Will Guppy + Musician in Reading, EN

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Barritone Singer - Looking for Band

Looking to form a small quintet Jazz Band in order to play Comedy/Cabaret Jazz (for regular festival bookings) alongside a straight set of standards of Swing and Cool Jazz (for functions such as regattas, weddings, and parties of any occasion).

Although serious about the work I generate, I have a strong commitment to tongue and cheek. For the past year I have been leading a quartet, in the town of Totnes, called "The South Street Swingers" and will now be moving back to my home town of Reading.

Musicians should have an ability to improvise, and collaborative attitude for the running of the shows.

-= Looking for a Singer or Backing Singer?? =-
~Experience leading The South Street Swingers (Totnes based quartet)
_____Dartington Festival (June 2010)
_____The Barrel House, Totnes (April, May, June 2010)
~Have sung with Radio Days Big Band
_____Henley Regatta (July 2010)
_____The Isis Tavern, Oxford (Sept 2009)
~8 years of choir/vocal ensemble experience: Tenor-Barritone-Bass.
~Have worked as backing singer to a number of fine singers.

Screen name:

Will Guppy

Member since:

Jun 07 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

7

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Spike Jones
Otis B Driftwood
The Radio Days Big Band

Kurt Elling, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Chet Baker
Nat King Cole, Ella Fitz-Gerald, Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter
Matt Monroe, Ben Guppy

Instrument experience:

Background Singer:

Advanced

Vocalist - Tenor:

Advanced

Vocalist - Baritone:

Advanced

Vocalist:

Advanced

Other:

Moderate

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