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Booking inquiriesFor booking inquiries in NY, NJ or CT please contact Jeffrey at Bossy Frog Productions LLC:
email: info@bossyfrog.com phone: (845) 642-0859 mailing address: Bossy Frog Productions LLC P.O. Box 639 Nyack, NY 10960 For national and international bookings at PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS please contact Matt Greenhill/Folklore Productions International email: mattg@FLiArtists.com phone: 310 451-0767 |
Who we are:
The Bossy Frog Band thrill young audiences with their 100% interactive, over-the-top, banjo-driven, costume-character-dancing musical performance. Their show has been enjoyed by over 100,000 children and families and their latest recording, "15 Songs Every Kid Should Know (and will LOVE!)," is a Parents' Choice Award winning album!
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Parent Choice Award-winning album
+100,000 children & families served Amazing performances for children & families Banjo, fiddle, bass, guitar, costume characters & more Led by certified music therapist and NY State licensed creative arts therapist, Jeffrey Friedberg MT-BC, LCAT, The Bossy Frog Band is guaranteed to get all the kids (and adults) moving to & singing along with their music. Jeffrey developed the "Bossy Frog" concept in order to inspire children to learn as they learn best - through experiential activities and movement.
The Bossy Frog Band includes Jeffrey on lead vocals, banjo and guitar, Alice the hula hooping fiddler, Joe on bass and costume characters Bossy Frog, Monkey and Crabby. The Bossy Frog Band is based out of Nyack, NY. The Bossy Frog Band started in 1999 with the release of the album, "The Bossy Frog", winner of "Best Album for Young Children" by the Children's Music Web. Since then they have recorded 7 albums of music for children. In addition, Jeffrey has recorded "Be A Friend: 16 songs to for building social skills", co-written with Jed Baker Ph.D. They perform over 150 shows per year and have performed for over 100,000 children and families. |
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For high resolution photos please email request to info@bossyfrog.com Photos by Myles Aronowitz/Lushphotography.com
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Places We've Played:SAMPLE of Places We Have Played -
Over 100,000 Happy Customers A Starting Place A Step Ahead Preschool Acorn Camp – Mahway, NJ Acorns to Oaks Preschool Alpine Country Club American Cancer Society American Museum of Natural History, NYC Bayonne JCC Beacon Falls Library – CT Bedford Tiny Tots Camps – Bedford, NY Bendheim Theater, Scarsdale Benefit for Rockland ARC Bergen Community College Bergen County JCC Berndardsville Parks and Recreation Day Camp Beth El Synagogue Camp Beth Sholom Day Camp – Roslyn Heights, Long Island Bethel Library – CT Danbury Library – CT Big Rig Gig in Darien, CT Blauvelt Public Library Bloom Playdates, Darien CT Blue Rill Day Camp Blythesdale Children’s Hospital Bnai Israel Nursery School Briarcliff Day Camp Bright Horizons - Poughkeepsie Bright Horizons - Uncasville Bright Horizons – Orange CT Bright Horizons – Palisades Bright Horizons – Trumbull Bright Horizons – White.Plains Broadway Playspace Bronxville Public Library Brookside School, Ossining NY Buckley Summer Camp Burning Tree Country Club Camp – CT Calvary Hosp. Bereavement Camp Camp Acorn Camp Panowak – White Plains, NY Camp Ramaquios Camp Rosmarins Camp Venture, Stony Pt. NY Candy Mountain Day Camp Cannonball Yacht Club Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School Central Valley Elementary School – Central Valley, NY Champion Day Camp Chelsea Piers - NYC Chester Library Chestnut Ridge Annual Fair Children’s Museum of Arts Children’s Museum of the East End Church of the Highlands Early Childhood Center City Center Danbury Summerfest Clarkstown Family Resource Center Clarkstown Reformed Church Claverack Public Library Club Enchanted Forest Cortlandt Day Camp Creskill Country Club Cresmont Country Club Croton Library Croton Senasqua Park Outdoor Concert Series Danbury City Center Darien Community Association Darien CT July 4th Fair Educational Alliance NYC Eliza Corwin Frost Early Childhood Center Esopus Public Library Family Day – Pleasantville Parent’s Assoc. Farmingdale Public Library Ferry Go ‘Round-Haverstraw Field Library Peekskill Fieldston School Reunion Finkelstein Library First Night Danbury First Night Nyack FOR Festival for Peace Fort Tryon Park NYC Fort Tryon Park Trust – NYC Fred Keller School French American School Gerrard Berman Day School, NJ Goshen Library Grace Nursery School Greenwich CT YWCA Greenwich Newcomers Greenwich Red Cross Carnival Greenwood Lake Library Hart Memorial Library Hastings-On-Hudson Coop School Heermance Memorial Library, Coxsackie NY Hendrick Hudson Free Library Hilltop Children’s Center HoHoKus Elementary School Holly Pond Nursery School – Darien, CT Hudson Valley Children’s Museum Irvington Library – Irvington, JavaBabies Jawanio Summer Camp Jawonio - New City, NY JCC on the Palisades/Tenafly JCC or Rockland County Jefferson Valley Mall Jessie Kaplan School Jewish Federation, Southbury CT Kiddie Parties, Bedford Hills Kindercare Suffern La Petite Academy Ladder 79 Firehouse, Brooklyn Larchmont Library Larchmont Yacht Club Laurel Plains Elementary School Lenape Meadows School Leonia Parks & Rec Dept – NJ Leonix Hill Neighborhood House Levitt Pavillion, Westport CT Lewisboro Little Tykes Camp Lewisboro Town Pool/Parks & Rec Dept. Linden Free Library Little Explorer Day Camp Little Scoops, Blauvelt Little Scoops, Middletown Long Ridge Club – Greenwich, CT Mahwah Library Manhattan TreehouseMilton School Maria Ferrari Children’s Hospital Meadowlands Environment Center Mid-Island Y JCC Milbrook Club Day Camp – Greenwich, CT Milton School Miriam de Soyza Learning Ctr. Monroe Free Library Moshulu Montefiore Comm. Ctr. Mount Pleasant Library Mount Vernon Library Nabby Day Camp Nanuet Library Nanuet Mall New Beginnings Preschool New Beginnings School, Middletown, NY New Canaan Newcomer’s Club New Castle Library New Castle Parks & Rec New City Jewish Center New City Library New England Country Day School – Danbury, CT Newburgh Free Library – Newburgh, NY Newburgh Jewish Community Center Newport Centre Mall Norfield Church, Weston, North Castle Town Camp North Shore Day Camp – Glen Cove, NY North White Plains Library Northern Valley HS Tots ‘N Teens Northvale Library Norwalk CT Parks & Recreation Dept NY Institute for Special Education Nyack Center Nyack Farmer’s Market Nyack Field Club Nyack Headstart Nyack Hospital Nyack Library Nyack Montessori Family Nyack Street Fair Nyack YMCA Camp NYC Parks & Rec Great Halloween Party Old Tappan Library Ossining Public Library Palisades Country Day Camp Palisades Mall Paramus Park Elementary School Park Ridge Library Pearl River Library Pelham Library – Pelham, N Piermont Library Pizzaria Uno Playgarten Preschool & Summer Camp Playgroup Theatre, White Plains NY Pleasantville Children’s Assoc. Pleasantville Elementary School Pleasantville Parent’s Association Portchester Public Library Portchester Town Camp – Portchester, NY Pound Ridge Public Library Preschool Playhouse Project Sunshine Walkathon Fundraiser Prospect Hill Elementary School Rainbow Connection Daycare Ramapo Parks Day Ramaz School Randolph Library – NJ Recharge Expo 2003 Ridgefield Library – CT Ridgewood Cooperative Nursery School Ridgewood Newcomer’s Club Ridgewood NJ Parks & Recreation Dept River Edge FOCUS Benefit River Edge Library Riverdale Temple Riverspace Arts in Nyack Rivervale Library Robinhood Day Camp – Wheatley, Long Island Rockland Center For The Arts Camp Rockland Country Club Rockland County Youthfest Rockland Parent Child Center Benefit Concert Rockland Unitarian Church Roosevelt School, Ossining, NY Rose Memorial Library Rusk Hospital Preschool Rye YMCA Sarah Lawrence College Preschool Scarsdale Public Library Scarsdale Town Camp Secaucus Public Library Secaucus Swim Club Second Congregational Church – Greenwich CT Shenorock Shore Club Shining Stars Preschool Sidewalk Sale Concert – Darien, CT Sloatsburg Public Library SOHO House – NYC SOHO HOUSE NYC Southbury Parks & Rec Dept – CT Spring Hill Ambulance Corp Bldg Dedication Spring Lake Day Camp Spring Valley HS Preschool Springfield Gardens School St. Anne’s School, Ossining St. Lukes Preschool, Darien CT St. Matthews Preschool - NY St. Paul’s Christian Day School Stamford Parks & Recreation Dept Staten Island JCC Stephen Wise Synagogue Strawtown Elementary School Suffern Farmer’s Market Suffern Library Suffolk County JCC Sweet Peas Symphony Space NYC Tappan Library Temple Beth El, New Rochelle NY Temple Beth El, Spring Valley NY Temple Beth Rishon, Wyckoff, NJ Temple Beth Shalom, NJ Temple Beth Sholom Temple Beth Torah - Nyack Temple Emeth – Teaneck, NJ Temple Sinai, Tenafly NY The Lafayette Theater, Suffern NY The Lily Pad TLC Early Learning Center Town of New Castle Camp Town of Somers Parks & Rec Dept Summer Concerts Tree Tops Daycare – Elmsford, NY Tuckahoe Public Library Tuxedo Farmer’s Market Tuxedo Park Public Library Twin Lakes Swim & Tennis United Hospice of Rockland Upper Nyack School Valley Cottage Elementary Valley Cottage Library VC Family Fest Village of Mamaroneck Camp Vision Center on Blindness – NY Warner Library Warwick Public Library West Garnerville Elementary West Harrison Public Library West Milford Library – NJ West Nyack Library Westchester ARC Whitby School White Plains Parks & Rec Dept White Plains Public Library Woodmont Day Camp Woodmont Day Camp Young World Day School YWCA Preschool – White Plains, NY |
Testimonials:On behalf of the American Museum of Natural History, we want to thank you for performing at our 13thannual Family Party on October 24, 2006. You and your band had children mesmerized from the start and parents had to drag children away in order to check out other aspects of the party! Your kindness and humor not only shows through your music but is also an added benefit in working with you. The songs are wonderful and always age appropriate and I would recommend anyone who wants a fabulous entertainer to book your band. I look forward to working with you again and thanks so much for partnering with us.
Alyson Reeves, Assistant Director of Special Events, American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 Dear Jeffrey: I just wanted to thank you again on behalf of the board for the fabulous concert you performed at Felix Festa. We have received wonderful compliments about your band. Sincerely, Mark Quirk Clarkstown FRC Board President The Bossy Frog has been coming to our Special Ed Preschool for 4 years and the reason we keep asking him back is because in a word he's GREAT! We have a multi-cultural, multi-lingual population of children who range from severly Autistic to Speech delayed and the music and movement is appropriate for all. The bossy frog adapts his performance to fit the needs of our children Karen WQECC Dear Jeffrey: On behalf of Dino Anagnost, and all of us at The Little Orchestra Society, I would like to extend my warmest thanks and congratulations for your performance at our March 23rd performance of A Lincoln Portrait: Four Scores and More at Alice Tully Hall. The success of this concert could not have been realized without the extraordinary talent and dedication of everyone involved. Thank you for your wonderful work in making A Lincoln Portrait a meaningful, memorable experience for everyone in our audience that night. Many thanks, Joanne Bernstein-Cohen Executive Director Dear Jeffrey Yesterday’s “Bossy Frog Band” music program was outstanding. All 90 people in the audience had a wonderful time. The mark of a seasoned, excellent performer is being able to hold the attention of young children, and you have that ability. The preschoolers loved your show and had a wonderful time. I have received many compliments from the parents telling me how much they enjoyed the program. Thank you so much for making quality music programs possible to the young children of our town. We will definitely be having you back again for another great show. Sincerely yours, Mary Feldhaus Children’s Librarian Hi Jeff, Here’s a thank you note card from the “BET” class. Everyone is still talking about the show and how wonderful it was. Jeffrey Friedberg, as the Bossy Frog,has been a frequent performer at our library's events--family concerts, grandparent and grandkid programs, and summer reading club parties. Not only is Jeffrey an exceptionally accomplished musician but he always "wows" the crowd who invariably have a truly wonderful time. An appearance by the Bossy Frog is always a much anticipated event here! Chris John C. Hart Memorial Library Jeffrey Friedberg and the Bossy Frog Band have been performing at the Nyack Library for many years. Jeffrey's most recent appearance was at our library's annual Fall Festival in October 2006. I cannot say enough good things about him! He is very professional, accommodating, talented and most of all fun! His music had the entire crowd "hopping"--parents and children alike. His enthusiasm for what he does is infectious, as is evident by his huge fan base. I highly recommend Jeffrey Friedberg and the Bossy Frog Band for any event that requires a toe-tapping, finger-snapping, rollicking good time! Aldona Pilmanis, Head of Children's Services Nyack Library 59 South Broadway Nyack, NY 10960 The Bossy Frog Band was at our Farmers' Market and it was like a children's fun fest! All of the children gathered 'round and were engaged in the fun and enjoying the music. Watching the children dance and sing was like MAGIC! After the show, I purchased some of their CD's. Whether the child is 2 or 8 - they love the music - singing and laughing along. Kerrianne Tuxedo Park We love having The Bossy Frog Band play at our Farmers' Market here in Tuxedo. They play really fun music that kids are drawn to. They are able to keep the children entertained with props and songs, while their parents shop the market. They have a big following here in town and Parents can't wait to have them play at our market, they look forward to it every season. They are fun, professional and easy to work with and we enjoy having them at our market. -Christina This November, Jeffrey Friedberg agreed to perform at the Rockland Children's Book Fair. We put the Bossy Frog logo on our fliers, and everyone who received a flier had something positive to say about Jeffrey. Many of the families who showed up to our event specifically came to see Jeffrey's performance. Jeffrey's hip, fun, and upbeat music got the crowd moving instantly; the kids in attendance were constantly dancing. The Bossy Frog Band really made the day shine, and really helped to generate excitement about our event. Everyone who experiences the magic of the Bossy Frog Band falls in love instantly! Tracey Organizer, Rockland Children's Book Fair I just have to say I am a HUGE Fan of you and the Bossy Frog Band. My son Matthew gets so excited to see you. When he hears you playing he just dances with a huge smile on his face. We listen to your music all the time in the car and at home. You have such a talent for music and entertaining the children. Thank you for putting a smile on my son’s face! Tammi I first saw "Bossy Frog" when my boys were just babies crawling on the lawn at the Nyack Farmers market, or was it the street fair, oh maybe it was at the local mom's group, but then was it at the library...hmm, a band that suits every venue and in our community needs no introduction seems to be the favorite in every kids mind. Bossy Frog parties, Bossy Frog concerts, our lives are filled with the best music. My kids are now 4 years old and love to hear bossy frog. When we go to see the band play it's a big to do, we have our tee shirts and hats, you would think we were going to see "The Beatles" Froggy mania style. As a children's performer myself I recognize goodness when I see it. Jeffery's sweet carisma and charm captivates an audience like a true showman, but his music is deeper with meaning and spunk in each step. He truly understands how to speak to children through movement and song! Plus, an added bonus, parents love it to. I admit to listening to some songs alone, without my children. But don't tell anyone, ok? Heather mother of twin 4 year old boys Known to other's as :Una Wildwood performer, singer and birthday parties with fantasy themes Pre-K- K Homeschooling Teacher Jeff of the Bossy Frog is the nicest guy to work with. He is on time, always prepared and professional. All the kids and parents have a great time. The original songs are great and the old songs are presented in a creative, new light. Jeff is flexible, able to handle whatever crowd shows up, babies or older kids. Couldn't ask for better. Jeff, there was just a discussion on our children's librarians' listserve about performers. Your name came up with always recommended. Your website is great. Rosemary, White Plains NY Library Sorry for the belated THANK YOU for an awesome time. You guys are even better than I thought you'd be. What fun! I was so pleased how the whole event worked on 3/19. How relieved I am! We raised $2200 for the Capital Campaign. Yippee. I look forward to booking The Bossy Frog Band again!!! Thank you, Andrea I cannot thank you enough for coming to Sami's birthday party. She had a great time and you could not have been nicer. Jeff and I really appreciate your time, and talent. Anything to make Sami happy, and seeing you always does. Thanks again for everything. You are a real class act. Sincerely, Pam We wanted to thank you again for the cheer and happiness you brought to our son’s recent birthday party. The folks who attended the party back in October have not stopped expressing how much they enjoyed your show and music at the party. Everyone has been enjoying the CD’s we purchased and gave to the kids as party favors. The sound of your music rings through our home each night before bedtime. Our son, his friends, his classmates, as well as we parents truly love your music. Your art and work with children will always remain memorable and will continually have a positive impact on all who have been privileged to enjoy your shows over many years to come. We wish you continued success with your band and look forward to seeing you perform again soon. Sincere regards, The Tallant Family Just wanted to thank you for Sunday. The kids had a great time. You did a wonderful job. All the parents are talking about how great you were entertaining the kids........and the parents. And Lindsey is still talking about how you did the "crabby song" for her. She was thrilled. I'll definitely keep you in mind for upcoming events. Thanks again! Deanna I wanted to again thank you for making Ron Jr.'s party a HIT!!!! People are saying it was the BEST 1st Birthday Party ever! We will see you, I am sure, at many of your upcoming events. Thanks again! See you soon, Melissa Dear jeff, We got the Raven Star bday cd and LOVE it!!! Thank you so much- it's a great idea! We've listened to it 100 times already and she danced everytime and said "more" and her bday isn't even till March. We bought tickets to your show feb. 1st in new city- see you then! Thank you very much, Marla Dear Jeff: Thanks for making Ana’s 1st birthday party a huge success. Your performance was awesome! We got many complements, you were enjoyed by both children and adults as well. |