Booking Info - JOHN LATINI
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GENRES:
Roots Rock
Contemporary Folk
Blues
Jazz Standards
Variety
Christmas/Holiday
  
AVAILABLE AS:
Solo
Duo
Full Band
Support/Opening
Featured Performer
Workshops
Senior Programs & Singalongs
Children's Programs
Educational Programs
Work For Hire
  
VENUE OPTIONS:
Performing Arts Centers
Black Box Theaters
Folk & Blues Series
Songwriters' Series
Nightclubs
Concerts In The Park
Festivals
Church Services
Libraries
House Concerts
Private Events




 



Booking & Contact Information:
Booking Email:  booking@smokinsleddogrecords.com 
Or fill out form on Contact Page
Smokin' Sleddog Records Office: 517-651-5487, Mobile 517-881-8149

Routed Avails Here
Click Here for John's Promotional Materials
Click Here for John Latini website

Booking Program Notes - John Latini:
-3 Sets of Original Music
-2 Sets of Blues Music
-Mixed Set includes variety of cover songs and originals from several styles and eras.
-Nightclub/Cabaret Show
-Christmas & Holiday Show-2 Full Sets of Originals and Classics
-Workshop Programs for Schools, Libraries and Clubs
-Workshops for Songwriting, Performance, Guitar Techniques & Music Theory (all levels)
-John Latini & Jamie-Sue Seal duo:  Originals, Covers, Holiday, Cabaret

Career Highlights:
• 2011 Multiple Detroit Music Award Nominee
• 2010 Windsor Blues Semi Finalist
• 2010 Multiple Detroit Music Award Nominee
• 2010 International Blues Challenge Semi Finalist (Solo Division)
• 2009 Detroit Blues Challenge Winner (Solo Division)
• 2009 Recipient of Governor’s Letter Of Recognition And Appreciation
• 2009 Mayoral Proclamation (Ypsilanti Michigan)
• 2009 Finalist, A Winter’s Tune Songwriting Contest
• 2009 International Blues Challenge Semi Finalist (Solo Division)
• 2008 Detroit Blues Challenge Winner (Solo Division)
• 2005 1st Place Dallas Songwriters Association-Singer/Songwriter Category
• 2005 Finalist, Hank Williams Songwriting Contest (Flat Rock Music Festival)
• 2004 Grand Prize Metro Detroit Songwriting Winner

Notable Venues and Events:
The Ark, The Bluebird Café, The Ten Pound Fiddle, Creole Gallery, Cousin Andy’s, Flat Rock Music Festival,
Wheatland Music Festival, SXSW, DTE Energy Center, Trinity House Theatre, The Acorn Theatre,
InsideOut Gallery, Muskegon Summer Celebration, Grand Marais Music Festival (MC and Featured Performer),
Old Town Blues Festival, Marshall Blues Festival, APAP Showcases, Folk Alliance Showcases,
Americana Music Association Showcases, Tunes At Twilight, Erickson Center, Village Theater

Artist Catalog and Recording Credits:
JOHN LATINI 2010 Smokin’ Sleddog Records reissue Lake of my Dreams (bonus tracks)
JOHN LATINI 2009 Smokin’ Sleddog Records release Black-Eyed Blues CD/DVD
JOHN LATINI 2008 Smokin’ Sleddog Records release An Americana Christmas Compilation
JOHN LATINI and WHIT HILL, 2006 D-E-A-R S-A-N-T-A Compilation
JOHN LATINI and JAMIE-SUE SEAL, 2006 Smokin’ Sleddog Records release,
Songs & Tales Of Unforgiveness, Heartbreak, Dysfunction & Revenge
JOHN LATINI 2006 Earthwork Music release Something Fresh Compilation
JOHN LATINI 2005 Embassy Hotel Records release Lake of my Dreams
THE FLYING LATINI BROTHERS 2005 Get Down Compilation
JASON RINGENBERG 2004 Yep Roc Records release Empire Builders
USES FOR WOOD 2004 Micromonster Records release Uses for Wood
ERIC KELLY 2003 Embassy Hotel Records release Eric Kelly
DAVE BOUTETTE 2002 Thursday Records release The Old Dog Songbook
CROWBAR HOTEL 2001 Lovongo Records release Other Lives

Press Quotes:

“… John Latini pulls it all together. On top of his knack for evoking stories through
elliptical lyrics, this guy has got one helluva voice. Gruff, hearty, filled with hard-edged soul,
it falls somewhere between Tom Waits’ bourbon-soaked rasp and Bob Seger’s heartland croon.
It’s the voice of a guy that has been around awhile, seen a few things, and could tell you some
good stories over a beer or two.”

-Jason D. Benjamin, Current Magazine

“… A key element of the band’s sound is the voice of lead singer John Latini. 
Recalling the raspy, liquor-soaked growl of Tom Waits, Latini’s soulfully controlled
vocals animate the stories of the songs. At once smooth and rough, his singing sounds
alternately celebratory, remorseful, seductive and dangerous.”

-Stephanie Kadel-Taras, Ann Arbor Observer   

John Latini, photo credits:
 1. AnnMarie Mannino
 2. Karen & Woody Gill, Detroit Blues Society  
 3. AnnMarie Mannino