Kenti

New York City, NY

$125 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

I am an experienced, professional, Solo Jazz Guitarist with a wide range of Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk, Reggae sounds.

Using professional sound equipment and backing tracks that include drums, piano, guitars and percussion as well as the ability to create new material on the fly in live performance, I provide a full, rich cacophony of sound for a fun and satisfying experience for any occasion.

I specialize in Weddings, Bar/Bats, Birthday Parties, dinner parties, holiday events and senior homes. Located in the greater new york area, and I will travel. Also available for recording session or to fill in for missing band members.


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Booking information

Price range: $125 and up

Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes

What to expect

Performances may include
Solo Acoustic guitar
Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Full band sound
Professional Live Sound System
Prompt arrival and setup of equipment
Professionalism, courtesy, Graciousness, Caring, Attention to Details
Reasonable pricing

About

I am an experienced, professional, Solo Jazz Guitarist with a wide range of Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk, Reggae sounds.

Live acoustic or electric guitar with professional sound equipment and customize backing tracks that include drums, piano, guitars and percussion as well as the ability to create new material on the fly in live performance, I provide a full, rich cacophony of sound for a fun and satisfying experience for any occasion. Other musicians available upon request.

I specialize in Weddings, Bar/Bats, Birthday Parties, dinner parties, holiday events and senior homes. Repertoire of over 1000 popular songs plus original tunes allow for song selections customized to the needs of your event. Need an original tune for that special person, relationship, achievement, milestone, holiday occasion? I will compose and perform the tune at your event.

Located in the greater new york area, and I will travel. Also available for recording session or to fill in for missing band members.

Additional booking notes

I can provide for electrical needs for small outdoor gatherings where power is not available.

Services offered

Set list

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PARTIAL SET LIST - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I Remember You - Jazz Standard
Lullaby of Birdland - Jazz Standard
Fly Me to The Moon - Jazz Standard
Manha De Carnaval (Black Orpheus) - Jazz Standard
Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
Misty - Jazz Standard
One Note Samba - Jobim
So Nice (Summer Samba) - Bossa Nova
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Jazz Standard
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune) - Bossa Nova
Autumn Leaves - Jazz Standard
Take The A Train - Jazz Standard
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Standard
You're Still The One - Shania Twain
Corcovado - Bossa Nova
Meditation - Bossa Nova
Once I Loved - Bossa Nova
And I Love Her - Beatles
Band of Gold - Freda Payne
East of the Sun - Diana Krall
Day By Day - Bossa Nova
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
For All We Know - Carpenters
Georgia On my Mind - Ray Charles
A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
Here's That Rainy Day - Standard
Hopelessly Devoted To you - Olivia Newton-John
I Wish You Love - Dionne Warick
I'll Follow The Sun - Beatles
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf/Grace Jones
Let's Face The Music and Dance - Jazz Standard
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
Pennies from Heaven - Jazz Standard
You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
That Old Feeling - Ella Fitzterald
I Say A Little Prayer For You - Dionne Warick
Downtown - Petula Clark

Influences and inspiration

CLASSICAL: Beethoven, Mozart, Shubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Bach, Rachmanioff, Tchaicovsky, Wagner, Camile Saint-Saens
JAZZ: Ella Fitzgerald, George Van Eps, George Benson, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra
FOLK: Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, Eagles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell
RnB: Earth Wind and Fire, Parliment, Commodores, Ray Charle, MJ, Alecia Keyes
ROCK/BLUES: The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Chicago, Yes, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Phil Keagy
REGGAE: Bob Marley, Third World, Dennis Brown, Toots and the Maytals
...And too many others to name.

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