John Winn ARTIST ID: 15699

John Winn specializes in Swing and Standard Jazz styles along with healthy doses of Jump Blues, Fusion, and Funk. Some Pop, Rock, and Soul numbers are often mixed into performances as well. His Neighborliness ensemble consists of a full rhythm section including bass, drums, and piano.

John Winn is featured as the vocalist and saxophonist and the band. His lush vocal timbre has been compared to those of Chet Baker and Harry Connick, Jr., and his scat singing follows the traditions of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mel Torme. His repertoire spans from Frank Sinatra to Sting. As a saxophonist and clarinetist, John has appeared on stage with luminaries such as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Lou Rawls, Steve Lawrence and Edy Gourmet, Ben Vereen, Chita Rivera, Dianne Schuur, John Pizzarelli, Jon Faddis, Milt Hinton, Jimmy Heath, Doc Severinson, Christian McBride, and Branford Marsalis.

John has been performing in the professional jazz arena since age 17 and has been featured in such diverse settings as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., Youngsang University in Busan, South Korea, the Sacramento Jazz Festival, and the Vladivostok (Russia) International Jazz Festival.

John has performed literally hundreds of different songs over the years. What follows is a sampling of some of the most requested songs (and artists) grouped by performer, songwriter, or style for ease in finding your favorites. If you don't see the one you're looking for, please ask because there are many more where these came from!

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