Melisma Jazz Swinging Jazz Vocalist and Band...

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events in Reigate, Surrey. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period from start to finish time
Solo with backing tracks: £365
Duo (2 x 45 minutes within a 2 hour period): from £540
Trio : from £920
Quartet (up to 2.5 hours): from £1215
Hot Swing Option - Quartet: from £1215
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About / Biography

Vintage Glamour all the way with Sarah-Jane and her jazz band.

A graduate of the Guildhall Music in London with distinction she has worked in all spheres of singing alongside artists such as Jimmy Tarbuck, Wayne Sleep, Dame Peggy Mount and Julian Lloyd Webber.

She has appeared on BBC and ITV television and on radio. Studio recordings include Arthurs Quest (a new musical in which she sings Guinevere)and Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney).

She has a large repertoire ranging from Songs from the Shows and Jazz Swing to the American Songbook standards from the 1920's onwards. She works with her own jazz trio (Adam Hughes - Piano) and Jac Jones (Sax) as well as pianists Kit Massey, Roger Hind and John Burnett Hall.

She also has the wonderful Conchord Big Band at her disposal making the evening go with an even bigger Swing!!


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Reviews (26)

There are currently 26 user ratings for Melisma Jazz

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Reigate, Surrey

Will travel up to 300 miles
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Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Just a small sample of my repertoire , I am happy to learn requests

42nd Street

A Foggy day

A lovely way to spend an Evening

All of me

Ain’t misbehavin’

Angel Eyes

Anything goes

A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Sq

As time goes by

At last – Etta James

Autumn Leaves

Bewitched

Big Spender

Blue Skies

Boogie woogie Bugle Boy

Bye bye blackbird

Can’t help lovin’ that man

Cheek to Cheek

Come fly with me

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

Don’t know why – Norah Jones

Dream a little dream of me

Don’t get around much anymore

Don’t sit under the apple tree

Embraceable You

Every time we say good bye

Feeling good

Fever

Fly me to the Moon

Girl from Ipanema

Hit the Road Jack

I got rhythm

If my friends could see me now

In the still of the Night

It don’t mean a thing

It had to be you

It might as well rain until September

It’s only a Paper Moon

I’ve got you under my skin

La Mer

Let there be Love

Let’s face the music and dance

Love walked right in (Gershwin)

Love and Marriage

Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Birdland

Mack the Knife

Makin’ whoopee !

Moondance

Moon River

Mr Bojangles

Mr Sandman

My funny Valentine

My ship – Kurt Weill

Night and Day

Pack up your troubles – Eliza Doolittle

Recipe for Love – Harry Conick Jnr

Secret Love

Send in the Clowns

Someone to watch over me

Somewhere over the Rainbow

Stand by me

Stormy weather

Summertime

Sway

Swinging on a Star

Tea for Two

The lady is a tramp

The man I love

The very thought of you

The way you look tonight

They can’t take that away from me

Till there was you

You made me love you

What a difference a day made

What a wonderful world

When I fall in Love

When you wish upon a Star

Wouldn’t it be loverly

Pop

Adele : Make you feel my love

Stevie Wonder : Isn’t she lovely

Bette Midler : Wind beneath my wings

Eva Cassidy : Songbird and Fields of Gold

Desree : Kissing you and Life

Petula Clark : Downtown

Close to you (Carpenters)

Elvis : Can't help falling in love

Christina Perry : A thousand years

And much more ..........................

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Plugs and performing space


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Sound is provided - Full PA or small battery amp for intimate events


What information do you require about a venue?

I will contact the venue beforehand


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

We have performed in many venues throughout the country, every event is different and unique.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Doris Day


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I have been singing for many years and singing jazz for nearly 20 years. I started singing jazz after a bride's father heard me and asked me to sing jazz at the reception after singing classically in the church for the service.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

I enjoy singing at all sorts of events. I have been very lucky to sing at many different venues from restaurants to wedding venues and even the Royal Albert Hall!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

20 - 40 minutes depending on band size


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

I can send the repertoire list and then clients choose what they like and give us their own favourites.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

We enjoyed every minute of your performance, can't wait to see you again.

Recent Clients

Melisma Jazz has performed for these clients:

The World Beer Awards, Derbyshire

Fenwicks

Kuoni Travel

and many companies private events

Venues

Melisma Jazz has performed at these venues:

Ronta, Tuscany, Italy

Barossa near Cadiz, Spain

The Dorchester Hotel, London

The Montcalm Hotel, London

The Vineyard at Stockcross

Farleigh Golf Club, Surrey

Clock Barn Wedding Venue , Hampshire

Woodlands Park Hotel, Surrey

Chilston Park Hotel, Kent

Rowhill Grange, Kent

Wasing Park, Berkshire

Rivervale Barn, Hampshire

Horsley Towers , Surrey

Chilston Park

Nutfield Priory

Buxted Park

Ashdown Park

and many more venues

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