The Apollo Trio
- Los Angeles, CA
- Jazz Band
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Taylor M. said “This group was perfect for our corporate Gala event in Vegas! Great communicators, smooth booking process, and I couldn't recommend more!”
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The Americano Social Club is led by Michael Zisman on mandolin and plays music for "la dolce vita": a mix of fun, romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world.
We've played events both big and small including parties for President Clinton, Gen Colin Powell, and Anne Hathaway's wedding, and we love to and create a fun atmosphere for people to relax and celebrate in. Our sound will engage the crowd and yet still be transparent enough for guests to engage with each other with out having to strain, even in front of the bandstand.
We provide professional music service and guarantee you, your clients, and your guests will be delighted. Give us a call! :)
Michael Zisman's Americano Social Club was the perfect band for our wedding at Roaring Camp Railroads! Michael responded to emails timely, was friendly and very professional. They played a variety of music including covers and their own originals. They also learned to play a requested song for our first dance and nailed it! We received many compliments about the music that night. I would definitely recommend Americano Social Club for any event looking for some fun and easygoing music.
Response from Americano Social Club:
Thanks Stephanie and we wish you and Paul much happiness and Congratulations!
Best,
Michael Z
Americano Social Club
We are so glad we hired Americano Social Club for our wedding. They played our ceremony and cocktail hour at an outdoor wedding and sounded and looked great. We asked for two non-traditional songs for our ceremony about 2 weeks before the wedding with no complaint from them, and they sounded even better than we'd imagined. They set the perfect mood during cocktail hour based on our admittedly somewhat vague description of the style we were looking for, and they even let us pose with their upright base during some of our portraits. Michael was easy to work with in setting up the gig and getting info we needed to/from our venue and was courteous and professional throughout. Also, they are too humble and professional to ever tell you this, but we read online that they played Anne Hathaway's wedding, which was pretty fun to tell our guests when they told us how much they liked our band. But their rates are really reasonable, so don't let that scare you off. We really can't say enough good things about these guys!
Response from Americano Social Club:
Thanks Matt and wishing you and Esther all the best!
Michael Z
Price Range: $400 and up
We play music for "la dolce vita": a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world.
At our performances you might hear Pop, Jazz or Folk, Classical, Rock, or Opera, the music of Brazil or of Europe's cafs, (not to mention some of our own dramatic original pieces); and all of it re-imagined so you will hear the melodies you love (or didn’t know you loved) like new again.
We are experienced professionals and before the engagement you can expect prompt and friendly communication, clear service agreements based on agreed upon details, on time band arrival and departure and quick and non invasive set up and take down of equipment. As experienced professionals we are adaptable as situations change and will always do our best to accommodate you.
Whether as background music or featured performance your audience and/or guests should expect a unique and delightful musical experience always appropriate to the setting. Our music is both interesting enough to engage listeners and light enough to serve as a soundtrack for your guests interactions. Our group sound is always transparent so guests can have a normal conversation right in front of the band and hear each other clearly. Since our music is both "new" and "familiar" we will reach the audiences that have "heard it all before" and make sure they remember your special event.
The Americano Social Club is led by Michael Zisman on mandolin/vocals and features guitarist/vocalist Jason Vanderford and bassist Joe Kyle Jr. We play music for "la dolce vita": a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world.
At our performances you might hear Pop, Jazz or Folk, Classical, Rock, or Opera, the music of Brazil or of Europe's cafs, (not to mention some of our own dramatic original pieces); and all of it re-imagined so you will hear the melodies you love (or didn’t know you loved) like new again.
We've played events both big and small including parties for President Clinton, Gen Colin Powell, and Anne Hathaway's wedding, and we love to and create a fun atmosphere for people to relax and celebrate in. Our music is both interesting enough to engage listeners and light enough to serve as a soundtrack for your guests interactions. Our group sound is always transparent so guests can have a normal conversation right in front of the band and hear each other clearly. Since our music is both "new" and "familiar" we will reach the audiences that have "heard it all before" and make sure they remember your special event.
While we don't show a lot of "bookings" in our profile on this site we have booked many events here. This website is a great "first point of contact" for us, but it is often easier to proceed with email and phone contact.
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QUOTES:
From a Bride:
"Dear Americano Social Club, Thank you for the amazing job! You were all perfect perfect perfect! I loved every second of music I heard and it really made my wedding day super special. Keep making your beautiful music!"
From one of our agents after an event:
"You guys were SO GREAT! I was so glad to get to really HEAR you that night. We will be pitching you a lot more this year. I’ve told my staff that you’re the bomb, and to make sure all of our clients know why!"
"Yes, they were very nice, easy to work with, great music."
Jill – Event Planner, Juniper Networks
"The band was great. The folks really enjoyed them. They were very interactive with the group.
On time and just all around fun."
MP – Event Producer, Silicon Valley
"We were overwhelmed by the love and joy that was present that day and your band was such a special part of that. I'm so happy that you were there, your music could not have been a more perfect fit to creating the vibe that we were wanting. Everything far surpassed what we could have imagined. Thank you so much! Chris and I will be coming to one of your shows to pay our respects very soon."
Thank you!!!
Sierra
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The Americano Social Club reflects our city of San Francisco: Eclectic, Hip, Charming, Diverse, Entertaining and Different. Listed below are some sample set lists showing the wide range of music we play. We can play any one style of music for a few sets if desired as well.
Set 1
La Vie En Rose – French
I Will – The Beatles
Chiquitita – ABBA
Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt
Girl from Ipanema – Jobim
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Isn't She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Miserlou – Greek
Dream – Everly Brothers
O Sole Mio – Italian
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Fly me to the Moon – Sinatra
Don't Ask Me Why – Billy Joel
Runaway – Del Shannon
Can Take My Eyes Off Of You – Rudi Vale
Hotel California – Eagles/Gypsy Kings
Set 2
Moondance – Van Morrison
Godfather Theme – Italian
Heart of Gold – Neil Young
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack/Fugees
Walking After Midnight – Patsy Cline
Thank You- Led Zeppelin
Call Me – Blondie
That's Amore – Dean Martin
Besame Mucho- Spanish
Dancing Queen – ABBA
I'm No Good – Amy Winehouse
My Prayer – The Platters
Stayin' Alive – The Bee Gees
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
C'est Si Bon – French Swing
Save the Last Dance For Me – the Drifters/Gypsy Kings
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
We love to play events and create a fun atmosphere for people to relax and celebrate in so please let us know what we can do for you.
Best,
Michael Zisman
Americano Social Club
For general events we ask for the use of 2 armless chairs and access to 2 AC electrical outlet and we can provide the rest including sound system. For performances at bigger venues please contact us for information.
The Americano Social Club reflects our city of San Francisco: Eclectic, Hip, Charming, Diverse, Entertaining and Different. Listed below are some sample set lists showing the wide range of music we play. We can play any one style of music for a few sets if desired as well.
We have over 1000 songs in our bag. We can customize sets of music for many different types of events and audiences. We can easily transition from Puccini's"O Bambino", to "What A Wonderful World", to "Puttin on the Ritz", to "Dancing Queen", to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in one set!
Set 1
La Vie En Rose – French
I Will – The Beatles
Chiquitita – ABBA
Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt
Girl from Ipanema – Jobim
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Isn't She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Miserlou – Greek
Dream – Everly Brothers
O Sole Mio – Italian
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Fly me to the Moon – Sinatra
Don't Ask Me Why – Billy Joel
Runaway – Del Shannon
Can Take My Eyes Off Of You – Rudi Vale
Hotel California – Eagles/Gypsy Kings
Set 2
Moondance – Van Morrison
Godfather Theme – Italian
Heart of Gold – Neil Young
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack/Fugees
Walking After Midnight – Patsy Cline
Thank You- Led Zeppelin
Call Me – Blondie
That's Amore – Dean Martin
Besame Mucho- Spanish
Dancing Queen – ABBA
I'm No Good – Amy Winehouse
My Prayer – The Platters
Stayin' Alive – The Bee Gees
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
C'est Si Bon – French Swing
Save the Last Dance For Me – the Drifters/Gypsy Kings
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Michael Zisman | Mandolin and Bandleader |
Jason Vanderford | Guitar and Vocals |
Joe Kyle Jr. | Bass and Vocals |
We play a wide range of music from all over the world and American music from Louis Armstrong to Daft Punk and beyond.
use of 2 armless chairs
access to 2 AC electrical outlets near the bandstand
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