Corporate Gigs
George can work to your budget, putting together combos ranging from duos to quartets for your cocktail event or exhibition. Or if it’s a big band sound you’re after for your corporate event, don’t go past his 10 piece band the Big Spin.
If its glitz and glamour you want, ask about George Washingmachine and the Agitators - George and an all girl line up, best described as the Andrew Sisters with a comedy twist. For that extra special something, George can even compose a song for to suit the theme of your occasion or party.
What else can George do?
Singing and fiddling aside, George is a multi-instrumentalist - proficient on double bass, guitar or anything with strings!
George is also a sought after MC - and has hosted Jazz in the Domain several times, as well as The Darling Harbour Jazz Festival and presented concerts at The Thredbo Jazz Festival and the Taronga Park Zoo New Year's Eve Party.
George has also worked in TV and radio. You may have heard George as the voice behind the recent Banana Boat campaign, or his fiddle playing & scatting on the Uncle Toby’s campaign. George is also a composer in his own right. He recently composed the music for the Qantas Business Class Lounge commercial and has written everything from Rock and Roll Nursery rhymes for Mr Squiggle to music for the Bell Shakespeare Company.
To top it all off, George can also bring years of acting experience to your event. George's acting gigs include guest roles on TV shows like Chances and A Country Practice. He also worked in theatre, playing Guildenstern in Neil Armfield's production of Hamlet - where he shared the stage with Richard Roxborough, Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham, Jacqueline McKenzie,and a host of other acting luminaries.
Many moons ago, George even took over the role of Jake Blues from Russell Crowe in the official tribute to the Blues Brothers, produced by Paul Dainty.
Song List
The man of 1000 songs, George is famous for his party act which features songs from the roaring 20s right through to the 70s. Here’s just a few popular standards to choose from
1920s to 1930s
- A Foggy Day
- Cheek To Cheek
- Night & Day (plus other Sinatra classics)
- How Deep Is The Ocean
- With A Song in My Heart
- My Foolish Heart
- Under A Blanket of Blue
- Caravan
- Pennies From Heaven
- The Song Is Ended
- I Get Ideas
- Chatanooga Choo Choo
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- The Gypsy
Including many tunes from the great composers - Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Walter Donaldson, George & Ira Gershwin, Jimmy Van Heuson etc.
1940s to 1950s
- Witchcraft
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin
- Embraceable You
- Paper Moon
- Something Stupid
- Tea For Two
- Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
- Besame Mucho
- Sway (plus other Dean Martin)
- The Letter
- Under A Blanket of Blue
- No Moon at all
- Isn’t it a Lovely Day
- Seven Nights to Rock
- Little Egypt (plus other Elvis Presley)
- Blue Moon
- Hallelujah
- For Once in My Life (plus other Stevie Wonder)
- I Got a Woman (plus other Ray Charles)
Email George for more extensive lists.
