Emily Day

San Francisco, CA

$300 - $4000

Travels up to 200 miles

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If I Had You

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Just You, Just Me

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Sermonette

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In A Dream

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Love Keeps Passing You By

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Emily Day and Trio at Private Wedding in St. Helena

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Emily Day at Art Gallery Open House

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Emily Day at SF Jazz Center

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Overview

“Ella reincarnated”, “Sultry and wonderful”, and “Her voice is outrageous” are just a few comments from captivated audience members nationwide.

Emily Day is a jazz vocalist, arranger, and songwriter who has performing professionally since the age of 16. For the past decade she has been the band leader of the popular San Francisco swing band, Cosmo Alleycats. She curates the music and vibe for private events of any size and organizes all of the planning and logistics with ease and professionalism.


Reviews

3 reviews

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Ruben J. G.

September 13, 2017

Great costumes, lovely voice

Emily and her accompaniment were prompt and professional. Their well-chosen wardrobe really added to the ambience for our shoot. Beautiful voice, great style.

Hired as: Jazz Singer


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Kevin J.

April 9, 2015

Best new voice, Ella reincarnated

I heard this gal singing on the street in New Orleans at French QT. fest. Blew me away. This gal is surely destine for stardom. Do your self a favor and check out her terminus talent.

Hired as: Jazz Band, Jazz Singer


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Kathleen D.

June 6, 2014

her voice is phenomenal!

they played at my cousin's wedding her voice was amazing in the was band excellent

Hired as: 1940s Era Entertainment, 1950s Era Entertainment, 1960s Era Entertainment, Jazz Band, Jazz Singer, Swing Band

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Booking information

Price range: $300 - $4000

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - General Event Liability

What to expect

Versatility, range and nuance describe Emily's voice. She can command a large room's attention, or remain a tasteful backdrop to a dinner party. Emily is a trained and experienced professional musician. She can read music, communicate musically with other musicians, and act as bandleader in diverse musical settings, including work in a recording studio. Emily is gracious, kind, charming and always early (unforeseen-traffic-situation-permitting). She can provide her own sound equipment for public or private performance for any size band, and has a roster of world-class musicians to call upon for any size/configuration of ensemble - Pianist, guitarist, drummer, up-right bassist, saxophonist, trombonist, trumpet player, and even an entire Big Band.

Additional booking notes

Required room for staging = 5'-5' up to 10'-10' near an electrical outlet, preferably sheltered from weather. No lighting provided aside from individual music stand lights. Recorded music during set breaks.

Set list

Emily comes with a library of her own music including Jazz Standards, 1920's music, Gypsy Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Swing, Big Band, Motown, and Soul.

Influences and inspiration

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Torm, Louis Prima, Etta James, Dinah Washington, Norah Jones, Astrud Gilberto, Ray Charles, Jackson 5.

Setup requirements

5'-5' for Duo Performance

8'x8' for Trio/Quartet Performance

10'x10' for 5-/6-piece band

Within 10' of electrical outlet

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