Jive Party Band
This is the UK's premier 1920s & 30s themed band, as chosen to perform at the launch of Sky Atlantic's boardwalk empire. You’ve arrived at the premium joint for all Hepcats and Hepkittens…the home of the UKs finest and most in demand swing jive and classic pop and soul band….
From intimate cocktail parties to private weddings to large scale gala dinners, this Jive Party Band brings that authentic swingin' sound to your event.
The band is packed with some of London’s best young swing jazz musicians. These guys regularly play with acts like Jools Holland, Stacy Kent, Bryan Ferry and Ray Gelato's Giants, and have appeared on TV shows including Johnny Vaughan and The Big Breakfast. This really is an all-star band. Vocals are mainly provided by Anjali, an up and coming singer on the London jazz scene; but trombonist Malcolm and sax player Alex can also add male vocals. The rest of the band comprises piano, bass, drums, guitar, trumpet and two saxes. As well as the full nine-piece, the band is also available in more compact line-ups to suit personal requirements or budget.
The band performs regularly at swing jazz venues including The 100 Club, Carisbrooke Hall and Blue Jays Jazz Club, as well as at weddings, dances and corporate functions where their retro flavour creates a great musical atmosphere and is wonderful for getting guests of all ages on to the dance floor.
This act really is an all-star line up of the most swingin' cats on the scene!
- Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby
- My Baby Just Cares for Me
- It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing
- Mac The Knife
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- All Of Me
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- After You’ve Gone
- It’s Only a Paper Moon
- On The Sunny Side of the Street
- Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
- Everybody Loves My Baby
- Fly me to the Moon
- I Get a Kick Out of You
- You Made Me Love You
- Makin’ Whoopie
- Fever
- The ‘A’ Train
- The Lady is a Tramp
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
- Can’t We Be Friends?
- Pennies from Heaven
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and..
- Ain’t Misbehavin’
- We’ll Meet again
- Them There Eyes
- A Foggy Day
- Let’s get lost
- I only Have Eyes for You
- Gone With the Wind
- Latin
- Blue Moon
- Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
- Night and Day
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin
- Where or When
- The Very Thought of You
- Summertime
- You’re My Thrill
- The Girl from Ipanema
- Love For Sale
- That Old Black Magic
- Limbo Jazz
- St Thomas
- My Little Suede Shoes
- Rat Pack Swing and Jazz Classics
- Get Happy
- Cheek to Cheek
- ’Swonderful
- Flaming Reeds and Screaming
- Brass
- All of Me
- What is this thing Called Love
- I’ve Got the World on a String
- Almost Like Being in Love
- Some Of these Days
- Slow Boat to China
- But Not for Me
- Lullaby of Birdland
- Splanky
- Empty Ballroom Blues
- Ingin’ the Ooh
- Things Ain’t What They Used2B
- Skyliner
- Swingin' on the Campus
- In A Mellow Tone
- Hodge Podge
- The Jeep is Jumpin’
- Royal Garden Blues
- Broadway
- Moten Swing
- Night Train
- Kansas City
- Lil’ Darlin
- Splanky
- Caravan
- Satin Doll
- Wanderlust
- Classic Pop & Soul
- Reet Petite
- Rock with You
- Blame it on the Boogie
- I Wish
- Another Star
- Ain’t Nobody
- Harvest For The World
- Let’s Stay Together
- Celebration
- Play That Funky Music
- Boogie Oogie Oogie
- Streetlife
- Lady Marmalade
- Car Wash
- Le Freak
- Ain't No Mountain High
- I Feel Good
- Sex Machine
- I Will Survive
- For Once in My Life
- Swing and Jive
- Battersea Arts Centre
- Berkhamsted Jazz Society
- Brighton Racecourse
- Cheltenham Racecourse (Cheltenham Festival)
- Claridge’s
- Cramphorn Theatre Chelmsford
- Guinness plc
- Hilton Metropole Brighton (UKKW - medical conference party)
- Imperial War Museum
- Jitterbugs UK
- Lady Miranda Countess of Iveagh
- London Swing Dance Society
- Pigalle Club Piccadilly
- Pizza Express
- Rivoli Ballroom
- Royal Courts of Justice London
- Sandown Park - Mayor of Elmbridge Ball
- Skinners’ Hall City of London
- Stern Hall W1
- The Royal Academy of Art
- 100 Club
- Berkhamsted Civic Centre
- Blue Jay Jazz Club
- Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Christopher Wren’s House Hotel
- Concorde Club
- First Group plc
- Hays Galleria
- Hotel Atlas Almouhades Casablanca Morocco (Laurent-Perrier)
- Ivy Club London (Cointreau)
- Jive Party
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Middle Temple Hall
- Pinner Parish Church
- RIBA
- Ronnie Scott’s Club (public shows)
- Royal Festival Hall foyer
- Savile Club W1
- Spike's Place
- The Commonwealth Club
- UK Launch party for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire
- BBC1’s ‘The Village’ (Starring Maxine Peake and Juliet Stevenson) • London Hilton Park Lane - (Variety Children’s Charity)
" Thank you so much for a wonderful evenings entertainment. Your performance was just perfect "
John and Elizabeth Collins
" To say you guys swing is an understatement. The mix of music was just right. So many friends have commented on how good the band was. "
Jeremy and Maggie Johnson
" Eight Musicians who are hell bent on just one thing – swing. Rhythm is their business "
Jazz Journal