Gary Brunotte

Portland, ME

$200 and up

Travels up to 60 miles

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Your Mind Is On Vacation

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Overview

Pianist/Vocalist/Accordionist: specializing in Jazz, Brazilian, Pop and world music. Performing music by Sinatra, Sergio Mendez, Stevie Wonder, Chet Baker and the Great American Songbook.


Reviews

1 review

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Linda K. F.

August 24, 2024
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Talented, reliable and gracious

Gary played for a retirement party at the Carolina Club on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill a couple days ago. He is an excellent, tasteful musician, showed up well ahead of time to set up his keyboard, and accommodated requests for the event. I highly recommend him!

Hired as: Jazz Pianist

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Gary Brunotte

Linda was a pleasure to work for and it was especially fun when she joined me on violin for 2 songs.

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English, French

Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes

About

Gary Brunotte is an accomplished pianist, vocalist, accordionist and organist specializing in the many varieties of jazz. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and taught at the prestigious school for several years after which time he moved to Manhattan. During that time, he won a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to write a suite for a big band and his band performed weekly in a midtown Manhattan club.

After living and working in New York, Brunotte moved back to Minnesota where he recorded his first CD, Yesterdays Dream featuring Gary with altoist Eric Marienthal in a quintet setting. The CD received excellent reviews in both JazzTimes and Billboard. In addition, it received airplay throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.

In 1997 he relocated to North Carolina where he worked as an in demand performer. He also received a Masters in Music from NC Central University. Additionally, he built his own recording studio and recorded four more CDs: Conversations, Smile, Manic Moments and Its About Time. As a performer, he plays local clubs, but he has also performed with such noteables as Lionel Hampton, Mark Whitfield, Larry Coryell, Byron Stripling and Bobby Shew.

He has recently relocated to Portland Maine.

Services offered

Past booked events

December 2025

16

Tuesday

Christmas Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Greensboro, NC

December 2024

29

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

22

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

15

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

08

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

01

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

November 2024

24

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

17

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

10

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

03

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

October 2024

27

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

20

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

16

Wednesday

Festival

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Winston-Salem, NC

13

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

06

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

September 2024

29

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

22

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

01

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

August 2024

29

Thursday

Retirement Community Event

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Winston-Salem, NC

25

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

22

Thursday

Retirement Party

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Chapel Hill, NC

18

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

11

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

July 2024

21

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

14

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

07

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

June 2024

30

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

23

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

16

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

09

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

02

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

May 2024

26

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

19

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

12

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

05

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

April 2024

28

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

21

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

14

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

07

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

March 2024

31

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

30

Saturday

Umstead Hotel

7:00pm - 11:00pm

29

Friday

Umstead Hotel

7:00pm - 11:00pm

24

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

17

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

10

Sunday

Washington Duke Inn

11:00am - 2:30pm

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