A recent review on Facebook said: “Travis Hosette not only captured our attention but tugged at our hearts!!! His immense vocals STRIKINGLY reflect Sinatra. Many people appreciate his devotion and passion. “I like to think of myself as paying homage to a great performer and keeping his music alive, but I try to be myself and sing his songs,” Hosette said. He is quick to say he is not a Sinatra imitator.

“I think it spans generations ‘cause when I’m singing at the winery, it’s like 25-year-olds to 80-year-olds,” he said, noting he’s performed at Wide River Winery in Clinton and LeClaire. The music Sinatra sang (including “My Way,” “That’s Life,” “When Somebody Loves You,” “New York, New York” and “All of Me,” just to name a few) is timeless, Hosette said.

Hosette will sing at free concerts Monday in Muscatine, Wednesday in Sterling and Thursday in Moline. “I have always wanted to be with a live band but I know for sure in this day and age, it’s kind of hard to get an orchestra together.” “I’m happy that Josh got a hold of me because hopefully it will lead into something more in the future,” Hosette said. “So it’ll be interesting because I’m just going to jump right into it. So he just he just heard about me somehow,” he said this week. “This is like a spur-of-the-moment thing because I guess his main singer couldn’t make it. This will be the first time Hosette has sung with Duffee’s band. Full big band with vocalist, and, if the weather is good, Duffee will be performing on Louie Bellson’s drum set. 4 - Bass Street Landing Summer Concert Series, 1601 River Drive, Moline. Duffee’s jazz quintet will join the full concert band during the special Frank Sinatra arrangements. 3 - Sterling Municipal Symphony Band at Grandon Civic Center, 212 E.

1 - Jackson Concert Series at Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Avenue, Muscatine.

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