Sophia is an experienced freelance female saxophonist, based in Cheshire.
Her particular love of jazz, funk and soul music has allowed her to improvise alongside DJs and fellow musicians across the world.
Sophia regularly performs in various venues across the UK, but has also had the opportunity to play in Spain, France, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Bahrain and Portugal.
Sophia is available for:
weddings, drink receptions, corporate events, functions, private parties and club nights.
Sophia can play a varied repertoire, from mo-town, jazz, blues, soul, funk through to popular, commercial, funky house and 'Ibiza style' chill out lounge tracks.
Sophia provides a range of options to help you create a magical atmosphere on your special day:
SOLO SAXOPHONE WITH BACKING
SOLO SAXOPHONE ALONGSIDE YOUR DJ
(improvisation over house tracks)
SAX AND VIOLIN DUO
SAX AND PIANO
Based in Chester, Cheshire
A sample of my repertoire.
I am also more than happy to take requests in advance:
Popular Music:
A Little Respect - Erasure
A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Angels - Robbie Williams
Addicted To You – Avicii
Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
All Of Me – John Legend
Always & Forever – Heatwave
Always Remember Us This Way – Lady Gaga
Are We Human – The Killers
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
At Last – Etta James
Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
Beautiful in White - Westlife
Beauty & The Beast - Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
Because of You – Kelly Clarkson
Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Can't Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Can't Help Falling In Love – UB40
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
Careless Whisper – George Michael
Clocks – Coldplay
Danny Boy – Eva Cassidy
Diamonds (Acoustic) – Rhianna
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John
Dream A Little Dream – Louis Armstrong
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Easy On Me – Adele
Eight Days A Week – The Beatles
Empire State Of Mind – Alicia Keys
Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Englishman in New York – Sting
Everything – Michael Buble
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Fantasy – Earth, Wind & Fire
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Give Me The Night – George Benson
Greatest Day - Take That
Handbags & Gladrags – Stereophonics
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Heaven – DJ Sammy
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Hello – Adele
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Hey Ya – Outkast
Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
How Deep Is Your Love – Calvin Harris & Disciples
How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Human – The Killers
Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
I Want To Break Free – Queen
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keyes
I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
I Get The Sweetest Feeling – Jackie Wilson
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I’ll Be Around – The Spinners
I Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
Is This Love – Bob Marley
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
It Must Be Love – Labi Siffre
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Let It Be –The Beatles
Let Me Love You – Mario
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
Let There Be Love – Nat King Cole
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Like You’ll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keyes
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Moon Dance – Van Morrison
Moon River – Andy Williams
Mr. Bojangles – Sammy Davis Jr
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - Otis Redding
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
One Day Like This – Elbow
Only Girl In The World – Rhianna
Ordinary People – John Legend
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Purple Rain – Prince
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Read My Mind – The Killers
Real Love – Jess Glynne
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Running (Lose It All) – Naughty Boy Ft/ Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin
Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
Say You Won't Let Go – James Arthur
See Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth
Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Sky full Of Stars – Coldplay
So Amazing – Luther Vandross
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Street Life – Randy Crawford
Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Love – Anita Baker
Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart - Dusty Springfield
The Air That I Breathe – The Hollies
The Book of Love - Gavin James
The Look Of Love – Diana Krall
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
This Old Heart Of Mine – Rod Stewart
Time After Time – Cindy Lauper
Titanium – David Guetta ft. Sia
Treasure – Bruno Mars
True – Spandau Ballet
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Waiting For A Star To Fall – Boy Meets Girl
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Your Song – Elton John
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You're The Best Thing – The Style Council
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
You Make It Real – James Morrison
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
You’ve Got The Love - Florence + The Machine
Your Song – Elton John
Jazz Standards:
All Blues
At Last
Autumn Leaves
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Cantelope Island
Desafinado
Doxy
Fever
Fly Me to the moon
Footprints
Georgia
In A Sentimental Mood
L’il Darlin’
Like Someone In Love
Little Sunflower
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Moonglow
Satin Doll
Song for my Father
Summertime
Sunny
Take 5
The Girl from Ipanema
Watermelon Man
Wave
House Tracks:
Afro Medusa- Pasilda
Audiowhores - Sometimes
Bakermat - Teach Me
Blonde - All Cried Out
Blonde - I Loved You
Boy Orlando - Huggin & Kissin
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Bruno Mars - Treasure
Calvin Harris feat Ayah Marar - Thinking About You
Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding - Outside
Calvin Harris ft. John Newman - Blame
Calvin Harris - Summer
Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
Clean Bandit ft. Sharna Bass - Extraordinary
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Real Love
Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
Corona - Rhythm Of The Night
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Disclosure - F For You ft. Mary J. Blige
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones - I Got U
Duke Dumont - Need U (100%) feat. A*M*E
Duke Dumont - Won’t Look Back
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
Estelle - American Boy
Faul & Wad Ad Vs. Pnau - Changes
Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name)
Gala - Freed From Desire
Gorgon City Ft. Jennifer Hudson - Go All Night
Gorgon City - Ready For Your Love ft. MNEK
Jess Glynne - Right Here
Julie McKnight - Diamond Life
Karen Harding - Say Something
Kiesza - Hideaway
Klingande - Jubel
Klingande - Only God Can Save Our Souls
Klingande - Punga
Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness
Mandal & Forbes feat. Dani Clay - Never Let Go
Mark Knight - The Return Of Wolfy
Michael Calfan - Resurrection
Michael Mandal - I Don’t Know
Mr Probz - Waves
Oliver Heldens - Koala
Otto Knows - Million Voices
Philip George - Wish You Were Mine
Praise Cats Feat Andrea Love - Shined On Me
Red Carpet - Alright
Rihanna - Diamonds
Robin S - Show Me Love
Secondcity - I Wanna Feel
Shakedown - At Night
Sigma ft Paloma Faith - Changing
Storm Queen - Look Right Through
Ten Walls - Walking with Elephants
This Girl - Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners
Wankelmut & Emma Louise - My Head Is A Jungle
Whitney Houston – It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay
Sophia has her own PA system (pat tested) and public liability insurance.
Sophia needs a performance space of at least 3 meters x 3 meters.
Sophia requires 2 x 13 amp power sockets and 1 parking space.
Sophia needs to know any directions that will help her find the venue and find the right place to load in equipment and park.
Sophia must be informed if there is a sound limiter in the venue.
Yes, Sophia can play music in between sets.
Sophia usually performs 2x 35 minute sets during drinks receptions, and will need 1 hour to set up her equipment and have a sound check.
Sophia will need access to a standard UK 240V main power supply.
To play alongside your DJ*, Sophia plays on and off tracks with short breaks over a 1 hour period.
Sophia will need to plug her wireless microphone into a spare microphone input/channel on your DJ's mixing desk, via a XLR lead, or twin phono, or jack lead.
*This needs to be checked with your DJ before the booking.
Sophia can play outside but she asks for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
Sophia has played alongside DJs and fellow musicians across various venues in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Bahrain, Portugal and Ireland.
Cruise Nightclub, Chester
Kingdom Bar, Liverpool
Empire, Liverpool
Graffiti, Liverpool
DSTRKT Nightclub, London
Rififi Club, London