 Orlando Combo first formed in 1996 when the members met at the Victorian College of the Arts whilst completing a BA in music performance. Through experience the Combo has gone on to become one of Melbourne's best working bands, offering professionalism and reliability.
Orlando Combo believes a good band can add atmosphere to an event without drawing the focus away from proceedings but can also provide entertainment when required.
Public venues in Melbourne have included, The Night Cat, Blue Diamond, The Paris Cat and Dizzy's Jazz Club along with private functions at the Melbourne Club, Crown, Nine Darling Street, Australia Club and Grand/Park Hyatt's. Corporate clients include BHP, Loreal, Ericsson, Ernst and Young, IBM, GE, Pfizer, Accenture and Telstra.
In 2001 the group completed a six month contract at the Hotel Sofitel, Vietnam. Wedding performances are also a specialty.
The genre is Jazz but more specifically the sound is a blend of swing/blues/bossa nova and funk. Inspiration and repertoire comes from the hard swing of Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson, standards and show tunes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble', smooth and subtle bossa nova of Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim and the groove, soul and pop of Miles Davis, George Benson and Ray Charles. The instrumental Trio is most appropriate for sophisticated and atmospheric background music but if dancing is anticipated we recommend adding our vocalist for later in the evening to get everyone moving.
The band takes up minimal space and is discreet with equipment, being fully aware of the visual importance of wedding and corporate function work. Dress is lounge suit unless otherwise indicated.
Being regular performers at the Spring Racing Carnival and various functions in Melbourne's parks and gardens the group is able to play without a power supply if requested (please refer to the video page for examples). The Combo also travels to the Peninsulas and rural Victoria for performances.
Orlando Combo gives you the genuine Jazz experience from Melbourne's best working band. Don't just take our word for it, view our references page for client endorsements. |
