- Boston, MA
- Jazz Band
- $250.00-$5000.00
Sabrina D. said
“Gerry and his team were amazing. So so good. Easy to work with, professional - and the perfect musical element to our event. Will absolutely hire again. ”
The Marlene Jazz Ensemble
Overview
The Marlene Jazz Ensemble will add that special "wow" to your event with unique and stylish jazz, be it a wedding, corporate function, holiday, or any kind of private party. We're versatile with our band size and instrumentation--available from solo, duo, trio to larger ensembles. Marlene is a pianist and vocalist and her ensemble performs a vocal and instrumental repertoire covering jazz, bossanova, rhythm and blues and originals, from Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra to Jobim, Sting and Aretha Franklin. Our instrumentation is varied. Most often, our clients choose a trio of piano/vocals, bass and either sax, guitar or drums, but we work with other instruments as well.
Reviews
1 review
Leonid
September 15, 2019Excellent performance
Thanks Marlene for great performance. All our guests were impressed by professionalism of your band and we had a great time
Hired as: Jazz Band
The Marlene Jazz Ensemble
Thank you, Leonid and Olga for being such fun hosts. We enjoyed playing for your birthday party and are happy we got you on the dance floor. :) Thanks for the awesome review!
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Gig length: 120 - 300 minutes
About
Marlene has performed for international and national audiences, including concerts in France, Peru and the Philippines. Esteemed audiences at home include former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, Mayor Menino and MA senators. Abroad, Marlene has performed for Philippine ex-presidents Cory Aquino and Fidel Ramos and Thailand’s Princess Chulabhorn. She performs in solo and large ensemble settings. The Marlene Jazz Ensemble is the band for the 2022 Boston Wine and Food Festival jazz brunches at Boston Harbor Hotel.
Her ensemble performs regularly for special events in New England’s top hotels, including Boston Harbor Hotel’s Boston Sail and summer concerts, Fairmont Copley’s exclusive Bacchanale dinner and wine series, and New Year’s Eve galas at Chatham Bars Inn. Other performances include concerts at The Street, Chestnut Hill summer series, Boston Seaport summer series, 2017 Arlington Jazz Festival, 2008 Philippine International festival, Boston Arts Festivals, Acton Jazz Café, Beehive, Ryles Club for the UN-sponsored benefit to remove landmines in Mozambique, Worcester First Night and multiple appearances in local tv. She is also part of a new endeavor, The Brazilian Project, where she sings Brazilian tunes in both Portuguese and English.
Marlene’s music is available on Itunes, Spotify and other streaming services.
CD, Marlene LIVE With a Little Help From Her Friends is now available. Listen or purchase at (link hidden)
Other Happy Clients say:
"Marlene and The Marlene Jazz Trio are absolutely fabulous! In the past two years, they have been enhancing my events with a wide range of talents, from their elegant background dinner music to their upbeat, fun loving entertainment. Marlene's vocals are amazing, in particular.
I would recommend Marlene and The Marlene Jazz Trio to anyone who is looking for exceptional entertainment, with a professional attitude, and at a reasonable price."
-Jill J. Ziemba
Senior Event Manager
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
“The Marlene Jazz Ensemble was a perfect accompaniment to our gala on Saturday evening. It set a very relaxed tone for our guests and was not so loud as to make conversation difficult. We all enjoyed meeting the individual musicians and appreciate that we share similar concerns about the environment.”
-Beth Bagley, Woods Hole Research Center
Services offered
Past booked events
October 2019
04
Friday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Boston, MA
September 2019
14
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Mashpee, MA
Set list
We play most jazz and classical standards. Here is a partial list:
A Foggy Day
Agua de Beber
Alice in Wonderland
All Blues
All of Me
All or Nothing at All
All The Things You Are
Alone Together
Angel Eyes
Armando's Rhumba
As Time Goes By
At Last
Autumn Leaves
B Minor Waltz
Beautiful Love
Bessie's Blues
Best is Yet To Come
Billie's Bounce
Blue Bossa
Blue In Green
Bluesette
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bus to Boston
But Not For Me
Caravan
Chain of Fools
A Child is Born
Come Rain or Come Shine
Corcovado
Darn That Dream
Dearly Beloved
Desafinado
Dindi
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Favela
Feel Like Making Love
Follow Your Road
Footprints
For Sentimental Reasons
Fragile
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Gentle Rain
Get Out of Town
Girl from Ipanema
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Hava Nagila
Here's That Rainy Day
I Get a Kick Out of You
Invitation
The Island
I Should Care
It Don't Mean a Thing
It Had To Be You
I've Got a Crush on You
King of Pain
Let It Be
Let's Fall in Love
Like a Lover
Little Sunflower
Lover Man
Maiden Voyage
Mambo Influenciado
Mambo Inn
Mas Que Nada
Memories of Tomorrow
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Moon River
My Favorite Things
My Funny Valentine
My Romance
Nature Boy
Nearness of You
Night and Day
Night inTunisia
Obsesion
Our Love is Here to Stay
People Make The World Go Round
Peri's Scope
Polkadots and Moonbeams
Respect
Rio
Round Midnight
Satin Doll
Sentimental Reason
Shaker Song
Simone
Sintonado
SkyLark
So Danco Samba
So Many Stars
Someday My Prince Will Come
Sometime Ago
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
St. Thomas
Stand By Me
Stella by Starlight
Summertime
Sunk In A Funk
Sunny
Take the "A" Train
Tell Her
Tenderly
That's All
The Peacocks
There Will Never Be Another You
They Can't Take That Away From Me
This Masquerade
Time After Time
Topsy
Tune Up
Very Early
Walk On By
The Way You Look Tonight
Wave
Well You Needn't
What a Wonderful World
What the World Needs Now
What's New
When Sunny Gets Blue
Where Is Love
Whisper Not
With a Little Help From My Friends
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