Booking Roster | Blujazz Label and Promotions | United States

Blujazz Label, Promotions, & Booking

Jazz | Blues/Roots | Pop | Contemporary | Progressive

Booking Roster

Greg Pasenko - President/Manager
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Phone: 773-517-8336

Management and Booking

Blujazz supports a small roster of artists it manages and/or books. Our diverse range of artists cross multiple genres, are critically acclaimed and in demand internationally. They touch audiences hearts with their performances of all ages and backgrounds. Blujazz also books non-roster artists for small projects for a fee on a selective basis.

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Paulette McWilliams

You have already heard her voice. For a significant part of her career, its sound graced the recordings of Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Luther Vandross and Celine Dion, among others. A Woman’s Story, her most recent recording, brings her voice to the foreground – showcasing her brilliance as an interpreter of beautifully meaningful songs. Her incredible musicianship is enveloped by the arrangements and production of two-time Grammy winner, Kamau Kenyatta. Drummer Terreon Gully (Dianne Reeves, Stefon Harris and David Sanborn), harmonica player Grégoire Maret (Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny) and Grammy winning trumpeter Curtis Taylor (Gregory Porter and Billy Childs) also help to create an elegant musical environment for Paulette’s one-of-a-kind artistry. “A Woman’s Story” reimagines the music of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Luther Vandross – all musical partners from Paulette McWilliams’ storied career. Among the other composers she interprets are Janis Ian and Phoebe Snow. Her exquisite and personal reading of their melodies and lyrics is not to be missed…

Chris Crain (R&B, Contemporary)

Chris‘ is a pianist with extroirdinary R&B and Jazz technique but his true gift is his voice that touches everyone that hears it. Mix in his composing talent you are left the complete Chris Crain. Chris has an extensive resume crossing genres and consists of 6 albums, 2 WAMI’s for Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Year and plethora of performances that has taken him all across the country.

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Soul stirring. Powerful. Sacred. Goose-bump inducing! These are just some of the words used to describe vocalist and interfaith minister Chanda Rule. With feet rooted in the gospel traditions of the South, a heart filled with soul, and a voice touched with jazz, Chanda has been weaving stories through song, humming melodies, and bending words since her childhood. Mesmerizing audiences around the world with her “liquid clear” song “bound to fill your spirit to its rim with musical serenity” and her uncanny ability to lead audiences of all backgrounds in harmonious song, Chanda loves to proclaim that music is a healing balm for the human spirit and uses music to honor the downright sacred wholeness of every being.

Nanette Frank (r&b and jazz

Chicago’s WGN radio called Nanette Frank “One of Chicago's jazz greats”. Nanette has toured with Miki Howard, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Alex Bugnon, The Jazz Crusaders, Warren Hill, Jon Lucian and many more. She opened for Donald Byrd and jammed with the legendary Stevie Wonder. She is consistent demand at festivals like The Taste of Chicago, The African Arts Festival.

Saxophonist/Composer/Vocalist Jerry Vivino

Jerry Vivino: A “who’s who” list of artists with whom he has performed or recorded with. Bruce Springsteen, Stanley Clark, Bette Midler, Tony Bennett, Frankie Valli, Dr. John, Ray Charles, Lyle Lovett, Keely Smith, Michael Jackson, Son Seals, Hubert Sumlin, Paul Shaffer, Al Kooper, Dion, Levon Helm, Phoebe Snow, Donald Fagen, Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis and Slash to name a few. For the past 2 decades Jerry has been a featured member of the house band for T.V. talk show host Conan O’Brien. To date the show airs on TBS and is led by Jerry’s guitar playing brother Jimmy Vivino. Jerry is also a member of the David Letterman show bassist Will Lee’s The Fab Faux and has a regular spot at LA’s world renowned progressive jazz club The Baked Potato.