Tom was the perfect addition to our wine and cheese event. He was professional, great at communication leading up to the event, and did an amazing job entertaining! We would absolutely use him again.
Tom Billotto has been s a full-time professional musician in the Charlotte NC area for over 28 years, averaging 150-200 performances per year. He's been voted “Best Local Acoustic” musician by “Charlotte's Best” magazine and has a Music Performance Degree in Classical Guitar and Voice. Repertoire is weighted by traditional Jazz standards, Bossa Nova/Latin, Chet Atkins, James Taylor, Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Classical Guitar, etc. Tom can perform all instrumental pieces or a combination of vocal and instrumental selections. Although his repertoire is diverse, his sound is mellow and best-suited for easy-listening venues and events. Can perform private/corporate events, wedding ceremonies/cocktail hours/receptions/rehearsal dinners. His complete bio and audio samples can be found on
Amongst his performances of note: performed with former musical director and arranger of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis at a Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend event, hosted by former Duke and NBA basketball player, Mike Gminski; Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend wine dinner hosted by renowned author John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Rainmaker…); private event for Fortune 500 company Sonic Automotive and CEO Bruton Smith; gala wine dinner at the home of former Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers, John Fox; appeared on NBC affiliate station WCNC TV's Charlotte Today show, WBT TV's Morning Show and John Hancock Show, WFAE-FM's Charlotte Talks with host Mike Collins; prelude act for The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra nearly twenty times for Summer Pops concerts; concert on Martha's Vineyard, MA with Arnold McCuller, a world-renowned vocalist who has performed and recorded with James Taylor for the past thirty years.
In addition to Tom's solo act, he appears regularly with several of Charlotte's most highly-regarded musicians in various duo and trio settings.
Amongst his performances of note: performed with former musical director and arranger of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis at a Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend event, hosted by former Duke and NBA basketball player, Mike Gminski; Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend wine dinner hosted by renowned author John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Rainmaker…); private event for Fortune 500 company Sonic Automotive and CEO Bruton Smith; gala wine dinner at the home of former Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers, John Fox; appeared on NBC affiliate station WCNC TV's Charlotte Today show, WBT TV's Morning Show and John Hancock Show, WFAE-FM's Charlotte Talks with host Mike Collins; prelude act for The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra nearly twenty times for Summer Pops concerts; concert on Martha's Vineyard, MA with Arnold McCuller, a world-renowned vocalist who has performed and recorded with James Taylor for the past thirty years.
In addition to Tom's solo act, he appears regularly with several of Charlotte's most highly-regarded musicians in various duo and trio settings.
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