Member Since: 05/01/2007
Band Website: www.johnmontesantejazz.com
Band Members: Many of the finest perform with the JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET
Over the years they have included Joe Ruberto, Jim Glasson, James Clark, Mark Voogd, Joe Chindamo, Jamie Oehlers, Hugh Harvey, Phillip Rex, Darren Farrugia, Anton Delecca, Gary Costello, Mark Fitzgibbon, Nick Haywood, Michael Jordan, Steve Sedergreen, James Clark, Chris Sommervelle, Tamara Murphy, Andrew Gander, Tony Floyd, Ken Schroder, Edward Yorke, Jimmy Sloggett, Nigel Maas, Leon Heale, Ronny Ferella, John Montesante as well as outstanding Vocalists, Bob Valentine, Martin Breeze, Yvette Johannsen, Rebecca Jackson-Mendoza, , Jerome Speldewinde, Ruby Page, Bridget Allan, Lucy Gale, and up and coming Garth Ploog, or high calibre ‘name’ & celebrity guests, such as Jeff Duff, Gil Askey, Joe Camilleri or Wilbur Wilde.
Influences: As John Montesante is a Trumpet & Flugel player, he has been influenced by the Bebop Masters and great Jazz Horn players & Saxophonists particularly — Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Tom Harrell, Chet Baker, Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, to name a few. Vocalists range from Mark Murphy to Frank Sinatra, from Nat King Cole to Billie Holliday, from Helen Merrill to Sarah Vaughan and many others. A diverse and interesting repertoire is the result.
Sounds Like: When you want to hear these standards & Bebop performed well, the John Montesante Quintet sounds as it should-with wonderful improvisations by the players incorporated into the tunes.Someone to Watch Over Me,
There Will Never Be Another You,
Time After Time,
Falling In Love With Love,
Nice Work If You Can Get It,
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To,
Young At Heart,
Nice and Easy Does It,
You Make Me Feel So Young,
Night and Day,
The Look of Love,
The Very Thought of You,
Shiny Stockings,
The Girl from Ipenema,
That Old Black Magic,
Tenderly,
Beyond The Sea,
It Had To Be You,
Stolen Moments,
Almost Like Being In Love,
Don’t Be Blue,
Stormy Weather,
All The Things You Are,
‘Round Midnight,
We’ll Be Together Again,
Moanin,’
Just Friends,
Where and When,
Summer Samba,
Shadow Of Your Smile,
Georgia,
As Time Goes By,
The Way You Look Tonight,
Bye Bye Blackbird,
Daahoud ,
On Green Dolphin Street,
Desifanado,
I’ll Be Seeing You,
Jordu,
The Lady Is A Tramp,
Little Boat,
Look For The Silver Lining,
Misty,
My Funny Valentine,
Route 66,
All of You,
That Ol Black Magic,
Mood Indigo,
Nica’s Dream,
I Left My Heart In San Francisco,
Love for Sale,
What Is This Thing Called Love,
If I Was A Bell,
Let’s Get Lost,
Straighten Up and Fly Right,
I’ve Got You Under My Skin,
Pennies From Heaven,
Embraceable You,
Falling In Love With Love,
The Wee Small Hours of The Morning,
L.O.V.E,
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps,
Sway,
Joy Spring,
Solar,
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,
I Got A Woman,
One Note Samba,
and many more....
Record Label: Wazoo Records
Type of Label: Indie