Blaire Reinhard
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Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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bandleader Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.-Early life:...
. She performs with her band The Blaire Reinhard Band ("The BRB") in and around New York City. The BRB self-released their debut album Steps On The Ceiling in July 2009 and plans to release their second album in 2012. The band also released a live album, Concert For Lauren, of a benefit concert they performed in 2010.
Live Performances
The BRB has opened for several national artists at clubs and music festivals, including Pete FrancisPete Francis Heimbold
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of Dispatch
Dispatch (band)
Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
, Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
, the Gin Blossoms
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, Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
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of Bad Company
Bad Company
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, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
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, the Pat McGee Band
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, and Blessid Union of Souls
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. They have been joined onstage by harmonica virtuoso John Popper
John Popper
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of Blues Traveler
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(who heard the band from the street) and have jammed with guitar-tapping legend Stanley Jordan
Stanley Jordan
Stanley Jordan is an American jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and pianist, best known for his development of the tapping technique for the guitar....
. They have performed at bars and music venues in cities across North America, including Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Charleston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis. They play regularly in New York City, as well as in Morristown, NJ (Blaire's hometown), Hoboken, NJ (their current stomping grounds), at private events throughout the tri-state area, and have appeared on East Coast radio stations and cable broadcasts.
TV & Film
Blaire also composes music for television and film. Her music has been featured in shows such as Felicity, Over ThereOver There (TV series)
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, The Black Donnellys
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, Army Wives
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, The Young and the Restless
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, and Fresh Takes (an MTV
MTV
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microseries starring Alicia Keys
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and Nick Lachey
Nick Lachey
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), and films such as The Namesake
The Namesake (film)
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, Step Up
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, The Merry Gentleman
The Merry Gentleman
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, and Cow Belles
Cow Belles
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. Blaire co-wrote and sang the theme song to Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Heights (TV series)
Lincoln Heights is an American drama television series about Eddie Sutton, a Mission Vista police officer who moves his family back to his old neighborhood, Lincoln Heights, to start a new life and to help out his old neighborhood...
, and also composed theme music for the Pink Together Breast cancer awareness campaign.
Discography
- Concert For Lauren (2010, BRB live album)
- Steps On The Ceiling (2009, BRB debut album)
- Somewhere in Between (2005, solo album)
- Tangled (2004, The Sil'hooettes a cappella album, feat. Blaire as music director, soloist, and award-winning arranger)
- Merry Christmas From Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Orchestra (1991, feat. Blaire as soloist on Silent Night)