With a repertoire that ranges from classic swing to modern and latin jazz, the blues, soul and beyond, New York City based band Tim Otto & the Bluetones can provide music for many different kinds of events.
We've performed for all sorts of clients (see below and sidebar),  businesses and individuals -corporate and private events, parties, product launches, store openings plus gatherings and celebrations of all types.

From a private dinner for the global heads of Merrill Lynch, to a jazz trio at MOMA or Restaurant Daniel, to the launch of This Old House Magazine, for the author (of Harry Potter) J.K Rowling's first visit to New York, and last but not least to countless parties and weddings in venues large and small all over town. We're based in Manhattan and perform all over New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, Connecticut, DC, Boston and beyond.

Led by saxophonist Tim Otto since 1993, the Bluetones include some of the finest musicians playing in the New York area. Tim has performed and recorded with many jazz, blues and rock bands and performs regularly in New York with the Bluetones, plus with the swing/latin sensations The Last of the International Playboys, rock band Firewater, 90 year old blues legend Pinetop Perkins (Grammy Lifetime Achievement award recipient), The Stingers, the Big Apple Circus, plus many others, including music for film, TV, and theater.
The group is a quintet featuring sax, guitar, keyboard, bass and drums, but we can provide any size band, smaller or larger to fit your event and special requests. Contact us.

Some of our clients and venues include: 
* The Metropolitan Club   * Gotham Hall   * Merrill Lynch
* Room & Board, Soho   * The Blue Water Grill   * The University Club
* Kiehl's   * The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers   * The Manor House, Princeton
* The Knickerbocker Club   * New York City Fire Museum   * Mandarin Oriental Hotel
  * NY Botanical Gardens    * Kavehaz   * Troutbeck Inn 
* Owenego Inn, New Haven   *Astra, and more...

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References given upon request.

Some more clients and venues:
* Manhattan Penthouse
* Restaurant Daniel
* Christian Dior
* Scholastic
* Bridgewater's
* The Skyscraper Museum
* National Academy of Design
* Iomega
* MoMA
* The Rainbow Room
* NY Academy of Sciences
* Barnes & Noble
* Central Park Boathouse
* Castle on the Hudson
* Morven Musuem
* Restaurant X