Roberta Donnay
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US Mill Valley – Jazz / Urban Folk / Post Vintage / Blues / Jazz lounge
Roberta Donnay

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Motema
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Bathtub Gin Album 2015
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder A Little Sugar Album 2012
Rainforest Records
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Back Before The Why Album 2005
Pacific Coast Jazz
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder What's Your Story Album 2008
Blujazz
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder My Heart Belongs To Satchmo Album 2018
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AN EVENING OF HIGH ENERGY ENTERTAINMENT with the multi-talented AWARD-WINNING singer/composer/producer ROBERTA DONNAY and the PROHIBITION MOB BAND.

"A modern take of the hot swingin' jazz and sultry blues of the 1920s and 30s that will make you want to dance all night!" - Verdi Club

DONNAY’s music and voice can be heard on film and TV, YouTube and all major music outlets, Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band just completed their 3rd CD together, a tribute to Louis Armstrong (released 2018 on Blujazz is “My Heart Belongs To Satchmo”.)

Midwest Record just posted:
BLUJAZZ
ROBERTA DONNAY & the Prohibition Mob Band/My Heart Belongs to Satchmo: Going off on her own since Dan Hicks passed, she evokes all the eras of the past that have touched her and does it without nostalgia or self consciousness. Doing it with real love for what it is and imbuing it with her passion, this full length tribute to Louie Armstrong has got to have Satch smiling down on it. Evoking the jazz age like it's happening in real time, the velvet vocals, the crack backing crew and the entire vibe is a big, fat home run. You don't have to like oldies to love this, it's real music for real ears.

The Prohibition Mob Band exists to revive the Jazz Age; Their first CD spent 9 weeks on Jazz Radio charts. “Bathtub Gin” CD made the list of BEST Albums in DownBeat Magazine.

“Roberta is a consummate performer and producer. Her passion for the roots of jazz music is remarkable, and her joie de vivre is contagious in the best possible way." - Jana Herzen, President Motema Music

The group has appeared and headlined shows and festivals including Las Vegas Performing Arts Centers, Exit Zero Jazz, Monterey Jazz Festival, Whiskey Festival, San Jose Jazz, Sonoma Int'l Film Festival, Jacksonville Jazz, guest artist @ Montreux Jazz, The Hague Appeal For Peace (Netherlands). Miss Donnay is also available for clinics and workshops on the history of jazz.

Ms. Donnay has performed with, or opened for: Ernestine Anderson, George Benson, Bob Dorough, David Grisman, John Hammond, Herbie Hancock, Dan Hicks, Dr. John, Christian McBride, Eric Reed, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, and more...

"Award-winning vocalist and songwriter Roberta Donnay is that rare species of musician who almost lives in another time... she and her Prohibition Mob Band exist to revive the Jazz Age of America." - Critical Jazz

Blujazz Label

https://www.blujazz.com/

Donnay wrote the song “One World” which became a theme for the United Nations 50th Anniversary and has been performed the world over, at world peace events on 5 continents, it also became the theme for South Africa's World Aids Day.

Donnay’s interest in roots jazz music was inspired from the radio, recording with legendary jazz producer Orrin Keepnews, and touring 10 1/2 years as singer/percussionist with Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks.

As a performer, Donnay has opened for, recorded with or performed with, George Benson, Bob Dorough, David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Bruce Foreman, John Hammond, Herbie Hancock, Dr. John, Christian McBride, Maria Muldaur, Lewis Nash, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Leon Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones, Lee Ritenour, Booker T., Tuck & Patti, and more.