Past Engagements & Credits

Guest Appearances & Credits:

 "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" -  Wally Minko, arranger/producer/keyboards, Jarrett Johnson - vocals, Tara Hawley - vocals,
Matt Bissonette - bass, Gregg Bissonette - drums
(Available on YouTube.com)

• "My Romance" - Track 2 - Album: Do What You're Good At - Matt Skitzki, jazz pianist/composer
(Available to purchase or stream from all major digital platforms)

• "Tim Kirker - Shallow End of a Deep River CD Release Concert" - guest background vocalist 
—The Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio

• Various songwriters' demos and radio jingles
 

Examples of Previous Engagements:

• "The Look of Love: An Evening with the Songs of Burt Bacharach" - Tara Hawley & the Matt Skitzki Trio
—The Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, Ohio

• "The Look of Love: An Evening with the Songs of Burt Bacharach" - Tara Hawley & the Matt Skitzki Trio
—BLU Jazz+, Akron, Ohio

• "The Look of Love: An Evening with the Songs of Burt Bacharach" - Tara Hawley & the Matt Skitzki Trio
—Nighttown, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

• "Original Songwriters Series: An Evening with Tara Hawley & the Matt Skitzki Trio" 
—Cain Park, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

• "Blues Fanfare - Tara Hawley & the Matt Skitzki Trio"
—The Stocker Arts Center, Elyria, Ohio

Pandemonium
—Cleveland Public Theatre,Cleveland, Ohio

• "Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra Christmas Concert"
with conductor Steve Eva and cast Caitlin Houlahan, Don Disantis, Tara Hawley,
Ryann Angelotti, Libby Merriman
—Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

“National Anthem for the Cleveland Indians
—Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

“The Cleveland Fashion Show” Black Tie Gala
— Fashion Week Cleveland’s Grand Finale
Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio

• “Retail's Night Out” Fashion Week Cleveland Kick-Off Event
— Fashion Week Cleveland
5th Street Arcades, Cleveland, Ohio

“Spring into Fashion” Charity Fashion Show & Luncheon
—for the Zinkan Charitable Foundation benefiting
the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital The Bertram Inn, Aurora, Ohio

“Reason for Hope” Ball—Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction
—for the Zinkan Charitable Foundation benefiting
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Research Intercontinental Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio

“Sacred Songs: Spirituals and Hymns” - Tara Hawley & Matthew Skitzki
 
—Maple Heights Presbyterian Church, Maple Heights, Ohio
 —Church of the Western Reserve, Pepper Pike, Ohio

Soloist for Parkside Christmas Concerts
—Parkside Church, Bainbridge, Ohio

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• The 100th Bomb Group Restaurant
Cleveland, Ohio

• Bene Vino Urban Winery
Perry Village, Ohio

• Emilio’s Restaurant
Hudson, Ohio

• Eton Chagrin Boulevard
Beachwood, Ohio

• Laurello Vineyards
Geneva, Ohio

• Leo’s Ristorante
Warren, Ohio

• M-Bistro Restaurant & Wine Bar
Westlake, Ohio

• Michaelangelo's in Little Italy
Cleveland, Ohio

• The Mustard Seed Market & Café
Solon, Ohio

 • Nighttown
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

• The Novo Lounge
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

• The Oaks Lakeside Restaurant
Chippewa Lake, Ohio

• ThornCreek Winery & Gardens
Aurora, Ohio

• Trifles Bistro & Wine Bar
Chagrin Falls, Ohio

• Velvet Tango Room
Cleveland, Ohio

• Vito's Italian Grill
Aurora, Ohio

• Wonder Bar
Cleveland, Ohio

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