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Groove
Alliance is a nine-piece
dance and show band that is built around the dynamic vocals
of Mike Greene and Mari Rosa. Mike
is a spirited, positive front man with a strong and clear
tenor voice. He is a natural singer, bandleader, and
entertainer. Mike’s presentation skills are unmatched by any
other professional working vocalist in New England.
Mari Rosa is an award-winning multi-lingual singer and
songwriter from Boston, MA. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College
in New York, Mari studied voice with double Grammy nominee,
Thomas Young ,and trained with Hilda Harris, mezzo soprano and
session singer for dozens of legendary musicians.
Whether performing a moving Celine Dion ballad or a fiery
R&B standard by Aretha Franklin, Mari will simply
knock you off your feet.
The combination of tight music, powerful horns, and great
vocals add up to one
thing, a night of quality entertainment .
The rhythm section is made up of the groovin' backbeat
of Steve Carter (Mamas & the Papas), and Kevin
Norris on bass. Add to that
Ray Martini (The EDGE, Herb Reed and the Platters)
on keyboards and vocals, and Mitch Leaman on guitars
and vocals.
The veteran all-star horn section includes Pat Wroge on the
saxophones, Steve Price (Wicked Big Band) on lead trumpet,
and section leader Jim Robins (Infractions) on trombone.
Whether it's a challenging arrangement
of a Chicago song, or a fun, funky send-up of a KC and the
Sunshine Band disco hit, this well-rehearsed, talented band
plays tight and hot, and can deliver ballads or up beat dance
numbers with equal skill and style.
Groove Alliance is equipped with a quality sound and
lighting system, and always enlists the services of a professional
sound engineer. Russ Magnuson provides the Alliance with state of
the art pro audio and unsurpassed live stage production.
In
addition to being a regularly featured band at Foxwoods
Resort and Casino, the band can also be seen at some of
the best clubs in the greater Boston area including The
Copley Marriott,
Boston and Whippersnappers in Londonderry, NH.
Club draw in all venues is excellent, a byproduct of consistent
quality, relentless gigging, and maintaining an active mailing
list and internet presence. Professionalism in playing
and presentation are Groove Alliance's chief hallmarks, and
the band guarantees to rock your house!
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