Bandjango Collectif
The Bandjango Collectif (Formerly known as French Oak) is a wild-around-the-edges experience, melding French Gypsy Jazz & Chanson, New Orleans Jazz, Global Traditionals & Folk. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, North Bay Native and vocalist, Stella Heath, leads this band of gypsies in their undeniably fun performances! Featuring French/American guitar player, Gabriel Pirard; Reed player, James Inciardi, on Tenor, Baritone and Soprano Sax; Skyler Stover on Standup Bass; and Jamie Foster on Drums and Percussion. With their French-inspired global panoply of sounds spotlighting Heath’s magnetic vocals and the band’s tight rhythms they will transport you to lands unknown!
Genre: French Jazz Manouche meets New Orleans Swing with Traditional Roma Flair!
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Can be Booked as:
Quartet
Full Band
"If you haven't seen this band, you should do it before they go big time with a world wide audience...this is a very special band with a very special singer, I say it's "world class music"! And I've seen a lot of bands...."
R.R., FB
Excellent music for:
- Festivals
- Concerts (support or headline)
- Weddings
- Private Events
Can be Booked as:
Quartet
Full Band
"If you haven't seen this band, you should do it before they go big time with a world wide audience...this is a very special band with a very special singer, I say it's "world class music"! And I've seen a lot of bands...."
R.R., FB
The Billie Holiday Project
Stella and her quintet present the music of Billie Holiday. Shrouded in mystery as she was draped in fur, Billie was multi-faceted; she possessed a sensitivity and ability to make the songs she sang as personal as if she was singing them softly in your very own ear. Featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest Jazz musicians, Stella’s quintet brings back the electric and intimate feeling of seeing Lady Day live in a 1930’s Jazz Club. Drawing from some of Billie’s most recorded tunes such as, Blue Moon, Billie’s Blues, and Strange Fruit, to name a few, the band also revives some of the earlier and lesser known tunes she interpreted. Stories of Billie’s life and music are interspersed with the music. The Band features, Stella Heath highlighting the vocal style of Billie Holiday; Neil Fontano classic style piano virtuoso from Sonoma County; Michael Fortunato rich and inventive on tenor saxophone and clarinet harkening back to Lester Young's soulful sound; Trevor Kinsel interchanging between upright bass and cornet; and Spike Klein on the drum kit.
Genre: The Music of Billie Holiday: vintage Jazz from the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s
Excellent Concert Show for listening spaces:
Can be booked as:
Quartet
Full band
Excellent Concert Show for listening spaces:
- Concert venues
- Cabaret Theatres
- Performing Arts Centers
- Jazz clubs
- Private Events
- Weddings
Can be booked as:
Quartet
Full band
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Stella Heath & Ian Scherer DuoHarkening to the great Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass albums, The Stella Heath and Ian Scherer Duo artfully interweaves melody and improvisation. Drawing repertoire from the great Jazz standards as well as playing with modern pop tunes in their own unique style!
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French OakClassic French Chanson, Gypsy Jazz, & Classic American Jazz
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"Great band and singer! One of the best in NorCal" M.P. Fb |