Jazz You Like It

Berkeley, CA

Starts at $100

Travels up to 60 miles

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Overview

Hip jazz trio with stylistic range: Guitar, drums, bass, vocals (optional). We have been playing three nights a week at restaurants in Berkeley for 5 years.

Here's an audio demo: (link hidden)

Also, a different band, trio or quartet playing dance/background West African music starring a percussionist who toured with Stevie Wonder.


Reviews

4 reviews

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Joan G.

November 9, 2017
Verified review

Jazz - We liked it!

Music was terrific. Perfect for our event - and it was a difficult space in which to perform. Prompt arrival, and all band members polite and professional.

Hired as: Jazz Band


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Whitney K.

July 8, 2013

Awesome/Fun Band!

Working with Jazz You Like It was extremely easy. The band was attentive to the audience and the perfect sound for the attendees to groove to. I will be sure to hire them again as soon as I get the opportunity.


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Glen G.

April 12, 2011

Review by Glen G.

This band is absolutely amazing and would have them play at any other future event.

Hired as: Jazz Band


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Chris V.

December 14, 2010

Review by Chris V.

Top notch all the way.... Easy to manage and great crowd response. Played to the crowd with both song titles and volume level. One of the nicest performer we have encountered in our six years of business! Highly recommended.

Hired as: Jazz Band, New Orleans Style Entertainment

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Booking information

Price range: Starts at $100

Languages: English, Spanish

About

I'm Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D. a social science professor and a bassist/vocalist on the side. I organize bands for gigs at a few local restaurants, playing three times a week (which makes it easy to audition us), and I play with over a 50 musicians, so through me you have a wide range to choose from. We play everything from jazz standards to smooth jazz, funk, Latin, rock, folk, New Orleans, to Nigerian (pictured above with Rasaki Aloudokun, who toured with Stevie Wonder and played lead talking drum on 35 King Sunny Ade albums, and Soji Adukogbe, who toured with Fela Kuti for five years)

What this means for you is that through me you can tailor a band to your heart's content, and do so at a low price. Get in touch!

Here's a sampler of our main trio, playing restaurants 3X/week in Berkeley, just snippets here from a whole set. (link hidden)

And some Nigerian demos (link hidden)

Services offered

Past booked events

October 2023

07

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:30pm - 10:00pm

•

Napa, CA

February 2019

19

Tuesday

Corporate Event

5:30pm - 8:00pm

•

Oakland, CA

November 2017

08

Wednesday

Fundraiser

5:00pm - 7:30pm

•

Richmond, CA

December 2014

30

Tuesday

Birthday Party

7:00pm - 12:00am

•

San Jose, CA

September 2014

19

Friday

Wedding Cocktail Hour

3:00pm - 6:00pm

•

San Francisco, CA

April 2013

28

Sunday

Restaurant

2:00pm - 6:00pm

•

Napa, CA

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