About
Rhythm City Express is ready to provide quality musical entertainment for any event. We can provide a four, three, or two piece.
Rhythm City Express provides:
- A wide ranging and diverse set list that covers all genres and eras of music to satisfy every age group and musical preference.
- Top notch vocals and musicianship, professional level sound gear and stage lights for your event.
- A professional attitude and customer service to ensure that your event is a total success.
We love seeing people having fun, dancing, and enjoying themselves at their special event to the music that they know and love!!!
Josh West is a vocalist and songwriter from Glendale, AZ. Competing on Season 12 of NBC's hit show The Voice, he received a four chair turn, was a top 20 contestant, and received a standing ovation from the coaches. As well as vocals, Josh provides bass guitar, keyboard, harmonica, and melodica for the band.
Glen West is a guitarist and songwriter and a graduate of the renowned school The Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California. Glen has been teaching guitar for a living and performing for over 35 years.
Drummer, Tim Hoag, was a founding member of Okilly Dokilly, a heavy metal band which dressed up as Ned Flanders and played songs with lyrics inspired by the TV show. In addition to touring the US and Europe, in 2019 one of their videos was played over the end credits to a Simpson's episode.
Blake Stephens started his journey on the piano at the age of 5 playing classical and quickly learning a variety of genres including jazz, gospel, blues, country and more. Since then he has shared the stage with several major figures and artists including Joyce Meyers, members of Israel & New Breed, Yasmeen, Reagan Capaci and others in his career.
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Adam Levine
Your voice, the coolest thing about it is that it fills the room.
Alicia Keys
It was an awe inspiring performance. Especially the way that your voice was able to climb and climb and climb and still not falter. You know, with strength and with tone and with roundness.
Gwen Stefani
It's the kind of the thing I would listen to outside the show.
The Josh West Trio was the perfect addition to our National Convention welcome reception. Josh was great to work with and took time to understand the audience. We received so many compliments from our convention attendees! The Trio added fun and enthusiasm to our kickoff. When we are back in the area for future events, we will be sure to reconnect with Josh.
Highly recommended.
Josh West and the trio were amazing! They played for our Holiday party on Friday night and everyone loved them! They read the crowd and had everyone engaged and singing an dancing all evening! They were easy to work with and so accommodating throughout the evening and before! Thanks for a wonderful experience!
We booked Josh West Trio for our 70-person outdoor Scottsdale wedding in May, and they were absolutely phenomenal! They were extremely professional leading up to and during our event, making sure they had the lay of the land and were coming well prepared with the right equipment etc. Josh also graciously offered to bring an extra keyboard along so my Uncle could play a special processional song for my walk down the aisle. Their music is on-point for a mixed-age audience, vocals were off the charts, and every one of our guests were signing, dancing and raving about their performance. You will not regret booking these guys - they made our special day even more special and we are SO thrilled we chose them for our wedding!
The Josh West Trio was the highlight of our 30th Anniversary party. They were easy to work with, on time, and had a great play list. They played our favorite songs to perfection. It has been years since I have had so much fun dancing. I would highly recommend Josh and his group. I am already thinking about what event I can plan just to have them back!
BEST Party Ever! We booked the Josh West Trio for our New Year's Eve Party at a 55+ community. He came and blew us ALL away! I am still getting compliments on the party and the band from that night along with requests for them to come back, and soon! They were polite, came and set up and was ready to go on time and brought great lights and equipment to really give the entire party a great ambiance. They played not only what our age group loves, but newer music and some classics too. They were able to read the room and play a great mix of slow and upbeat dancing music.
Normally in our community (even on New Year's Eve), people leave by 8:00 p.m. We had more than half the people stay until the toast at 10:00 p.m. (toasted with New York for an earlier night).
He communicated great leading up to the date and asked all the right questions to ensure everything was covered. Thank you Josh for making this party the BEST one we've had!
The Josh West Trio (Vanilla Aardvark) played at our Xscapers Convergence in Tucson. They are incredibly talented and professional. The entire band was great and their song selection was perfect for our group. Many attendees told me how impressed they were with the band and numerous people mentioned Josh's incredible voice. I highly recommend hiring them for you event. They would be great at any function and well worth the money!
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Booking
Rhythm City Express is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Whether you need an intimate acoustic duo for a private party or an exciting rock band for a corporate event, Rhythm City Express has got you covered.