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I've developed many shows appropriate for concerts, private and corporate events, weddings, and school educational concerts:


Greta's Holiday Show

As featured on KPLU's Christmas Jam, this show is an evening of  familiar holiday classics and some lesser know but beautiful songs by Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach, the Carpenters, Judy Garland, and the Tijuana Brass! Songs include: Every Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, Giving, I Want a Hippoptamus for Christmas, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, and all the usual classics. My latest Christmas CD, "Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas," a collaboration with pianist, Mike Strickland, is a wonderful example of the holiday season's material. Here are some audio samples:
 

I Love the Winter Weather / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Christmas Time Is Here
Walking In the Air from "The Snowman"
Silent Night
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Ray Charles show
Light Out of Darkness:
The Music of Ray Charles

A brand new show featuring Greta and the quartet performing some of Ray Charles' greatest hits, R&B, jazz and ballads.

Songs include: Let the Good Times Roll, Just for a Thrill, Hit the Road Jack, Drown in My Own Tears and Sticks and Stones.

Ella and Billie
Image; Ella and BillieA critically-acclaimed one-woman show highlighting the careers of two of the first ladies of jazz. Featuring many of their greatest hits and biographical information about their lives.

Songs include: You'll Have to Swing It, Loverman, Swing Brother Swing, Lady Be Good, and many more!

By Request
A spontaneous night of jazz standards as only an audience can supply! Each night is different. Audience members are encouraged to shout out their favorite standards, and Greta and the band will field them and make a new interpretation happen on the spot! Only seasoned performers can pull this one off!

 

That Shearing Sound!

The music of George Shearing as recorded with Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson and Dakota Staton. Featuring Susan Pascal on vibraphone.


Image; I'm a Stranger Here MyselfCount and Duke, Jazz Royalty
A review of the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Includes classics like Duke's Place, Shorty George, and Shiny Stockings.

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
An evening of the cabaret and show music of German composer Kurt Weill. Includes such classics as Speak Low, Surabaya Johnny and Mack the Knife.

Jazz for Kids
An introduction to jazz using Disney tunes and classic children's songs done in a jazz style.


Songbook Shows

In the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald's Songbook albums, a night of the famous works of these fine composers:

The Gershwin Songbook
The Jerome Kern Songbook
The Rodgers and Hart Songbook
The Johnny Mercer Songbook
The Cole Porter Songbook
The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
The Henry Mancini Songbook

Tribute Shows
Featuring the music of:
Frank Sinatra  |  Dinah Washington  |  Sarah Vaughn  |  Carmen McRae  |  Anita O'Day

And these collaborations:

Zirkus Weill

A beautifully choreographed review of the music of Kurt Weill, performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Image; Voices of Jazz, DancedVoices of Jazz, Danced
The music of eight of the greatest jazz singers of the 20th century, choreographed and performed with Spectrum Dance Theatre and the Greta Matassa Sextet.

Greta also performs with several northwest big bands, including Tuxedo Junction, the Bill Ramsey/Milt Kleeb Big Band, and the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.

 

   
   

 
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