Full Roster!


VARIETY BANDS

Anything She Wants (Party: Funk, Motown, Rock, Swing)

Side Pocket "A little bit of everything" (Jazz, R&B, Rock & Roll)

Napata and The Kisses (Motown, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk)

Big, Bang, Beat
(12 piece band, Party, Rock&Roll, Disco/Funk, Motown, Soul,
Girl Groups, Swing)

The Fundamentals
(9 piece band,Motown,Disco/Funk, Rock&Roll, Soul, Swing, Jazz)

NRG (A high energy variety band out of San Diego)

Funkengruven (Motown, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk)

Hollywood Swingers (Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco)

Little Sister
(Rock, Soul, Pop, Dance, Standards, Swing, Background, Latin)

Wonder Bread Five (60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and beyond!)

The Desotos (Motown, 70's, Rock and Roll, Disco, R&B, and Jazz)

Daybreak (Party Band: Rock and Roll, Motown, Funk, Top 40)

Midnight Taxi
(Soul/Rhythm&Blues, Contemporary, Jazz, 50's/60's Rock, Country)

The Soul Rays
(Swing, Rhythm and Blues, Funk, and Good Ole Rock and Roll)


70's / 80's

Busta-Groove (Motown through 70's, 80's, 90's, and into today's hits)

Cheeseballs
(70's Disco Dance, 80's Pop Classics)

Tainted Love ('80's "New Wave" Band)


SWING BANDS

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums (Retro Jump-Swing)

Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
(Billboard Chart-Topping Swing Band)

Ophir Paradise Orchestra (Swing)

Cynthia Bythell and the Swing Set (Swing)

The Blue Room Boys (Swing)

The Steve Good Swing Band

Johnny Nocturne Band (Contemporary Jump-Swing)

Joe Mag and the Cool Cats
(Repertoire: Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Louis Prima)


RHYTHM&BLUES / MOTOWN / BLUES

Ledisi (Contemporary Rhythm and Blues)

The Angela Strehli Band (Queen of the Texas Blues)

The Marcia Ball Band
(Nationally Recognized Louisiana R&B Band out of Austin Texas)

RhythmTown Jive (Jump, Swing, New Orleans R&B)

Mumbo Gumbo (Louisiana R&B/Rock and Roll)

Brenda Boykin and Home Cookin' (Down Home Blues and R&B)

Bruno's House Party (Blues and R&B Party Band)

The Sundogs (Blues and R&B with a Cajun Feel)

Pride and Joy (Motown, R&B)

Tom Rigney and Flambeau
(Cajun, Zydeco, New Orleans Dance, and Blues)

Ron Hacker and the Hack Saws (Power Blues Trio with an Edge)

Mz. Dee and Friends (Powerful Jazz/Blues)


LATIN

Terasco Mariachis

La Monarcas Mariachis

Dr. Loco and His Rockin' Jalapeno's (Tex/Mex, Latin Rock and Roll)

One World Latin Band (Latin Jazz)

Candela (Salsa: son, bolero, mambo, cha-cha, merengue)

Avance (12 piece band, Salsa, Latin R&B, Great stage show)

Los Compas (Cumbia, Merengue, Tex-Mex, Salsa, Latin jazz)

Los Cenzontles (Traditional Mexican Music)

Benny Velarde Supercombo (Classic Salsa)

Orquesta D'Soul (Women's Salsa Band)

Azabache (Salsa)

Charanga Nueve (Salsa)

QBA (Latin Jazz/Salsa; a "Who's Who" of Bay Area Latin Musicians)

Dulce Mambo (Salsa)

Juanita Ulloa and the Picante Ensemble
(Romantic and Contemporary Mariachi)

Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion (Traditional Cuban Latin Jazz)

LaTiDo (Traditional Cuban Music a la "Buena Vista Social Club")


JAZZ

Paula West
(Jazz singer extrordinaire - "Smokey, Swingin', Sophisticated")

Ophir Paradise Trio
(Sophisticated Uptempo Contemporary Jazz)

Danny Caron Jazz Duo/Trio/Quartet (Guitar)

Muziki Robeson Jazz Duo/Trio/Quartet (Piano)

Mingus Amungus (Sophisticated Uptempo Jazz)

Ken French, Leonard Thompson

Bruce Mishkit Jazz Trio

Lucy Lee Quartet (Jazz Vocalist)

Davis Ramey Trio (Guitar, Sax, and Bass)

Davis Ramey Duo (Flute and Guitar)

Paul Binkley

Epicenter (Jazz Fusion: Kenny G., David Sanborn, etc.)

Ambiance (Continental and Light Jazz, 2 violins, guitar)

Davis Ramey, Danny Caron

Murasaki Ensemble
(Eclectic Asian Jazz Fusion - Flute, Koto, Percussion, Bass, Guitar)

Claudia Newberry (Jazz Vocalist)

Meg McKay and Billy Philadelphia (Vocal / Piano Duo)

Joseph Magdelena (Jazz Piano and Vocals)

The Hot Club of San Francisco (Gypsy jazz a la Django Reinhardt)

The Lightwood Duo (Guitar and Clarinet Duo - nationally known)

Scott Grinthal (jazz vocalist: Sinatra and '40s tunes)


A CAPPELLA

The EDLOS
(Nationally Recognized A Cappella Show: songs of 50's-80's.
costumes, comedy)


TRIBUTE BANDS

Super Diamond (Tribute to Neil Diamond)

Hotel California (Tribute to the Eagles)


WORLD MUSIC

RhythmMix (Women's Quintet Playing Percussion and Singing a Mix of Music from West Africa, Cuba, Japan, and the Middle East. Intricate Drumming and Chants form a "Global Groove".)

Tango #9
(Tango Music from Argentina, Russia, Italy, Spain, and France)

Kaminari Taiko Ensemble

Taiko Dojo

Ellis Island (Klezmer Band)

Amaldecor (french Swing, Gypsy, and Jazz)

*Sambe Da (High Energy Samba Band and Troupe)

Grupo Raiz (Music of the Andes)

Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Russian Folk Orchestra

Mojacar Flamenco
(High energy flamenco jazz/passionate ballads -
solo guitar to 9 peice ensemble)


CLASSICAL

The Hillmont String Quartet

Gabriel's Trio (Heraldic Trumpets-Fanfares and More)

The Brassworks Band
(Vintage Dance Music-Waltzes, Polkas, Schottishes, Mazurkas, Marches)

Harpists
(Anna Maria Mendieta, Donnielle Page, Natalie Cox,
Wendy tamis, Karen Gottlieb
)

Musica Viva String Quartet

The Exeter String Quartet

John Imholtz Trio (Classical Guitar, Flute or Violin, Cello)

Tutti Forza! (Trumpet quartet)

The Rose Trio (Piano Trio)

The Amore Duo (Guitar and Mandoline)

Trio con Brio (Guitar, Flute, Cello)

Woad (Celtic Harp Duo)

Music from Old Vienna
(Piano and Violin: Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Strauss, Kreisler)

The Gypsy Violin (Piano and Violin)

Davis Ramey Duo (Flute and Classical Guitar)

Opera and More!
(Opera and Music Theater solos, duets, trios, and quartets)

The Woodwind Quintet


SOLO PIANO

Mathew Edwards, Steve Lichtenstein, Skye Atman, Jim Meredith

Dan Riter Duo (Harp and Cello)

Golden Gate Brass (Solo Trumpet, Brass Duo, Trio, or Quartet)


COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS

True Blue
(Incredible traditional bluegrass - banjo, guitar, bass,
fiddle/mandolin, vocals)

Moonlight Rodeo (Country)

Due West Bluegrass Band

California Cowboys (Country)

Sourdough Slim (Solo Yodeling Cowboy)


HOLIDAY

The EDLOS Holiday Concert
(Nationally Recognized A Cappella Quartet)

The WinterSong Carolers
(Superb voices, Dickens attire, traditional arrangements)

Merry Olde Christmas Carolers
(Fun and [Unique musical arrangements, Dickens Attire)

Tutti Forza Trumpet Quartet
(Wonderful arrangements of traditional Christmas Carols)

Characters: (Santa, Rudolph, Toy Soldier, Elves, Snow Angel)

Dr. Elmo
(Singer of Cristmas Classic "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer")

Jim Murdoch (Costumed Holiday Accordian Player)

Ed Holmes as SCROOGE (wonderful Scrooge Character)

Ma Claus and the Jazzin' Elves
(Ms. Claus character singing with jazz playing elves)

Ken Karter Ventriloquist
(Ventriloquist / puppet show tailored to the holidays)


DJs/KARAOKE

Jose Ruiz (Latin Specialist)

Stevie D, Vince Pistello, Al Flanagan, Raj Prassad,Dennis Donovan,Bruce Mishkit

Lupy Tunes (Karaoke DJ)

Gus (Karaoke DJ)

Mike Luna (DJ)


CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINERS

Gary Lapow (singer with guitar - wonderful childrens songs)

Francie Dillon (singer - high energy, lots of audience participation)


SPECIALTY ACTS

Sam Guttman (Nationally Recognized Comedian)

Ken Garr ( Comedic Magician: stage and close up)

Costumed Characters
(Phantom, Starlight Express, Cats, Barbara Streisand, Beatnik,
Hippies, Miss Saigon, and many more)

The Motherlode Troupe (Gold Rush Songs w/costumes and backdrops)

Grinn & Barrett (Comedy, Juggling, Unicycling, Rope-Walking)

Nancy Kobert's Amazing World of Birds Show

El Gleno Grande (Hilarious Comedy Routine using props and costumes)

Mark Nelson-Novach (Competitive Ballroom Dancer)

Accordians:
Vallerie Morris, Javier de la Prada, Nada Lew
is

Adam Fernandes (Swing Dance Instruction/Demonstration)

2 Hip Bikes (Spectacular bicycle stunt riding show)

Jimbo the Clown (Accordian Playing Clown)

Ron Pirelli (Roller Skating Accordian Player)

Murder on the Menu (Interactive Mystery Dinner Theater)

Mystery by Design (Interactive Mystery Dinner Theater)

Big Mama Sue
(Old Time Jazz with Banjo and Washboard - great costumes!)

Tin O'Conner (Magician)

Piccolo Puppet Players
(Zany slapstick show-Traditional British Punch and Judy -
Walk about Theater available)

Dr. Elmo
(Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer)

Ian McCoy
(Magician - Close-up and Stage)

Jay Alexander - "Pro Magic" (Comedy, Magic, Illusions)

Andre Rose
(Zoltar - Comedy Costumed Fortune Teller, Toy Soldier, Elf and More!)

Captain McBride and His Wonderful Birds (Pirate Character / Bird Act)

The Barbary Coast Cloggers

Ken Karter
Ventriloquist (great puppets, wonderful stage show, very funny!)

The Gentlemen Jugglers (hysterical juggling stage show)


ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Radio Noise
(An incredible, dancible original blend of ska, reggae, funk and rock)




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