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Janet Hammer and the Sweethearts of Swing

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The Sweethearts of Swing are a fresh, exciting trio of singers who have captured the unique style and harmonies of the Andrew Sisters from the era of the thirties and forties and brought it to the 21st Century. The three ladies, Janet Hammer, Shelley Smith, and Kim Royster genuinely have a good time on stage and that transcends to their... read full bio

Abdullah Ibrahim

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Perhaps the most gifted African musician working within the fused ancestral streams of African+American music, Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a pianist, composer, arranger, band leader and teacher. His performing career has taken him to Africa, Japan, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, and India, where he has worked as soloist, and in duo, trio, ensemble and... read full bio

Omar Sosa

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Sosa has released 16 recordings on the Ot label since 1997, including 2002s GRAMMY-nominated Sentir, and 2004s GRAMMY-nominated Mulatos, featuring Paquito DRivera. Both CDs were also nominated for BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards. Sosa performed with his Octet at the opening of Carnegie Halls new Zankel Hall, about which Alex Ross of The New Yorker remarked that Sosa has... read full bio

Vernon Reid

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Vernon Reid is an English American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve Huey writes, [Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz,... read full bio

Vinicius Cantuaria

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Renowned in Brazil as a composer/ singer/ guitarist/ percussionist, Vinicius Canturia has garnered widespread acclaim in North America, Europe and Japan since moving to New York and re-launching his career as a US-based recording artist. Originally from the Amazonian city of Manaus, Canturia grew up in Rio and relocated to New York City in the mid-1990s. His career spans several... read full bio

Andy Narell

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Andy Narell - world's pre-eminent steel pan player. Along with Paquito d'Rivera and Dave Samuels, founded Caribbean Jazz Project. His upbeat, beautiful compositions explore the connection between jazz and Afro-Caribbean music. Andy has become a fixture on both the American jazz and world music scene as well as in Trinidad, birthplace of the steel band. With his green card band"... read full bio

Benny Green

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Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist, his attention soon turned into Jazz: I began trying to improvise on the piano, imitating the records I'd been hearing from my father's collection, which included a lot of Monk... read full bio

Denny Zeitlin

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Denny Zeitlin is an American jazz pianist and composer, and a clinical professor. He has recorded more than 30 albums, including more than 100 original compositions, and a first place winner of the Down Beat International Jazz Critics Poll. Denny Zeitlin has written original music for Sesame Street; and appeared on network TV, including repeats on the Tonight Show, and... read full bio

Bobby Hutcherson

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Throughout his prolific 35-year career, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson has proven to be one of the most innovative and endearing figures in contemporary jazz. His adventurous Blue Note recordings of the 1960s helped to expand the use of the vibes in jazz, by bringing together free-jazz melodic ideas with pure capacity for swinging. Today, Hutcherson's performance schedule keeps him globe-trotting most... read full bio

Charles McPherson

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Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri where the great swing bands originated... Bird, Buster Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie and others. He studied alto sax with renown pianist Barry Harris. At age 19 he started playing professionally. He went to New York and performed with Charles Mingus for twelve years. While performing for Mingus, McPherson frequently collaborated with Harris,... read full bio

The Black Lillies

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Born in the rumbling cab of a stone truck and aged in the oak of Tennessees smoky night haunts, The Black Lillies have quickly risen to the forefront of the Americana scene. Founded by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cruz Contreras (Robinella and the CCstringband), the group honors the traditions of their Appalachian heritage while blazing new trails in the roots rock... read full bio

Jeff Kashiwa

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Many smooth jazz fans were taken by surprise in early 1999, when Jeff Kashiwa left the Rippingtons after ten years to devote more time to develop his career as a solo artist, but in truth, the popular saxophonist has always had his eye on striking out on his own. Before joining the Ripps in 1989, he led various ensembles at... read full bio

Mirage Big Band Orchestra

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The Mirage Big Band Orchestra, is your complete corporate entertainment and dancing solution. Since 1993, The Mirage Big Band Orchestra has been thrilling meeting planners, destination management companies, conventions and all of their guests with big band swing, jazz, rock, blues, disco, salsa and variety dance music of all styles. Dinner dances, reception music and corporate musical entertainment has never... read full bio

Zero 7

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Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker are the talented duo behind the renowned British band, Zero 7. The two met during their studies in sound engineering, which laid the foundation for their successful musical career. They honed their skills while working at Mickie Most's RAK recording studio in London, producing music for acclaimed artists such as Young Disciples, Robert Plant, and... read full bio

Syd Arthur

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Syd Arthur, a quartet of Canterbury-based devotees of sound immersed in the simple pleasures of songwriting, performance and exploratory musical interplay. Greatly inspired by the sonic pioneers of the late 60s and early 70s, they have patiently learned how to engineer, produce and mix themselves, using an innovative hybrid of analogue and digital techniques. Syd Arthur may revel in the... read full bio

The Very Best

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Born out of the love of hip hops ethos to consistently push the boundaries forward by extrapolating what was unique about the past and what is radically refreshing about the future, Radioclits Etienne Tron and Johan Karlberg have teamed up with Malawian songsmith Esau Mwamwaya to form The Very Best, an epic global partnership with the sole aim to re... read full bio

Melissa Aldana

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Melissa Aldana is a Chilean jazz musician, who plays the tenor saxophone. Her father began teaching her to play the saxophone when she was six years old. By the time Aldana was sixteen, she was playing with her own bands at prominent jazz clubs within Chile’s capital. Since graduating from Berklee College of Music, Melissa has released four albums: Free... read full bio

Denver Jazz Quartet

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While working for years as side-men in various groups, these four Denver-area musicians decided to form a working quartet in the late 90's which has transformed into one of the most sought after jazz ensembles in the Denver Metro area. The Denver Jazz Quartet performs all the jazz standards including Latin jazz, mainstream, swing, ballads and blues. The Denver Jazz Quartet... read full bio

Randy Sabien

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Randy Sabien is an American jazz musician who plays the violin, mandolin, guitar, piano, composes music, and teaches music who is known for his many recordings and spectacular live performances. When he was 21 years old he created the Boston's Berklee College of Music. He is now the chair of the Strings department of McNally Smith College of Music. He... read full bio



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Celebrity Talent International is a booking agent to help you hire jazz performers for corporate functions, business or private parites, fairs or festivals, weddings, speaking engangments, print or online advertising campaigns, media events, endorsements, fundraisers, or appearances. Contact CTI by calling 725-228-5100 today or submitting a request in order to book talent like Janet Hammer and the Sweethearts of Swing , Abdullah Ibrahim, Omar Sosa, Vernon Reid, Vinicius Cantuaria, Andy Narell, Benny Green, Denny Zeitlin, Bobby Hutcherson, Charles McPherson, The Black Lillies, Jeff Kashiwa, Mirage Big Band Orchestra, Zero 7, Syd Arthur, The Very Best, Melissa Aldana, Denver Jazz Quartet, Randy Sabien and more!