Coming off the success of four years of Come Fly with Me, the Sinatra revue at Noce, Max Wellman opens a new show with his big band highlighting not only the works of Frank Sinatra, but of his contemporaries and those that came after him as well. The set will feature songs made famous by the likes of Harry Connick Jr, Michael Bublé, Dean Martin, and more. Not only that, but Wellman plans on a steady stream of newly commissioned arrangements from some of today’s great Big Band arrangers. The new format will allow for an ever-changing set list every time the band takes the stage.
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Vocalist Max Wellman is enticing music lovers throughout the region. With a sound evoking the likes of Sinatra and Connick, Wellman’s recordings & performances promise that the Great American Songbook is alive & well for a new generation of listeners.
Wellman has appeared at some of the great clubs throughout the country, from Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center to Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago to Dazzle in Denver & many in between. Performances alongside vocalist Rose Colella (Chicago) & pianist Annie Booth (Denver) have been met with rave reviews.
Over the years, Wellman has had recorded success with his ‘Comes Love’ EP (2009), ‘Max Wellman Live with His Big Band’ (2010) & ‘You Must Believe In Spring’ (2014).
He also routinely sells out his Songbook Project subscription
service — a project that sheds light on dozens of treasured standards every year. Wellman has successfully produced concerts at many of the midwest’s gems, from historic Hoyt Sherman Place to the Des Moines Playhouse to the restored Paramount Theater in Cedar Rapids.
Coming off the release of his full-length big band album, ‘Just In Time,’ Wellman founded Noce, a state-of-the-art jazz club in the Western Gateway neighborhood of downtown Des Moines.
Max’s music is available here as well as on Spotify, Apple Music, & any other prominent music distributor. The Annie Booth Trio looks forward to a new album with Max to be released in July of 2018.