James Hammel & Friends
- Asheville, NC
- Singing Guitarist
- 28 Verified Bookings
Andi L. said “James and his friends performed at our company Christmas party. They looked and sounded amazing! James offered some wonderful recommendations to improve…”
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Straight-ahead Jazz, BeBop, & Swing.
We offer a variety of instrumentation & personnel options catered to your needs: duo, trio, quartet...and more!
We can customize the personnel & instrumentation, as well as the set lists specifically for your event...we'd love to help you put together a list of tunes JUST for you!
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 120 - 240 minutes
We have a LOT of fun when we play....you're invited to join in...tap your foot, snap your fingers, even sing along if you know the words!
Straight-ahead Jazz, BeBop, & Swing.
We offer a variety of instrumentation & personnel options catered to your needs: duo, trio, quartet...and more!
You'll usually always find Neil on guitar, with a host of other great musicians on bass, upright bass, drums, and even sax & trumpet!
We can customize the personnel & instrumentation, as well as the set lists specifically for your event...we'd love to help you put together a list of tunes JUST for you!
We need electricity and chairs or stools for each of our players.
If the event involves food & beverage....well, we get hungry & thirsty, too.
We work with you to build a customized set list. Here is a very abbreviated list of some of the songs we like to play:
Four on Six
Blue Bossa
Blue Monk
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Moonglow
Autumn Leaves
All of Me
Green Dolphin Street
Stella By Starlight
Misty
Nostalgia in Times Square
Manha de Carnivale
I Thought About You
Ain't Misbehavin'
C'est Si Bon
Stolen Moments
All The Things You Are
....and the list goes on
Neil Burcham | Guitar |
Glenn Diamond | upright bass |
Danny Farmer | Drums, electric bass |
Our influences include: Jimmy Bruno, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Grant Green, Tony Bennett, Roberta Gambarini, Vince Guiraldi, Tuck & Patti, Chet Baker, Art Blakey, Pat Martino, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Pass, Freddie Hubbard.......
electricity:2 6-slot power strips w/built-in breakers
chairs and/or stools for each players
Andi L. said “James and his friends performed at our company Christmas party. They looked and sounded amazing! James offered some wonderful recommendations to improve…”
Bonnie S. said “Very professional to work with and attention to details. Had a stage layout drawing from them and a face to face meeting to discuss all details. They…”
Kiki M. said “Absolutely amazing ensemble! I am so thrilled with this group. It was everything that I could have hoped for. They go above and beyond and made it an…”
Emily G. said “Unbelieveable, great crowd interaction and an all around great time!”