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West Side Five

West Side 5 is a vocal jazz quintet based in New York, NY. Influenced by vocal jazz ensemble greats like the Real Group, Manhattan Transfer and the New York Voices, West Side 5 performs original interpretations of jazz, pop, and bossa nova standards at various venues in the New York/New Jersey area.

Lara, Eric, John and Sara first met through their membership in a singing group at Harvard College, VoxJazz, where they were members of various generations of the group. Steven was a member of the famous group the Whiffenpoofs at Yale at the time.

They found each other again in New York and each member brings a unique voice and specialty to the group's complex sound. They have proven themselves, whether traveling the world with various ensembles, recording a dozen or so CDs amongst them, or performing on some of the world's most recognizable cities and stages: Carnegie Hall, L'Opera Garnier, Notre Dame, and more.

Group members include: Lara Hirner, Soprano; Sara Wajnberg, Alto; John Shumway, Tenor; Eric Hughes, Baritone; Steven Hrycelak, Bass

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Review: West Side Five is a New York City-based vocal jazz mixed voice quintet (3 men, 2 women), with Real Group, Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices influences. They perform original interpretations of jazz, pop and bossa nova standards at venues in the New York/New Jersey area. They also recently appeared at the Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweeps Regional in Washington, DC, and won first place and a trip to the 2010 Sweeps Finals in San Rafael! 'West Side Five' is a four song Sampler CD, featuring 'Pure Imagination,' 'Lullaby of Birdland,' the Real Group-arranged 'Thousand Things,' and 'Lil' Darlin'.' We were treated to all but 'Lullaby' in their excellent set at the Finals, and John Shumway's spectacular faux trumpet solo on�'Lil' Darlin'' drew a huge ovation! The Five have a smooth, richly harmonic sound that compares with many of the elite vocal jazz groups, and we loved their live show. These four selections had us tapping our feet and wanting to hear more!

Songlist: Pure Imagination, Lullaby of Birdland, Thousand Things, Lil' Darlin

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