HORNZMEN
The Hornzmen are Andrew Friedlander (saxophone) and Jason Holcomb (trombone).
As two of the finest instrumentalist Las Vegas has to offer, Andrew and Jason have been performing together for almost a decade. They have been in high demand as individual performers as well as members of a larger horn section, performing with groups such as Michael Grimm (winner of America’s Got Talent), Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Zowie Bowie Big Band, and Dominic Allen (formerly of the rock group Foreigner). In 2008 they decided to create The Hornzmen as a creative outlet featuring music that they loved and could play in a style all their own. The pair combined funk, soul, rock, and jazz into an exciting blend, and put together a list of songs that can only be described as powerful.
Since its conception the group has maintained very busy corporate performance schedule. The Hornzmen have played in most of the major casinos in Las Vegas, including Mandalay Bay, The Venetian, The Bellagio, and Aria at City Center to name a few. They have performed with and opened for Blake Sheldon, Glenn Fry and Joe Walsh, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The Hornzmen perform with intense gritty energy and amazing virtuosity. Their set lists typically include songs such as 25 or 6 to 4 from Chicago, Superstition from Stevie Wonder, and September from Earth, Wind and Fire.
The group can perform with a 5 to 10 piece band, as a duo, or with a DJ scratching behind them adding a unique contemporary texture to the performance.
Most recently the pair can be found performing and recording with international superstar Matt Goss. In September 2011 they recorded a live performance with Matt at Capitol Records in Los Angeles and in October performed for a second time a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall in London.
Andrew Friedlander
Born and raised in and around Los Angeles California, Andrew was first introduced to music at age five when he started piano lessons. At age ten, his primary instrument changed from piano to saxophone. Other woodwinds quickly followed as secondary instruments, such as flute and clarinet. In 1997, Andrew attended the California Institute of the Arts where he studied and also performed professionally with jazz greats such as Charlie Haden , Joe LeBarbera and Clay Jenkins. In 2002, he moved to and currently resides in Las Vegas Nevada, where he has worked in such shows as, Legends In Concert, The Temptations, The O'Jays, The Rat Pack Is Back Tribute Show, Zowie Bowie Vintage Vegas Show, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Leslie Gore, Sheena Easton, and the Lon Bronson All-Star Band. He has also performed with Bobby Vinton, Frankie Valli, Jerry Lee Lewis, Penn Jillette, and Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power, Glenn Fry and Joe Walsh, Vince Neil, and Michael Grimm. Andrew also works the Las Vegas casino lounge and convention circuit and is currently the Horn Section Leader/Coordinator of Martin and Romano's Bluzmen a Tribute to the Blues Brothers.
Jason Jon Holcomb
Trombone, vocals: Originally from Coeur D'Alene in the north Idaho panhandle, Jason was raised playing Swing and Big Band music. He started playing professionally in various local big bands and blues bands by the age of fifteen. After graduating from the Lionel Hampton School of Music, with a degree in Music Performance, Jason performed on Carnival Cruise Lines for several years. He was quickly promoted and put his entertaining and musical abilities to use as Music Director.
He has performed with artists such as Claudio Roditi, Bill Watrous, Al Grey, The O'Jays, Josh Gracen, The Bluzmen: Eric Martin and Carmen Romano's Tribute to The Blues Brothers, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Zowie Bowie Big Band, Michael Grimm and Delta Bound, and many others.
Jason has opened for artists including Blake Shelton, Glenn Fry, Joe Walsh, and recently the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis.
Currently Jason performs in The Gossy Horns with Matt Goss Live at Caesars Palace Produced by Robin Antin and recently recorded with Matt the theme song for the Fox 5 More show, "Lovely Las Vegas".
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Venues Performed at:
The Bellagio Las Vegas
The House of Blues Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Hotel Casino Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
The Riviera Hotel Casino Las Vegas
The Aria at City Center Las Vegas
The Pub at The Monte Carlo Las Vegas
The Venetian Casino Hotel Las Vegas
The Golden Nugget Hotel Casino Las Vegas
Harrah's Laughlin Laughlin Nevada
Ak-Chin Casino Hotel Phoenix Arizona
Turning Stone Resort Casino Syracuse New York
Rio Vista Amphitheater Laughlin Nevada
The Hilton San Francisco
Creek Nation Casino Hotel Tulsa Oklahoma
Big Rock Casino Santa Fe New Mexico
Three Rivers Casino Resort Florence Oregon
Hoosier Park Andersen Indiana
Genesee Theater Waukegen Illinois
