Two Blue Jazz is a Wirral Merseyside-based duo playing Jazz standards and a varied program of instrumental music including pop artists like Sting, Stevie Wonder, and Bacharach. We provide background music for restaurants, weddings, functions, birthdays, tea dances, receptions etc. The duo comprises a jazz/classical guitarist and a woodwind player who plays alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet and flute.
We can also provide some classical music choices for wedding ceremonies.
Our aim is to add ambience to your event with a varied program of instrumental music.
We play jazz standards, Latin jazz, the odd French tune, movie theme or classical guitar solo and also the music of pop artists who lend themselves to jazz interpretation.
For larger events, we can play as a full Jazz Band, double bass, sax, piano or guitar, drums and vocalist or as a jazz trio.
Our duo is covered with public liability insurance and our equipment has a PAT Test Certificate.
(Please note the duo option is purely instrumental)
Prices are negotiable depending on the size of the band, location of the venue, performance times, PA requirements etc.
Our Sax Player John Padfield is a music graduate of the University of Birmingham, John studied clarinet with Colin Parr. In the field of classical music, John has worked with the Northern Wind Orchestra, National Concert Orchestra and British Clarinet Ensemble. As a jazz saxophonist/clarinettist, John has been privileged to work with touring British musicians including Alan Barnes and Pete Carter, and international stars including the American altoist Greg Abate and Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison. A committed educator, John has directed the Liverpool Youth Jazz Orchestra from its inception in 1995.
On guitar, Paul McRae is a classical/jazz guitarist and double bass player with many years of experience playing in both small trios and big bands on guitar and bass and solo guitar in restaurants.
Based in Wirral, Merseyside
Look to the Sky (Jobim)
Girl From Ipanema (Jobim)
One Note Samba (Jobim)
Black Orpheus (Bonfi)
Favela
The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel)
Besame Mucho (Velazquez)
Sway (Ruiz)
Enchantment (Silver)
Triste (Jobim)
Desafinado (Jobim)
My little Suede Shoes (Parker)
Mambo Inn (Bauza, Sampson, Woolen)
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Jobim)
Inside a Silent Tear (Dearie)
Samba De Orfeu (Bonfi)
Morning(fisher)
Perhaps Perhaps
MAINSTREAM JAZZ / AMERICAN SONGBOOK:
Moonglow (Hudson, DeLange)
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Gershwin)
Take 5 (Brubeck)
Honeysuckle Rose (Waller)
Oh Lady be Good (Gershwin)
All of Me (Marks)
Autumn Leaves (Kosma)
Mack the Knife (Weill)
Sugar (Turrentine)
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen)
Summertime (Gershwin)
Fly me to the moon
and many more…
JAZZ/POP FUSION
Morning Dance (Beckenstein)
Shaker Song (Beckenstein)
Breezin’ (Womack)
Make Me a Memory (Grover Washington Jnr)
This Masquerade (Russell)
POP:
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Sunshine of My Life (Wonder)
Sunny (Hebb)
Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
Fragile (Sting)
Englishman in New York (Sting)
The Look of Love (Bacherach)
Just the Way You Are
My Cheri Amour (Wonder)
Call Me (Aretha Franklin)
Another Star (Wonder)
Yesterday (McCartney)
Here, There and Everywhere (McCartney)
The way we Were (Bergman)
Ain’t no Sunshine (Withers)
Feel Like Makin’ Love (Eugene McDaniels (Roberta Flack))
Lovely Day (Withers)
Your Love is King (Sade)
Killing Me Softly (Fox (Roberta Flack))
Like a Star (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Could it be i’m falling in love
Misty (Garner)
OTHER:
Moon River (Mancini)
Stranger on the Shore (Acker Bilk)
I Wish You Love (Trenet)
La Vie En Rose (Guglielmi)
Flambee Montalbanaise (Viseur)
Theme from the Godfather
Cavatina (Theme from the deer hunter)
A nearby power outlet or we can use battery powered equipment if non available
Minumum 6 x 4ft space
we provide our own sound equipment not lighting
We have played large corporate events including health service awards at Chester race course and a other large charity events at large hotels.
See bio
1/2 hour setup time
performance times normally 2 x 1 hour with a short break between sets
yes with a shaded area and cover if bad weather
can play with a small 30 watt battery amplifier if no power supply available.
we take requests with prior notice
We mainly play instrumental music to add ambience to an event.
Ideal for receptions and corporate events.
The neighbourhood kitchen chester residency next gig 30th August 2024
The Liverpool Hilton private function
The Forge Restaurant Chester
Leeds Armouries
The Red Fox Thornton hough
Hare and hounds Ramsbottom
Village Hotel Bromborough
Wedding breakfast at Thornton Manor Wirral
Wedding Reception Sheldrakes Restaurant
The Grapes Formby
The Grosenvor Hotel Aldford Cheshire
The Manor Restaurant Greasby
Goodwins Restaurant Greasby
The Mouse Restaurant Brimstage
Ness Gardens
The royal armouries Leeds
Wirral NHS Awards chester racecourse
many weddings and restaurants too many to mention