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!

GENRES FOR THIS ARTIST

Jazz, Swing, & Big Band

SUGGESTED EVENT TYPES

Weddings
Private Parties
Corporate Events

SONG LIST

Standards, Swing, and Jazz
Artie Shaw - Begin The Beguine
Artie Shaw - Moonglow
Artie Shaw - Star Dust
Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman - Stompin� At The Savoy
Billie Holiday - Don�t Explain
Billie Holiday - Fine And Mellow
Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
Billie Holiday - Stormy Weather
Bobby Darin - Ain�t Misbehavin�
Bobby Darin - All Of Me
Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
Bobby Darin - Hello Dolly!
Bobby Darin - What A Wonderful World
Cannonball Adderly - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Cannonball Adderly - Work Song
Chet Baker - Just Friends
Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
Count Basie - April In Paris
Count Basie - Jumpin� At The Woodside
Count Basie - One O�Clock Jump
Count Basie - Shiny Stockings
Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo Ala Turk
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
Duke Ellington - Caravan
Duke Ellington - Don�t Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington - Perdido
Duke Ellington - Satin Doll
Duke Ellington - Take the �A� Train
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To the Moon
Frank Sinatra - I�ve Got You Under My Skin
Frank Sinatra - Night and Day
Frank Sinatra - The Lady Is A Tramp
Glenn Miller - In the Mood
Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller - String Of Pearls
Harry Connick, Jr - I Could Write A Book
Harry Connick, Jr - It Had To Be You
Harry Connick, Jr - Our Love Is Here To Stay
Joe Williams with Count Basie - Ev�ry Day I Have the Blues
Joe Williams with Count Basie - Gee Baby, Ain�t I Good To You
Joe Williams with Count Basie - Teach Me Tonight
Lionel Hampton - Flyin� Home
Louis Armstrong/ Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife
Louis Jordan - Caldonia
Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch� Boogie
Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain�t
Mel Torme - Autumn Leaves
Mel Torme - Moonlight In Vermont
Mel Torme - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
Miles Davis - All Blues
Miles Davis - So What
Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come
Nat �King� Cole - Route 66
Nat �King� Cole - Unforgettable
Peggy Lee - Fever
Stan Getz/ Antonio Carlos Jobim - Desafinado
Stan Getz/ Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Girl From Ipanema
Tommy Dorsey - Here�s That Rainy Day
Tommy Dorsey - I�m Getting Sentimental
Tommy Dorsey - Opus One
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Tony Bennett - Just In Time
Woody Herman - Blues In The Night
Woody Herman - Four Brothers
Woody Herman - Woodchopper�s Ball

Classic Rock
Beatles - All You Need Is Love
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - I�m only Sleeping
Beatles - She�s Leaving Home
Beatles - Something
Beatles - Yesterday
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
Elton John - Your Song
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley - Can�t Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Instant Karma
Lyle Lovett - She�s No Lady
Paul Simon - 50 Ways
Steely Dan - Aja
Steely Dan - Reelin� In The Years
The Who - My Generation
Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
Van Morrison - Moondance
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey

Classic Soul / Motown
Al Green - Let�s Stay Together
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown - Sex Machine
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Marvin Gaye - What�s Goin� On?
Otis Redding - Respect
Otis Redding - Sittin� On the Dock of the Bay
Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles - I Got News For You
Ray Charles - It Should�a Been Me
Ray Charles - Makin� Whoopee
Ray Charles - What�d I Say?
Temptations - My Girl
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally

Top 40 & Modern
Ben Folds - Missing the War
Ben Folds - The Luckiest
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
Billy Joel - She�s Got A Way
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
James Taylor - You�ve Got A Friend
Nick Drake - River Man
Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Norah Jones - Don�t Know Why
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Prince - Pop Life
Randy Newman - Louisiana
Randy Newman - Political Science
Randy Newman - Sail Away
Sting - Fields of Gold
Sting - If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free)
Sting - Roxanne

Brazilian, Latin, and Calypso Standards
Agua de Beber
Aguas De Marco
Blue Bossa
Brazil
Caravan
Desafinado
How Insensitive
Manha De Carnaval
Meditation
One Note Samba
Samba De Orpheo
Song For My Father
St. Thomas
The Girl From Ipanema