About Bob
"Thanks for doing such a wonderful job at our wedding! Your performance really made the reception a great time, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all of us."
- Jay and Kate
Bob Schoen is a bandleader who works with wonderfully talented musicians and singers. His versatile bands perform a wide variety of musical styles from Jazz and Swing to Rock, Disco, R&B, Latin, Blues, and Klezmer, and is available for weddings, parties, corporate events, fund-raisers, concerts and other functions. The band performs appropriate Classical Music for wedding ceremonies, and can play for small, intimate gatherings as well as large events and banquets.
Whatever the occasion, our bands will help set the mood. Whether you want quiet background and dinner jazz, or dance music that will generate excitement, energy and fun, we can do it all while you and your guests celebrate and enjoy yourselves!
Our musicians are all top professionals, with years of training and experience. And we have an extensive repertoire of great songs that will "Make your heart sing."
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Some of the outstanding musicians Bob has performed with include: pianist/keyboardists Chris Houston, David Udolf and Elise Giancola, saxophonists Steve Feierabend, Jay Witt, and Phil Halseth, guitarists Jason Countryman, Roger Tuan, John Foster, Tony Padilla, Michael Hanna, and Perry Lightfoot, bassists Aaron Shaul, Tommy Folen, George Palen, and Bruce Barrett, drummers Dan Rugani, Michael Bishop, Brian Sears, Joe Chellman, Lani Allen and Bruce Felter, and vocalists Cheryl McBride, Vicki Burns, Lisa Gonick, Susan Boyle, Mary D'Orazi and Jocelyn Alexander.
Schoen and the members of his band have appeared at many charity and fund-raising events and benefit concerts. Past performances include appearances for the MS Society and Diabetes Association, the Berkeley Community Fund, the Westwind International Folk Ensemble, and the ACCI Art Gallery.