Gritty Sunset

A Versatile Musical Duo

Gritty Sunset BandEli Menezes is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer based out of NYC and Austin. His talent began at the early age of 12 while playing guitar, bass and keyboards in church and local bands in Rio de Janeiro. Since moving to NYC in 2000 he’s been to over 50 countries and has worked with a diverse spectrum of artists and musicians from every style such as: Lauryn Hill, Richard Bona, Rita Ora, Faith Evans, Common, Ashanti, Estelle, Thalia, Fred Hammond and David Bisbal among many others

Courtney Gayle is an Austin-based singer/model/actress. For the past 15 years, she has been known for her powerful-yet-intimate vocal style, she frequently performs solo and with groups throughout the country. As an actress, her one-woman show, “The Blurred Lines,” made a splash at the Metropolitan Room (NYC) in 2016, shortly before her musical theater debut at The Fulton Theatre.

Whether headlining a show, festival, theatre stage or touring the globe, former New Yorkers Courtney Gayle and Eli Menezes have been performing locally and abroad for the past 15 years. From both public and private events to weddings, parties and more, their paired tenure in vocal performance and guitar brings a memorable and dynamic experience to any occasion!

Song List

JAZZ:

  • All Of Me
  • At Last
  • Cant Take My Eyes Off
  • Come Away With Me
  • Don’t know why
  • Feeling good
  • Fever
  • Girl From Ipanema
  • LOVE
  • Moondance
  • My Favorite Things
  • New York, New York
  • On Broadway
  • Orange Colored Sky
  • Sunday Morning

MOTOWN AND CLASSICS:

  • Chain of Fools
  • Dreams
  • Feel like making love
  • Free Falling
  • For once in my life
  • Golden lady
  • I can’t go for that
  • How will I know
  • Isn’t she lovely
  • I want you back
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody
  • I Wish
  • Killing me softly
  • Landslide
  • Long Train Running
  • Natural Woman
  • PYT
  • Respect
  • Rock with you
  • Superstition
  • Sweet Love
  • Tell me something good
  • The Way You Make Me Feel
  • Use me
  • Valerie

COUNTRY:

  • Before He Cheats
  • Crazy (Patsy Cline)
  • Give It Up Or Let Me Go
  • Good Girl
  • Man I Feel Like A Woman
  • My Church
  • Neon Moon
  • Slow Burn
  • Tennessee whiskey
  • The Bones

90’s:

  • Crazy (Seal)
  • Fly Away
  • Give me one reason
  • No Ordinary Love
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit
  • Weak (SWV)
  • You Gotta be
  • You Outta know

POP:

  • American boy
  • Bang Bang
  • Best part
  • Blank Space
  • Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
  • Dancing on my own
  • Evergreen (Yebba)
  • Exes and Oh’s
  • Feel it still
  • Girl on fire
  • God put a smile on your face
  • Hold my hand
  • I get lonely (Janet Jackson)*
  • If I ever lose my faith*
  • Jealous
  • Juice
  • Light On
  • Lost In Japan
  • Love Never Felt So Good
  • Love on the brain
  • Love on Top
  • Mercy (Duffy)
  • Rather Be
  • Rolling in the Deep
  • Royals
  • Shake it off
  • Sucker
  • That’s what I like
  • Trampoline (Shaed)
  • Umbrella
  • Wake me up
  • We found love

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