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Featured
Artists
This is just a sample of our talent, we have
many more to choose from! Our musicians
and DJs are top quality, working professionals and they book up quickly. Although
we specialize in last-minute bookings, we recommend booking 3-6 months in advance as a courtesy to our talent and
to ensure availability.
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Joel Rieck, M.M. - Guitarist
Joel Rieck is a classically trained
guitarist who has performed at weddings all over the country. He
regularly plays around northern Arizona as a solo guitarist, performing
repertoire that ranges from Bach to The Beatles. Joel also plays
with both a jazz and rock band, and has earned a Master of Music degree
from Northern Arizona University.
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Tom Sheeley, M.M. - Guitarist
Tom Sheeley has performed nationally and
internationally as a soloist, as well as having been featured in chamber
music concerts with groups such as the Blair Quartet, The St. Petersburg
Quartet, The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, The Flagstaff Festival of The
Arts Summer Orchestra, The Sinfonica de Maracaibo Venezuela and The
Sinofonica Nacional de Ecuador. He has performed at the European
International Festival in Geneva, Switzerland; at the Concours
Internationale de Guitare in Paris, France, where he was invited to
present a guest recital during the week of this highly prestigious
international competition; and in Mexico City where he was First Place
Winner of the First Manuel M. Ponce International Guitar Competition.
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Fitzhugh Jenkins - Guitarist/Jazz Band
Fitzhugh Jenkins grew up in Hawaii. At an early age
he played with Don Ho and other luminaries in Waikiki. From there
Fitz moved to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music.
From Boston, Fitz moved to L.A. where he spent ten years as a studio
musician. The L.A. Times called him a "spirited musician"
while performing at the Los Angeles Olymics. In 1990, Fitz moved
to beautiful Sedona, Arizona where he currently performs as a soloist,
with a jazz band, and other projects.
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Craig Yarbrough -
M.M. - Guitarist
Craig moved from Louisiana to Arizona to
study with Frank Koonce at Arizona State University, where he earned a
Master's Degree in Musical Arts in 1997. Craig has performed
extensively in the southeastern and southwestern United States where he
has performed in master classes for Manuel Barrueco, Jorge Morel, and
Christopher Parkening. He currently teaches guitar at Coconino
Community College and directs the Grand Canyon Guitar Society in
Flagstaff.
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Steve Sandner,
Jazz Combo / Solo Piano
Pianist-singer Steve Sandner likes to
perform in a trio or quartet setting but also often performs solo. After
majoring in trumpet at Berklee School of Music in Boston, Steve studied
classical piano with Dada Mehta at Eastern Michigan University and then
soon formed his own jazz combo which appeared in Chicago clubs such as
the Pump Room and the Gaslight Club, and he also appeared with The
Marcus Belgrave Quintet at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit.
Steve currently resides in Sedona.
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The Encore String Quartet
The Encore String Quartet and String Sounds
regularly performs weddings in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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The Rhythm Edition -
Variety Band
The Rhythm Edition band is a high-energy, all-variety party band that
can play anything from Top 40, jazz, and oldies to soft, ambient dinner
music. The Rhythm Edition is a band that enjoys interacting with the
crowd – as most of them have wireless, headset microphones so members
like female vocalist, Brynda, can dance and sing right into the crowd.
You’ll even find Charles, the keyboard player, taking his remote
keyboard with him as he “jumps” off the stage to play, sing, and mingle
with the crowd. This is a band that will entertain and interact with
your guests and provide them with plenty of memories for years to come.
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Brian David - Guitarist
Brian David has been playing the guitar for over twenty years.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Music degree in classical guitar from Northern
Arizona University and enjoys performing in northern Arizona on a
regular basis. He has performed at weddings all over the country
and offers a vast repertoire from classical to jazz with musical quality
unlike any other.
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Sherry Finzer
- Flute
Sherry Finzer studied in Rochester, New York for many
years where she was principal flute for both the Brockport Symphony and
Greece Symphony. Sherry has twice won the Rochester Flute
Association's competition in the adult division in 2002, and 2004, and
recently won two of the Performer's Competition and Professional Flute
Choir competition this year to perform at the National Flute
Association's convention in Pittsburgh, PA. Sherry currently
resides in Phoenix and is an active board member for the Arizona Flute
Society.
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The Knockabouts - Celtic band
Once upon a time, in the little hamlet of
Flagstaff, Arizona, John McGregor bought a bottle of Bushmills Irish
whiskey, and dove in head first. Thus began the journey of the
Knockabouts--Flagstaff's favorite Celtic Band. Just like our
founding beverage, the Knockabouts are the perfect blend of time-honored
tradition, bawdy good taste, rowdy energy, and smooth harmonies. The
Knockabouts music brings the best of authentic traditional pub tunes,
and blends them with a unique sound that can only come from a band that
appreciates a good whiskey the way the Knockabouts do.
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Wade Woodward ,
M.M. - Vocalist
Wade Woodward graduated
from Northern Arizona University in 1998 with his bachelor’s degree in
Voice Performance. Since then he has earned a Master’s Degree in voice
and opera from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He
was a resident artist for three seasons at the Ohio Light Opera in
Wooster, Ohio. Large roles he has performed include Count Almaviva in
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Marcello in Puccini’s La Boheme,
Curly in Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, and Billy Bigelow in
Carousel.
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The Banned
- Rock Cover Band
From Pink Floyd to Rage Against the Machine, The Banned rocks the full tilt
spectrum of the greatest heavy rock songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and
90's to the present day. This band brings the party with a full
light show and big sound system to make your reception a full-on concert
experience!
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