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Friday, July 15, 2011 Al Viola, Jazz Guitarist: He hitched his wagon to a star named Frank Sinatra
Can we be Frank?
When my good friend and colleague Al Viola passed away in 2007 at age 87, the jazz world lost one of its greatest musicians. At 87, his nimble fingers were as fast as ever. He was as agile as a teenager – only far more musically learned – and his “chops” were so strong that you could hardly see his hands move. After many, many gigs together I worked with him for the last time several weeks before he died, and he never missed a note. He played as beautifully as when he’d been at the top of his career, a first-call Los Angeles studio musician in a small league that barely exists anymore – at a time when jazz guitar was pure and real musicians played real music. At the center of the Frank Sinatra “sound” for nearly thirty years, his guitar work was on almost every one of Sinatra’s albums from 1956 until 1980.
Al played rhythm guitar in the Sinatra band because it was what Sinatra wanted. He also played rhythm in my band, but was also pretty much an entire… Read the full story »
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 Los Angles brides and grooms tend to be sophisticated. Our clients are often celebrities, musicians and entertainers themselves.
They especially enjoy the modern vintage live music our bands play. We call it “the good stuff.”
Sometimes they say things like, “nearly everyone who will be at… Read the full story »
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Yippee! I love this award, and I love Wedding Wire. Thank you to our wonderful clients for recognizing our many years of service in the Greater Los Angeles area. We are deeply honored.
And…we’ve added North Texas as a local area. The music we play… Read the full story »
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 A client pointed out something very interesting the other day. She said: “People want to make fools of themselves at a wedding, and they need you to help them do it!”
Well. yes…of course…absolutely, that’s it!
The sillier people get, the more we play music that enables…well,… Read the full story »
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Anyone can put on a show. Seriously.
And anyone can show up and play some music for a wedding or event.
Some bands are better than others.
Most bands are about themselves…and about putting on an ego-driven “show.”
We’re about you…and putting on YOUR show.
Giving people the gift of… Read the full story »
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011 “Let’s show them what a great band I’ve hired,” said the mother of the bride a week before the wedding.
I want you to come out of the box with a BIG sound!
We did. Before dinner.
Talk about packing the dance floor…this one was levitating five… Read the full story »
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 The miracle happened this way:
The wedding reception, a magnificent affair of abundant proportion and beauty — which followed a very personalized, romantic ceremony and lively cocktail hour, both with lots of live music — was just getting under way. In an unusual move for pre-dinner… Read the full story »
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Friday, November 12, 2010 Dallas, Texas wedding bands, jazz bands, swing bands….in a town near you…
Modern vintage jazz, traditional and western swing, retro-glam live music for couture weddings and events in California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and the USA
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714 319-9242
Dallas, TX
817… Read the full story »
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Thursday, September 23, 2010 From soul and funk to Motown, jazz, swing, rock & roll and big band sounds, there’s nothing like live music. Live music is a magical thing.
It’s best played with feeling.
If you’re hiring a live band for a wedding or special event, you may… Read the full story »
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