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You've waited way too long for this! East Wind Band brings old-school Funk, R&B and Rock into the 21st Century the way it's supposed to feel-- BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER!

East Wind Band is comprised of highly-talented musicians and vocalists from bands based in the Sacramento Valley/Bay Area during the 60's and 70's. These bands, East Wind Band, Hiroshima, Sparrow, and Slippery When Wet, have performed in nearly every size venue imaginable from backyard barbecues to nightclubs to concerts at local auditoriums such as the Eastern Star Temple, UCBerkeley’s Boalt Hall, and UCDavis' Freeborn Hall with recording artists such as the Dramatics, Bloodstone, Redwing, the American Trucking Company and many others. Some of our former members are currently performing with the Dazz Band, Kool & the Gang, the Steve Miller Band and Diana Ross.

Our line-up :
Barbara Long- lead vocals, percussion
Buddy Davis- lead vocals, keyboard
Tim Ragan- trumpet/vocals
Les Chinn- saxes
Baldwin Wong- trumpet/flugelbone/flute/vocals

Dale Chinn- trumpet/vocals

Dave Karacozoff- keyboards/vocals

Glen Wada- guitar

Darrell Joe- drums, percussion
Selwyn Jones- percussion/vocals
Marty Leong- bass/vocals

Whatever your reason for celebrating (community festival, wedding, reception, anniversary, reunion, new product introduction, grand opening celebration, your latest corporate function, or personal win) we'll liven it up! Please contact us or a WeddingWire professional agent with all your engagement details for current availability & pricing. Thanks for your consideration, and go ahead-- let us unleash "Da Funk" that your event deserves!

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Are you an agency or a band?

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How many musicians are in your band(s)?

7+

What genres of music does (do) your band(s) play?

Funk
Jazz
Latin
Motown
R&B / Soul
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Alysia Sent on 02/16/2019
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Hit of the night!!

We cannot be more thankful for this amazing group! They all helped to make our day so special and are all so very talented. They definitely got the dance floor moving literally all night long! We had great communication with Curtis and Marty leading up to the big day and we were able customize the songs we wanted specifically played for the events of the day (ceremony, garter/bouquet toss, first dance, etc) as well as we we gave a list of a few requested songs our guests wanted performed. Charlene was our rockstar MC and she helped to keep the night going so smoothly. They also had great lighting to add to the dance floor as this was not offered at our venue. We highly reccomend this group for any wedding or event in general you want your guests dancing at all night long!
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Jill A. Sent on 02/14/2019
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They are the best!

East Wind is sooo good! They are the nicest most friendly people to work with and made our wedding extremely memorable! We had our wedding and reception in the beautiful Sierra foothills so our setting was gorgeous and we wanted our reception to be just as nice and they definitely entertained us and made everyone stay on the dance floor all night! I can't give them enough compliments, they did our MC'ing for the reception, were very flexible on timing, followed any of our directions, played a special Father of the Bride song, and were professional at all times! You shouldn't hire any other band for your special day!!!
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