Vintage Swing duo playing all sorts of swing, jazz, jive from the Roaring 20's through to vintage 30s, 40s 50s, gypsy jazz, bossa and jazz classics.
We've been working together as professional musicians for over 16 years; We often get asked to play parties, weddings and celebrations where our love of playing music and large repertoire & experience means we are popular across ages and musical tastes!
We also have a French set (see our video of 'La Vie En Rose')
We can tailor our sets to suit your event, and like to think of ourselves as friendly and approachable, plus highly professional.
Previous clients include:
Past clients/venues include; Hard Rock Café, London; Regents Street Xmas Lights; Dublin Carnival; Royal Horticultural Society Show, Cardiff; Trees/ ParksFor Life, London; RICS Annual Party, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Met University; Hilton Hotel Park Lane; Belfry International Golf Course; Indigo @ O2 Arena; Emirates Stadium; British Medical Association (BMA); opening ceremony of new BBC building; Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Boots plc, Hull Truck Theatre; Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent; Quay Arts Centre Isle of Wight, Grassington Arts Festival; Jersey World Music Festival; Miri International Jazz Festival Borneo, Cork Jazz Festival, plus many many weddings and private parties!
We often are asked to play two 45 minute sets, and we have our own PA
Based in Hull, East Yorkshire
In The Mood
Sentimental Journey
All of Me
Don't Get Around Much anymore
South of the border
It Ain't what you do
Minnie The Moocher
Diga Diga Do
Perdido
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Choo choo ch boogie
Sweet Georgia Brown
I'll See You In My Dreams
Mambo Italiano
Is you is or is you ain't my baby
I'm in the mood for love
When You're Smiling
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
There ain't nobody here but us Chickens
Dinah
Sweet Sue
Minor swing
Dark Eyes
Nuages
Songe D'Automne
Swing 39
Menilmontant
Petite Fleur
Topsy
Blue Moon
Daisy
Flat Foot Floogie
Your Feet's Too Big
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Up a Lazy River
Ballin' the jack
Charleston
Jubilee Stomp
Putting On The Ritz
Dr Jazz
Jump Jive Wail
See You Later Alligator
Brazil
Mack The Knife
Honeysuckle Rose
I Want to be Like You
Take Five
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Stranger On The Shore
Happy Feet
Cantina Band
Desafinado
One Note Samba
The Girl From Ipanema
Sway
French Repertoire:
La Vie En Rose
Mon Amant De St Jean
Sous le Ciel De Paris
Petite Fleur
Il y a de la joie
La Mer
C'est Si Bon
Joseph Joseph
Menilmontant
Les Ognons
La Javanaise
Souvenirs Souvenirs
Christmas Repertoire:
Jingle Bells
We Wish You a Merry Christams
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree
Jingle Bell Rock
God rest You Merry Gentlemen
Little Donkey
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Ideally 2 by 2 metres of space
We usually play either two 45 minute sets or can play one set of an hour/ an hour and 15 minutes. The price is slightly higher for two hour long sets.
Set-up takes about an hour