Alanna & These Fine Gentlemen are known for their classy, sultry, and nostalgic tone. Their setlist includes songs from Astrud Gilberto, Burt Bacharach, Peggy Lee, Nancy Sinatra, and more! Melding jazz, bossa-nova and pop, they have a swanky vibe right out of a Pink Panther film. All of their song selections are rooted with the welcoming voice of Alanna, who will often switch between English, Portuguese, and her trombone.
In addition to performing at private parties and corporate events, they have had long standing residencies at Hotel Casa Del Mar, Seventy7 Lounge and The Everly Hotel. The band continues to build a local and dedicated fanbase and hopes to expand that with an album. Currently, they are working on original songs that will be released in 2019.
Meet the Band-
Alanna started playing trombone in high school after her music teacher convinced her she was perfect for the instrument because she had “long arms” — and he also already had too many flute players. Years later, while working as a model in New York she fell in love with the jazz scene and started singing standards with a couple bands around town. She began writing her own songs, one of which (“Pop! Goes My Heart”) was featured in Hugh Grant’s movie Music & Lyrics. Since then, she’s engaged her love of storytelling through music, songwriting, acting, and photography.
A native of Los Angeles, bassist Evan Calbi studied with Bill Markus, the leader of the late-night jazz jams at the gone but not forgotten 5th St. Dicks Coffee House in Leimert Park. Evan has worked in all styles of music, from pop bands to jazz groups and theater ensembles.
Lead guitarist/singer/producer Shin Kawasaki, is a legend on his own. Growing up in Japan and coming to LA in 1999 to play music, Shin has worked with Emmy-winning composer Misha Segal and contributed to countless live recordings such as SanDisk, Turkey Shoot Music Festival, Japan Self-Defense Airforce, NHK Enterprises, KDDI, & Japan Airlines. Shin is also a two-time Independent Music Awards finalist (Album/Eclectic).
Amos Przekaza is the band’s drummer. He moved from Michigan to Los Angeles in 2003, and has been playing a variety of gigs ever since. He studied privately with Zoro the Drummer, Ivo Nakov, and Bruce Becker. Amos works in multiple genres of music, from rock shows to jazz, and musical theater.
In addition to performing at private parties and corporate events, they have had long standing residencies at Hotel Casa Del Mar, Seventy7 Lounge and The Everly Hotel. The band continues to build a local and dedicated fanbase and hopes to expand that with an album. Currently, they are working on original songs that will be released in 2019.
Meet the Band-
Alanna started playing trombone in high school after her music teacher convinced her she was perfect for the instrument because she had “long arms” — and he also already had too many flute players. Years later, while working as a model in New York she fell in love with the jazz scene and started singing standards with a couple bands around town. She began writing her own songs, one of which (“Pop! Goes My Heart”) was featured in Hugh Grant’s movie Music & Lyrics. Since then, she’s engaged her love of storytelling through music, songwriting, acting, and photography.
A native of Los Angeles, bassist Evan Calbi studied with Bill Markus, the leader of the late-night jazz jams at the gone but not forgotten 5th St. Dicks Coffee House in Leimert Park. Evan has worked in all styles of music, from pop bands to jazz groups and theater ensembles.
Lead guitarist/singer/producer Shin Kawasaki, is a legend on his own. Growing up in Japan and coming to LA in 1999 to play music, Shin has worked with Emmy-winning composer Misha Segal and contributed to countless live recordings such as SanDisk, Turkey Shoot Music Festival, Japan Self-Defense Airforce, NHK Enterprises, KDDI, & Japan Airlines. Shin is also a two-time Independent Music Awards finalist (Album/Eclectic).
Amos Przekaza is the band’s drummer. He moved from Michigan to Los Angeles in 2003, and has been playing a variety of gigs ever since. He studied privately with Zoro the Drummer, Ivo Nakov, and Bruce Becker. Amos works in multiple genres of music, from rock shows to jazz, and musical theater.