Rachel Sorsa Band is a five-piece stellar jazz ensemble: Piano, upright Bass, Drums, Trumpet, and Voice; or any combination. We deliver unique arrangements of straight ahead jazz, bossa nova, blues, swing, and soulful originals by Rachel Sorsa. We have been together for 8 years, have toured all of Southern California on the jazz circuit and have performed at numerous outdoor festivals, benefit concerts, and private events. We recently released our debut album, SISU, to wonderful critical acclaim. High energy or ambient, we always provide an extremely entertaining show. Flexible in size from quintet to duo and extremely vast repertoire. Professional, classy, and fun!
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Price Range: $1000 and up
Gig Length: 45 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Unions: SAG-AFTRA, AEA
Rachel Sorsa Band is a five-piece stellar jazz ensemble: Piano, upright Bass, Drums, Trumpet, and Voice. We deliver unique arrangements of straight ahead jazz, bossa nova, blues, swing, and soulful originals by Rachel Sorsa. We have been together for 5 years, have toured all of Southern California on the jazz circuit and have performed at numerous outdoor festivals, benefit concerts, and private events. Rachel, also a successful actress, is a highly performative vocalist and together we always provide an extremely entertaining show. We are flexible in size, providing unique Bass/Voice only sets, or core trio Piano, Bass, Voice; quartet, or quintet. Professional, classy, and fun!
| May 15, 2015 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Cocktail Party |
Rachel Sorsa Band Jazz Set List
A House is Not a Home-----
A Sleepin’ Bee- D
Ain’t No Sunshine -Am
Alone Together-Gm
At Last-Eb
Bei Mir Bist du Schoen- Dm
Black Coffee- C
Blue Skies- Cm or Ebmaj
Bluesette-----
But Not For Me - F
Chega De Saudade -Dm
Come Rain or Come Shine-Ab
Corcovado-G or Em
Cry Me a River- G (Em)
Danny Boy -F
Devine--Am
Don’t Cry Baby- G
Don’t Go To Strangers- Eb
Don’t Know Why-G
Don’t Wait Too Long- D
Doxy-C
Embraceable You - Eb
Fever-Am
Girl From Ipanema-C
Good Morning Heartache-Em
Guess Who I Saw Today -Eb
Hallelujiah-----
How Insensitive- Am
I Ain’t Got Nothing but the Blues-D
I Put a Spell on You-F#m
I Remember Clifford-A
I Thought About You-Bb
It Don’t Mean a Thing- Gm
It’s A Good Day------
It’s No Wonder--G
Just in Time-Ab
Let Me off Uptown- F to Db for vocals
Lilac Wine----
Lucky So and So- C
Mamma’s Song - Em
Miss Celie’s Blues-C
My Attorney Bernie-Am
My Baby Just Cares For Me -Bb
My Funny Valentine-Dm
Nature Boy- Am
Never Let Me Go- Dm to Fmaj
Night and Day- A
No More Blues- Dm
One for My Baby- Eb
One Note Samba- Bb
Pretty Bonnie-Bbm
‘round Midnight-Am
Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay-A
Small Day Tomorrow- Em
Smile- D
Something Cool-Eb
Sometime Ago-C
Speak Low-C
Stormy Weather-Bb
Summertime-Am
Take it with You-Eb
Take the A Train-----
That’s Life-----
The Gentle Rain- Em
The Man I Love -Eb
Them There Eyes- Ab
Trouble-----
Twisted- Bb
West Coast Blues- C
What is this Thing Called Love- E
Wild is the Wind-Cm
You and the Night and the Music- Fm
You’d Be So Nice- F
Holiday Tunes:
O Holy Night-Eb
Little Drummer Boy-G
Baby It's Cold Outside--duet-
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve--duet-Db
Let it Snow-D
Silver Bells-Eb
Jingle Bells-Bb
Silent Night-D
The Christmas Song-G
Santa Baby-C
Winter Wonderland-A
White Christmas-F
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town-Eb
I'll Be Home For Christmas-F
We Wish You a Merry Christmas-D
Twelve Days of Christmas-C
| Rachel Sorsa | Vocalist/Bandleader |
| Andy Allen | Upright Bass |
| Gus Duffy | Drums |
| Preston A. Gould | Trumpet/Horns/Backing Vocals |
| Serge Kasimoff | Piano |
Influences are vast in range: Bill Evans, Nina Simone, Eva Cassidy, Etta James, Julie London, Nancy Wilson, Karrin Allyson, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Madeleine Peyroux, Paulien Van Schaik
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