Jazz, Swing, Retro Rock N' Soul Bands - MK Ent. Jazz Band from Anaheim, CA

JAZZ, SWING, & BIG BAND, 50's & 60's ROCK, SOUL and vintage R&B. + MK Entertainment owns and contracts multiple bands, and can pair the right talent with your vision. + Talent has performed with Disney, Turner Classic Movies, Hadestown the Musical, James Corden, Princess Cruises, and symphonies. + Owned and operated by Mark Kopitzke, who is a Modern Crooner with the swagger of SINATRA and the unstoppable energy of JAMES BROWN. + Having toured the world with the 1940’s Big Band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Mark commands symphony stages, charms party goers, and gives Michael Buble a run for his money. +++ OFFERINGS +++ + Solo with Tracks + DUO with Piano/Guitar + TRIO (instrumental) + QUARTET + QUINTET + 2 HORN + Rhythm ...all the way up to a full BIG BAND. Sample Bands: + THE MARK KOPITZKE JAZZ COMBO - classic jazz, Rat Pack, and even some vintage pop when the moment calls for it. Comfortable being sophisticated ambience or a center stage show. Vocals optional, can add saxophone. (Can be DUO, instrumental TRIO, QUARTET or QUINTET) + CROONER CLASSICS - Golden Era Swing, Michael Buble and Bobby Darin inspired - this band exists both on the Vegas Stage and worthy of David Foster's next protege. Trombone, Saxophone, and full rhythm section. Add-ons include female soloists, and swing dancers. + THE SECRET AGENTS - A thrilling high-speed pursuit across 1960s Jazz, Pop, Rock, and R&B with covert originals and cinematic hits. Perfect for a vintage soiree, black tie affair, or go-go backyard party, this MadMen dressed band comes shaken not stirred and ready to groove. + THE ERAS BIG BAND - There is nothing like the wall of pure magical sound of a full big band. Intending to WOW your guests? The Eras Big Band reverently recreates the iconic sounds of golden era 1940s swing, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and even up to Harry Connick Jr. and Michael Buble. Having fronted and toured the globe with the legendary big band, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Mark Kopitzke is in his element, and your guests will be immersed in vintage nostalgia. - - - Celebrity Entertainment - - - + THE KINGS OF SOUL & SWING - Star of Hamilton, Julius Thomas III and lead soloist of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Mark Kopitzke, join forces for some to of the greatest popular hits of all time. Packed with vocal fireworks and soothing serenades, the duo leave no genre untouched and even mashup these two iconic genres, SOUL + SWING. On top of incredible vocals, what makes this band so fun is the ease and chemistry between these long-time friends and frontmen - and that electric energy irresistibly connects with all audiences. MK Entertainment also pairs clients with partner bands and artists, including 1920s bands, instrumental jazz duos and trios. +++ WHAT TO EXPECT +++ Clients can expect world class entertainers in every sense of the word. + Veterans of Broadway, international touring ensembles and party bands that are punctual, sociable with guests and event staff, and dressed to kill. + We are attentive to every detail and client request and passionate about what we do - making music magic and a night to remember. + From sophisticated ambiance for your cocktail hour and dinner set, to a dance band certain to get your guests on the dance floor. + Music playlists and band to be customized to fit your event's vision and budget. +++ ABOUT MARK +++ As a young performer, Mark reverently evoked 1940’s nostalgia with the Glenn Miller Orchestra for 9 years—witnessing the worldwide love of the timeless music. Mark is regularly set loose onto Disneyland Resort stages for Disney California Adventure’s Food & Wine Festival and Disney’s Festival of Holidays. Most recently, Mark has stepped into the symphony world, with his act The Kings of Soul & Swing. Teaming up with Hamilton star and Broadway veteran, Julius Thomas III, the two friends have rocketed through the symphony circuit - serving up Jackson 5 and Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder mashed up with Duke Ellington to the audiences of the Bay Philharmonic and the Cape Symphony. Mark also performs as a fly-on headline entertainer on cruise ships. Across L.A., Orange County, and up the West Coast, Mark sometimes appears at local haunts like Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz, Campus Jax, Jazzville Palm Springs, and up-and-coming jazz mecca, Libretto in Paso Robles. +++ ADDITIONAL BOOKING NOTES +++ We can provide full sound system support, production, and stage lighting through our vendors, if desired. If the purchaser has an A/V contract through their hotel or 3rd party vendor, we are happy to use their sound provider and we will supply a stage plot and technical rider. If a stage riser is desired, staging would be arranged by the purchaser or event planner. If no staging is needed, the band is happy to setup on the floor.