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Band Hire : London and the south east, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Swing & Trad Jazz, Themed party music

Perfect music for a Themed 1920’s party in London

April 14, 2013 / by / 0

Accomplished London Jazz Diva Kai Hoffman presents Kai’s Roaring Twenties Extravaganza. It’s Kai’s tribute to the vibrant and exciting period that saw a new form of music – Jazz – catch on across the world. The period brought freedom for modern women who shingled their hair and stepped into simple easy- to-wear fashions that sent…

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Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Swing & Trad Jazz

Le Café Jazz entertain at The Daffodil in Cheltenham on 21st July

July 20, 2012 / by / 0

Catch Le Café Jazz playing Saturday Lunchtime Jazz this weekend at The Daffodil in Cheltenham on Saturday 21st July from 12.30 to 3.30pm. Take your time and tap your feet to excellent laid-back swing jazz as you enjoy memorable dishes and fabulous wine. You are also welcome to stop by the Circle Bar for a…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Swing & Trad Jazz, Wedding reception music

The Al Fresco Trad Jazz Band brings the iconic Dixieland sound to life

March 23, 2012 / by / 0

Trad Jazz is an ideal style of music to add a celebratory atmosphere to a wedding reception party, especially outdoors, and as their name implies, The Al Fresco Trad Jazz Band are ideally suited to such an occasion. Their lively, swaggering renditions of all the well-known classics of the genre performed in authentic New Orleans…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Swing & Trad Jazz, Wedding reception music

Trad Jazz is perfect for summer wedding and party celebrations

February 22, 2012 / by / 0

The Mississippi Delta, where French and British cultures blend with African and Creole, is acknowledged as the birthplace of what has become known as Trad Jazz. An amalgam of blues and gospel hymns with European dance-tunes and song models, this idiosyncratic style of musical delivery appears to emerge in the popular marching church bands, especially…

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Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Swing & Trad Jazz

Brilliant Manchester Swing Jazz : Oscar’s Swing Jazz Ensemble

November 16, 2011 / by / 0

Oscar’s Swing Jazz Ensemble has steadily built an enviable reputation as arguably the finest swing jazz outfit in the Northwest, presenting the glittering repertoire of the ‘30s and ‘40s Swing Era with a stylish flourish. Based in Manchester, the band has developed a stage-show encompassing the very best of the Golden Age of Hollywood, evoking…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Swing & Trad Jazz

Swing Jazz : ‘It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing!’

November 10, 2011 / by / 0

If you wish to conjure up the aura of sophistication and unsurpassed romance at your wedding celebration, there’s only one possible choice of musical entertainment – Swing Jazz. Hollywood – the apogee of romance and elegant lifestyle portrayed on the silver screen and summed up in the literate lyrics and mellifluous melodies of Broadway. All-singing,…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Swing & Trad Jazz

The Iconic Sound Of New Orleans Trad Jazz : Dixieland Trad Jazz – The Signature Sound Of New Orleans

October 20, 2011 / by / 0

Marching bands of musicians were commonly employed to accompany wedding and funeral processions in the culture of the French-influenced enclave of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans. By the turn of the 20th century, these strolling players had become something of an institution, and their particular choice of instrumentation and distinctive style of music…

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