Vocals:
Frank "Bojangles" Barajas
Gaby "Boom Boom" Mancini
Saxes:
Gabriel "Mr. 1986" Melendez - Lead Alto
Miguel "Migz" Menchaca - Alto
Josh "DiVicenzo" Salazar - Lead Tenor
Fermin "Pee Wee" Chavez - Tenor
Bryan "Smalls" Whitaker - Bari Sax
Trombones:
Joseluis "JJ" Jimenez
Jorge "The Ferret" Lopez
Yosuke "Ski" Miyoshi
Jesus "C" Viramontes
Trumpets:
Robert "The Lip" Villalobos - Lead Trumpet
Charles "Don't Call Me Pops" Hargett
Eric "Ponch" Rosales
Tatsuya "Tats" Koyama
Rhythm:
Art "Spartacus" Barajas - Drums, Bandleader
Edgar "El Bohemio" Esquivel - Bass
Rudy "Rudy G" Gonzales - Guitars
Support:
Sergio "DJ Porno" Zazueta - Equipment Manager
Edgar "El Carita" Villalpando - Manager / Bartender
Danny "El Guapo" and Kris "Wonderwoman" Ruiz - Merchandise
DeFonzo “Skinny” Palmer and Marcus “Marbles” LeMarquez - Additional Support
Influences
If it swings or if it rocks, The Wiseguys love it! To name a few key influences: Pérez Prado, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, Brian Setzer... the list goes on!
You pals, The Wiseguys have been voted Best Band in the Los Angeles area!
Sounds Like
If Frank Sinatra, Brian Setzer, Peggy Lee, Pérez Prado and Bobby Darin all worked together, then you might get an idea of what The Wiseguys sound like. We call our style "Big Band Vegas Swing" and we hope you like it as much as we do!!
The new cd is here! That's right! You can buy it on our website, www.mtbwiseguys.org
"Big Band Vegas Swing"
From Swing to Swank, The Wiseguys Big Band Machine is an eighteen-piece ensemble dedicated to keeping great music alive. This Montebello, California-based big band features a screamin' horn line, two swingin' vocalists, excitin' soloists, and a roarin' rhythm section. Their repertoire includes the swingin' vocal tunes of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Peggy Lee; big band favorites from Glenn Miller, Pérez Prado and Buddy Rich; and The Wiseguys keep audiences on their feet and dancing with classic mambos and cumbias, and great dance music from the 50's and 60's.
Here are just some of the
great tunes that you might hear at a Wiseguys show:
Vocal Tunes:
Ain't That a Kick In The Head
All or Nothing At All
Artificial Flowers
As Long As I'm Singing
Beautiful Maria of My Soul
The Best Is Yet To Come
Beyond The Sea
Clementine
Come Fly With Me
Dream Lover
El Tiburon
Fever
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
If I Can Dream
It Had To Be You
I've Got You Under My Skin
Jump Jive and Wail
Lady Is A Tramp
Luck Be A Lady
Mack The Knife
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
Square
Rock This Town
Sabor a Mi
Splish Splash
Stormy Weather
Sway
Summerwind
Tus Ojos
Up A Lazy River
The Way You Look Tonight
Why Don't You Do Right?
Witchcraft
When I Fall In Love
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Instrumentals:
American Patrol
Frenesi / Perfidia
Channel One Suite
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Girl From Ipanema
In The Mood
Leap Frog
Love For Sale
Moondance
Mambo 5
Mambo 8
Misirlou
Moonlight Serenade
Perdido
Satin Doll
Sleepwalk
Sing Sing Sing
Sonny's Place
Shadow of Your Smile
String of Pearls
Christmas:
Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer Version
Sleigh Ride - Harry Connick, Jr. Version
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