Blaire Reinhard

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The Blaire Reinhard Band
Origin Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Genres Rock, Pop
Years active2008 - present
LabelsUnsigned
Website www.blaireband.com

Blaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, and songwriter from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen. [1] On September 7, 2012, her single "No Nothing" with Curtis & Reinhard reached #92 on the iTunes US Pop Music Chart. [2]

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Live performances

Blaire has performed in choral programs at venues like Carnegie Hall and Notre Dame de Paris, and as a featured soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra singing original music arranged for big band, orchestra, and choir. [3] Blaire also regularly performs with The Blaire Reinhard Band ("The BRB"), Curtis & Reinhard ("C&R"), and other groups in and around New York City. [4] The BRB has opened for national artists such as Pete Francis of Dispatch, Kenny Loggins, the Gin Blossoms, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, the Pat McGee Band, and Blessid Union of Souls. [5] They have been joined onstage by harmonica virtuoso John Popper of Blues Traveler [6] and have jammed with guitar-tapping legend Stanley Jordan.

TV and film

Blaire's music and voice have appeared in television shows (e.g., So You Think You Can Dance , Dance Moms , Lincoln Heights theme song, Felicity , Over There , The Black Donnellys , Army Wives , The Young and the Restless , and the MTV microseries Fresh Takes starring Alicia Keys and Nick Lachey), [7] feature films (e.g., Feel The Beat, The Friend, The Namesake , Step Up , The Merry Gentleman , and Cow Belles ), [8] radio and cable broadcasts, [9] [10] [11] and other media (e.g., Pink Together breast cancer awareness campaign). [12]

Discography

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  7. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3536504 Blaire Reinhard on IMDb [ user-generated source ]
  8. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3536504 Blaire Reinhard on IMDb [ user-generated source ]
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  11. ↑ "WVIA: WVIA's Homegrown Music Concert Series returns with Live Performances by the Blaire Reinhard Band and Lorne Clarke (2010-01-05)".
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