PLEASE NOTE - Vintage Tea is now no longer taking bookings - we are keeping this page open for a while in case anyone who noted us before needed to find us again, but will take it down in due course. Many thanks to all who have booked us in the past!

Maxine and Ian

Vintage Tea (previously Metaxia Music) is a jazz/blues duo comprising Maxine (vocals and ukulele) and Ian (keyboards), performing in the Surrey, West Sussex, Hampshire and surrounding areas. Our repertoire comprises jazz and blues standards, the core stemming from the 1920's and '30's. The set list perfectly blends 'feel good' tunes with emotionally charged ballads. Please note that we also have a Facebook page ("Vintage Tea Music") for the duo - but all relevant information can be found on this Last Minute Musicians site.

Maxine:
Maxine’s singing background has been wide and varied, ranging from singing pop songs in both bands and an acoustic duo, operettas, cabaret acts and choirs. She has now joined forces with keyboardist, Ian and formed Vintage Tea, focussing on building a set list of jazz and blues standards, her favourite musical styles. With vocals that evocatively recreate the spirit of early jazz and blues, Maxine can move between light, bright tones to capture the exuberant mood generated by standards such as Cole Porter’s Let’s do it, through to the warm, sultry tones needed to deliver moving renditions of classics such as How long has this been going on? and Dream a little Dream.

Ian:
Ian brings 50+ years experience in the music industry to Vintage Tea: instrumentally (and primarily) on keyboards, as well as vocally being an accomplished tenor, musical director, composer and rehearsal pianist with various music societies in Reigate and its surrounds. He has also played previously for cabaret acts: Quintessence, Serendipity and accompanied the talented soprano singing duo Wedding Belles on some of their many wedding bookings.

Vintage Tea at your function: Our songs can be performed according to the nature of the function - pared down to fit background music settings or a mix of slow, mid and fast tempos to cover after-dinner entertainment bookings.

Themed/Vintage functions: Vintage Tea’s set list is perfect for providing musical entertainment for 1920’s or '30’s themed events – and we can dress accordingly!!

Charities: Are you a charity looking for some entertainment for a fund raising event? Vintage Tea are proud to support charities by providing quality entertainment for a nominal fee. In recent times we have provided entertainment for fund raisers held by the Redhill Methodist church, supporting projects such as the rebuilding of a Sri Lankan village devastated in the Tsunami; the Live at Home project (providing help to enable elderly people to carry on living in their own homes); and the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance. We have also provided the entertainment for the branch meeting of the East Surrey Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Songwriting: Would you like to pay a unique tribute to a special someone or to mark an occasion? Why not commission us to put your thoughts and feelings into the words of a song? Based on your specifications and approved by you, we can write, compose and perform your song at your function and/or provide a recorded copy as a lasting memory of your special day.

Songs:

Examples of our songs are in the audio section:

Standards: Georgia on my mind and The girl from Ipanema

Original songs, written by Maxine, arranged by Ian and performed by both: Waitin’ for you (a 12-bar blues) and The one that I love (a 1920s-themed lounge composition)

Ukulele songs, performed by Maxine: Summertime and Sweet Pea