"She expertly delivers jazz vocals in traditional speakeasy style and displays her exceptional talent on flute as well. You will also hear some of her original tunes in vaudeville fashion featuring "Grover" her ukulele. Wendy's influences are Judy Garland, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters, and Helen Forrest, to name a few. Her set list includes songs from the "Great American Songbook", jazz standards, and a number of her fabulous original pieces that reminisce of cherished jazz classics you've never heard. With a deep passion for jazz standards, and as a hopeless romantic, Wendy believes there's beauty in staying true to the melodies as they were written. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era.
#JUMP CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA SERIES#
Wendy Burns, creater of "Wendy Burns Music’s Ladies of Jazz show" a popular running series at Rudy’s jazz Room, presents "Jazz’s Greatest Duets", an epic collaboration of duets performed by Wendy Burns and Paul Childers.Ģ022 Inducted member Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame - Nashvilleįlute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940's Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. You never know who might jump on stage! Don't miss a beat! The rest, as they say, is Musical History.Īssembling a cast of Nashville's best, Regi Wooten and Friends dig deep into the roots of funk, jazz, blues, rock, and soul. Regi was ten years old at the time, Roy was nine, Rudy was eight, Joseph was five and Victor was two. Perfecting, creating and discovering new techniques and jazz theory while incorporating and layering into strong funk grooves for keen listeners to uncover and pick up on is one of his many notable fortes.Īt only nine years old Regi started teaching his younger brother Victor Wooten bass guitar and Joseph Wooten keyboards, and soon the Wooten Brothers Band was formed featuring Regi on ukelele, Roy on drums, Rudy on Saxophone, Joe on Keys and Victor on bass. From picking, slapping, strumming, thumping, and tapping to some of the most ear bending advanced chords you’ll hear on any instrument, Regi has earned world-wide notoriety and comparisons to other innovators such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Chuck Berry. Known as “The Teacha”, Regi Wooten is one of the most innovative, talented and dynamic musicians around the scene, and has pushed the boundaries of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and even bluegrass to some of the most extreme musical limits. He is a professor of music at Belmont University, where he founded and directs the Belmont Faculty Jazz Group.īoth artists draw from their rich musical backgrounds and diverse interests to create inspiring music that is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, though it yet remains fresh and open to new possibilities. He has performed with the Nashville Symphony, and many renowned jazz artists such as Danny Gottlieb, Duffy Jackson, Gene Perla, Chester Thompson, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, and Steve Turre. He is a professor of music at Belmont University, where he coordinates the guitar department.Ī native of Philadelphia, PA, Anthony Belfiglio has released six full-length albums as a leader, including his most recent effort Love Each Other, a trio album available on. He has performed with the Missouri Symphony, and many renowned jazz artists such as Christian McBride, Jimmy Greene, John Clayton, Randy Brecker, Repertoire, the group also mixes in some Brazilian music, Latin-jazz standards, straight-ahead standards, and original compositions.Ī native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo Oliveira has won numerous awards for his guitar playing in Brazil and the United States. Led by guitarist/composer Paulo Oliveira and pianist/composer Anthony Belfiglio, the Oliveira/Belfiglio Group performs a diverse variety of jazz music, including compositions by Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, and Wayne Shorter to name a few.
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