The Bob Keefe Trio
With nearly ten decades of performing experience between its members, the
Bob Keefe Trio plays a variety of jazz standards from the
"Great American Songbook" to arrangements of popular artists like the Beatles.
From show tunes to swing tunes, their repertoire is readily identifiable
and easy to dance to.
Great for background music at parties or in a concert situation, the Bob
Keefe Trio is the group you will want to book.
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Robert Keefe,
composer and performer, holds a Ph.D. in composition and has over 50 works
to his credit, including three works for orchestra, two rock musicals and
a string quartet. Bob has been in residency at the
MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and
the Millay Colony for the Arts.
A former student of the jazz teacher Jack Petersen, Bob has been active in
performing in jazz bands and establishing jazz artist series. He also maintains
an active studio of about 40 students in the Ithaca area. He performs regularly
with the Backtalk Band and with
Jim Lawrence in jazz
duo and trio settings.
Email Bob at: drbob@adminders.com |
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Rick Eleck, M.M., Ithaca College, B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College,
is currently the Director of Bands at Cortland Senior High School in Cortland,
NY. In addition, Rick is a very active percussionist and drummer. Mr. Eleck
got his start in Cleveland, OH playing in rock, jazz and all occasion bands.
Since 1984, he has been on the Central New York Scene playing the full gamut
of gigs from classical to jazz. Rick is currently a member of the
Sammy Kaye Orchestra as
well as the principal percussionist and timpanist of the
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Additional credits include performing with Bob Keefe Jazz, Cayuga Chamber
Orchestra, Ensemble X and the B.C. Pops Orchestra.
Mr. Eleck endorses and plays BroNwyn Custom Drums, Vic Firth Sticks and Grover Pro Percussion. |
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Jim Lawrence has been playing for over 30 years in the Ithaca and upstate New York music scene, playing styles from jazz, folk, Motown, fusion, and pop to new wave, bluegrass and rock n' roll. Jim's band "The Backtalk Band" currently plays for weddings and private parties, as well as Tom Knight's Blue Moon swing band. In 1984 his band "The Choice" won the BBC Great American Rock n' Roll Talent Search. From 1985 to 1991 Jim was the lead singer in "The Kinetics", and recorded at Electric Wilburland Studios. Jim has been in opening acts for Graham Parker, The Del Fuegos and The Gang of Four. |
Hear
samples of the band! (click on song titles for mp3
files)
| Besame Mucho |
| Cruella de Ville |
| Penthouse Serenade |
| Stompin' at the Savoy |
| Night and Day |
| The Way You Look Tonight |
| Speak Low |
| How Deep is the Ocean |
Partial Songlist: (click here to download the songlist pdf file)
| After You've Gone Ain't Misbehavin' All of Me All the Things You Are Autumn Leaves Avalon Beautiful Love Blue Monk Blue Skies Bye, Bye Blackbird Don't Get Around Much Anymore Fly Me to the Moon Give a Little Whistle Green Dolphin Street Have You Met Miss Jones How High the Moon Honeysuckle Rose I'm Old Fashioned In a Mellow Tone It Don't Mean a Thing Jersey Bounce Just Friends Line Someone in Love Lullaby of Birdland My Romance On a Clear Day On the Sunny Side of the Street On the Trail Perdido Puttin' on the Ritz Satin Doll Scrapple from the Apple Secret Love Skylark Stella by Starlight There is no Greater Love When You're Smiling |
| All Blues The Boy Next Door Edelweis |
| As Time Goes By Body and Soul But Beautiful Darn That Dream Georgia In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning It's the Talk of the Town Michelle Misty Moonlight in Vermont My One and Only Love My Funny Valentine Polkadots and Moonbeams September Song Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most What a Wonderful World When I Fall in Love Willow Weep for Me Yesterday |
| Besame Mucho Black Orpheus Caravan Close Enough East of the Sun Gentle Rain Girl from Ipanema How Insensitive Night and Day Shadow of Your Smile South of the Border |
