Jazz Mirage

Jazz Mirage has a long history providing live music at:

Winery Events
Weddings
Corporate Events
Private Parties
Birthdays
Receptions
Holiday Parties

Over the years we’ve learned that no two events are alike. As such, we customize our program and services to meet the unique desires of the client. Contact us and we can prepare a package that meets your needs.

Thank you for your interest in Jazz Mirage. We work with only the finest musicians in the Bay Area. Over the years, we have curated binders of music that are specially arranged for Jazz Mirage. The music we present ranges from Latin (bossa nova, salsa, rumba, etc.) to funk (New Orleans) to blues (swing) to modern jazz and our ever popular jazz arrangements of pop tunes (Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, etc.). Our commitment to honoring the rich tradition of American popular music is matched by out enthusiasm for putting a new spin on familiar songs.

Most recent engagements include the summer music series at Beringer for the last 5 years, Seghesio Chef series dinners (last 3 years), numerous events at both Silver Oak and Twomey wineries, as well as the Constellation Winery Group (Simi, Ravenswood, Blackstone, Meritage, etc). Let me know if you'd like to hear us live, and I'll let you know when and where we can meet.

We would love to complement your event in song. I believe the product will be an experience your visitors will not forget.

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MUSICIAN BIOS
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Raj Sodhi is known around Sonoma and Napa Counties for his very clean sound, great feeling for rhythm and perfect intonation. He has studied double-bass since seventh grade. His passion and his natural talent for music led him to play in numerous jazz bands, string ensembles and symphony orchestras along the east coast. He was fortunate to have studied under the very finest bass players in the country, including Lawrence Hurst (Bloomington IN), Winston Budrow (East Lansing, MI), and Todd Seeber (Boston MA). In his final year of high school, he won first place in the Young Artists’ Concerto Competition on double-bass. In 1990 he played for Interlochen World Youth Symphony Orchestra and in 1991, he attended the Tanglewood Music Festival. While studying at MIT, he played numerous groups in the Boston area. After moving to California in 1996, he has steadily grown, both as a musician and band leader, playing across Northern California at wineries, weddings, hotels, restaurants and private parties.

Matthew Rothstein is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, arranger, and composer. Raised in rural Lake County, CA, he was recognized by Down Beat Magazine and the Grammy Foundation as a prodigious talent while in high school. Rothstein honed his blend of jazz, folk, and gospel styles into a distinctive voice while attending Sonoma State University, where he studied with renowned composers Mel Graves and Will Johnson. Matthew strives to bring excellence, inspiration, and clarity to every professional context. If you have a creative vision for your event, he can shape the soundtrack.

Bryan Bowman is a drummer, pianist and composer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bryan Bowman has performed and recorded with the best musicians in the Bay Area. He has toured the United States with RCA recording artists Monica Behan and Deron Johnson (Keyboard player for Miles Davis). He has also recorded and performed in the international music scene which such artists as the acclaimed Bulgarian accordionist Ivan Milev, Edessa, Trio Mopmu with Lily Storm. Bryan studied music at The Berklee College of Music in Boston, CSU Long Beach and CSU Chico. He is currently a free lance performer and composer in the San Francisco Bay Area and is an active accompanist for the California Jazz Conservatory and community classes.

Born and raised in Buffalo New York, Matthew Clark holds a BFA in Jazz Studies from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Highly regarded as a pianist and arranger, he has worked extensively in those capacities having performed and/or recorded with jazz greats Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Turre, Eddie Marshall, John Faddis, Teddy Edwards, Gene Bertoncini, Joshua Redman, and the late David “Fathead” Newman. He has toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States including appearances at the Monterey, San Francisco, Vienne, Big Sur, Stanford, and Rochester jazz festivals in addition to televised performances for CNN Showbiz Today and numerous PBS specials. Though recognized primarily for his tasteful soloing and supportive accompaniment, Matthew is also a respected clinician, having worked as a lecturer in jazz history and ensemble instructor at the Stanford Jazz, Oaktown and Jazz Camp West workshops.

Our music engagement agreement is meant to be simple.
The first 3 items spell out place, date and time, and payment for the engagement.

4. Terms of engagement:
a. The Artist shall provide the following:
i. A very fine jazz quartet consisting of a keyboard, acoustic bass player, drummer and saxophone player/vocalist.
ii. All instruments, sound system, music stands, cabling, and power cords.
iii. Three sets of some terrific jazz music, with two 15 minute breaks.
b. The Purchaser shall provide the following:
i. An open space for the band to set up, electric power and lighting.
ii. Appropriate protection from the sun or rain, if needed.
iii. A small meal for each of the musicians of the purchaser's choice to keep the band energized and playing their best throughout the evening.

The agreement of the artist to perform is subject to proven detention by sickness, accidents, or accidents to means of transportation, riots, strikes, epidemics, acts of god, or any and all legitimate conditions beyond the control of the artist. The purchaser shall be responsible for any and all damage(s) which occur to the artists’ equipment during this engagement if damage is caused by purchaser(s) or any person(s) attending the engagement as either a guest or a member. Cancellations of this contract without the express written consent of BOTH parties to this agreement, shall constitute a breach of contract.