Beverly Derby and Bill Church

Genre: Jazz
Secondary Genre: Standards Landers, California USA Contact

Derby and Church are a jazzy, bluesy, fun blend of sensuous vocals and sexy horn work. They breathe new life into beautiful , classic songs."Beverly Derby and Bill Church teamed up for a great jazz duo!" "Standards and ballads flow like magic from the lips of Beverly Derby" "Dynamic crowd pleasers".

Artist Information

Biography

Beverly and Bill are both life long performers and accomplished musicians. Beverly Derby was born and raised in New Orleans La. and the New Orleans influence is apparent in her vocal style.
Bill Church exudes" The Chicago " down and dirty blues sound , but also can play with simplicity and purity.
They met at a sizzlin' jam session in Palm Springs Ca. and just love working together. While not fitting into any trendy pigeon hole , people love their music,and they are always in demand. They just have that "something" !! Many people have commented in a positive way about their uncommon instrumentation(piano and trumpet).

UPDATE:Beverly and Bill are receiving airplay from their C.D. "Montage Of Love". You can hear them on the internet at radio station, Jazz Uptown Network at: www.geocities.com/uptownjazznet . And,also
at FM station Z107 , 107.7 on your dial, located in Joshua Tree, Ca.
HIGHLIGHTS:Recording-
C.D. "Montage Of Love"
Two singles on Double "D"Records -Los Angeles, Ca.
Session work(Vocals,some piano and arranging) for Columbine Records-Hollywood, Ca
T.V. Featured on entertainer Tempest Storms birthday segment, filmed at Melvyns-Channels 2 and 6-Palm Springs, Ca.
Two On The Town-Channel 2 , Los Angeles.
Red Kagen Variety Show-New Orleans. Radio:Featured interview on"Traveling With Francoise!", 920 AM radio-Palm Springs.Featured regularly on Gospel Celebrity Nite Show-1460 A.M. radio, Los Angeles.
Joe Gemelli Radio Show-New Orleans.
Live Performance:First place in Dr.Pepper Jazz Festival.
Opening act for Larry Carleton-Los Angeles.
The Mint Hotel and The Union Plaza Hotel-Las Vegas.
Five years( as trio)employed by Princess Cruise Lines.
Eight years(as trio) as the house band for Billy Reed's-Palm Springs, Ca.
Nine years to present at the 29 Palms Inn-29 Palms , Ca.
Performed all over the world in hotels, supper clubs, nightclubs,casinos,colleges and jazz venues.

Beverly and Bill are " General audience " rated and are completely comfortable playing in family oriented venues.

Instrumentation

Beverly Derby:vocals,piano,keyboard bass.
Bill Church:trumpet,flugelhorn,vocals.When needed a top notch drummer is added.

Although working as a team, Beverly and Bill still continue to work as solo artists. .

Discography

Lp:" Montage of Love " released November 2006. The album is available on:www.cdbaby.com/cd/derbychurch, and Appleitunes,Amazon,Rhapsody,Napster,BuyMusic,GroupieTunes,Bitmunk,PayPlay,PassAlong,Tradebit,Chondo,etc.

Links

Audio

Video

Bev & Bill promo 1

Photo Gallery

Press

  • Entertainer Spotlight on Beverly Derby and Bill Church [+ Show ]

    "Hearing the two perform is like sampling some steamy gumbo for the first time.You can catch some sn...

  • New Orleans singer keeps the joint jumpin'at Billy Reed's [+ Show ]

    Singer and keyboard player Beverly Derby is a gift from New Orleans.She is backed by her partner,tru...

  • Cool Jazz at the 29 Palms Inn & Rib Co. [+ Show ]

    Seasoned musicians, Beverly Derby and Bill Church teamed up for a great jazz duo,playing scores of o...

  • Beverly Derby Trio [+ Show ]

    "Beverly and her musicians were great!"-Wanda Knight "They made us feel welcome,great folks!"-Gl...

  • Duo does justice to Big Band hits,other favorites [+ Show ]

    The Rib Co. is swinging with the musical stylings of Beverly Derby and Bill Church.Derby on keyboard...

  • A Fat City Profile [+ Show ]

    This past Monday night,a charming and talented songstress sat down at the piano and delighted the cu...

  • Landers Residents and musicians are taking their band onto the open sea. [+ Show ]

    It is their musical style and the genre that they favor that is reminiscent of the ocean;Jazz and Sw...

  • Java Time Is 4 Star Winner [+ Show ]

    After dining in the evening you may enjoy the super vocals by Beverly Derby,Wednesday through Saturd...

Setlist

Derby and Church don't usually use a set list. They have hundreds of songs in their repertoire and judge by crowd response,type of venue etc. what to play.Their repertoire includes,Ellington,Gershwin,Porter,Rodgers and Hart, LeGrand etc. They do all the great songwriters,with respect and love. Sets last anywhere from one to two hours depending on the situation. At festivals there is a preset time they are required to play.They have great stamina and often play two hours at a time if the crowd warrants it!

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 23, 2013 Thursday 4:00 PM Sturges Center For The Fine Arts San Bernardino, CA, US
May 24, 2013 Friday 4:00 PM Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center , US
May 25, 2013 Saturday 6:30 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US
May 30, 2013 Thursday 6:00 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US
Jun 1, 2013 Saturday 6:30 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US
Jun 6, 2013 Thursday 6:30 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US
Jun 8, 2013 Saturday 6:30 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US
Aug 9, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM 29 Palms Inn 29 Palms, CA, US