VOODOO MARTINI: AN ENIGMA WRAPPED INSIDE A MYSTERY by Monte diMonti Midnight on main street U.S.A. Outside a smoky lounge you hear a music so evocative and compelling that you are driven to step inside. Upon entering, you see across the room of well dressed patrons, a beckoning stage upon which all eyes are focused. Intoxicated by the hypnotic rhythms, you are drawn, trance-like, closer and closer. After fighting through the crowd, you finally reach the stage front and before you stands a group of dashingly handsome men and a strikingly beautiful singer who commands the stage. Their commanding vocals, hypnotic vibraphone, and sultry saxaphone seduce and transport you to another world...	Voodoo Martini are a New York based jazz and lounge combo featuring some of the most talented young musicians New York has to offer. Their sound combines elements of jazz, lounge, and latin music to create a dangerous and unique cocktail that both stimulates and titilates the listener. This combo pays tribute and draws inspiration from the classic jazz and lounge stylings of the past but has created something new and original. The combo's reptoire includes jazz standards like "Blue Bossa" and "My Funny Valentine" in addition to a long list of jazzy originals (many found on their debut CD "Exotic and Mysterious, The Sounds of Voodoo Martini"). For more about the band's past visit the history page. Voodoo Martini and their staff work closely with each client to create the "Perfect Entertainment Package" for all your special occasions. Whether it is a corporate event, private party, wedding reception, nightclub, or an intimate dinner, Voodoo Martini will help you to make the Musical Choices that will enhance the mood you would like to create. So when you need a quick cocktail to start your day — or a sultry nightcap to top it off — make your next beverage a Voodoo Martini! Email us here and visit the booking page.
The Players: Phil Gammage - vocals, guitar. Founder and leader of Voodoo Martini since 1995. Gammage has recorded and toured internationally with a variety of accomplished bands. Other music projects currently include the jump/swing combo THE SCARLET DUKES and CERTAIN GENERAL. Natasha Jaye Helmer - vocals Canadian jazz vocalist, Natasha Jaye Helmer, has taken New York by storm with her dynamic and emotionally inspiring voice. She sings weekly at "Amici's Ristorante" in the Bronx (where Joe Pesci was discovered way back when!). Or you can catch her in on of may venues in Manhattan, from "Luxia" to "Starbucks", to a variety of restaurants in New Jersey. Natasha has recorded as a member of "R Angels", Motown, and works as a backup artist for numerous recording artists in the Manhattan club circuit. In Canada, Natasha performed her one-woman show, "NATASHA: Blues to Broadway", which she wrote, co-produced and starred in to three sellout houses. She has sung both the Canadian and American National Anthem for the NBA, and has headlined at a variety of jazz clubs, restaurant, sporting and community events, and private and public functions. Jimmy Goodman - vibraphone. One of the NY jazz scenes up and coming stars, Jimmy owns and runs his own recording studio. Also performs with MAD JUANA. Ben McGuire - saxophone Ben is one of the 'new breed' of tenor sax players, he cut his musical teeth in the tough clubs of the Los Angeles jazz scene. Dave Croce - bass A hard working veteren of the the jazz recording scene. Dave got his start in jazz working with noted bassist Ron Carter. Dan Kerness - drums The newest member of the combo, Dan brings years of experience as an indemand recording and performing artist.