Pocket Combo is a jazz quartet consisting of acoustic drum set, upright bass, electric piano, and alto/tenor saxophone. We play traditional jazz standards from jazz icons of the 50s, 60s, and 70s; featuring songs from jazz giants John Coltrane, Horace Silver, and Sonny Rollins. We are a great fit for a cocktail hour at a wedding, or for more intimate settings, such as wineries or coffee houses.
Hired these guys a few times at our venue and they are a lot of fun and very talented. Customers loved them.
We have had Pocket Combo a couple times now, they have a great following and are a pleasure to have entertain our outdoor seating area.
Response from Pocket Combo:
Thank you very much Ryan! We look forward to coming back to Main Street next year!
Nice combination of jazz and a little cool funk. Nice interaction with the audience.
Really good jazz band, lots of standards, not too loud, great musicians. Nice mix of sax and guitar leads (solos). Great keyboardist and backing rythem section.
I loved the song choices and the vibes. I had a wonderful evening with my drink. It’s a very good band that I can focus to but also zone out and enjoy the time with my friends too. Definitely recommend :)
Price Range: $400 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
We will play a variety of jazz standards and original jazz compositions, ranging in length of 3-10 minutes. The standards we play are from jazz legends such as John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, and more. We usually play standards similarly to how they were originally recorded, but we also will also experiment with the standards and arrange them in our own way. We intend to perform with a quartet consisting of drums, bass, piano and saxophone.
We perform 8-10 songs per set, each set lasting about one hour. We'll take a 10-15 minute break in between sets, then resume playing. We will perform 1-3 sets for a given performance.
Jazz quartet from Walled Lake Michigan, formed in 2017.
We will bring all instruments (drums, bass, saxophone, and keyboard), audio equipment, cables, power strips, and additional music equipment. We ask that there is lighting provided on stage, and a minimum of 2-3 outlets near the stage for our amplifiers.
Here is a list of songs that we may play. We also pull from other songs that aren't listed, but have a similar vibe.
Oleo - Sonny Rollins
Afternoon in Paris - Sonny Rollins
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
Untitled Original 11386 - John Coltrane
Misty - Erroll Garner
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
On Green Dolphin Street - Miles Davis
Lady Bird - Dexter Gordon
If I Were A Bell - Red Garland
Moment's Notice - John Coltrane
Mating Call - John Coltrane
Softly as in a morning sunrise - Michael Brecker
Naima - John coltrane
Song for my father - Horace Silver
Blue Bossa - Horace Silver
Afro Blue - John Coltrane
Fungii Mama - Blue Mitchell
I'll close my eyes - Blue Mitchell
Impressions - John Coltrane
Blue Train - John Coltrane
Forest Flower - Charles Lloyd
Joy Spring - Clifford Brown
Billie's Bounce - Charlie Parker
Minor Meeting - Art Blakey
Bossa Antigua - Paul Desmond
Mosaic - Art Blakey
Moanin' - Art Blakey
Everything in its right place - Radiohead
Resolution - John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
John Coltrane
Herbie Hancock
Horace Silver
Elvin Jones
2-3 Grounded outlets
Adequate stage lighting
Minimum stage size (or overall allocated space) of 20'x10'. We can work with you on this if you want us in a smaller space.
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