Lou Borelli Octet plays mostly original arrangements from the Dave Pell Octet, one of the bands credited with the creation of the West Coast Jazz scene in the 1950’s. A recent quote about the octet from a music critic describes us very well. "Lou Borelli Octet was performing their Jazz routine for a drinking and dining audience, and if one closed their eyes and tapped into their imagination, they could picture themselves as a guest at one of Jay Gatsby's outdoor parties."...Pat Clark, The Weekend Starts Now, a publication of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, May 2009. We appreciate your support of live music and especially jazz, which is art for your ears.
We hired the Lou Borelli Octet to play the first half of our wedding & they did a great job. We had many compliments from our guests!
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Unions: AFM
Lou Borelli Octet often plays for the cocktail hour and dinner at weddings, banquets, conventions, political parties and other social functions. The ambience of live jazz musicians adds a touch of class to the occasion. We are often followed by a rock band or DJ. We custom design our performance to suit the client's requests. We also play at a lot of town concerts, jazz festivals and jazz concerts. We also do an inter-active program with music students, providing insights and experience for the younger musicians in a jazz clinic type of setting. The octet has played for small audiences in intimate jazz clubs and we have played for huge audiences at outdoor events. The word "flexible" is certainly a word which describes our personality. We also have subs for every part who have rehearsed with the band and are ready to fill in on short notice if necessary. All of our musicians are very professional and have extensive music experience, many of them teachers and /or former teachers. Lou Borelli Octet values a professional stage presence as you can probably tell from our photos.
Lou Borelli Octet plays mostly original arrangements from the Dave Pell Octet, one of the bands credited with the creation of the West Coast Jazz scene in the 1950’s. Shorty Rogers and Marty Paich were the first arrangers to showcase the unique sound of this group. We are honored to play these arrangements as a tribute to Don Fagerquist, a Worcester born trumpet player, who went out to the West Coast to play with the great bands of his time. The band has played at town concerts, Castle Restaurant Jazz on the Patio Summer Series, Ecotarium, Nick’s German Restaurant and Bar, Worcester Art Museum, Luciano’s, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Higgins Armory Museum, Hanover Theatre, Tuckerman Hall, Country Clubs and private parties throughout New England. Lou Borelli Octet was started in 2001 and the personnel has changed very little over time. A recent quote about the octet from a music critic describes us very well. "Lou Borelli Octet was performing their Jazz routine for a drinking and dining audience, and if one closed their eyes and tapped into their imagination, they could picture themselves as a guest at one of Jay Gatsby's outdoor parties."...Pat Clark, The Weekend Starts Now, a publication of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, May 2009. We appreciate your support of live music and especially jazz, which is art for your ears.
We provide our own sound system.
This is our index. (We can add your requests as needed).
A Remark You Made
Across the Alley From Alamo
Adios
Aint Got Rhythm
All of Me
All Of Me (girl vocal)
All The Things You Are (girl vocal)
All This and Heaven Too
Almost Like Being in Love (Vocal)
Angel Eyes
Aren't You Glad You're You(Girl vocal)
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves (girl vocal)
Ballin' The Jack
Best of Broadway
Better Luck
Bewitched
Blame It On My Youth
Blue Flame
Blue Room
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
Buffalo
Butt Beautiful
Camptown Races
Can't We Be Friends
Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Ceora
Change Partners
Cheek To Cheek
Cheerful Little Earful
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Continental
Crescendo Date
Cup Of Coffee
Dance For Daddy
Days of Wine and Roses
Deed I Do
Desifinado
Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me (Vocal)
Dum-Dum
East of the Sun
Easy Living
Emily
Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You
Far Above Cayuga's Waters
Feeling I'm Falling
Fight On
Five Dollars
Flamingo
Fly Me To The Moon (Pell's 3/4 time)
Foggy Day
Forty Second Street
G Tune
Gal in Calico
Glocca Morra
Glory of Love (Vocal)
Go Away, Little Girl
Go You N'Western
Good Ship Lollipop
Grey Flannel
Groovin' Easy
Gymnopedie
Hail Purdue
Have You Met Miss Jones
Home At Last
I Can't Get Started
I Found A New Baby
I Had The Craziest Dream
I Know Why
I Remember You (girl vocal)
I Used To Be Colorblind
I Wanna Be Around
Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
If I Could Be With You
If I Had You
If I Should Loose You
I'll String Along With You
Illinois
I'm A Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech
I'm Beginning To See The Light (girl vocal)
Imagination (Girl vocal)
In The Mood
Indiana School Song
Iowa Corn Song
Isle of Capri
Isn't It Romantic
It Never Entered My Mind
I've Got A Crush
Java Junction
Jazz Goes To Siwash
Jazz Me Blues
Jazz Wagner
Jeepers Creepers
Just One More Chance
Klump Jump
La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
Lady Bird
Lady Is A Tramp
Laura
Let's Do It
Let's Face The Music
Little Bird
Love and the Weather
Love For Sale
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Love Me Or Leave Me
Lover Man (Girl vocal)
Lullaby of Birdland (Girl vocal)
Lulu's Back In Town
Mack The Knife
Makin' Whoopee (Vocal)
Mambo Jambo
Manhattan
Meditation
Memphis
Mike's Peak
Minnesota Rouser
More I See You
Mountain Greenery
My Heart Belongs To Daddy
My Heart Is A Hobo
My Old Flame
Naps Dream
Navy Blue and Gold
Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Vocal)
Oh, Didn't He Ramble
Oklahoma Hills
On The Street Where You Live
One Note Samba
Our Day Will Come
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Our Love Is Here To Stay (Girl vocal)
Out Of Nowhere
Paper Doll
Paris In The Spring
People in Love
Perdido
Poopsie
Prom To Prom
Putting All My Eggs In A Basket
Remember Me
River Saint Marie
Rockin in Rhythm
Sandy Shoes
Say It With Music
September Song
She's Funny That Way
Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble
Ship Without A Sail
Shirley
Sing For Your Supper
Slow Boat To China
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Some Day My Prince Will Come
Someone In Love
Someone To Watch Over Me (Vocal)
Sophisticated Lady (Girl Vocal)
South of the Border
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Spring Is Here
Star Eyes
Stella By Starlight
Suddenly It's Spring
Sugar
Sugar Foot Strut
Summer Night
Suze Blues
Take Five
Take the A Train (Girl vocal)
Taking A Chance on Love (Vocal)
Teenage Rock
Ten Cents A Dance
The Victors
Them There Eyes
There Is No Greater Love (Girl vocal)
There Will Never Be Another You
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Thou Swell
Time After Time
Tishomingo Blues
Try A Little Tenderness
Twelfth Street Rag
Vehicle
Very Thought of You
Victory March
Walk Right In
Walkin' My Baby
Wave The Flag
Way You Look Tonight
We'll Be Together Again
We're In The Money
What Is Love (Vocal)
What Is This Thing Called Love
What's New (girl vocal)
When I Fall In Love (Vocal)
When I Take My Sugar To Tea
When The Saints Go Marching In
When You're Smiling
White Cliffs of Dover
Why Do You Suppose
Would You Like To Take A Walk
Yashitaki-Mikimoto
You Are Too Beautiful
You Can't Pull The Wool
You Made Me Love You (Girl Vocal)
Young and Healthy
You're My Everything
| Lou Borelli | Leader, Trumpet, flugel horn, vocals, flute |
| Peter Daley | Tenor sax, other woodwinds as needed |
| Dick Auger | Trombone, flute, vocals |
| David Jost | Bari sax. other woodwinds as needed |
| Steve Wilisch | guitar, banjo |
| Dave Martel | Bass |
| Bob Maloney | Drums |
| Janet Borelli | piano, accordion |
Dave Pell, Shorty Rogers, Marty Paich, Don Fagerquist, Bill Holman, Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ingrid Jensen, Chris Botti, Frank Morroco, Art Van Damme, Galliano, Django Reinhart, Les Paul, Jay Jay Johnson, Tony Rizzi, Med Flory, Bill Waltrus, Rufus Reid, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Jake Hanna, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Louie Bellson, Lester Young, John Coltraine, Bunny Berrigan, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Bobby Hackett, Dave McKenna, Oscar Peterson, Steve Swallow, Horace, Silver, Louie Armstrong, Zoot Sims, Al Cohen, Serge Chaloff, Jimmy Guiffre, Boots Mussuli, Kai WInding, Terry Gibbs, Gary Burton
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