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"M" is for MUSIC: Les Sampou & The Dirty Martinis Band: Jazz & Classic Hits
Program Category
Music
Audience Age
Adults
American Songbook & Classic Hits Music! With her four-octave range, local legend Les Sampou and her Dirty Martinis Band present the world of the American Songbook and classic hits for your next library event! The DIrty Martinis Band has a vast repertoire of material and can include classic rock hits or Americana songs and all of the most beloved jazz standards. They can fit their repertoire to your musical taste! Holiday classics and Valentine love songs can be added to the repertoire as needed.
From intimate coffee houses to the Montreal Jazz Festival, Les has sung before crowds of 200 to 20,000. She has toured North American and Europe and has opened for such legends a the late Aretha Franklin, Heart, and Sugarland.
Accompanying Les on piano is Edward Grenga-- a composer for such PBS shows as Nova and This Old House, as well as scoring numerous films each year.
Ed and Les arrange classics made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee and Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Nat King Cole to name a few of the standards The Dirty Martinis cover. They also share humorous and historic stories about the songs they perform.
You can be guaranteed your next event will shine with musical style with the fun, top shelf band "Les Sampou and The Dirty Martinis." (Duo, Trio, or Quartet available).
For more information: www.Facebook.com/TheDirtyMartinisBandPage
YouTube videos also available for viewing.
$600.
Fee for the four piece band is higher than the base price which is for a duo.
If travel time exceeds an hour each way, travel time fee is negotiable.
For Referral of 2024 performance, contact:
Elizabeth Weilbacher
Reference Librarianm
Reading Public Library
781-942-6707
Group Size
20-500
Program Length
one hour minimum
The Dirty Martinis provide sound Equipment.
Last Modified
06/27/2024
Recent Library/School Appearances by Les Sampou Music
Diane Rodriquez, Norwell Public Library
Norwell, MA
(781)659-2015
Stephanie Frueh, Watertown Public Library
Watertown, MA
(617)972-6436
Emily Tricco, Hudson Public Library
Hudson, MA
(978)568-9644
Charlotte Wood, Wilmington Public Library
Wilmington, MA
(978)658-2967
Mikey Walter Old Colony Montessori School
Hingham, MA
(617)827-1829
Amy Roderick, Rowley Public Library
Rowley, MA
(978)948-2850
Rene Pellisier Holyoke Public Library
Holyoke, MA
(413)420-8105
Goodnow Library, Amy Stimac
Sudbury, MA
(978)440-5545
Elizabeth Weilbacher, Referene / Elder Services Librarian
Reading, MA
(781)942-6707
Performer’s Contact Information
Les Sampou Music
Les Sampou50 Country Way B101
Scituate, MA 02066
Contact: LASampou@gmail.com
www.LesSampouMusic.com