JP and Friends

Would you like to delight and impress your guests with a nine-piece professional band that rocks the house?

JP's All-Stars is a top band in the North East. We are not your typical band playing Top 40 material, rather, we cover a wide range of styles from soul to funk to blues to rock to pop. We have broad appeal and we are the best at what we do. We can focus on specific genre/s and learn some special songs for you if needed.

For weddings and private parties we are a one-stop shop for free-party planning, ceremony music, cocktail-hour music and dance music (extra charges may apply depending on what is needed). When it comes to parties, we know what we are doing. We will meet with you beforehand to get to know you, choose from over 250 songs, visit the venue to understand any logistics or sound issues, and we will work out a precise timetable with you from beginning to end.

We can act as M/Cs and provide a playlist according to your wishes for break or dinner background music.
We are experts on stage size and positioning, the dance floor size, lighting, timetables and music planning for the whole event. We provide all of the equipment needed, including lights and a PA that you can use for announcements and speeches. We help you plan for success and can provide the whole event timetable, the master of ceremony functions, break timings etc. We are the masters of all of these topics with tons of experience under our belt (never less than a five-star reviews anywhere).

More about the band:

JP and Friends is headed by me, a British guitarist who has played and toured with some of rock's greats including Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix), Robert Palmer, Buddy Miles, Vernon Reid (Living Color) and Clive Bunker (from Jethro Tull) to name but a few.

There are two female gospel-trained singers on the front line led by the amazing Stax recording artist Suzanne Buell from Memphis and the award-winning Vicki Zelski. The well-renowned Michael Payette provides the male lead vocals. Mike has a stunning voice and impressive range.

We have the funkiest rhythm section in the North East featuring New York's Ron Pastore on bass, Berklee alumni Phil Antionades on drums and Hal Denham on percussion. If they can't get your party dancing, nothing will.

The band is rounded out by the impressive keyboard talents of classical and jazz-trained Mike Valdez and last but not least, Berklee Alumni Brad Kohl, who puts across a very sexy saxophone.

The goals are to make your event outstanding and flawless and get people on the dance floor and having an unforgettable good time.

Last, we will try to work within your budget for a full band and provide a full event service as needed. We might have smaller line-up options for lower budgets. Just let us know what your needs are. Please feel free to call me (Jeff) on (phone number hidden) and let’s discuss how we can be the perfect fit for your special event.