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This act are the UK’s top Jive & Swing band. Together for over 10 years, this extremely popular six piece group have performed at thousands of festivals, theatres and dancehalls throughout the UK, Europe and USA, as well as Japan, Israel and the Caribbean. The band are renowned for their high energy Jump Jive music (the exciting sound where Swing meets Rock ‘n Roll) and spectacular stage show and made it through to the S/final stages of Britain's Got Talent 2012.
They combine a mixture of fresh arrangements of swing/Jive/R&B classics - songs made famous by such greats as Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Big Joe Turner and Sammy Davis Jnr- along with a selection of superb swinging originals taken from their studio albums. The band have worked with many of the top names in the business, including John Travolta, Status Quo, Isaac Hayes, Van Morrison, Count Basie Orchestra, Keely Smith, Priscilla Presley, Buddy Greco, Kirstie Allie, Acker Bilk, Jack Dee to name just a few.
- Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
- Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
- All of Me - Frank Sinatra
- Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong
- Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
- Blue Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
- Boogie Woogie Country Girl - Big Joe Turner
- Buona Serra - Dean Martin
- Caldonia - BB KIng
- Chicken & the Hawk - Big Joe Turner
- Chatanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
- Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan
- Danny Boy - Malachy McCourt
- Fever - Peggy Lee
- Flyin' Home - Lionel Hampton
- Giddy Up a Ding Dong - Freddie Bell
- Happy Birthday - Mildred and Patty Smith
- Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
- I can't give you Anything But Love - Louis Armstrong
- In the Mood - Glenn Miller
- Is you Is or Is you Ain't My baby? - Louis Jordan
- It had to be You - Frank Sinatra
- Jump Jive & Wail - Louis Prima
- Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (medley) - Louis Prima
- Lady be Good - George Gershwin
- Le Rock & Roll - Johnny Halladay
- Loch Lomond - Traditional
- Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone
- Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
- Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin
- Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
- My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
- Oh Babe - Louis Prima
- Oh Marie! - Dean Martin
- Over the Rainbow - Glenn Miller
- Pennies From Heaven - Bing Crosby
- Rag Mop - Johnnie Lee Wills
- Right now Right now! - Big Al Sears
- Rock & Roll Boogie - Alan Freed
- Accentuate the Positive - Bing Crosby
- Saint Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
- Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
- Sing Sing Sing - Louis Prima
- Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly
- Slow Boat to China - Dean Martin
- Sweet Georgia Brown - Louis Armstrong
- Summertime - Louis Armstrong
- Sunny Side of the Street - Louis Armstrong
- Swingin' All Day - Saunders King
- Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong
- Volare- Frank Sinatra
- Voodoo - Freddie Bell
- Well Alright Okay You Win - Peggy Lee
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- When the Saints Go Marching In - Louis Armstrong
- When You're Smilin' - Louis Armstrong
- When You Wish upon a Star - Louis Armstrong
- White Cliffs of Dover - Glen Miller
- Wrap your Troubles in Dreams - Bing Crosby
- You're Driving me Crazy - Frank Sinatra
- Clear Body Clear Mind
- Fish Fingers (the professor's boogie)
- Imagination (or something else)
- I’ve Got Affinity For You
- Jive Ace Boogie Woogie
- Jive Jive Jive Aces
- Long Distance Love Affair
- Only Mugs take Drugs
- Planet Jive
- Play On
- Second Chance to Fly
- Spectator
- Start Change & Stop
- Three Cats Called Louis
- White Hot Christmas
- Route 66 - Nat King Cole
- Bayerischer Hof Nightclub (Munich Germany)
- Caveau de la Huchette (Paris France)
- Nalen (Stockholm Sweden)
- Storyville (Oslo Norway)
- Gaiety Theatre (Dublin Eire)
- Caffe Pedrocchi (Padova Italy)
- Cafe en Seine (Dublin Eire)
- La Cartiera (Catania Italy)
- Fellini's (Utrecht Holland)
- Grand Cafe (Lausanne Switzerland)
- Milwaukee 50's (Milano Italy)
- Beit Leisin Theatre (Tel Aviv Israel)
- The Red Room (New Orleans)
- Atlantic City Dancehall (Disneyworld Orlando)
- The Big Chill (Charlotte)
- The Palace (Los Angeles)
- Ninth Avenue West (Denver)
- House of Blues (Boston)
- Swing 1000 (Charlotte)
- B 52 (Lyon France)
- Beit Leisin Theatre (Tel Aviv Israel)
- Salle Victoire (Montpelier France)
- Palacio Gavira (Madrid Spain)
- Rubi Rosa (Stuttgart Germany)
- Speakeasy (Lisbon Portugal)
- Storeyville (Oslo Norway)
- Cruise Inn (Amsterdam Holland)
- Gaiety Theatre (Dublin Ireland)
- Cibelles (Barcelona Spain)
- La Fonclea (Rome Italy)
- Chez Gegene (Paris France)
- Four Seasons Hotel (Tokyo Japan)
- The Derby (Los Angeles)
- The Showbox (Portland)
- Willowbrook Ballroom (Chicago)
- Bash on Ash (Phoenix)
- House of Blues (Los Angeles)
- House of Blues (Chicago)
- and many many more...
- Atlantis (Basel)
" Back by popular demand for an incredible fourth year at Montreux, their explosive live shows have become legendary. "
Montreux Jazz Festival
" I wanted to take a few minutes to write a note of personal thanks for the amazing contribution you made to the Children In Need event on Friday. I was extraordinarily impressed not just by the professionalism which you exuded on the night, but also by the willingness to work within the often very strange demands of television. I'm not sure if you have had the chance to see the result on television, but you looked and sounded great. "
Executive Editor, BBC East
" The band entertained 200 delegates from all over the world at the Welcome Party that kicked off the Variety Children's Charity Annual 5-day International Convention held in May at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. As usual, the band was fantastic and provided the Convention with a sensational opening. "
Tony Hatch – songwriting legend and Variety Club member
" The show has the most important ingredients: It is musically brilliant, it is great to listen to, songwriting is exceptional, and the arrangements of the covers are superb. The band really are a band of very talented musicians. "
BBC Radio 2 website - Albums of the year
" The band are the most dynamic and talented band I've seen in many years...and the ONLY ones I have ever seen with the energy and magic on stage of my parents, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, had during their shows. I am a HUGE fan. "
Toni Elizabeth Prima
" Boundlessly enjoyable, brilliantly entertaining, and with enough energy to light up London, the UK's top jive and swing band create electrifying sounds. "
National Theatre
" The UK-based six-piece play storming jazz and swing! "
View London
" These professional young musicians came on cold to an early evening audience and were simply sensational. The band manage great freshness yet maintain an authentic accurate sound. Full Marks. "
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