About Alan S.
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Feb, 1985 - PresentAlan S. Music Consultants
Alan S. Music Consultants is a professional service that has been providing quality musical groups for a variety of events since 1985. Mr. S. personally has more than 20 years of experience playing concerts, clubs, private parties and corporate functions. His experience can help guide you in selecting the perfect entertainment for your event. Our organization is happy to work with your party planner, caterer, or hotel representative to help create your special day. Our agency can plan music for corporate events, work with your public relations firm or help select the appropriate music for your wedding, private party or concert. We have provided music for most of the major hotels, country clubs, and restaurants in New York City, Connecticut and Upstate New York. Cozy & intimate to ballroom & big band Our primary goal is to customize our musical performance to your needs. All of our bands are tightly knit working units who regularly perform together. Our experienced and enthusiastic band leaders create wonderfully sophisticated music for listening, as well as a wide Variety of exciting dance music ranging from Jazz Standards and Swing, Latin Bossa-Novaand Samba to classic Rock, Motown, Rhythm & Blues, and Contemporary music. If its classical music you're looking for, we can provide that too. We represent several chamber music groups, ranging from flute, violin and cello combinations to guitar, oboe, and flute; or you might want to choose a string quartet. We also have string, woodwind, brass and Baroque groups available to provide programs carefully arranged for any eventor festivity. For your wedding We can customize music to please from 30 to 500 guests. The musical diversity that we offer should satisfy any age group. We perform at a level that allows enjoyable conversation or brings up the intensity-depending on what you want. Chamber music for your ceremony is also available. Whatever your need, we provide the music to make your day perfect. Our agency is here to answer any questions you may have, from the first dance to the last. Check out the free demo Listen to our free demo-it demonstrates a wide range of musical styles and we're sure you'll find the one that's right for your event. From Swing standards from the Big Band Era, Motown to Classic Rock and Roll, Contemporary to Jazz and Show Tunes-we've got it all. Frequently our saxophonist switches to flute and our bands provide classical chamber music for ceremonies or a laid-back cocktail hour. Let us know-we'll tailor the music to fit you. Download the demo songs in MP3 format. If you prefer a CD mailed to you, please contact me.
Education
B.A. Music Major Graduated Summa Cum Laude 1976
Sep, 1972 - Jun, 1976CITY UNIVERSITY Of NEW YORK, QUEENS COLLEGE; New York City
Graduate of the Yamaha Group 2012
Jun, 2012 - Sep, 2012YAMAHA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
M.A. in Jazz History and Research 2013
Jun, 2010 - May, 2013RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, New Jersey
Awards
Individual Artists’ Fellowship Grant for Music Composition.
Jan, 1996New York Foundation for the Arts 1995-1996
Morroe Berger — Benny Carter Jazz Research Fund stipend
Jun, 2011Rutgers Unniversity
Grant in Music Composition and Performance 1998
Apr, 1998Meet The Composer Fund , New York City
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