Murl Allen Sanders
Murl Allen Sanders is a free-lance musician, composer, teacher and recording artist who has been active in the Seattle area music scene and across the United States, Canada, England and Japan for over twenty-five years. He performs and records regularly with his own bands, as a soloist, and with numerous bands in the Northwest. Murl plays piano, accordion, B-3, electronic keyboards, harmonica, sings, teaches and composes music. He is in demand as a recording musician for film scores, advertisements and CD’s.
Murl is adjunct faculty at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He received a grant from The Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs to write a piece for chorus and symphony orchestra which premiered May 2, 2010 with Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers.
Murl received a 2010 and 2009 ASCAP plus award for his concert compositions from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Most recently Murl performed for Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival with a quartet featuring saxophonist Warren Rand and will be recording a new CD with the quartet. Murl has been performing his jazz-influenced orchestral compositions “Accordion Concerto #1” with Cascade Symphony and Everett Symphony and “Accordion Concerto #2” with Orchestra Seattle. Murl appeared at the Bellevue Jazz Festival June 4, 2010.
www.murlallensanders.com
206-781-8196
Maia Santell
Northwest veteran jazz and blues vocalist, Maia Santell, and her band, "Maia Santell and House Blend," have been performing for twenty-five years, at nightclubs, casinos, festivals, weddings, dances, cruises, restaurants and private parties, including such leading venues as The New Orleans, Jazz Alley, Muckleshoot Casino, The Commencement Bay Jazz and Blues Festival, Sonny Newman’s Dance Hall, Jazzbones, St. Michelle Wineries and Argosy Cruises, to name a few. Known around the region as a premier dance band, their repertoire is vast, consisting of material similar to that of the TV show, "Dancing with the Stars.” They perform jazz, blues, swing, Latin, rhythm and blues, pop, Motown, big band hits and contemporary favorites. For a complete bio, videos, sound bites, playlists, photos and a performance schedule, see www.MaiaSantell.com
Bill Anschell
Enhance your gathering with the elegant sounds of jazz, played by Seattle's finest musicians. Pianist Bill Anschell was voted "Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist the Year" in 2005 and 2010 by the Seattle jazz community, and his trio was voted "Northwest Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year." He'll put together an ensemble to suit your needs, adding any configuration of bass, drums, sax, guitar, trumpet, and/or vocals. Anschell has a huge repertoire of standards from the American songbook, and also plays compositions by the great jazz composers. Free demo CD available on request.
www.billanschell.com/
billanschell@mindspring.com
206/365-4759
Doug Zangar
Doug and his groups have a very wide variety of styles and songs in their repertoire. Suitable for background and dancing, Doug covers material from the Dixieland era to present. For more information please go to http://zproinc.com/about.php
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