John Behling Guitarist from Chicago, IL
Will travel up to 150 miles
- Avg 5.0 | 37 Reviews
- 55 Verified Bookings
- Member Since 2013
- 8 Awards & Badges
- Virtual Services Offered
- Accepts Online Payment
- Starting at $400 per event
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John performs at clubs, festivals, corporate events, and weddings throughout the Midwest. He specialties include jazz standards, the guitar music of Latin America and Brazil, and classical guitar music, as well as beautiful arrangements of contemporary popular songs. Some of his career highlights include performances for President Clinton and President Obama, and performances at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to his work as a soloist, he performs with many groups including The Guitar Arts Duo, which specializes in swing era music, and the Brazilian jazz quartet, Rio Bamba. He has also worked with celebrities including Patti Page, Jay McShann, and Claude "Fiddler" Williams, and he has toured and recorded with award winning fiddler, Jeremy Kittel, and legendary banjo player, Clarke Buehling. John is an experienced and in-demand professional and his swinging jazz, elegant classical music, romantic ballads, and hip bossa novas will make your event a celebration to remember.
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Review by Faith M.
Private Party•Reviewed on August 17, 2024•From Dane, WI
John Behling:
Thanks Faith. I had a great time playing for you. Thanks also for the bourbon. It is outstanding!Review by Melissa M.
Anniversary Party•Reviewed on July 26, 2024•From Belvidere, IL
Review by Charmain S.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on June 30, 2024•From Dekalb, IL
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- Triste | Jobim
- A Foggy Day | Gershwin/Gershwin
- Adelita | Tárrega
- Ain't Misbehaving | Fats Waller
- All My Loving | Lennon/McCartney
- All The Things You Are | Hammerstein/Kern
- Almain | Cutting
- Almost Like Being In Love | Lerner/Lowe
- Alone Together | Dietz/Schwartz
- Angel Eyes | Dennis/Brent
- Autumn Leaves | Prévert/Cosma
- Baby I Love Your Way | Peter Frampton
- Both Sides Now | Joni Mitchell
- Both Sides Now | Mitchell
- Bridal Chorus | Wagner
- Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel
- Canon in D | Pachebel
- Carioquinha | Garoto
- Come Away with Me | Nora Jones
- Come Rain Or Come Shine | Mercer/Arlen
- Crazy | Willie Nelson
- Danza Brasilera | Jorge Morel
- Darn That Dream | Jimmy Van Heusen
- Dengoso | Pernambuco
- Dindi | Jobim
- Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | De Lange
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Ellington
- Don't Think Twice | Bob Dylan
- East Of The Sun | Bowman
- El Choclo | Angel Villoldo
- Embraceable You | Gershwin
- Emily | Mercer/Mandel
- Every Breath You Take | Sting
- Everything Happens To Me | Adair/Dennis
- Fantasia | A Mudarra
- Fire and Rain | James Taylor
- Georgia On My Mind | Carmichael/Gorrell
- Gigue, Suie BWV 997 | Bach
- Girl From Impanema | Jobim
- God Bless The Child | HolidayHerzog
- Have You Met Miss Jones | Rogers/Hart
- Here Comes The Sun | Harrison
- Here, There, And Everywhere | Lennon/McCartney
- How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees
- How Long Has This Been Going On? | Gershwin/Gershwin
- I'm Old Fashioned | Mercer/Kern
- I've Got A Crush On You | Gershwin/Gershwin
- I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face | Lerner/Loewe
- Isn't It A Pity? | Gershwin/Gershwin
- Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder
- It Could Happen To You | Burke/Van Huesen
- Jardin d'Hiver | Henri Salvador
- Julia Florida | Barrios
- Lagrima | Tárrega
- Like Someone In Love | Jimmy Van Heusen
- Marieta | Tárrega
- Meditação | Jobim
- Milonga | Jorge Cardoso
- Milonga De Un Entrevero | Carlos Moscardini
- Misty | Garner
- Moon Dance | Van Morrison
- Moonlight In Vermont | Blackburn/Suessdorf
- My Favorite Things | Rogers/Hammerstein
- Nardis | Davis
- Natalia | Lauro
- Night and Day | Cole Porter
- O Choro De Juliana | Pereira
- O Morro Nao Tem Vez | Jobim
- Ojos Brujos | Leo Brower
- On A Clear Day | Lerner/Lane
- On A Slow Boat To China | Frank Loser
- Our House | Graham Nash
- Over The Rainbow | Harburg/Arlen
- Pennies From Heaven | Burke/Johnston
- Prelude 1 | Villa-Lobos
- Preludio, Suite BWV 997 | Bach
- River | Joni Mitchell
- Scherzino Mexicano | Ponce
- So Far Away | Carole King
- Softly As A Morning Sunrise | Hammerstein/Romberg
- Solamente Una Vez | Luis Miguel
- Some Day My Prince Will Come | Frank Churchill
- Sonata L. 483 | Scarlatti
- Sons de Carilhões | Pernambuco
- Stella By Starlight | Young
- Summertime | Gershwin
- Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce
- Up Jumped Spring | Freddie Hubbard
- Various Holiday Classics
- Wave | Jobim
- What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
- You've Got A Friend | James Taylor
- Your Song | Elton John
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