Songs That Shaped Our Nation – Gary Negbaur Trio

Gary Negbaur Piano/Vocal + Bass + Drums

Songs That Shaped Our Nation celebrates 100 years of all-American Swing, Blues, Broadway, and Rock. From Jelly Roll Morton to Billy Joel, Ellington to Elvis, Leadbelly to Hamilton.

Pianist/singer Gary Negbaur is a “suave vocalist” (Austin Chronicle) with a “jazzy croon” (St. Louis Post Dispatch) who can “control the black and whites like Captain Kirk manning the Enterprise” (The Tennessean).

Joined by a dynamic bass and drums rhythm section, Gary Negbaur’s Trio has performed at Tipitina’s and the French Quarter Fest in New Orleans, Birdland in New York City, the South by Southwest festival in Austin and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

“Gary was a crowd pleaser. Our audiences couldn’t get enough…this was the first time our patronage has demanded a second encore.” – Jim Olson, Belt Performing Arts Center, Belt, MT

Program Highlights

• This Land is Your Land

• Blue Moon

• When the Saints Go Marching In

• As Time Goes By

• Over the Rainbow

• God Bless America

• Whiskey River

• Goodnight Irene

• You’ll Be Back (Hamilton)

• Jailhouse Rock

• Like a Rolling Stone

• New York State of Mind

• Lean on Me

• Let the Good Times Roll

• What A Wonderful World

Tech Overview

• Sound: House Sound + some ACS equipment w/ local tech to run sound 
• Video: Not required 
• Lights: Best available w/ local tech to run lights
• Stage: Clear, clean stage
• Stagehands: 1 to 2 able-bodied persons to meet group for load in and assist with setup as needed; also needed at load out
• Piano: Grand Piano tuned the day of the performance
• Hospitality: Hot Healthy Meal, Bottled Water, Beverages, Tea/Coffee and Snacks for 3