Music:
Member Since: 5/31/2007
Band Website: ruby-slippers-swing.com
Band Members:
Julian Adamaitis, on piano and arrangements, plays everything from Celtic to Classical Sitar, but his first love has always been swing and jazz standards.
Paul Elliott, on violin, is one of the most requested / respected swing and bluegrass players in Seattle.
Tony Mates' smooth baritone vocals and bass playing has delighted dancers for many years with his style and grace.
Virtuoso guitarist Dave Bartley is a musician's musican of fine degree. Dave has been featured with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera.
Sultry lead vocalist Janet Rayor, best known for her French Cafe Quintet
Rouge , will cradle your heart in the palm of her hand before she gives it back!
Influences:
Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Gene Harris, Errol Gardner, Art Tatum, Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Django Reinhart, Fats Waller, Frank Sinatra, Andrews Sisters, Les Paul, Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, Mildred Bailey, Mills Bros, Nat King Cole, Spike Jones, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerarld, Billie Holiday, Diana Krall, Dinah Washington, KD Lang, Patsy Cline, Elivs Presley, The Beattles, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Sounds Like:
Hard Driving Fast Lindy Hop to Smooth as Silk Blues Ballads and everything in between.
Record Label: Romantic
Type of Label: Indie
