What makes One Jump Ahead stand out from the other Swing and Jive bands around? Firstly, they've been playing together for a good many years more than most similar bands and that experience really shows! Audiences invariably want to DANCE when they hear this outfit swing. Their huge repertoire (300+ numbers) includes the best of the "Great American Songbook", 1940s & 50s jump/jive rhythm & blues, classic rock’n’roll songs, 1960s soul hits and Rat Pack material. A few carefully selected vintage pop classics, comic novelties and their own critically acclaimed compositions might get thrown into the gumbo too. They have wowed audiences from Islington to Israel, Clerkenwell to County Cork and from Docklands to Deutschland!

LINE-UP

One Jump Ahead are led by KIT PACKHAM on VOCALS & SAXOPHONE, accompanied by PIANO, GUITAR, BASS, DRUMS, TRUMPET and another SAXOPHONE. Several of the band also contribute backing vocals - and an excellent female singer can be added to the line-up on request. If you don't have the space or the budget for a 7 or 8-piece band they can still play a highly entertaining set with a smaller line-up - right down to Kit alone with pre-recorded backing tracks! (See separate listing). However, we would suggest that you hire the largest line-up that the premises and your budget allow, since this gives the most dynamic and flexible results. The minimum price of £900 given above is for the normal 7-piece format in the Greater London area from Monday - Thursday. To calculate the minimum price for smaller units subtract £75 for each musician not required. See "PRICING" below for guidance on factors that are likely to affect the cost.

REPERTOIRE

We have a huge repertoire covering Swing, Jive, the Great American Songbook, Rock’n’Roll, Rat Pack, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Vintage 30s, 40s, 50s & 60s Pop & Rock, Jazz, Latin and Comic Novelties. The list below shows just some of the most popular songs we play. We can e-mail a complete list of around 300 on request.

Jump/Jive, Rock’n’Roll, Rhythm & Blues, etc.
You Never Can Tell – Reet Petite – Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – Flip Flop & Fly – Route 66 – Jailhouse Rock – See You Later Alligator – Shake, Rattle & Roll – My Babe – Blue Monday – Saturday Night Fish Fry – Caldonia – Rock Around the Clock – Hi Heel Sneakers – Hit That Jive, Jack – No Particular Place to Go

Rat Pack, Smooth Jazz, Crooners, etc.
Let There Be Love – Mack the Knife – Fly Me to the Moon – That’s Amore – New York New York – Let’s Face the Music & Dance – Sway – L-O-V-E – I’ve Got You Under My Skin – It Had to Be You – Feelin’ Good – Moon River – What a Wonderful World – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – One For My Baby

Soul, Motown, Funk, R&B, etc.
Soul Limbo – Knock on Wood – Stand By Me – Midnight Hour – My Girl – Dancing in the Street – Mustang Sally – Barefootin’ – Try a Little Tenderness – Jackie Wilson Said – Under the Boardwalk – How Sweet It Is – Let’s Stay Together – Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – I Got You (I Feel Good)

Vintage Rock & Pop, etc.
Honky Tonk Women – Need Your Love So Bad – Brown Eyed Girl – Dance the Night Away – I Saw Her Standing There – Moondance – Twistin’ the Night Away – Brown Sugar – It’s Not Unusual – Rehab – Black Magic Woman – Hi Ho Silver Lining – The Bright Side of the Road – Wonderful Tonight – Hey Jude

Swing, Trad, Latin & Mainstream Jazz, etc.
In the Mood – Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Minnie the Moocher – Makin’ Whoopee – Don’t Get Around Much Any More – Take the “A” Train – Fever – I Wanna Be Like You – Buona Sera – Brother Can You Spare a Dime? – Bad Bad LeRoy Brown – My Baby Just Cares For Me – Blueberry Hill.

PRICING

£900 is our normal minimum for the full 7-piece format in the Greater London area but our least expensive option is to play as a quartet (normally £675 minimum)
PRICES ARE USUALLY HIGHER WHEN....
- the event is outside the Greater London area. The further we have to travel, the higher the cost.
- the event takes place at a weekend or during other periods of high demand (the week before Christmas, New Year's Eve, etc)
- we are required to be set up some hours ahead of when we are to play. (It can be arranged but will cost a little more).
- we are required to play for over 2.5 hours in total. (Up to 3 sets of 45 minutes each or 2 sets of 60 minutes each is usual).
PRICES MAY BE LOWER WHEN....
- you are providing or arranging for the provision of a PA system (and engineer) for us.
- you are booking us for a SERIES of events rather than a one-off engagement.
- the event takes place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday within the Greater London area.
- you want us to play with a reduced line-up. We can play (and have played) as a sextet, quintet, quartet, trio and duo but naturally the character of the band changes a little with each reduction. We recommend that you book the full 7-piece whenever possible for maximum impact and variety but the music is still excellent however many of us play. For prices of smaller line-ups please ask for a quote.
WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND NEGOTIATE ALL ASPECTS OF A POTENTIAL BOOKING.

• Kit Packham