Everything But Rap
The V Band plays over 40 hours of music in a wide range of styles. With no set lists, they read the audience and accept requests, weaving and customizing styles and songs to please your ear, including:
- American songbook jazz standards (Ellington, Gershwin, Sinatra, Miles, etc.)
- Latin (Jobim, Gilberto, Stan Getz, Kenny Dorham, etc.)
- Blues (Chicago, British, Kansas City, Delta – Robert Johnson, Clapton, Steve Miller, etc.)
- Pop (Dylan, Joanie Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Beatles, Norah Jones, John Mayer, etc.)
- Rockabilly (Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, etc.)
- Rock (Santana, CCR, Eagles, Grateful Dead, etc.)
- Country (Alan Jackson, Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson, Hank Williams, etc.)
Band Members
- Dave VanAmburg (guitar, vocals)
- Phil Papotnik (guitar, horns, vocals)
- David Blaetz (bass)
- Ricky Hopkins (drums)
- Paul Sontheimer (bass)
- Rick Cass (drums)
- Sonny Froman (drums)
Where To Find Them
The V Band plays:
- Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Maxi's in the Bel Aire
- Every other 3rd Saturday at Room 33 Speakeasy
- (Starting September 2019) Every 1st Saturday at Dickey's Barbecue
- Many other clubs through the region
- Festivals, such as Erie's Blues & Jazz Festival and Edinboro Art & Music Festival
- Private parties, corporate events and weddings
Bookings
You can schedule The V Band through our Contact page.
Watch Their Music
You can view over 30 of the V Band's tunes in the Music section on this site.
Here's a version of Ian Anderson's Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You for your listening pleasure.