The Ishaan Banerjee Group is a premier musical entertainment service in the Manhattan and NJ area. Offering services including wedding ceremonies and receptions, cocktail hours, and formal events -- we strive to satisfy all customer needs.
Leader and saxophonist Ishaan Banerjee has performed internationally at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Nice Jazz Festival in France, the Prudential Center, Chris's Jazz Cafe, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and has studied under the likes of Ron McClure, Brandon Lee, and Tony Moreno.
Services Offered:
Full Jazz/RnB/Pop Ensemble (1-8 Piece Group with optional vocalist)
Solo Saxophone Player (Pop, R&B, Funk, Jazz, etc.)
1 review
Aashriya D.
November 11, 2025I had the pleasure of working with Ishaan and his team earlier this year for an art gallery event. He is extremley professional, reliable and easy to work with. Ishaan was able to grasp our needs and have it work in tandem with his strengths and our event. They truly created such a captivating atmosphere that elevated the entire experience for our guests.A highlight of the night, I partially credit our success to him and his team. I highly recommend Ishaan to anyone looking for talented performers to enhance your own special occasions.
Hired as: Jazz Band
Price range: $300 and up
Languages: English, Spanish, Bengali
Ishaan Banerjee is a saxophonist, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Princeton, NJ. He has played internationally at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Nice Jazz Festival in France, the Prudential Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and recorded albums as a sideman at Abbey Road Studios and NYU's Dolan Studio.
Ishaan has won several awards for his saxophone playing, including the Judges' Choice Soloist Award at the 2024 National Jazz Festival, Woody Herman Award, the YoungArts 2024 Award in Jazz Saxophone, and All-Region honors in jazz. He was accepted as the only saxophonist in his class for NYU's prestigious Jazz Studies program.
Jazz Ballads:
Always and Forever (Pat Metheny)
Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
Beatrice (Sam Rivers)
Body and Soul (Johnny Green)
In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Misty (Erroll Garner)
Moody’s Mood for Love (James Moody & Jimmy McHugh)
My One and Only Love (Guy Wood & Robert Mellin)
Naima (John Coltrane)
Polkadots and Moonbeams (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Round Midnight (Duke Ellington)
Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael)
Unforgettable (Gordon Irving)
The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)
Medium Swing:
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Harold Arlen)
All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern)
Almost Like Being in Love (Frederick Loewe)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)
Beautiful Love (Victor Young)
Bemsha Swing (Thelonius Monk)
Better Git It In Your Soul (Charles Mingus)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)
Blues March (Benny Golson)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson)
Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon)
Doxy (Sonny Rollins)
Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard)
Good Bait (Tadd Dameron)
I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos & Jack Baker & Dinah Shore)
I Mean You (Thelonius Monk)
I’m in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh)
I’ve Got the World on a String (Harold Arlen)
In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington)
It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Just Friends (John Klenner)
Killer Joe (Benny Golson)
Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing & George David Wess)
Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht)
My Shining Hour (Harold Arlen)
On a Slow Boat to China (Frank Loesser)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh)
Peggy’s Blue Skylight (Charles Mingus)
Pennies from Heaven (Arthur Johnston)
Stablemates (Benny Golson)
Stella by Starlight (Victor Young)
Strollin’ (Horace Silver)
That’s All (Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes)
There is No Greater Love (Isham Jones)
Whisper Not (Benny Golson)
Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter)
You and the Night and the Music (Arthur Schwartz)
Up Tempo Swing:
Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
Bolivia (Cedar Walton)
Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin)
Daahoud (Clifford Brown)
Dexterity (Charlie Parker)
Firm Roots (Cedar Walton)
Groovin’ High (Dizzy Gillespie)
Impressions (John Coltrane)
I Love You (Cole Porter)
Joy Spring (Clifford Brown)
Move (Denzil Best)
Room 608 (Horace Silver)
Sister Sadie (Horace Silver)
This I Dig of You (Hank Mobley)
Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford)
Bossa Novas:
Agua De Beber (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa)
Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham)
Corcovado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Desafinado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
James (Pat Metheny)
Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
Pensativa (Clare Fischer)
Triste (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
... And Many More!!!
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