- Anaheim, CA
- Jazz Band
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Drumming with the Classics
Overview
I play big band, swing, instrumental pop and contemporary jazz from the past 70 years on my drums by removing the original drum tracks and adding my live drums to the original classics!. In other words, karaoke, drum style!
Artists I play include Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Henry Mancini, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Wes Montgomery, Dave Brubeck, Erroll Garner, Spyro Gyra, Peter White and more. I can also play Hawaiian music and classic TV themes for more fun! Ideal for parties or events for seniors, quiet celebrations, birthdays, or as simple background music.
Check out my videos to see examples of what I do!
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Price range: $75 per hour
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 120 minutes
What to expect
Up to two hours of anything from Glenn Miller to Dave Brubeck to Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass to Spyro Gyra! Be sure to see my set list for a complete catalog of songs I play.
About
Thank you for visiting my GigSalad page. My name is Jeff and I've been drumming for nearly 25 years. I've played in several classic rock bands, but my real love is Jazz and Swing. In 2024, I decided to focus strictly on these genre's, and the people who particularly enjoy them: the 70+ crowd.
So I put together a music library of 60+ songs, ranging from Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman to Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass to Dave Brubeck and Spyro Gyra, and developed, what you might call, a "karaoke with drums" act. I've removed all drums tracks from each song that had them, and I add my drums live to the original music. I also know a few Hawaiian tunes and over 20 classic TV theme songs for additional fun! I currently play regularly at local senior independent living, assisted living, and memory care facilities.
My act is also ideal for senior birthday parties and anniversaries, or just as background music for casual get togethers. And everything in between! Contact me if this is something you're looking for!
Services offered
Set list
The following is a sample of the songs I play:
Big Band:
- Take the A Train (Duke Ellington)
- C Jam Blues (Duke Ellington)
- One O'clock Jump (Count Basie)
- Night & Day (Tommy Dorsey)
- Caledonia (Woody Herman)
- Begin the Beguine (Artie Shaw)
- Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
- The American Patrol (Glenn Miller)
- In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
- Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller)
- A String of Pearls (Glenn Miller)
- Stompin' at the Savoy (Benny Goodman)
- Goodnight My Love (Benny Goodman)
- Begin the Beguine (Benny Goodman)
- Chicago (Benny Goodman)
- Blue Skies (Benny Goodman)
- Jersey Bounce (Benny Goodman)
1960's Pop Instrumentals:
- Linus & Lucy (Vince Guaraldi)
- A Swingin' Safari (Bert Kaempfert)
- Wonderland by Night (Bert Kaempfert)
- Alley Cat (Bent Fabric)
- Baby Elephant Walk (Henry Mancini)
- Pink Panther Theme (Henry Mancini)
- Last Date (Floyd Kramer)
- Theme from a Summer's Place (Percy Faith)
- Stranger on the Shore (Acker Bilk)
1960's Jazz:
- The Joker (Wes Montgomery)
- Soulful Strut (Grover Washington Jr.)
- Somebody Loves Me (Erroll Garner)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (Dave Brubeck)
- Fairy Tales (The Crusaders)
- Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing)
- Peri's Scope (Bill Evans)
Modern Jazz:
- Morning Dance (Spyro Gyra)
- Harlem Nocturne (Kopi)
- Watermelon Man (David Benoit)
- Grazing in the Grass (Rick Braun/Boney James)
- Heard it Through the Grapevine (Peter White)
- Boss City (Lee Ritenour)
- Juicy (Brian Simpson)
- We All Remember Wes (George Benson)
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass:
- Our Day Will Come
- So What's New?
- South of the Border
- Green Peppers
- Lollipops & Roses
- Bo Bo
- Bittersweet Samba
- Slick
- Town Without Pity
- Flamingo
- Freckles
- If I Were a Rich Man
- Gotta Lotta Livin' to Do
- Butterball
- The Happening
- Cowboys and Indians
Vocals
- Frank Sinatra:
* You Make Me Feel So Young
* Where or When (Frank Sinatra
- Mills Brothers
* Paper Doll
* The Glow Worm
* You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You
* Be My Life's Companion
* Long, Long Ago
- Louie Prima
* Just a Gigolo
* The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round
* Banana Split for My Baby
- Two of a Kind (Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer)
Setup requirements
Just provide power outlets! I have my own 100 watt amp, which is all I need, but can use your sound equipment, if preferred.
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