Harrison Jazz Ensemble
- New York City, NY
- Jazz Band
- 39 Verified Bookings
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Talking Strings represents the French spirit and gypsy jazz culture in NYC.
The repertoire inspired by the swing era, features classic French songs and American jazz standards performed masterfully with a refreshing and unique style that will take you back in the 30s, on the banks of the Seine for an unforgettable journey filled with happiness.
The repertoire can be instrumental and deliver an authentic performance of Django Reinhardt's music, which includes the highest level of guitar playing, in the pure tradition of gypsy jazz. The repertoire upon request can feature vocals, male or female vocalist are a part of the consistent band.
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Price Range: $600 -$6000
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Talking Strings represents the French spirit and gypsy jazz culture in NYC. The repertoire inspired by the swing era, features classic French songs and American jazz standards performed masterfully with a refreshing and unique style that will take you back in the 30s, on the banks of the Seine for an unforgettable journey filled with happiness.
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Talking Strings in most cases will bring its own backline.
American jazz standards:
Taking a chance on love
Just one of those things
How high the moon
Stella by starlight
All the things you are
It had to be you
For sentimental reason
Night and day
I can't give you anything but love
Stardust
The way you look tonight
Everything happens to me
Smile
It don't mean a thing
For once in my life
After you've gone
The sky fell down
I'll be seing you
Once I loved
Black Orpheus
Polka dots and moonbeams
Blue skies
Imagination
Avalon
After you've gone
All of me
It's been a long long time
Dream a little dream
Wrap your troubles in dreams
If I had you
It had to be you
Stardust
Billy bailey
Limehouse blues
Baby won't you please come home
Basin street blues
Chinatown
Whispering
Lover come back to me
I can't believe that you're in love w/m
Lazy river
Do you know what it means
Margie
Alabama jubilee
Sleepy time down south
Rosetta
Shine
I'll see you in my dreams
Just the way you look tonight
Blue moon
Sweet Georgia brown
Indiana
Blue turning grey over you
Exactly like you
Georgia
I'm getting sentimental
St. Louis blues
Blues my naughty sweety gives to me
China boy
Dinah
Lady be good
I found a new baby
Everybody loves my baby
When you're smiling
St. James infirmary
4 leaf clover
Digga digga do
I never knew
Memories of you
Ain't misbehavin
I wish you love
I can't give you anything but love
Sweet Lorraine
Manhattan
Non dimenticar
I'm beginning to see the light
Tico Tico
Quizas
El cumenchero
C'est Magnifique
C'est si Bon
Polka dots and moonbeams
Save your sorrows for tomorrow
The in crowd
Mister magic
Some of these days
I'm gonna sit down and write a letter
Is it true what they say about Dixie
L O V E
Hindustan
Riverboat shuffle
Nice work if you can get it
Please don't talk about me when I'm
Carolina in the morning
Besame mucho
You're nobody till somebody loves you
Walking my baby back home
Wabash blues
Cottontail
Dreamboat
Dream girl
On the street where you live
Louisiana fairy tale
Hey good looking
Jitterbug waltz
You'd be so nice to come home to
Big butter and egg man
Way down yonder in New Orleans
Royal garden blues
Midnight the moon and you
Home
I'm coming Virginia
Somebody's sweetheart
Rose room
La vien rose
Speak softly love
Smoke gets in your eyes
Royal garden blues
Fascinating rhythm
Beale street
Broadway
I'm getting sentimental over you
Swing 42
Douce ambiance
Swing gitane
La gitane
Nuages
Stompin' at the savoy
There is no greater love
There will never be another you
You took advantage of me
Blue monk
Moon indigo
Take the A train
When you're smiling
Struttin' with some barbecue
What a wonderful world
The works is waiting for the sunrise
Well you needn't
The preacher
Sunday
Keeping out of mischief
Linger awhile
Where or when
Lazy river
Moon river
Tea for two
Yes sir that's my baby
Seven come eleven
A fine romance
Isn't it a lovely day?
April showers
Night and day
They can't take that away from me
All the things you are
Have you met miss jones
Poor butterfly
I got it bad and that ain't good
It might as well be spring
Comment allez vous
Manhattan
Four
I want to be happy
I don't mean a thing
New Orleans
So wonderful
You're beginning to be a habit with me
Honeysuckle rose
Caravan
Do nothing til you hear from me
Sheik of araby
Sunny side of the street
Someday you'll be sorry
Lulu's back in town
I'll be seeing you
Stars fell on Alabama
Everything Happens to me
Embraceable you
It was just one of those things
Pick yourself up
Can't take me eyes off of you
Sound of silence
Walk don't run
French gypsy swing:
Envie de toi
Parle plus bas
Blues mineur
Daphnee
I'll see you in my dreams
Anniversary song
Django's tiger
All of me
Les yeux noirs
J'attendrais
C'est si bon
Clair de lune
Crepuscule
Coquette
Danse Norvegienne
Djangology
Douce ambiance
For Sephora
Hungaria
Syracuse
Anouman
Appel Indirect
Are you in the Mood
Babik
Belleville
Black and White
Diminushing Blackness
Blues
Blues Clair
Blues d’Autrefois
Blues en Mineur
Blues for Barclay
Bolro
Boogie Woogie
Cavalerie
Chez Jacquet
Christmas Swing
Crpuscule
Daphn
Dinette
Djangology (with Stphane Grapelli)
Django Rag
Django’s Blues
Django’s Tiger
Double Whiskey
Douce Ambiance
Duke and Dukie
Echoes of Spain
En Verdine
Danse Norvegienne
Ferie
Festival 48
Darius Scheider | Band Leader |
Django Reinhardt, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Edith Piaf...
Gianmario M. said “Roger is awesome to work with, super communicative, timely and professional. He was able to provide all details upfront, worked with me to finalize all…”
Sondra B. said “This was such a nice addition to our corporate meeting/exhibit hall. Thank you for working with us during this crazy past year and being so flexible!…”
Jacqueline N. said “I booked The Gallants for a corporate cocktail at Rockefeller Center and to say that this jazz band DELIVERS - would be an understatement. Can’t wait…”
Tom M. said “Band was excellent but did not appreciate that Gig salad did not give us the Trio they promised. I give the band 5 stars but Gig Salad 2 stars”