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Stylish London based band: Swing and Latin grooves
Phone 07092 862 215   Profile views 1025 since 09 Jun 08
Contact Jeanie Barton   Postcode N8 0HN
Website www.jazzandcocktails.co.uk   Max travel 300 miles
Profile members.lastminutemusicians.com/jazzandcocktailsband   Joined 09 June 2008

Biography

Stylish London based band fronted by vocalist Jeanie Barton

* Duo/Trio/Quartet/Quintet or larger line up available
* Suitable for small or large events
* Special request songs learned
* Huge song list of swing and Latin jazz numbers
* Excellent value for money

A superb range of jazz standards and popular classics. They provide the perfect jazz accompaniment for any wedding reception, private party or corporate dinner.

Jeanie has an extensive background in music and performance. Starting her musical career with 3 years as a principle with the National Youth Music Theatre and continuing her study at the University of Warwick; performing in Warwick Arts Centre and taking classical vocal and piano tuition. Since moving to London Jeanie has become a jazz based vocalist, lyricist and composer.

Having studied jazz harmony at Morley College in London and bebop improvisation with Anita Wardell, Jeanie gigs regularly to sustained acclaim with her quartet and in other jazz ensembles. She has sung backing vocals for Luddy Samms (The Drifters) and works with some of the best musicians on the British Jazz scene today including, pianists; Robin Aspland, Rob Taggart and Jonathan Gee, Bassists; Steve Rose, Tony Reeves and Coleridge Goode, and Drummers; Tommy Jones and Tristan Mailliot. She is also compere for the Laurie Morgan Trio.

Please contact info@jazzandcocktails.co.uk or tel. 07092 862 215 for a quotation - we would be happy to hear from you!

Sample repertoire

  • A Night in Tunisia
  • Caravan
  • Besame Mucho
  • Fools Rush In
  • Girl from Ipanema
  • How Insensitive
  • I Have Dreamed
  • I Remember You
  • In the Still of the Night
  • I've Been Missing You
  • Let’s Get Lost
  • Masquerade
  • Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
  • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
  • Something Wonderful
  • The Shadow of Your Smile
  • There’s a Kind of Hush all Over the World
  • We Have All the Time in the World
  • You do Something to me
  • Can't Take my Eyes off of You
  • Night and Day
  • From Russia with Love
  • Where do I Begin? (Love Story theme)
  • Sway
  • Mambo Italiano
  • Brazil
  • I Could Have Danced all Night
  • Moon River
  • The Way You Look Tonight
  • Tico Tico
  • What a Difference a Day Made
See full repertoire...

 

Recent clients

  • Wedding receptions
  • Save the Children
  • Corus Hotel Elstree
  • The Jazz Cafe
  • BT
  • Slendertone
  • Tri-med
  • St Martins Lane Hotel
  • The 606 Club
  • The Palace Theatre (The West End)
  • RAF Cranwell
  • Freese Event Management Ltd
  • MS Excellence (cruise on the Seine, Paris for VVIP’s; including the South Korean Royal Family)
  • IHEEM

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Technical requirements

Minimum of 2 standard power sockets within 3m of the performance area
Parking space for unloading area near to the performance area
A changing room / safe place for valuables
Refreshments for the performers

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