey
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From: $200
From: $200
I have shared the stage through one offs, tours, etc... with:
Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society, Candlebox, Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Jonathan Davis of Korn, HELLYEAH, + DOPE +, The Winery Dogs, L.A. Guns, W.A.S.P, White Lion, Members of Type O Negative, Members of Twist... (more)
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Liankel
Available in St. Louis
Based in: North Miami, Florida
Based in: North Miami, Florida
(no reviews)
From: $50
From: $50
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I’ve been playing guitar since I was a kid. I play for church and also give guitar lessons to kids. I’m still independent musician waiting for the right time and place to make music for people and the world.... (more)
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Jordan Bell
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Pascagoula, Mississippi
Based in: Pascagoula, Mississippi
(11 Reviews)
From: $200
From: $200
Jordan Bell (she/her) is an actor, musician, and improviser from the coastal town of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. With a BFA in Musical Theatre, she embraces a portfolio career in live music, improv & interactive theatre, hospitality, and clerical work.... (more)
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Jordan Carroll
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Phoenix, Arizona
Based in: Phoenix, Arizona
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From: $500
From: $500
Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica solo performance.
200+ song repertoire of 1950 - 2024 music.
Crowd interaction.
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Bob Ma - Solo Acoustic Guitar
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Beaverton, Oregon
Based in: Beaverton, Oregon
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From: $150
From: $150
Bob is an acoustic guitarist who plays many different styles on one single guitar.... (more)
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Grady DiPietro
Available in St. Louis
Based in: Santa Barbara, California
Based in: Santa Barbara, California
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From: $500
From: $500
I am a very versatile and classically trained guitarist. Strong sight reader, and fluid in a wide range of acoustic and electric guitar styles. From Spanish guitar - rock and everything in between. I also play a mean electric bass guitar. ... (more)
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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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