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Musicians and bands for entertainment at weddings, parties, functions, festivals and community events in Sydney, Newcastle, Central Coast and Wollongong.
Viva the band (quartet - sextet) perform the standard repertoire of jazz and swing, latin and salsa music, with vocals (in harmony) with congas, flute, percussion, guitar, bass and musette accordion.
Description of Viva the band music styles
Viva's performances gives the listener the benefit of listening to the normal fare of Jazz, Swing and up-beat Latin music plus International music that has been developed by the bands lifelong experiences and overseas music engagements, for example, it's nice to hear a piece of music that inspired the band whilst they were in France such as La Vien Rose or Under Paris Skies, their music is authentic and the listener could easily imagine themselves to be in Paris listening to a local band playing popular Edith Piaf tunes and romantic cafe' tunes. Other examples are the bands tunes include: It Had To Be You, Stardust, In the Mood and many classic standards popularized by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
typical schedule of music for functions
- Background music at functions and parties. Jazz standards, bossa nova's etc
- Dance music at dinner parties or functions playing swing, bossa nova's tango's etc
- Dinner cabaret show (If required) playing French, Spanish, classic show tunes etc
- Up beat dance music at dinner dances or functions: Jazz, Swing, Latin, Salsa etc.
Contact details for Sydney bands
If you would like to discuss your requirements for a band, please phone me at Sydney (02) 9970 6006 Please note: Viva bands are often very busy with performances on a daily basis including morning teas, luncheons and the like. I am the guitar player in the band, so if we are not at home, please leave a message on our answer machine or email: rappolt@optushome.com.au