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“Organic, eclectic…spontaneous!
Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain solidly
affirms the music’s far-reaching,
continuing vitality.”
Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“Judy Chamberlain is a singer who’s
always a pleasure to hear. In part,
because her astonishing repertoire
makes every performance a
fascinating journey through a
century of song. But even more
so because she brings such care,
authenticity and musicality to
everything she touches.”
The International Review of Music
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“Organic, eclectic…spontaneous! Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain solidly affirms the music’s far-reaching, continuing vitality.” Los Angeles Times
“Judy Chamberlain is a singer who’s always a pleasure to hear. In part, because her astonishing repertoire makes every performance a fascinating journey through a century of song. But even more so because she brings such care, authenticity and musicality to everything she touches.” The International Review of Music
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Organic, spontaneous jazz and swing for
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Old Hollywood CA vintage retro-glam! Top jazz singer Judy Chamberlain & her Los Angeles jazz bands, dance bands, swing orchestra & wedding musicians perform timeless, eclectic modern vintage live music for celebrity weddings, red carpet grand openings, country club galas, parties, concerts, master classes, in-house hospitality industry promotions, conventions & events throughout California & the USA. High-end destination wedding and corporate event entertainment.
From salsa to Sinatra: All the cool tunes of the Twentieth Century!
“A fascinating journey through a century of song.”
Acclaimed jazz singer Judy Chamberlain and her versatile jazz and swing bands are equal parts Cole Porter, George Gerswhin, the Roaring Twenties and the Rat Pack, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday — 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s retro vintage nostalgia — with a sleekly updated, enormous musical vocabulary that speaks the language of rock & roll, jazz, swing, country, Broadway, the movies and virtually every genre and decade of American retro and popular music.
The Grammy award-winning and seasoned musicians who perform in our jazz and swing bands are the finest virtuoso soloists and ensemble players in the world. You’ve been listening to them on your favorite albums and movie soundtracks for years.
We play the best of Old Hollywood, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, early swing, big band and ballroom standards. Totally live and in-the-moment, our Rat Pack spontaneity is part of the fun!
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From traditional classical and unusual chamber music to vintage and contemporary jazz, pop, Old Hollywood early swing, big band swing, mid-century moderne, atomic lounge, Motown, oldies rock & roll, R&B, latin, salsa, soul, funk and disco we really DO do it all — sometimes in the same set!
Our wedding musicians, dance bands and jazz bands are known for engaging spontaneity and a lively n event and wedding entertainment performance style that comes from seasoning, skill and experience. We’re crowd-reading, crowd pleasing jazz all-stars with rock & roll souls who can move an audience to tears and laughter — and give people the gift of themselves with all the emotion, joy, excitement, fun and elegance of live music. Magical, memorable events start here.
It’s no coincidence that many of our clients are entertainers themselves!
“Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain,” says jazz critic Don Heckman, writing in the Los Angeles Times, “solidly affirms the music’s far-reaching, continuing vitality.”
Palm Springs…Santa Barbara…Scottsdale, Arizona…Dallas, Texas…New York, NY…Destination Moon!
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Planning a jazz festival, red carpet grand opening, university master class schedule, hotel or restaurant entertainment or a hospitality industry in-house concert series? An Old Hollywood wedding in Malibu, La Jolla, Palm Springs, Newport Beach or Santa Barbara, a vintage theme party, Roaring Twenties, Great Gatsby, Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary party, milestone birthday celebration, 1950’s cocktail soiree, atomic lounge pool party, New Orleans French Quarter, Downtown Paris “Sidewalk Cafe” or vintage New York, NY them — or a multi-cultural contemporary or traditional Asian wedding? We have your music!
No two events are alike! When it comes to choosing music that makes up “sets” Everything we do is bespoke, customized and personalized to give you the utmost in heartfelt event and wedding entertainment.
Think Audrey Hepburn “My Fair Lady,” “Two For The Road,” “Funny Face,” “Sabrina” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” mid-century chic or ring-a-ding-ding Sinatra Rat Pack excitement for country club galas, special events and destination weddings! We encourage interactive communication and out-of-the box thinking and are dedicated to sleekness, elegance and fun for events of all shapes and sizes. Our small combos are just as entertaining as our full big band swing orchestra! Sometimes less really IS more.
The modern vintage music we play is at once familiar and edgy, with our own fresh, sleekly updated arrangements of the FABULOUS 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s and 1960’s “mid century” music popularized by artists like Frank SInatra, Dean Martin, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington, Etta James and many more. We call it “the good stuff.”
You can dance everything we play…or not.
“Bandleader and jazz singer Judy Chamberlain has mastered the art of mesmerizing both the audience and her own band.” Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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If Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Rogers & Hart, Rogers & Hammerstein, George & Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer, Michel Legrand, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, or Hoagy Carmichael wrote it…we play it.
We also adore anything associated with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly ultra-cool, James Bond, cinema noir and the Golden Age of Broadway and movie musicals and play all of that music, too! Jimmy Durante, The Ziegfeld Follies, South Pacific, Breakfast at Tiffany’s…Sleepless in Seattle…Cole Porter! Come on and Kiss Me, Kate!
The musicians who perform in our band, orchestra and ensembles have toured and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, The Temptations, The Commodores, James Brown, Aaron Neville, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Tito Puente, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Paul McCartney, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Norah Jones, Bette Midler, Diana Kral, Norah Jones and Michael Buble, to name just a few.
People often tell us they thought they were listening to a CD until they made their way through the ballroom, looked up at the stage and realized it was a live band.
“You’re just like the ‘old man,’ cookie.” veteran Frank Sinatra band guitarist Al Viola
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Bandleader and music historian Judy Chamberlain, named “one of the top jazz singers of all time” by jazz author Scott Yanow, dazzles with a mix of big band stylings, subtly shaded torch songs, eloquence, humor, spontaneous rap offerings and the beloved standards of the Great American Songbook. A native New Yorker and fourth generation musician known for her versatility and an outrageous 4,000 song repertoire, Chamberlain has appeared on E! Entertainment, The Style Network and ABC’s “The Bachelor” and in the Playboy Jazz Festival.
The late guitarist Al Viola, a mainstay of the Frank Sinatra band from 1955 to 1983, often commented on what he felt were simlarities between Judy’s performance style and Sinatra’s.
“Judy sings the hell out of a tune, the way he did,” said Viola. “She can come out of nowhere and take the pickup on the song, and the band is instantly with her because she gives great signals.”
“Her repertoire is enormous, and she’s full of surprises, which is fun for the band and fun for the audience. I love working with her, because I’m never bored. She hears every note, just like Sinatra did. And she has his easygoing rapport with the audience, because she cares about them the way he did. You have to be the best in the business to work at her level. Nothing mediocre is tolerated. You have to pay attention, and you really have to know what you’re doing. What Judy does is a gift to the heart and soul of her listener. It’s not about her. It’s about entertaining people.”
In 2005, Viola and Chamberlain co-led “A Jazz Salute to Frank Sinatra” in Hollywood, California.
“Judy sings ‘At Last’ better than Etta James.” Shari Lightstone, Phoenix, AZ
“You were awesome in Palm Springs, one of the best in the business.” Nazar Melconian, Mimmo & Naz Videographers, Toronto, Canada
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For destination events in California, the USA and international locations, we travel efficiently, navigate venues expertly and are team players who work effectively with sound, lighting and stage crews, venue management and other vendors.
We look forward to exceeding your expectations with live music that’s always totally live, in-the-moment, interactively engaging — and superbly entertaining.
We offer special price considerations for military and public service personnel, non-profit organizations, charitable foundations, schools and hospitals.
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