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We have an amazing line up of talent.

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Overview


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We have an amazing line up of talent.

 
 
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Todd Murray, Vocalist


Todd Murray

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Todd Murray, Vocalist


Todd Murray

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Todd Murray has been declared “The Real Deal,” and “Impeccable,” by Stephen Holden of the New York Times, and hailed “the best male vocalist living today” by Paul Richards of WHLI, NEW YORK Radio’s “The Morning Show.” Todd’s latest show “CROON” garnered much praise (“I felt privileged to listen, Rex Reed of the NY Observer”) including “Best Male Cabaret Show” and “Best Male Vocalist” by BroadwayWorld.com, and recently received “The Margaret Whiting Award” for achievement and song interpretation. 

Mr. Murray has recorded three critically acclaimed CD’s “When I Sing Low,” “Stardust and Swing,” and “Croon,” available on iTunes, Amazon, etc. He can be heard at private events, cabaret venues, and concert series as well as on channel 71 Siriusly Sinatra on Sirius XM. Recently he guest starred with Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena Pops Orchestra. Todd’s “trembling sensitivity” (NY Times) is why he is often called “the songwriter’s dream” (Cabaret Scenes). In addition to his solo acts, Todd enjoys guest starring many times a year with The Johnny Holiday Little Big Band in Los Angeles.

Todd has two new Christmas songs with music videos that he wrote and performed were released in 2018 :“I’m Gettin’ Into The Swing of Christmas” and “Let’s Hear It For Santa Claus.” They can be viewed on YouTube.com. Todd’s recorded music is available on all on-line platforms.

For more information about Todd Murray, please visit his website.

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Robyn Spangler, Vocalist


Robyn Spangler

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Robyn Spangler, Vocalist


Robyn Spangler

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Robyn Spangler has wowed audiences around the world performing concert and convention dates, benefits, private events and clubs. She has been a “Playbill Pick - Must See Club Show in New York”, “Broadway World Award Winner for Best Female Vocalist”, “Schroeder Award” recipient from the San Diego Cabaret Association, and received the “Outstanding Production Award” from the San Diego Fringe Festival for her show with the San Diego Ballet Symphony. Robyn has also been tapped for a “Robby Award for Excellence in Theatre” and two “Eddon Awards” for her musical performance and CD’s respectively.

Robyn started singing professionally with her first cover band at 17 in the Cincinnati area. In college she performed in many lives shows at “Kings Island” and “Opryland” and honed her craft in the amusement park system as well as doing stock and dinner theatre.

Robyn’s day job is working as a commercial actress for over 25 years. DHL, Hilton Hotels, Ford Cars / Trucks and Poligrip are among her many commercial credits. She cohosted the television show “PM Indianapolis” before moving to the west coast.

More recently, she has guested with the San Diego Ballet Symphony at the Lyceum Theatre in San Diego, the Saddleback College Emeritus Institute Symphony Symphony in Laguna Beach, the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in New York and Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Robyn has had the honor of sharing the stage with many of her idols: Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Academy Award Winner J.K. Simmons, Davis Gaines and Dale Kristien from Broadways’ Phantom of the Opera, Sally Kellerman from M.A.S.H., and Donny Most of Happy Days fame. You’ll find her singing "The Star Spangled Banner" in her hometown of Cincinnati at a Reds Game when she visits. 


Robyn's CD "Something Cool: The Billy Barnes Sessions" was named one of the best of 2017 by All About Jazz. Her holiday album "Christmas Is" won an EDDON Award. Her self-penned single "Second Wind" spent two weeks at #1 on ReverbNation. Robyn's music also receives ranking on the jazz charts, has received airplay on Delta Airlines' Hello Music Channel and plays in rotation on radio stations across the US. To purchase Robyn’s music visit iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/robyn-spangler/312543655

Robyn is thrilled to be part of the “Battle of the Big Bands” Family. For more information about Robyn Spangler, please visit her website.

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Grace Fae, Vocalist


Grace Fae

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Grace Fae, Vocalist


Grace Fae

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Grace Fae fell in love with vintage movie musicals as a child and started voice lessons at age eleven at the Hartford Conservatory in Connecticut. She performed as a soloist with the Hartford Symphony, the College Light Opera Company and at Operafestival di Roma in Italy as a teenager. 

After graduating from Yale University where she studied theater, opera and dance, Grace moved to New Orleans, where she soaked up the jazz sound, and paid her rent by singing in Jackson Square. She sang with a Middle Eastern band and Western Swing band Cousin Cricket in Northern California, and formed her own jazz trio, Savoy Blonde. Grace released an album, From the Apple, of her original songs in 2012. She moved to Los Angeles in 2016, where she specializes in big band jazz and swing music from the 1920s- 1940s and currently performs with Got that Swing!, The Satin Dollz and her own vintage jazz band, The Grandbirds. 

For more information about Lia Grace Fae, please visit her website.

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Laura Ellis, Vocalist


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Laura Ellis, Vocalist


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Laura Ellis was born and raised in the great jazz town of Kansas City and now calls Los Angeles her home. Her broadcast credits include History Channel’s Route 66 and Modern Marvels documentaries, the HBO series Carnivale , a commercial appearance with Della Reese, and ABC’s Modern Family. 

Protégé of Alan Paul from the Grammy-award winning vocal ensemble, The Manhattan Transfer, Laura Ellis has performed for concert, festival, and cabaret audiences across the country. Her specialty is America’s favorite music, from decades past to the present. In a four-year, critically acclaimed, run of The Vintage Voice, she sang the songs of America’s Greatest Generation. On tour with The Wonderelles, she and her co-stars channeled the music and moods of the famous “girl groups.” She currently tours the nation as the star of several retro-music productions. Femme Fatale: Music, Movies, and Mayhem brings film noir, its seedy characters, and memorable music to life and to the stage. Cinema Sweethearts offers songs of the American “girl next door” starlets. Full-cast production, Kit and the Kats – Remember when? celebrates the days of teen idols and first romance, petticoats and pompadours, with music, dance, and cool retro film clips from the late 50’s and early 60’s. 

In concert and cabaret venues, Laura Ellis' velvety voice transports the listener back to the time when one note could change the whole mood of a song. Accompanied by master pianist, John Rodby, and ensemble, Ms. Ellis brings nuanced song-styling to the sultry and sassy songs of the past, as well as a new jazz sound to melodies of more recent vintage. She has performed her blend of jazz and nostalgia at the renowned Jazz Alley in Seattle, Feinstein's in San Francisco, the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista, CA, and many other venues across the country. 

An ardent fan of classic noir movies of the 40's and 50's and their music, Ms. Ellis has been delighted to perform for the famed Noir City Film Festival at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Her noir vocals are featured, as she sings the character of Kat, on the video game Contrast, released in 2013 by Compulsion Games and down-loaded nearly 2 million times. 

Laura Ellis has recorded two CD’s. Contemporary vocal jazz album, Here Lies Love, was produced by Alan Paul. Her 2011 release, Femme Fatale, features the classic songs from the dangerous dames of film noir. Her 2016 release, Broken Lovely, with musical direction by John Rodby, features Laura Ellis at her creative best, singing songs of the heart – broken, mending, and free.

For more information about Laura Ellis, please visit her website.

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The Wonderelles, Vocalists


The Wonderelles Vocalists

The Wonderelles, Vocalists


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The Wonderelles are a wholesome, high-energy, elegant 50s and 60s revue that will bring you back to that era. Watching this 50's & 60’s Girl Group perform in either poodle skirts or rolled-up jeans outfits, or blue or red 50's style cocktail dresses, you will find it hard to sit still in your seat. From “Johnny Angel” to “Mustang Sally”, from “Sugartime” to “Proud Mary”, The Wonderelles give you a touch of nostalgia that will leave you with a smile on your face.

The Wonderelles have performed at many different events all over the country: Corporate events, private parties, conventions, fairs, car shows and the like. They have opened for Chubby Checker, The Temptations, The Drifters, Jan & Dean featuring Dean Torrence & the Surf-City “All Stars” and Lainie Kazan.

For more information about the Wonderelles, please visit their website.