Up to an hour: £225 |
Solo - 2 x 50 minute sets in a 2 hour period: £280 |
James is a guitarist of distinction whose appreciation for music of all styles makes him a well rounded and interesting player. He began his training on the classical guitar at the age of 7 and was a multi instrumentalist by his teens, participating in choral singing, playing the piano, violin and of course guitar.
While completing a Bachelor of Music in popular music performance he discovered a love for jazz and specifically the art of jazz guitar arrangement. Previous notable performances around London include the Shepherds Bush Empire and the London International Music Show as well as TV and session work.
Based in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Cavatina
The Girl From Ipanema
If I Fell
Blue Moon
Triste
Cry Me A River
California Dreamin'
Here There and Everywhere
Ain't Misbehavin
Bluesette
Stardust
There May Be Trouble Ahead
Black Orpheus
James
Misty
Satin Doll
Mr. Sandman
Fly Me To The Moon
Autumn Leaves
Dreamsville
The Shadow Of Your Smile
The Entertainer
All The Things You Are
Hill Street Blues
I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book)
Romance
Our Day Will Come
When Sunny Gets Blue
Where Is Love?
Have You Met Miss Jones?
You Go To My Head
As Time Goes By
Extended Festive/Christmas Repertoire
A parking space, an accessible power socket and an armless chair.
Yes, sound provided. Lighting available on request.
Where do I load in and where do I set up.
I can certainly do this for an extra fee, only because I normally arrive in time to set up, play and leave. If you'd like me to stay longer then please let me know. I also need to know because if I'm not providing a DJ service then, depending on the size of the gig, I may not necessarily be bringing the extra amplification (PA speakers) required. Smaller gigs are usually fine with just the guitar amplifier which isn't suitable for use as a DJ speaker.
Working with the Macallan at the 5* Rosewood London on behalf of Stella and Mary McCartney was a very special experience.
I love the guitar best so I tend to love guitarist's guitarists such as Ted Greene, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Barry Galbraith and so on. The best song of all time depends what mood I'm in!
I've been playing guitar since I was 6 and have fronted trios playing and singing rock and pop, original bands, duos, trios, hired gun type gigs and everything in between. As time went on I became more and more enamoured of jazz and these days I play jazz almost exclusively.
Anywhere warm and dry!
2 x 50 minute sets with a 10-15 minute break.
Absolutely, if the weather allows it.
Depending on how far away the date is I may have time to learn a song or two. Learning new repertoire beyond two or three songs will likely increase the cost as arranging, learning and practicing chord melody arrangements can be pretty time consuming.
"A beautiful atmosphere"
The Macallan for Stella and Mary McCartney
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Penningtons Manches Cooper
Milroys Of Spitalfields
Dunstable Golf Club
Stoke Newington Guitar Festival
Crofton Design
Rickmansworth Canal Festival
The Grove, Chandlers Cross
The Rosewood, London
HMS Belfast
Various Luxury Hotels