Chicago's Best Kept Secret/Boise Queen

About

Jazz piano audio and video performances available on Boise's "official website".
All of Boise's music e.g jazz,neo-classical, themed ballads etc. available on: http://sites.google.com/site/pnoqworks/
DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE..EXPERIENCE THE PASSION: by a gifted neo-classical composer pianist that can perform jazz & pop standards of the 40's thru 80's; as well as semi-classical works for clientele who expect to see and hear a performance that sounds like a ticket attraction to New York's Carnegie Hall and not like a bargain priced student level piano lesson recital. Heavily influenced by such legends at the piano as McCoy Tyner,regarding contemporary jazz and Sergei Rachmaninoff of the late romantic/classical music period; Boise Queen has managed to incorporate the techniques of these two piano giants into his own self-styled rhythm and phrasing that leaves most audiences in awe when applied to works by Duke Ellington, Sammy Kahn or to songs often sung by Frank Sinatra, Nat (King) Cole or Debbie Reynolds.
Boise’s piano performances have been said to inspire audiences as well as entertain.
His improvisational playing style and arrangement of both contemporary and classical genre
have been known to exhibit a kind of “therapeutic” effect upon the listening audience.
However, Boise is able to masterfully apply what is obviously a “gift” to actually augment the central focus of an event rather than the audience becoming overwhelmed by his performance abilities.

Boise is one of a few pianists that can perform both classical and jazz interchangeably on a virtuoso quality scale. Boise's solo piano performance style is clean,polished and most of all "natural".Stated in a recent press release interview of the Wednesday Journal:"I'm confident about what my music has to offer. I feel that people should want to hire you for the way you sound and what is music without it? They can't hear a degree or an award but they can hear the music and what it does for the soul of an individual. Music is an artform meant to be heard to be believed,appreciated and supported." Boise's performance does what its supposed to do for the listener,free of any gimmicks or props. His performance sells itself!

Boise Queen is available to perform piano entertainment for all of your event requirements. A well maintained freshly tuned acoustic grand piano is required for all solo piano performances. Because of his performance style and format, a standalone portable keyboard is never used except to accompany an acoustic grand piano with pre-programmable rhythm tracks if dancing is required or to accompany members of a duo featuring a singer/vocalist or members of a live trio.

Personnel

Ms. Maja Rios: Jazz & pop ballad vocalist

Influences

In the jazz genre Boise Queen has always been highly influenced by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner,Ahmad Jamal,Oscar Peterson and Yanni . In the classical genre he has been strongly motivated by such composer pianists as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ferrante and Teicher out of the 1960's and 70's era; as well as pianists such as Leonard Pennario,Andre Watts as well as the late great Vladimir Horowitz. and of course, Leonard Bernstein. Much of this influence is due primarily to early exposure to classical music since the age of 10. Boise has been playing the piano since the age of six and is 100% plus ear trained in music. With only minimal formal training Boise is entirely self-taught at the piano.

What to Expect

Typical Gig Duration: 60 - 240 minutes

All performance's are always tailored to the ambiance of the event social environment. Boise's piano playing is high level class entertainment suited to the perfection's of both the listening and conversation audience. ( Please note that although the performance style and quality of the solo piano audio samples presented on this page by Boise Queen are representative of his best skill at the piano the playing temperament in an event setting may change in order to accomodate the listening preference of his audience) Its for this reason why Boise prefers to perform on an acoustic piano; preferably a grand piano in order to better achieve controlling the right balance between tone and acoustic response, without sacrifice to his particular style of playing.

Boise is a master at improvisation.
His innovative approach to his improvisation ability becomes especially apparent regarding many of his classical adaptations to broadway and pop hits of the 50’s and 60’s. Particularly applicable in this regard is what he has accomplished pertaining to his own classical formatted original works. A fitting example is his “Rhapsody for Classic Film”
A typical audience can expect to see and hear Boise aptly apply
improvised lyrical phrasing to many of the jazz standard works that he performs.
Using syncopated rhythm patterns along with specialized tonal voicing; Boise presents
a very classy and interesting dramatic appeal to the listener.
Song requests are taken on a frequent basis.

Stage/Setup Requirements:
Regular acoustic grand or console piano in good condition

Additional Notes:
Its extremely important for clientele that have an interest in hiring Boise's performance to make sure that an acoustic grand or console piano freshly tuned is available at the event site. Boise does not present solo piano performances of the type and quality presented in his audio samples using a standalone portable keyboard.
Boise Queen is primarily interested in receiving bookings from
clientele that would think well enough of his performance, enough
to want to secure booking him at upcoming venues that assures that
a first rate quality piano would be available; so their guests would not
be deprived of an enjoyable opportunity to experience the difference;
between pianists just playing a song and one that performs one.

Set/Song/Sequence List:
This is a partial set list of songs performed

Laura
Embraceable You
Our Love is Here to Stay
Blue Moon
Misty

As Time Goes By
Send in the Clowns
Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)
Stormy Weather
Summertime
My Favorite Things
The Girl From Ipanema
Willow Weep for Me
The Way You Look Tonight
I'll Be Seeing You
Memory
Night and Day
My Funny Valentine
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Unforgettable

Send in the Clowns
Stormy Weather
Summertime
My Favorite Things
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Smile

Performance Schedule

Past Booked Dates:

11-03-2012 — Old Town "Bed & Breakfast Guest House: 1442 N North Park Ave.Chicago,IL 5pm to 9pm "Dinner Party"
10-24-2012 — Kankakee First Church of the Nazarene,1000 N Entrance Ave. Kankakee,IL. 11:30am-12:30pm "Tribute to Seniors"
09-10-2012 — Recording session 9/10/12 thru 9/17/12 Chicago,IL.
08-17-2012 — Barrington,IL. Pvt. Home Dinner/reception wine tasting 5:30 pm til 10:30 pm
06-17-2012 — Chicago,IL. Pvt residence (Fathers Day Party)
06-02-2012 — Brooklyn Center Mn. Properties Open House Dinner reception celebrations 6/2 thru 6/4/12
03-10-2012 — Chicago,IL.
03-08-2012 — Alumni Dinner /Reception: Univ.of Wisconsin,Madison,WI
03-07-2012 — Private Dinner/wedding reception,Milwaukee,WI
12-17-2011 — Bloomington,IL. X-MAS Party Pvt. Residence 5:30pm-until
12-11-2011 — Evanston IL. X-mas Party Pvt Residence, Sheridan Road 5pm-11pm
11-19-2011 — Dandelion Art Galleries, Waukegan,IL Piano performance reception area
10-15-2011 — Reception sponsored by "Family Piano" at the Dandelion Art Galleries in Waukegan,IL.

Experience

2006: 90 gigs
2007: 120 gigs
2008: 110 gigs
2009: 69 gigs
2010: 50 gigs

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Available for Your

Anniversary Party, Awards Night, Casino, Christmas Party, Concert Venue, Convention, Corporate Event, Dinner Dance, Fundraiser, Grand Opening, Holiday Party, Hotel, Luncheon/Tea, Private Party, Restaurant, Reunion, Trade Show, Wedding Reception