SELECTED PERFORMANCES
Singer John Labelle doesn't do things by half. A first in the history of Canadian jazz, he's recorded an album for big band - Don't Say No - made up entirely of original compositions. Eschewing pyrotechnics, Labelle prefers a sparser delivery, articulate and very effective. His voice is reminiscent of the vocal fabric of Sinatra: in other words, it's a voice you don't forger in a hurry. (Montreal Jazz Festival)
Festivals
Montreal International Jazz Festival 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 Ottawa Jazz Festival Winnipeg Jazz Festival Montreal Fringe Festival Montreal International Fireworks Competition, with Montreal Jazz Big Band La Festival De Lanaudiere, with Montreal Jazz Big Band Montreal Club Soda Theatres Le Lion D'or Theatre, Montreal Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal The Pierre-Peladeau Centre, Montreal National Arts Centre, Ottawa The Montreal Spectrum, with Jazz Beat All Star Vic Vogel Big Band Montreal Club Soda, with Montreal Jazz Big Band Hotels The Park Lane Hotel, Hong Kong (3 month contract) Cyprus Garden Hotel, Blues and Jazz Club, Shanghai Fairmont Hotel, Montreal Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal Montreal Casino TV & Radio Shows BBC Radio Merseyside, Liverpool, England COOL TV, Canada - In Concert with 'The Three Crooners' BET TV "Jazzy Vocals & Impressions" CBC Jazz Beat Radio Canada All Star Vic Vogel Big Band CBC Home Run CFCF 12 International TV TQS 35 International TV "Reddy Reddy Go SKY TV, UK, Cruising With The Stars Jazz Venues Top O' The Senator,Toronto Upstairs Jazz Bar, Montreal House of Jazz, Montreal Biddle's Jazz, Montreal Smithsonian Jazz Café, Washington DC. Restaurants Modavie Jazz Restaurant, Montreal 1998 to 2011 Kaizan Sushi, Restaurant Montreal Big Band Dance Events The Venue, Huyton Suite, Liverpool with the Strictly Dance Orchestra Woolton Ballroom Dance Club, Liverpool with the Strictly Dance Orchestra Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port with the Strictly Dance Orchestra |
SONG LIST
John has a wide and varied repertoire and as an accomplished award winning jazz singer-songwriter, John occasionally features some of his own compositions to add a personal touch to jazz bookings, and many are included in his theatre show. Fluently bilingual in English and French, John can sing or introduce his shows in French if required.
Each event is different and John is happy to take requests. Just some of Johns repertoire are listed below:
Each event is different and John is happy to take requests. Just some of Johns repertoire are listed below:
Standards
Ain't That A Kick In The Head (Dean Martin) All The Way (Frank Sinatra) Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Frank Sinatra) Best Is Yet To Come (Buble/Bennett/Sinatra) But Not For Me (Sammy Davis Jnr) Call Me Irresponsible (Buble/Jack Jones) Cheek To Cheek (Fred Astaire) Chicago (Frank Sinatra) Coffee Song (Frank Sinatra) Come Dance With Me (Sinatra / Buble) Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra) Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me (Frank Sinatra) Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra) Foggy Day (Michael Buble) For Once In My Life (Frank Sinatra/Stevie Wonder) Gentle On My Mind (Dean Martin) Get Me To The Church (Frank Sinatra) Girl From Ipenema (Frank Sinatra) Have You Met Miss Jones (Robbie Williams) Hey There (Rosemary Clooney) I Get A Kick Out Of You (Frank Sinatra) I Only Have Eyes For You (Frank Sinatra) In The Still Of The Night (Bobby Darin) It Could Happen To You (Sammy Davis Jnr) It Had To Be You (Harry Connick Jr) It Was A Very Good Year (Frank Sinatra) I've Got You Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra) La Mer / Beyond The Sea (Bobby Darin/Robbie Williams) Lady Is A Tramp (Ella Fitzgerald) Let Me Try Again (Frank Sinatra) Let There Be Love (Nat 'King' Cole) Let's Face The Music & Dance (Nat 'King' Cole) L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole/Michael Buble) Mack The Knife (Bobby Darin / Ella Fitzgerald) Making Whoopee (Frank Sinatra) Mambo Italiano (Dean Martin) Manhattan (Ella Fitzgerald) More (Bobby Darin) Mrs Robinson (Frank Sinatra) My Way (Frank Sinatra) New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) Nice and Easy ( Frank Sinatra) Nice Work If You Can Get It (Frank Sinatra) Night And Day (Frank Sinatra) Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Bobby Darin) Old Devil Moon (Frank Sinatra) Please Be Kind (Frank Sinatra) Ring A Ding Ding (Frank Sinatra) Satin Doll (Ella Fitzgerald) Straighten Up and Fly Right (Nat King Cole/Robbie Williams) Strangers In The Night (Frank Sinatra) Summer Wind (Frank Sinatra) Take The 'A' Train (Duke Ellington) That Old Black Magic (Frank Sinatra / Sammy Davis Jnr) That’s Amore (Dean Martin) That's Life (Frank Sinatra) They Can't Take That Away From Me (Various artists) Things (Bobby Darin/Robbie Williams) Thou Swell (Nat 'King' Cole) Volare (Dean Martin) Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra) We’ve Got A World That Swings (Sinatra / Buble) What Now My Love? (Frank Sinatra) Who’s Sorry Now (various) Witchcraft (Frank Sinatra) You Do Something To Me (Frank Sinatra) You Make Me Feel So Young (Frank Sinatra) Your’e Nobody Until Somebody Loves You (Dean Martin) Pop Standards Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Andy Williams) Copacabana (Barry Manilow) Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder) It's Not Unusual (Tom Jones) Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) Just The Way You Look Tonight (Rod Stewart) Moondance (Van Morrison) Music To Watch Girls By (Andy Williams) Papa Loves Mambo (Perry Como) Quando Quando Quando (E Humperdinck) Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry / Beatles) Route 66 (Nat 'King' Cole) Save The Last Dance For Me (Michael Buble) Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley) When I Take My Sugar To Tea (Nat 'King' Cole) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) |
Latin & Mellow Sounds
Always (Diana Krall) Are You Lonesome Tonight (Elvis Presley) Around The World (Nat 'King' Cole) As Time Goes By (from Casablanca) At Long Last Love (Cole Porter / Frank Sinatra) Autumn Leaves (Nat King Cole) Be My Love (Mario Lanza) Besame Mucho (Andrea Bocelli / Diana Krall) Bewiched (Theme) Cry Me A River (Michael Buble/Julie London) Desafinado (Stan Getz) Dreamer (Jobim) Fascination (Nat 'King' Cole / Al Martino) From Russia With Love (Matt Munro) Gentle Rain (Louis Bonfa) Georgia (Ray Charles) Girl From Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto) I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Tony Bennett) I Wish You Love (Sinatra / Count Basie) I’ll Be Seeing You (Rod Stewart) I’m Glad There Is You (various) I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Fred Astaire) Isn’t It Romantic (Rod Stewart) It’s Impossible (Perry Como) London By Night (Matt Munro) Look of Love (Dusty Springfield) Love Scene (Tony Bennett) Meditation (Jobim) Misty (Johnny Mathis) Mona Lisa (Nat 'King' Cole) Moon River (Andy Williams) My Funny Valentine (Rod Stewart) Shadow Of Your Smile (Tony Bennett / Sinatra) Smack Dab In The Middle (Ray Charles) Smooth Operator (Sade) Something Stupid (Frank & Nancy Sinatra) Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Eva Cassidy) Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald) Tea For Two (Diana Krall) Tell Me All About Yourself (Nat King Cole) The Nearness of You (Julie London/various) The Nearness Of You (Rod Stewart) There Is No Greater Love (Amy Winehouse) This Masquerade (George Benson) Time In A Bottle (Jim Croce) Unforgettable (Nat 'King'Cole) Walking My Baby Back Home (Natalie/Nat King Cole) What A Difference A Day Made (Dinah Washington) What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) When I Fall In Love (Nat 'King' Cole) Where Or When (Rod Stewart) Christmas Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas I'll Be Home For Christmas Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town We Wish You A Merry Christmas White Christmas Winter Wonderland John Labelle Originals Don't Say No First Call I Love Her It’s So Lovely My Favourite Time Of Year (Christmas) Not This Time You're Heart Isn't In It Anymore |