Contact Information:
Phone: 704-966-6873
Email: bam-jazz@bamusic.net
Web Link:
www.bamusic.net/bam-jazz
Let the Party Begin!
Bam-Jazz has some of the finest players in the area and trumpeter/vocalist Bill Averbach brings it home with vintage Swing, Jazz and Jive from the 20’s and beyond. When called, the flavor of New Orleans’ spicy Cajun influenced Blues and Mambo takes center stage surrounded by Brazilian Sambas, and the sounds of Reggae and Caribbean Ska and Calypso.
With sizzling horn and vocal selections and a finger-poppin’ rhythm machine driving the band you cannot sit still to their New Orleans and Texas Gulf Coast flavor. Their seething and sophisticated ballads of Strayhorn, Ellington and Gershwin beckon you to glide across the dance floor with your baby in your arms.
Influenced heavily by artists such as Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, Clifton Chenier, Dr. John, and Louis Prima this very versatile group plays that jumpin’ jive so reminiscent of zoot suits and two-tone shoes. In addition you can get that Cajun gumbo, Ballads, Latin and Caribbean, Motown and Beach, to the most contemporary Jazz and Blues sounds.
Partial Song List:
New Orleans and Dixieland
Iko Iko - Dr. John
Richest Man – Clifton Chenier
Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
When the Saints
Struttin' With Some BBQ
Mack the Knife
Midnight in Moscow
Saint James Infirmary
Saint Louis Blues
How Long Blues
She Caught The Katy
Blues and R&B
Stormy Monday Blues
Chains of Love
Corrina, Corrina
Reefer Man
How Long Blues
Is You Is or Is You Ain't
Dock of the Bay
Mustang Sally
My Girl
Under the Boardwalk
Flounder Blues
Jump Jive and Wail
Everyday I Have the Blues
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Sunny Moon for Two
Moanin'
Since I Fell For You
Swing and Jazz Standards
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
I Don't Know Enough About You
Take the A Train
Pennies From Heaven
Sunny Side of the Street
Blue Skies
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Makin’ Whoopee
Fly Me to the Moon
All of Me
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
A Foggy Day
Night in Tunisia
Green Dolphin Street
I’ve Got the World on a String
There Will Never be Another You
Bei Mir Bistu Shoen
Out of Nowhere
All The Things You Are
Night and Day
Satin Doll
I'll Remember April
In a Mellow Tone
Just Friends
Sugar
Ballads
Georgia
Misty
Night Life
God Bless the Child
When I Fall in Love
Day in the Life of a Fool
Summertime
Stormy Weather
My Romance
When I Fall in Love
When Sunny Gets Blue
Stardust
Round Midnight
You Don’t Know What Love Is
Angel Eyes
Alone Together
Easy Living
I Love You
You Go To My Head
Autumn Leaves
Danny Boy
Autumn in New York
My Funny Valentine
My Foolish Heart
Our Love is Here to Stay
Latin, Bossa Nova, Samba, Caribbean
Black Orpheus - bossa
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - mambo
Gentle Rain - bossa
Girl From Ipanema - bossa
Wave - bossa
Perdido - cha cha
Little Suede Shoes
Teach Me Tonight - Mambo
Soka Tosh! - ska
Gentle Rain - bossa
Samba de Orpheus
People Get Ready - reggae
Knocking on Heaven’s Door - reggae
Rock Spring - reggae
Summertime - reggae
Stormy Weather - ska
The Tide is High - ska