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Guitarist Michelle Webb is recognized as a incredibly creative and innovative guitarists and a restless collaborator who is engaged in exploring and extending the boundaries of her instrument. Michelle Webb was born in New Jersey. Here she spent the early years of her life immersed in a community of musicians, break dancers, artists and poets. In 1988 Michelle attended the Duke Ellington School for the Arts in Washington DC and studied jazz with DC guitar legend Tom Newman and Sax great Davey Yarbrough and In 1992 Michelle received what was at the time the second largest scholarship given to a conservatory student to attend Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin OH. Here she studied with guitarist Bob Ferreza and jazz educators Wendell Logan & Jimmy Owens. Michelle moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1994 where she expanded her musical career to include becoming a composer & sound designer as well as a DJ. Her vast, poliedric repertoire is particularly oriented towards contemporary nu-jazz forms and music from Northern Africa, particularly Egypt and Morocco. Her activities span across performing in her own group The Michelle Webb Trio, solo performances, contemporary and avant-garde music and free improvisations. She has been invited to play across Europe and Lebanon as well as being a former member of the contemporary classical group The Estamos Ensemble who in late 2009 did a 2 week tour in Mexico. In 2010 Michelle released two new recordings: DC / Istanbul and The Michelle Webb Group Live in Brooklyn, both of which where released by her own record label Nachson Red Sea.
The Russell Sledge Continuum is a group that plays mainstream jazz of the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's, to include such great performers as Fletcher Henderson, Kid Ory, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and many others. This group can accomodate requests ranging from the Concert Hall to the Restaurant and performs as a Duo, Trio, Quartet or Quintet depending on the specific desires/needs of the customer. Being comprised of professional working musicians, the Russell Sledge Continuum ensures quality music for a quality event.
One of the Washington D.C. area's top honky tonk bands, The Backroads Band brings a vintage country sound to their original songs and classic country covers. In no time at all, they'll have you out on the dance floor doing a boot scootin' two step or snuggling up close for a buckle polishing slow tune. Their sound is classic from the 1940s-1970s with a song list ranging from The Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry to Patsy Cline and Hank Williams with a dash of Bob Wills thrown in.
As You Wish is a group that plays Funk, R&B, and Pop from the "old school" to the new. This group can accommodate requests ranging from the Concert Hall to the Restaurant to the Festival or anywhere in between. As You Wish performs as a Trio, Quartet or Quintet depending on the specific desires and or needs of the customer. Being comprised of professional working musicians, As You Wish ensures quality music for a quality event.