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Personnel
LEADERSHIP |
WOODWINDS |
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Travis Gettinger, artistic director Joe Nicol, assistant artistic director |
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SPECIAL GUESTS |
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Venus Valhalla, drag queen/host
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BRASS |
RHYTHM |
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Brenda Padilla, trumpet Mike Kamuf, trumpet Ben Marks, trumpet Sara Huey, trumpet Caroline George, trombone Lana Aguon, trombone Martin Noyd, trombone Alex Wisbiski, trombone Sasha LaPonsa, bass trombone |
Mitchell Shuey, guitar Yoshi Nishio, guitar Brandon Boxbaum, piano Ken Kensky, vibraphone James Tandric, bass Haley Baldwin, drums |
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Program
Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking... |
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Spring Is Here |
Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart arr Joe. Coccia |
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with Laura Beckerman (saxophone) Joe Nicol (saxophone) Mike Kamuf (trumpet) |
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Honeysuckle Rose |
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller arr. Bill Holman |
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with Brenda Padilla, trumpet Laura Beckerman (saxophone) |
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The Single Petal of a Rose |
Duke Ellington arr. Henry Godfrey |
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with Brandon Boxbaum (piano) Sara Serrano (soprano saxophone) |
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Little Sunflower |
Freddie Hubbard arr. Mike Kamuf |
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with Brandon Boxbaum (piano) Mitchell Shuey (guitar) Marty Noyd (trombone) Michael Gardner (saxophone) Travis Gettinger (drums) |
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"Second Independence" Jazz ComboSelf-Directed |
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Days of Wine and Roses |
Henry Mancini |
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with Yoshi Nishio (guitar) Brenda Padilla (trumpet) Brandon Boxbaum (piano) |
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Flowers For a Lady |
Charles Mingus |
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with Mike Kamuf (trumpet) Michael Gardner (saxophone) Ken Kensky (vibraphone) James Tandric (bass) |
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Bloom |
Troye Sivan arr. Joe Nicol |
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with Joe Nicol (saxophone) Marty Noyd (trombone) Sara Serrano (saxophone) Ken Kensky (vibraphone) |
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Lavender Sunset |
Gregory Yasinitsky |
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with Sara Huey (trumpet) Brenda Padilla (trumpet) |
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Hyacinth in Love |
Brandon Boxbaum arr. Mike Kamuf |
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with Brandon Boxbaum (piano) Sara Serrano (saxophone) Ken Kensky (vibraphone) Mike Kamuf (trumpet) Ben Marks (trumpet) |
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Flowers |
by Miley Cyrus arr. Roger Holmes |
Book the Band
Do you have a special occasion coming up? Live music may be just the thing you need to jazz up your event!
If you didn't know, now you know... DC's Different Drummers is available for hire! Our most frequently booked ensemble is our small jazz combo, Second Independence, with flexible instrumentation and experience playing a wide variety of events and musical styles. Our marching band, jazz big band, and small ensembles are also open to booking requests!
Our musicians have performed as featured entertainment or atmospheric background music at events including weddings, community events, private parties, conferences, markets, festivals, museums, receptions, award ceremonies, and more!
To submit an inquiry please fill out the form at the link below!
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