Phoenix Talent Agency, Inc.
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BIG BANDS ~ SWING ~ JAZZ ~VOCAL GROUPS
AND MORE! 

Our Agents:

We currently have four booking agents, each of whom are experienced professional musicians.  Please scroll down to read their bios.

To contact them by email, just click on their names.  To see which regions each agent covers or to request information, please visit our Booking Information page.

Jeff Bush
Apollo, Pennsylvania native Jeff Bush keeps a busy schedule in New York City as a freelance trombonist. Performing in a wide variety of settings, he can be heard in big bands, club dates, recording sessions, and Broadway shows.

In the past, Jeff has toured and performed with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and The Cab Calloway Orchestra. He has also performed with jazz artists such as Kevin Mahogany, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Rob McConnell and Jiggs Whigham and backed headliners such as The Temptations, The Four Freshmen, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Patti Page and John Fogarty.

Jeff's experience as a performer will greatly assist you in selecting the proper artist for your event and venue. He looks forward to speaking with you.


Greg Parnell
A Vandergrift, Pennsylvania native Greg joins our agency after spending many years on the road with the Glenn Miller Orchestra as drummer and road manager. Now living in paradise - Lake Mary, Florida with his wife Amy, he enjoys performing in a wide variety of settings including big bands, backing headliners, and small jazz groups.

Greg has performed with The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Les Brown Orchestra, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, The Terry Myers Orchestra, The Fat Tuesday Big Band, and The American Vintage Orchestra.  He has also backed headliners such as The Mills Brothers, The Four Aces, Kay Starr, John Davidson, Eartha Kitt, Bowzer, Della Reese, Jack Jones, The Four Freshmen, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Pied Pipers, Rita Moreno, Petula Clark and many others.

Greg's wide range of performance experience will greatly assist you in selecting the proper artist for your special single event or full concert season. He looks forward to speaking with you .


Julia Rich

Nashville native JULIA RICH has performed on stages across the Americas and around the globe as girl singer with the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra.  From small town halls to New York City, from faraway places with strange-sounding names, Rich has sung big band music from Iceland to Brazil , from Seville 's World's Fair to the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center.  Julia has done over twenty tours of Japan with the Glenn Miller Orchestra! 

With the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Julia has worked alongside legendary artists including the Mills Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Mel Torme, Jerry Vale, Teresa Brewer, Helen O'Connell, Kay Starr, and former GMO bandleaders Buddy Morrow and Buddy De Franco.  The GMO has shared the stage with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the  Guy Lombardo Orchestra, and the Count Basie Orchestra.  

During her six years as road manager for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Julia assisted promoters at home and abroad to ensure that every requirement was met for a quality performance on the stage and a delighted audience in the house.  She is ready to help bring a memorable experience to your venue.     

Nicole Childress