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Jazz Company Band: Jazz Band

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The Jazz Company Band fronted by vocalist Andrew Massey, Jazz Company is a group of educated jazz musicians who produce a truly distinguished classic sound and style of Jazz Company

Their music ranges from ‘Brazilian Bossa Nova’ and ‘Funk’ to ‘Straightahead’ cool jazz with a strong vocal element.

The ‘loungy’ feel of the music could easily be categorized together with that of vocal legends, Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Junior.

The Jazz Company – Conference Entertainers is an ideal live musical entertainment solution for banquets, Christmas parties, year-end functions, private parties, corporate launches, weddings and the like.

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An atmosphere of intimacy, class and elegance will be a definite!

The group consists of:

Andrew Massey – vocals
Andre Behnke – piano
Cesare Cassarino – bass
Wynand van der Walt – drums

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