OPENING ACT

The Smooth Jazz Cruise is excited to be offering this fun competition where you, the guest, have the chance to perform with our resident band for your fellow guests in our talent show. The first two rounds will be judged by the audience and the final round is judged by the very artists you have been watching on stage for the week. The winner will open both shows in The Theatre on the last night of the cruise, where they may be joined by some of the featured artists to perform their winning song. Nowhere else in the world do you have the opportunity to perform for incredible musicians and over 2,000 fans of smooth jazz music. If you need charts or lyric sheets, email us at [email protected] and we will provide upon request.

Sign-ups to participate will be on-board The Smooth Jazz Cruise, but you can prepare in advance! Please note our choice of songs below. If you have additional song requests, please email [email protected] to check availability.

rules:

  1. All guest will register on the ship at a time and date to be advised.
  2. Guest who choose to play solo (with no band) or with a track can select the song of their choice including originals. If the guest wishes to perform with our house band, they can either choose a song from the Suggested Song Choice List provided below OR they can submit two choices of cover songs to [email protected] no later than January 1, 2025. The Band will then advise which of the two songs would be chosen to perform in the elimination rounds.
  3. Each song can be performed for no more than three (3) minutes.
  4. With the exception of drums and keyboards, each Guest must furnish their own instrument.
  5. There will be two (2) elimination rounds followed by one (1) final round.
  6. Judging for the first two rounds will be based on audience reaction and the band members’ professional opinion. The final round will be judged by some of the Artists on the ship.
  7. Profanity and/or vulgarity on stage will not be tolerated and any contestant violating this rule will be immediately disqualified from the contest.
  8. All contestants grant Jazz Cruises the irrevocable right to record their performance and to use, adapt, reproduce, distribute, broadcast and exhibit their performance in perpetuity in any and all media, manners and platforms, without the payment of compensation.

SUGGESTED SONG LIST

  • Ain’t No Sunshine
  • All of Me
  • At Last
  • Blue Bossa
  • Chain of Fools
  • Chicago Song
  • Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
  • Feel like Makin’ Love
  • Living for the Love of You
  • Georgia
  • I Can’t Make You Love Me
  • I Will Always Love You
  • Kansas City
  • Higher Ground
  • Let’s Stay Together
  • Love and Happiness
  • Maputo
  • This Masquerade
  • Mr. Magic
  • Mustang Sally
  • On Broadway
  • One in a Million
  • Respect
  • Sara Smile
  • Sara Sara
  • Stormy Monday
  • Sweet Thing
  • Summertime
  • Superstition
  • What’s Going On
  • You Send Me
  • You’ve Got the Love
  • OTHER: Please feel free to submit up to two (2) requests for alternate cover songs to [email protected]. We will let you know which songs will be made available to use.

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