Shai Shahar: "Saloon Singer"
Shai Shahar is an American born [big-band!]jazz crooner who turned "pro" in Holland in early 2002.
Since then he has performed with many well-known Dutch and International musicians and vocalists..o.a. Saskia LaRoo, Ingram Washington, Machteld Cambridge, Clous Van Mechelen,
Robert Veen, Cajan Witmer, Leo Bouwmeester, The Main Street Jazz band, The Swinging Deacons, The West Coast Big Band and the Jimmie Lunceford Legacy Orchestra...and has appeared at clubs large and small..as well as Dance Valley 2008
Shai is the crooning..Sinatra-esque voice singing "What A Wonderful Life!" in the December 2008 Staatsloterij TV/Radio reclames ..AND he is the singer of "Winter In Holland"..as recorded for Discovery Channel Nederland.
Shai is also the semi-regular Crooner/EMCee for the new and popular Burlesque Reviews currently touring Holland.
In 2007 Shai recorded with and fronted the Jimmie Lunceford Legacy Orchestra..a legendary big-band under the direction of world-famous [Dutch] sax man and Aces Of Syncopation leader, Robert Veen.
You can hear tracks off their brand new CD-"Rhythm is Our Business" and read a detailed bio of this amazing new star in the jazz firmament by visiting his homepage or the several myspace sites on which he features.
Lineup
- Cajan Witmer
- keyboards, piano
- Clous van Mechelen
- saxophone, keyboards
- Franz Ronday
- bass
- Jan Verwey
- harmonica
- Jimmie Lunceford
- conductor
- Johan Mulder
- keyboards
- Leo Bouwmeester
- Lex Lammond
- drums
- Menno Veenendaal
- drums, percussion, vocals
- Nick v/d Bos
- piano, electric piano, synthesizer
- Paul Berner
- bass
- Rinus Groeneveld
- tenor saxophone
- Robert Veen
- alto saxophone, clarinet, saxophone
- Saskia Laroo
- trumpet, cornet, vocals
- Vivian en Johan Mulder
- vocals, keyboards, bass
Discography
- Title:
- Winter In Holland
- Medium:
- TV/Radio/Internet download
- Released:
- 2008
- Distributor:
- Discovery Channel Nederland
- Description:
- The winter 2008-2009 theme song for Discovery Channel Netherlands
- Title:
- What A Wonderful Life!
- Medium:
- TV/Radio
- Released:
- 2008
- Distributor:
- Staatsloterij
- Description:
- The December 2008 [Dutch] National Lottery theme song
- Title:
- Rhythm Is Our Business
- Medium:
- CD
- Released:
- 2007
- Label:
- Aces Series
- Distributor:
- Indie
- Distributor code:
- pending
- Description:
- Historic new release from the Jimmie Lunceford [Legacy] Orchestra under direction of Robert Veen featuring the Peeters Sisters, Brooks Tegler & Shai Shahar.
- Title:
- Shai Shahar: "Saloon Singer"
- Medium:
- Swingin Standards & Croonin Tunes
- Released:
- 2006
- Label:
- Brown Eyed Records
- Distributor:
- Coshida Media
- Distributor code:
- pending
- Description:
- Recorded @ Clous van Mechelen Studio Amsterdam with Nick v/d Bos, Menno Veenendal, Lex Lammond, Franz Ronday, Tom Mackey, Rinus Groenveld & Clous van Mechelen
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modified: Tuesday, November 18th 2008
Country
International
Contact
Shai Shahar
Samples
Coquette
Shai Shahar w/The Jimmie Lunceford Legacy Orchestra :Rhythm Is Our Business CD
What A Wonderful Life !
Theme song for Staatsloterij Dec 2008
Availability
Can be booked as EMcee-Soloist or with his own 5-man formation: October-August
Promotional material
Available: Photo's, Posters, Media, Reviews
Other: websites with mp3
Technical requirements
In-house professional sound-system w/mixer.