Tara Hawley

Guest Appearances & Credits:

• Featured soloist on “We Are the World” 2025 single - Allan Licht & Friends
(with additional lyrics by Allan Licht & produced by Pete Tokar/Allan Licht)

• Tara's single “It's Christmastime” reached #6 on the Smooth Jazz Holiday chart — week of December 9, 2024
(written/produced by Allan Licht & produced/arranged/orchestrated by Pete Tokar)

• "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" -  Wally Minko, arranger/producer/keyboards, Jarrett Johnson - vocals, Tara Hawley - vocals,
Matt Bissonette - bass, Gregg Bissonette - drums
(Available to purchase or stream from all major digital platforms)

• "My Romance" (featured vocalist) - 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 album background vocals, 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

• Featured Cabaret Set at 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

• “The Star Spangled Banner" - USA National Anthem for the Cleveland Indians
—Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

• “O Canada” - Canadian National Anthem for the Major League Indoor Soccer Finals
hosted by the Cleveland Crunch and MLIS
—Wolstein Center, 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

• Hyde Park
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