The Franks/Freestone jazz duo specialise in playing a variety of jazz styles from dinner jazz to bossa novas and up-tempo swing, and would add an atmosphere of charm and sophistication to any wedding reception, corporate event, restaurant or wine bar. Set up in 1993, Jez Franks (guitar) and Tori Freestone (saxes and flute), have established a rapport that proves both exiting and versatile. The instrumentation is appropriate for all occasions and is ideal background music.

The duo has appeared at wine bars, restaurants and functions up and down the country, including Kensington Palace, the Dorchester, Café de Paris, the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, The Grand (Brighton) many of the Hilton Hotels, residencies at Pizza Express, All Bar One, the Slug & Lettuce chain and the Theatre Royal Stratford (London), plus performances for Jazz FM, Staffordshire Guitar Festival, Stratford Circus Arts Centre and Haskovo Jazz Festival (Bulgaria)

REPERTOIRE

Swing:
All of Me
Autumn Leave
But not for Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
Cheek to Cheek
Days of Wine & Roses
Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones)
Fly Me to the Moon
Foggy Day
Have You Met Miss Jones
I get a Kick out of You
I Got Rhythm
I’ve got You Under My Skin
Let There Be Love
Misty
My Baby Just Cares for Me
My Favourite Things
My Funny Valentine
My Romance
Night & Day
Old Devil Moon
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Round Midnight
Someday My Prince Will Come
Take The A Train
Unforgettable
When I Fall In Love
Witchcraft
You go to my head

Funk/Gospel:
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Put it Where You Want It
Sissy Strut
God Bless the Child
Nostalgia in Time Square

Latin/Bossa Novas:
Blue Bossa
Caravan
Corcovada
Desafinado
Dindi
Girl From Ipanema
This Masquerade
Watch What Happens
Wave

Christmas Jazz Set:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
In the Bleak Midwinter
Jingle Bells
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Christmas Song
We Three Kings
White Christmas