| Description | Price |
| Duo - singer and pianist (minimum price for local events & playing times) | £400 |
| Trio - singer, pianist & bass-player (price for local events & minimum playing times) | £550 |
| Quartet - singer, pianist, bass & drums (price for local events & minimum playing times) | £700 |
| Quartet option 2 - singer, pianist, bass & saxophonist (price for local events & minimum playing times) | £700 |
| Quintet - singer, pianist, saxes, bass & drums (price for local events & minimum playing times) | £850 |
Alice Black is a jazz, swing and soul singer based in London and the South East. Working alongside top musicians, she provides the perfect entertainment for weddings, parties, (including birthdays and Christmas parties), 1920s events (Great Gatsby parties), 1940s events, restaurants and corporate events.
Alice has an extensive repertoire of your favourite jazz, swing, latin, soul and motown standards, including classics by Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Dusty Springfield, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee and many more. She also has Christmas, 1920s and 40s repertoire for themed events.
Alice works with a range of professional musicians and can provide a duo, trio, quartet or quintet depending on the nature of your event.
She is very happy to take requests for special events. Please scroll through the repertoire list below to see the range of music we can provide.
Based in Redhill, Surrey
= areas covered (up to 300 miles)
My baby just cares for me
Blue moon
Fever
Sunny
Fly me to the moon
Sway
Midnight hour
Cheek to cheek
Mack the knife
Moon dance
Pop / Soul songs:
Dancing in the Street
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
La Bamba
Twist and Shout
Can't take my eyes of you
Ain’t no sunshine
Darling you send me (Sam Cooke)
Fields of Gold (Sting)
I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I feel good (James Brown)
The first time ever I saw your face (Roberta Flack)
Just Like Heaven (Katie Melua)
Let’s stay together again (Al Green)
The Look of love (Dusty Springfield)
Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan)
Mercy (Duffy)
Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
Moon Dance (Van Morison)
Mustang Sally
My Guy
New york, new york
Son of a preacher man (Dusty Springfield)
Something (Beetles)
Spooky (Dusty Springfield)
Stand by me
Sunny
Time after time (Eva Cassidy / Cyndi Lauper)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Walk on by
Will you still love me tomorrow? (Dusty Springfield)
Wonder wall (Oasis)
Christmas:
All I Want for Christmas is You
Christmas Carol Medley
12 Days of Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Holly and the Ivy
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Jingle Bells
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer
Santa Baby
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride
What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
Winter Wonderland
Sample Jazz / swing set list:
Autumn Leaves
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Beyond the Sea
Blue Moon
Body And Soul
Cheek to Cheek
Cry me a River
Every Time we say Goodbye
Feelin’ Good
Fever
Fly Me to the Moon
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You
Girl From Ipenema
Here’s that Rainy Day
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
It Had to be You
Let there be Love
Mack the Knife
Misty
Moon Dance
Moon River
My Baby just Cares for Me
My Funny Valentine
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
The Nearness of You
Night and Day
Old Devil Moon
Our Love is Here to Stay
Someone to Watch Over Me
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Summertime
Sway
Too Close for Comfort
Too Darn Hot
The Very thought of you
What a Difference a Day Makes
You’d be So Nice to Come Home to
Pop / Soul songs:
Ain’t no sunshine
Baby when you’re near me
Can't take my eyes of you
Dancing in the Street
Darling you send me (Sam Cooke)
Fields of Gold
I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I feel good (James Brown)
The first time ever I saw your face (Roberta Flack)
Just Like Heaven (Katie Melua)
La Bamba
Let’s stay together again (Al Green)
The Look of love (Dusty Springfield)
Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan)
Mercy (Duffy)
Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
Moon Dance (Van Morison)
Mustang Sally
My Guy
New york, new york
Son of a preacher man (Dusty Springfield)
Something (Beetles)
Spooky (Dusty Springfield)
Sunny
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Twist and Shout
Time after time (Eva Cassidy / Cyndi Lauper)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Walk on by
Will you still love me tomorrow? (Dusty Springfield)
Wonder wall (Oasis)
Full Repertoire List:
1920’s songs (Great Gatsby events)
Ain’t Misbehaving
Ain’t she sweet
Baby face
Basin Street Blues
Blue Skies
Bye Bye Blackbird
Can’t help lovin’ dat man of mine
Charleston
Do something
Everybody loves my baby
Fascinating rhythm
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You
How Long Has this Been Going on?
I ain’t got nobody
I can’t give you anything but love
I got Rhythm
Is you is or is you aint
I wanna be loved by you
It had to be you
Let’s do it
Love me or Leave me
Makin’ Whoopee
Mean to Me
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Someone to Watch Over Me
St Louis Blues
Sweet Georgia Brown
Softly as in a morning sunrise
S’wonderful
Them There Eyes
Why don’t you do right?
Yes sir, that’s my baby
You Took Advantage of Me
You Do Something to Me
1930s songs
If I should lose you
I’ll never smile again
I’ll take romance
Lady is a tramp
All of Me
Blame it on my youth
Body And Soul
Pennies from heaven
Stardust
Little girl blue
Comes Love
Summertime
Small Hotel
September in the Rain
It’s only a paper moon
Night and Day
My Funny Valentine
Love for Sale
Let's Fall in Love
Let there be Love
The Very thought of you
What a Little Moonlight can do
You go to my head
Mack the Knife
Beautiful Love
Caravan
Foggy Day
Lullaby of the Leaves
Don't be that Way
Our Love is Here to Stay
What a Difference a Day Makes
Straighten Up and Fly Right
It Don’t Mean a Thing
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Get happy
Blue Moon
Devil May Care
Cheek to Cheek
This Can't be Love
East of the Sun
The Way You Look Tonight
They Can't take that Away
Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
1940s songs
Lover Man, Oh Where Can You Be?
Blues in the Night
Route 66
Just Squeeze Me
I Didn't Know About You
White Cliffs of Dover
I Got it Bad and that Ain’t Good
Besame Mucho
We’ll meet again
Sentimental Journey
Don’t sit under the apple tree
Fools Rush In
Skylark
Tenderly
There'll Never be Another You
Nature Boy
Every Time we say Goodbye
Beyond the Sea
Autumn Leaves
Angel Eyes
You’d be So Nice to Come Home to
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Time After Time
The more I see you
My Baby just Cares for Me
The Nearness of You
Polkadots & Moonbeams
‘Round Midnight
Speak Low
Do nothin’ till you hear from me
Come rain or come shine
Slow Boat to China
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Too Darn Hot
At Last
Unforgettable
1950s songs
Green Dolphin Street
Sway
That’s All
Four
What is this Thing Called Love?
What a Difference a Day Makes
When I Fall in Love
Almost like Being in Love
Alone Together
Best Thing for You
Black Coffee
Lullaby of Birdland
Too Close for Comfort
Fly Me to the Moon
Fever
Cry me a River
I Fall in Love Too Easily
Here’s that Rainy Day
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Just In Time
Mack the Knife
My Funny Valentine
My Baby just Cares for Me
My One and Only Love
Teach me Tonight
Moanin’
Old Devil Moon
If I were a bell
Alright, Ok, You win
What a wonderful world
1960s & 70s Jazz & Latin Standards
Girl From Ipanema
Days of Wine and Roses
Corcovado
Agua de Beber
Chega de Saudade
Wave
I’m a woman
How Insensitive
Peel me a Grape
The shadow of your smile
Triste
Black Orpheus
Mas que Nada
Feelin’ Good
Nice and Easy
One Note Samba
So nice (Summer Samba)
The Summer Knows
Pop / Soul songs:
Ain’t no sunshine
Baby when you’re near me
Can't take my eyes of you
Darling you send me (Sam Cooke)
Fields of Gold
I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I feel good (James Brown)
The first time ever I saw your face (Roberta Flack)
Just Like Heaven (Katie Melua)
Let’s stay together again (Al Green)
The Look of love (Dusty Springfield)
Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan)
Mercy (Duffy)
Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
Moon Dance (Van Morison)
Mustang Sally
New york, new york
Son of a preacher man (Dusty Springfield)
Something (Beetles)
Spooky (Dusty Springfield)
Sunny
Time after time (Eva Cassidy / Cyndi Lauper)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Walk on by
Will you still love me tomorrow? (Dusty Springfield)
Wonder wall (Oasis)
Christmas
Auld Lang Syne
All I Want for Christmas is You
Christmas Carol Medley
12 Days of Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Holly and the Ivy
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Jingle Bells
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Santa Baby
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride
What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
Winter Wonderland
Please note that we also take requests.
Everything is provided. We just need a power supply.
Yes, we bring our own PA and lighting - all fully PAT tested
We need to know the address, parking and access to the venue (Eg stairs, lift, etc) and the room we will be playing in.
Yes we can play a Spotify playlist between sets and after for an optional disco set (either the clients choice of songs or we can put together something suitable)
We need about an hour before guests arrive to set up and sound check.
We performed for a private function in Norway over a weekend. It was a great atmosphere, fantastic crowd and we loved the sightseeing.
Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Dusty Springfield, Amy Whinehouse
I started performing 20 years ago with a function band and have since performed all over the country, with big bands and small bands, and with some of the countries finest musicians. We have played for restaurants, weddings, parties, theatres and corporate events.
We love playing for weddings and parties when guests are merry and in the mood for dancing.
Yes, we often play dinner jazz followed by one or two livelier sets of 70s classics and Motown hits for people to get up and dance to after their meal.
We usually perform X2 hour long sets or X3 40 minute sets, depending on the nature of your event.
We need about an hour to set up and sound check.
Please contact us to find out about our availability.
Yes we have no problem performing outside as long as we have a safe level surface, shelter if rain is likely and a power supply we can access.
Clients can choose songs from our extensive repertoire list and request up to around 6 numbers.
Our previous clients often comment on the wide range of songs we deliver for everyone to enjoy.
Our most recent clients include:
Carry Shrimpton (Oct 2024)
Sally and Mike (Aug 2024)
The Royal British Legion (Oct 2024)
Balfour Winery (Summer 2024)
Ed and Sally Compton (Edingley, 2023)
Association of Toastmasters (Dec 2023)
Here are a few of the venues we have played for:
Vintners Hall, London
The RAF club, London
The Reigate Manor Hotel
The Bridge House Hotel, Reigate
Balfour Winery, Sevenoaks
Casa Cruz, Notting Hill
The Old Barn, Oxted
King William IV, Dorking
Tatton Flower Show, Manchester
The Hand & Spear, Weybridge
Ye Olde Swan, Thames-Ditton
Frensham Pond Hotel, Surrey
Ascot Racecourse
The Walnut Club, Hathersage
The Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge
The Crypt, London
Dimitri’s Restaurant, Manchester
Hui Wei Chinese Restaurant, Sheffield
Harrogate Jazz Club
Leyton Orient, London
The BT tower, London
Lichfield Jazz Club
Grosvenor Casino, Leeds
Nidd Hall, Harrogate
Pizza Express
The Priestly, Bradford
The Red Lion, Darley Dale, Chesterfield
Sheffield University
St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield
Wortley Hall, South Yorkshire
Woodhall Hotel, South Yorkshire
Leicester University
Knowsley Hall, Prescot
Kentwell Hall, Suffolk
Lakeside, Arnold
Gunton Hall, Lowestoft
The George Hotel, Hathersage
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