Live music for Big Island events
The Speakeasy Revue
A Gatsby-era party band
Psst. The password is “swordfish.”
Step through the door and it’s 1925. Everyone is dressed to the nines, the trumpet is hot, the clarinet is wailing, and the piano player knows every tune in the house. The Speakeasy Revue turns any Big Island ballroom, lanai or beachfront lawn into a hidden Jazz Age club, complete with the swagger, the stories and the songs that made the Roaring Twenties roar.
Your guests won’t just hear the music. They’ll step into it.
The Experience
Real musicians, real stories
World-class players who have performed on Broadway, with major symphonies and in jazz clubs on six continents.
A costume contest
Guests dress the part in fedoras, feathers, pinstripes and pearls, and the best-dressed take the prize.
Music for the whole night
Smooth swing for cocktails and dinner, then a hot set when it’s time to dance.
A local twist
Hula Blues and other Hawaiian-flavored numbers from the era.
Easy for you
One call books the band and the sound.
Sized to your event
From an intimate trio to a six-piece revue with a star violinist, a singer and an MC.
Dressed for the era
The band plays in period suits, ties and fedoras, so the room feels like 1925 from the first note.
Original arrangements
Every tune is arranged in-house for this band, so you hear classics with a sound all their own.
Choose Your Band
Four musicians
The Speakeasy Revue Quartet
The classic lineup. Trumpet, piano, bass and a multi-instrumentalist on sax, clarinet, drums and vocals, swinging all night.
Farley Sangels, Jason Sherbundy, Joey Carroll, Jesse Snyder
From $2,000
Four musicians + MC
The Speakeasy Revue Quartet + MC
The full speakeasy experience. MC Angel Prince guides your guests through the Roaring Twenties with stories of flappers, bootleggers and the songs that kept the party going.
Farley Sangels, Jason Sherbundy, Joey Carroll, Jesse Snyder, with Angel Prince as MC and narrator
From $2,400
Five musicians + MC
The Speakeasy Revue Quintet with Ola Sangels
The Speakeasy Revue Quartet with songstress Ola Sangels out front, singing the torch songs and toe-tappers of the Jazz Age.
Farley Sangels, Ola Sangels, Jason Sherbundy, Joey Carroll, Jesse Snyder, with Angel Prince as MC and narrator
From $2,800
Five musicians + MC
The Eric Silberger Quintet
The headline show. The Speakeasy Revue Quartet joins forces with star violinist Eric Silberger, a Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner, for a night of fiery tangos, hot jazz and showstopping violin.
Farley Sangels, Eric Silberger, Jason Sherbundy, Joey Carroll, Jesse Snyder, with Angel Prince as MC and narrator
From $5,400
Six musicians + MC
The Speakeasy Revue Sextet with Eric Silberger and Ola Sangels
The grand revue. Star violinist Eric Silberger and songstress Ola Sangels join the Speakeasy Revue Quartet for the biggest, most glamorous night the band offers.
Farley Sangels, Eric Silberger, Ola Sangels, Jason Sherbundy, Joey Carroll, Jesse Snyder, with Angel Prince as MC and narrator
From $5,800
Three musicians
The Speakeasy Revue Trio
Intimate and elegant. Perfect for cocktail hours, dinners and smaller rooms.
Farley Sangels, Jason Sherbundy, Jesse Snyder
From $1,600
The Band
The players and storyteller behind the show.
Farley Sangels
Trumpet and flugelhorn
Two decades as principal trumpet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony and Baltimore Symphony, and a longtime member of the Saint Louis Symphony. Has played jazz in 25 countries on six continents, and arranges the band’s music.
Jason Sherbundy
Piano
A Broadway music director and pianist for The Lion King, Wicked and A Chorus Line. Has recorded Grammy-nominated cast albums, played the Tony Awards and worked on NBC’s SMASH with Marc Shaiman.
Joey Carroll
Upright bass
Born in Austin, Texas, the live music capital of the world. Blends classical and jazz into warm, melodic bass lines, and is an up-and-coming local favorite.
Jesse Snyder
Sax, clarinet, flute, drums and vocals
A Grammy-nominated arranger and one of the Big Island’s most sought-after musicians. Opened for McCoy Tyner, and his horn arrangements helped earn Kahulanui a Grammy nomination.
Eric Silberger
Violin · Sextet and Eric Silberger Quintet
Tchaikovsky Competition prize winner and Juilliard graduate, mentored by Itzhak Perlman. Soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Mariinsky Orchestra and London Philharmonia, playing a 1757 Guadagnini violin.
Ola Sangels
Vocals · Sextet and Quintet with Ola
A songstress of timeless, classic vocal jazz, Ola’s Angelic voice brings the romance and sparkle to the 1920s songbook.
Angel Prince
MC and narrator
Founder and Executive Director of Prince Dance Company and Institute. Has written, choreographed and directed more than 30 evening-length works for the stage.
Sample Repertoire
The songs your guests’ great-grandparents danced to, played with the energy of the night they were new.
- Ain’t Misbehavin’
- Avalon
- Charleston
- Csárdás
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Hula Blues
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
- La Cumparsita
- Londonderry Air
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Mack the Knife
- My Yiddishe Mama
- The Peanut Vendor
- S’Wonderful
- St. Louis Blues
- Stardust
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- West End Blues
- and much more
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