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Kevin Huang Group
- Princeton, NJ
- Jazz Band
- Travels up to 120 miles
- $200 and up
Overview
We are offering a swinging, jazz group with experience playing music together and providing relaxing old-time jazz music to modern jazz tunes. The instrumentation is flexible, from jazz trio to a full rhythm section with multiple horns, and we can do other instrumental styles including funk, soul, fusion, and more.
The Kevin Huang Group is a jazz band led by saxophonist / pianist Kevin Huang. He has played internationally at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Nice Jazz Festival in France, the Prudential Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios and the Power Station. Kevin is on full-tuition scholarship at Berklee College of Music.
7 Reviews
Kevin was really easy to contact and always gave amazing ideas and helped out so so much! Me and my girlfriend loved their performance and their prices are super good!! 10/10
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Response from Kevin Huang Group:
Thank you so much Juan, was great playing for you guys!!!
I hired Kevin and his quartet for an opening for our hotel, and he sounded absolutely incredible and the band was well-dressed and looked professional! Loved his piano player as well. Cheers!
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Had the band for a corporate party, they sounded great and played at an appropriate volume! Appreciate it, Kevin.
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I hired Kevin and his band for an event at my art gallery and they provided a great sounding band! Was very satisfied with service.
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Hired Kevin for a house party, and he was very professional and provided great sounding jazz music! Thanks again Kevin. -Alex
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Kevin and his quartet were early and setup quickly and without any issues. They provided great background music for the whole fundraiser, and sounded great! No complaints.
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Response from Kevin Huang Group:
Appreciate the review John! Was a pleasure playing.
Provided great background jazz music for my cocktail party. Would definitely book again! - Jess
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Response from Kevin Huang Group:
Thank you so much for the review, Jess!
Booking Info
Price Range: $200 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Languages: Chinese, English, Spanish
What to Expect
Group of musicians who are passionate about music and who can provide a professional jazz musical service. Quick setup times with good sound, dressed professionally, and playing at the correct volume!
About
Kevin Huang, leader of the Kevin Huang Group, has played internationally at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, the Nice Jazz Festival in France, the Prudential Center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios and the Power Station / Avatar Studios. Kevin is a full-tuition scholarship student from Berklee College of Music.
He has won many awards for his saxophone playing, including the First Plaze Prize in the 2023 Gerry Mulligan Competition, the YoungArts 2023 Award in Jazz Saxophone, and 2022 National Jazz Festival First Place Soloist Award.
Services Offered
Upcoming Booked Events
| December 07, 2024 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | Christmas Party |
Past Booked Events
| August 23, 2024 • 4:30pm - 8:00pm | Grand Opening |
| June 09, 2024 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm | House Party |
| May 29, 2024 • 8:00pm - 8:30pm | Surprise |
| May 23, 2024 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Restaurant/Bar Event |
Set List
Jazz Ballads:
Always and Forever (Pat Metheny)
Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
Beatrice (Sam Rivers)
Body and Soul (Johnny Green)
In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Misty (Erroll Garner)
Moody’s Mood for Love (James Moody & Jimmy McHugh)
My One and Only Love (Guy Wood & Robert Mellin)
Naima (John Coltrane)
Polkadots and Moonbeams (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Round Midnight (Duke Ellington)
Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael)
Unforgettable (Gordon Irving)
The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)
Medium Swing:
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (Harold Arlen)
All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern)
Almost Like Being in Love (Frederick Loewe)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)
Beautiful Love (Victor Young)
Bemsha Swing (Thelonius Monk)
Better Git It In Your Soul (Charles Mingus)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)
Blues March (Benny Golson)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson)
Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon)
Doxy (Sonny Rollins)
Fly Me to the Moon (Bart Howard)
Good Bait (Tadd Dameron)
I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos & Jack Baker & Dinah Shore)
I Mean You (Thelonius Monk)
I’m in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh)
I’ve Got the World on a String (Harold Arlen)
In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington)
It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Just Friends (John Klenner)
Killer Joe (Benny Golson)
Like Someone in Love (Jimmy Van-Heusen)
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing & George David Wess)
Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht)
My Shining Hour (Harold Arlen)
On a Slow Boat to China (Frank Loesser)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh)
Peggy’s Blue Skylight (Charles Mingus)
Pennies from Heaven (Arthur Johnston)
Stablemates (Benny Golson)
Stella by Starlight (Victor Young)
Strollin’ (Horace Silver)
That’s All (Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes)
There is No Greater Love (Isham Jones)
Whisper Not (Benny Golson)
Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter)
You and the Night and the Music (Arthur Schwartz)
Up Tempo Swing:
Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
Bolivia (Cedar Walton)
Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin)
Daahoud (Clifford Brown)
Dexterity (Charlie Parker)
Firm Roots (Cedar Walton)
Groovin’ High (Dizzy Gillespie)
Impressions (John Coltrane)
I Love You (Cole Porter)
Joy Spring (Clifford Brown)
Move (Denzil Best)
Room 608 (Horace Silver)
Sister Sadie (Horace Silver)
This I Dig of You (Hank Mobley)
Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford)
Bossa Novas:
Agua De Beber (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa)
Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham)
Corcovado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Desafinado (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
James (Pat Metheny)
Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
Pensativa (Clare Fischer)
Triste (Antonio Carlos-Jobim)
... And Many More!!!
Influences & Inspiration
We're influenced by old jazz musicians and group like the Miles Davis Quintets, Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Charlie Parker, as well as bossa nova musicians like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gliberto. Also influenced by many motown and soul bands as well as funk musicians and bands like Parliament-Funkadelic, Maceo Parker, James Brown, and more.
Setup Requirements
None