- Los Angeles, CA
- Jazz Band
- Starts at $2,000
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Alec Villars Huntley - Jazz Piano
Overview
Accessible, fun, enjoyable jazz music for any occasion. Weddings, parties, restaurants, and music venues. Bands of any size - solo piano, trios, quartets, or anything else, custom to your needs. We can take requests or prepare music you want to hear in advance.
Reviews
1 review
Brandi F.
April 19, 2024Highly Recommend
Alec assembled the perfect jazz quartet to play our corporate event. He was communicative throughout the process, and all musicians were professional, skilled, and very pleasant. I would hire them again in a heartbeat.
Hired as: Jazz Band
Booking information
Price range: Starts at $200
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes
What to expect
I put together bands to meet the needs of the event. As such, I can meet many different needs.
Need soft background music for an upscale event? I can provide solo piano music to create just the right atmosphere.
Need something with a little more energy? How about a jazz piano trio with drum and bass accompaniment to liven up the mood.
Want to put on a show and get people dancing? How about a 6 piece funk band playing modern hits from Michael Jackson and D'Angelo?
That's the great thing about jazz musicians - we are so flexible!
About
I’m a jazz pianist based in Los Angeles. I perform throughout the city every week — hotel lounges, restaurants, private events, and jazz rooms — and I’m currently building a trio to play my own arrangements.
I hold a DMA in jazz piano performance from the University of North Texas. My dissertation, The Guaraldi Sound, documents the musical devices that define pianist Vince Guaraldi’s idiom, and my listening-based history of jazz, Survey of Jazz Recordings, is available on this site. I can also be heard on recordings with San Jose soul group The Anachronistics.
Additional booking notes
Unless you happen to have an acoustic piano on site already, the only thing I need is electricity to power my keyboard and amp(s).
Services offered
Past booked events
April 2024
18
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 8:00pm
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Los Angeles, CA
Set list
The truth is, we can play too many tunes to list here. That's the thing about jazz musicians: we can play ~aaaanything~ (almost). If it's a jazz song, we probably know it. Other material we can learn quickly.
Influences and inspiration
Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Sullivan Fortner
Greyboy Allstars, Stevie Wonder, The Meters, Jamiroquai
Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader, Etta James, Marvin Gaye
Setup requirements
Depends on the instrumentation, but usually we just need one power outlet. We can schlep and set up all our own gear.
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