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Acute Inflections – Velvety Mix of Erykah Badu & Billie Holiday
“A velvety mix of Erykah Badu & Billie Holiday paired with the cool grooves of her 007 on bass” is how one reviewer described Acute Inflections, New York’s sultry duo led by a former Broadway singer. They can often be found entertaining their clients (United Nations, Mercedes-Benz, etc.) at high-end events across the country.
They have shared the stage with Jennifer Hudson, Keith Urban, and other notable artists at some of these events.
| Fever |
| Electric Psychology |
| What A Difference A Day Makes |
| Good Morning Young Lady |
| At Last |
| Let Go Remix |
| Pride and Joy |
| Not Ready |
| Get Up Stand Up |
Mark Weiser – Founder of Shake Rattle & Roll Pianos – All Request
Founder of Shake Rattle & Roll Pianos, the largest piano entertainment company in the USA, Mark performs HUNDREDS of all-request shows every year. He’s also the ALL TIME high scorer on Fox TV’s DONT FORGET THE LYRICS…so imagine how many songs he knows!!!
Wth more than thirty years as an entertainer, Mark has been playing dueling piano shows for sold-out venues right in the heart of NYC since ’07.
Currently, Mark Weiser runs weekly dueling pianos shows at The Cutting Room NYC, and more than FIFTY other regional and national venues annually. And for four years, Mark performed as the highest-grossing piano entertainer on Carnival Cruise Lines.
With a song list that runs to the thousands, and an artist selection of thousands of performers, just try and stump him! From all eras, whether rock, pop, country, hip-hop, hairbands, Motown, showtunes or standards, everyone’s favorite tunes are at Mark’s fingertips.
JayCee Driesen – The Voice You Will Never Forget
International Powerhouse Vocalist, songwriter, producer and recording artist, JayCee Driesen is entertaining audiences nationally and abroad. Her musical ability has offered her great opportunities to perform with some of the finest artists in the music business and work with many National Acts including, Pat Cooper, Robert Klein, Billy Gardell, Freddie Roman, Dick Capri, Gabe Kaplan and many more.
| LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU |
| BEAUTIFUL |
| DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE |
| WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW |
| DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER |
| IT’S IMPOSSIBLE… |
| IT’S NOT UNUSUAL |
| MELODY |
| SECOND HAND ROSE |
| THE WAY WE WERE |
| SHOOP SHOOP SONG |
| SUMMERTIME |
| TOP OF THE WORLD. |
Rihab Azar – Syrian Oud Player
Rihab Azar is a Syrian Oud Player and music facilitator and a graduate of the Conservatoire of Damascus (2014). She has trained with London’s Wigmore Hall. She was the first woman oudist to solo-perform accompanied by the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music (2014). In 2016, Arts Council England Recognised Rihab as a musician of “exceptional promise”.
Since 2015, Rihab has performed in the UK as a soloist and with different ensembles and orchestras such as the London Sinfonietta, Cantata Dramatica, The Third Orchestra, Theatre of Voices, and Stile Antico. She has collaborated on several interdisciplinary, compositional, and cross-genre projects and has received several special mentions in the press for live performances and festivals she has played. Her playing was described as “infinitely tender and haunting”- The Arts Desk and her appearance in ENF2021 was described as a “Highlight” – The Guardian.
Alongside a repertoire of “classical” and traditional tunes from the middle-East and North African countries, Rihab has been writing and sharing more of her own oud-centred music. Her compositions have been very well-received and described as “unique and unconventional” in how they present the oud in a fresh, playful, curious way whilst still preserving the core sound characteristics that have come to give the oud its unique presence worldwide.
