| Description | Price |
| 80's Solo Vocal Act with live piano and synth plus trumpet and sax (see description for details) | £350 |
| Instrumental act - trumpet and electronic sax played to professional backing tracks. Swing / Lounge music | £350 |
| Solo trumpet player to perform at wedding ceremony or similar | £250 |
| Provision of horn section for your show or recording, multiple configurations available. £POA to be discussed | £0 |
Colin is available to book the following ways:
Retro Flashback - Solo vocal with backing tracks / piano and synth / trumpet / sax
Instrumental act - Background music of trumpet and electronic sax
Trumpet Player - soloist at weddings, funerals and other events, or in any other capacity. Please get in touch with any trumpet requirements!
Colin Jones' 'Retro Flashback' celebrates the amazing music of the 70's, 80s and 90's with songs from Tears for Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Beautiful South, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Madness, Aha and so many more.
The music was diverse but these songs are famous for their warm vocals, great solos and rich orchestration .. (then there's 'Lip up Fatty'!)
With over 30 years experience touring as a professional trumpet player and keyboard player, Colin has performed in venues of all sizes and with bands of all genres, in addition to recording with many artists.
The Retro Flashback show is a one man show that delivers that little extra magic - Carefully honed backing tracks are the basis of the 'band' but these are enhanced with live piano and synth for those luscious ballads and synth heavy dance tunes, as well as trumpet and an Electronic Wind Instrument which reproduces the greatest sax solos of the era.
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Looking for background music instead? Then book the Instrumental Act and create the perfect laid-back vibe for your drinks reception, presentation evening or dinner. Jazz and swing classics played on Trumpet and Electronic Sax over high quality backing tracks - variety and style!
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If you need a Trumpet Player to perform as a soloist, or to record on your music, please get in touch. Colin is a Midlands based trumpet player with over 30 years experience playing in theatre, music venue, festival and stage settings. Experience includes pop, rock, soul and Motown, ska and 2tone, country, musical theatre, Asian/Band Baja, choral and classical. Self contained with professional instruments, microphone options and monitoring. Absolutely reliable, musically prepared and fully committed to every show.
Available for one-of gigs, short tours or ongoing commitments.
Other trusted musicians can be arranged where a ready made ensemble is required.
Based in Leek, Staffordshire
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 75 miles)
For Retro Flashback:
King of Rock and Roll
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
One Last Love Song
Karma Chameleon
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Centrefold
Lip up Fatty
My Girl (Madness)
Just Can't Get enough
Take on Me
Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Crocodile Rock
Careless Whisper
Baker Street
True
Another Day in Paradise
Don't You Forget about Me
Tainted Love
Can't Hurry Love
That's Just the Way It Is
It Must be Love
Let's Dance
Walk of Life
Rio
Groovy Kind of Love
Always on my Mind
It's a Sin
Sledgehammer
Dance the Night Away
Abracadabra
Should I stay or should I go?
Our House
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For Instrumental act:
Ain't no sunshine
Ain't that a kid k in the head
Ain't misbehavin'
All of me
Take the A Train
Beyond The Sea
Blame it on the Boogie
Blue Moon
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Do Nothin' till you hear from me
Fly me to the moon
Georgia on my mind
Golden Lady
Have you met Miss Jones
Heatwave
Homely Girl
How Sweet It Is (to be loved by you)
Girl from Ipanema
Isn't she lovely
It Had to be you
Lets face the music and dance
Let's stay together
Mack the knife
Minnie the moocher
Moondance
Moonglow
Mr Bojangles
My Girl
The Pink Panther
Sir Duke
Son of a Preacher Man
Stella by Starlight
The lady is a tramp
You are the sunshine of my life
Required:
Retro Flashback - requires up to 8 power sockets. Whilst expanders are provided it is important that there is power in the immediate vicinity of the performance area or stage.
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Instrumental act - requires up to 5 power sockets. Whilst expanders are provided it is important that there is power in the immediate vicinity of the performance area or stage.
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Solo trumpet - can be performed almost anywhere, although if backing tracks are required, power must be available.
Always required:
Parking for one car, and a designated and secure place to change in, and store flight cases etc.
A discreet but powerful quality PA system is provided for the vocal and instrumental act. It is a 'column' or 'tower' style system and is perfect for audiences of up to around 500 depending on the room. Larger or additional capacity can be arranged for bigger events.
A small lighting bar is provided, which will light up the performer only and does not fill a dance floor or room. Please ask if you would like to arrange hire of a larger lighting set up.
Is there a sound limiter and if so what is the limit set at?
Playlists can be agreed and music can be left on between live sets.
Retro Flashback - Performance times are usually 2 sets of 45 minutes to 1 hr each.
Set up takes approximately an hour and a half depending on the proximity of the loading area to the performance area. Where possible set up should take place to finish well ahead of the room being used by guests.
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Instrumental Act - Performance times are usually between 2 hours and 2 hours twenty minutes, split into shorter sets. It is not usually possible to play straight through for over 2 hours, although breaks can be relatively short.
Set up can usually be done within 1 hour, depending on the proximity of the loading area to the performance area.
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All of the above is flexible and we understand that every event is different and try to accommodate any difficulties.
Solo trumpet - no set up required, although a space to warm up in is appreciated.
Where power, weather and safety considerations allow, absolutely!
I am always happy to discuss any preferences with clients, and accommodate where the songs suit my voice/instrument.
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