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Sophie Garner Band
Jazz and Blues / Wedding Entertainment
Sophie is a supremely talented vocalist who has a great deal of experience performing rhythm 'n' blues, jazz & swing. Catering for many events & age groups, her songs include Ain't Misbehavin' & Georgia. She appears with a duo through to 6 piece band.
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Profile
NEW! Please also refer to Sophie Garner's Solo Show which you will find in the Rock and Pop Roster of Alive Network's website. This is great for if you have budget and venue size restrictions or just fancy something a little more intimate.
Sophie is a very unique and talented vocalist and has a great deal of experience performing jazz swing and rhythm 'n' blues. This enables her to provide a varied set catering for many events and age groups.
Sophie Garner started out her career as an actress performing in local theatres as well as the West End. She decided to give up treading the boards to pursue a career in singing.
Sophie has now been a professional singer since 1995. In 1998 she came runner-up in the Perrier Young Jazz Vocalist Awards. Sophie is a very versatile singer and has a large repertoire of music spanning the eras from the 1930’s upwards.
Sophie has sung on numerous TV and radio shows including "Swing Time" for BBC Wales "Metroland" for Carlton TV "The Warehouse" for Channel 4 Sky News Campbell Burnap’s show on Jazz FM and has played on the same bill as Jamie Cullum at the Southport Jazz Fest as well as singing on countless sessions and as a feature artist dancing on many period drama productions. She also writes her own songs. Corporate clients have included Ernst & Young Anderson-Soames Otodynamics Innovex Talking Presentations Schal and Employees of Sony.
Sophie also starred in a recent film with Actor Jack Sheperd called 'Lipstick' for which she wrote and sung the theme music.
Sophie has entertained Van Morrison The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Keith Emerson of 70's supergroup Emerson Lake and Palmer. She performed at the first corporate event at the new Millennium 02 building supporting The Sugababes and McFly. She has also supported Will Young.
The Sophie Garner Band
Her 2-7 piece powerhouse band backs the little lady with the big voice in this line up. They have appeared in shows across Britain and Europe. Her debut album "Gone Bananas" was released in 1998 and received a great deal of airplay and rave reviews as well as going into worldwide distribution. Sophie’s alter ego Coco Calypso makes appearances as a special feature for a couple of numbers. This was influenced by Sophie’s heroine Miss Carmen Miranda the famous 1940’s Brazilian Bombshell. Sophie had a costume especially copied from one of Carmen’s and a hat she made herself piled high with fruit.
More recently Sophie has released her debut Jazz album 'Champagne and false eyelashes' on general release which is available from HMV I-Tunes and Amazon and has received rave reviews from leading press papers.
"With her clear candid voice and unaffected style she has the knack of making a song swing and her interpretations are original. A great CD. Crisp playing neat arrangements great standards fine new material – and above all a singer who brings every song vividly to life......."
The Observer
"One of the most stylish British vocalists. Her debut album supplies an exceptionally thoughtful mix of the familiar and unfamiliar………"
The Times
"Hail the New Breed jazz is back. Having suffered years of musical swipes and mickey-taking this much-maligned art form is reclaiming itself from the wispy beard and rollneck set and acts like the New Breed are leading the charge……"
Time Out (Dubai)
"This is a firmly handled debut by this UK-based singer and her small swing-bop quintet………"
Jazzwise
"Sophie handles the changes in mood and tempo with great assurance and style. It may have been a long time coming but this CD was well worth waiting for……….."
Just Jazz
For your event: This band is perfect if you want to book an act that is exciting lively and completely different for a wedding private function or corporate event!
Please note that the Sophie Garner Band is available to perform in Scotland Ireland and Internationally- POA please call to enquire.
Set
list
Jazz /Blues /Swing /Jive
That's Life
Call Me Irresponsible
Moondance
Brown Eyed Girl
Me And Mrs Jones
Let There Be Love
Don't Know Why
I Got You Under My Skin
Come Fly With Me
Just The Way You Look Tonight
Feelin Good
World On A String
Fever
A Foggy Day
Fly Me To The Moon
My Baby Just Cares For Me
The Look Of Love
It Had To Be You
You Don't Know What Love Is
Night And Day
Nature Boy
California Dreaming
Body And Soul
Route 66
I Wanna Be Like You (King Of The Swingers)
House Of Bamboo
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Take The A Train
Stomping At The Savoy
If I Were A Bell
Love Me Or Leave Me
Pennies From Heaven
The Lady Is A Tramp
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Summertime
Perdido
A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square
Autumn Leaves
Blue Moon
Cry Me A River
Easy Living
Everytime We Say Goodbye
How Deep Is The Ocean
My Romance
Nature Boy
Over The Rainbow
Save Your Love For Me
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Tenderly
The Gentle Rain
This Masquerade
When I Fall In Love
Love Letters
Lover Man
Misty
Moon River
Moonlight In Vermont
My Funny Valentine
Angel Eyes
Black Coffee
Everybody's Crying Mercy
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Georgia
Route 66
Aint No Sunshine
Summertime
Hard Day's Night
I Saw Her Standing There
Tainted Love
Latin
Girl From Ipanema
Perdido
Till' There Was You
Where Or When
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Sway
Night And Day
Nature Boy
WWII Set List
White Cliffs Of Dover
Well Meet Again
Blue Skies
Bye Bye Blackbird
Sunny Side Of The St
Lambeth Walk
A Foggy Day
Bless ‘Em All
The Washing On The Siegfried Line
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Night And Day
Watch The Birdie
Good Night Sweetheart
Pennies From Heaven
Stars Fell On Alabama
As Time Goes By
Falling In Love Again
Cheek To Cheek
Yours
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
Sentimental Journey
A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Sq
Take The A Train
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Stepping Out With My Baby
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to Sophie Garner Band
Songs will play on any PC with Windows Media
player.
Song title |
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| I Put a Spell On You (Band) |
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| Since I Fell For You (Band) |
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| I Just Called to Say I Love You (Duo) |
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| Don't Know Why (Band) |
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| Got You Under my Skin (Band) |
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| It had to be You (Band) |
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| Moondance (Band) |
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| The Way You Look Tonight (Band) |
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| What a Difference a Day Makes (Band) |
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Line-up & instrumentation
**Standard Line Up**: Solo - Sophie with quality backing tracks
Duo: Vocals + Bass,
Three Piece Band Piano; Bass and Vocals,
Four Piece Band - Piano; Bass; Drums; Vocals,
5 Piece Band - Piano; Bass; Drums; Guitar; Vocals,
6 Piece Band Piano; Bass; Drums; Guitar; Sax; Vocals,
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Travel availability
This band are only available in the regions
listed below.
The South
The Midlands
The North
Wales
Booking options
You can also choose to have any of the
following options added to your booking.
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Duo: Vocals + Bass, add approx £180 |
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Trio: Piano, Bass & Vocals, add approx £360 |
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Quartet: Piano, Bass, Drums + Vocals, add approx £540 |
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Quintet: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar + Vocals, add approx £720 |
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6 piece: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Saxophone + Vocals, add approx £840 |
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Solo lineup on weekday events: For events taking place Monday-Thursday, deduct approx £-180 |
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Reviews & references
Client
name: Amy
Client
artist rating: 
Comments: Great performance, my guests loved them and kept asking how we found them.
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Client
name: Luciana
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Dear Alive Network,
I wanted to write and tell you how special it was to have Sophie sing and her band play for us at our wedding.
Her voice is so strong, rich and sexy...and she made the night incredible.
The English are always a bit shy to dance but her voice and music is infectious and by the end everyone was in front of her dancing.
She were great, and I felt strongly that she and her band were all very much part of our wedding.
Best wishes
Luciana
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Client
name: Jane Leclercq
Client
artist rating:
Comments: I would like to say how thrilled I was to book this band. Sophie arrived promptly, showed a great willingness to fit in with our theme ( 60th birthday party), and gave a consistent and stunning performance. Everyone commented not only on her amazing voice, but on her warm, friendly and professional manner. I was delighted with all aspects of this performance, and would have no hesitation in recommending her or you again. Thank you so much. She made our party special!
Best wishes Jane Leclercq
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name: Jenny
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artist rating:
Comments: Hi Clare
Thanks for the email. Everything went really well thank you. All of the entertainment was fantastic. Thank you for your help with the event.
Jenny
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Client
name: Lesley
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Dear Paul
Just wanted to let you know that both The Sophie Garner Band and Gary Preston were fantastic yesterday. Both acts were extremely professional and a joy to have - we had a fantastic afternoon. Many thanks for helping us organise it.
Lesley Paton
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Client
name: Ros
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Hi Seth,
Yes all went very well last night thank you. Sophie Garner and her band were excellent and many of our guests and the venue staff told us how much they enjoyed her wide range of songs. From my point of view, not only is she an excellent entertainer but is an organiser's ideal act - well prepared and flexible to adapting to any changes on the night!
Thanks for recommending her!
Regards
Ros
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Client
name: Amanda
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Dear Mary,
Sophie and her band were absolutely excellent and more than exceeded our
expectations. Not only was the music stunning but they were all lovely
people who made sure that they were delivering exactly what we wanted -
a real pleasure to meet.
I would highly recommend them.
Many thanks,
Amanda
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Client
name: Rob & Donna
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Sophie
Having just arrived back from our honeymoon in Argentina (to rain and snow!) We just wanted to drop you a quick line to thank you and your band.
We had such a great day in a great venue which was perfectly rounded off by your wonderful voice and great music which ended our night on a real high. We had some great comments from our guests and you left us all wanting more.
Please let us know when you are next playing in the Bristol area as we would love to come and listen to you and your band again.
Many thanks again
Rob and Donna
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Client
name: Laura James
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artist rating:
Comments: We booked The Sophie Garner band for our Award Ceremony and they were fantastic. They did exactly what we asked and were extremely flexible when our timings changed on the night. By the end of the evening we were all up dancing. The event wouldn’t have been the same without them.
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Client
name: Melanie
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artist rating:
Comments: Thanks James. I can confirm that The Sophie Garner band were excellent, and really helped to make our day!
Very best,
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Client
name: Daryl Elfield
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artist rating:
Comments: Feedback as follows:
We got essentially 3 services from Sophie - a pianist, a jazz duo and a full-scale band. We hugely enjoyed the band - the music was great and Sophie's a fantastic singer. She also did a great job of building the crowd up prior to our singing and seemed to genuinely enjoy the whole event.
The jazz set were also very good - non-intrusive but good quality background music.
As for the pianist - on the whole he did a good job. As a pianist, I would comment that he appeared to have only learnt the key entrance music the day before but in the scheme of things this was minor!
Very happy all round and would def recommend them.
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Client
name: Stewart
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artist rating:
Comments: It went better than expected thanks.
The whole day was perfect, and Sophie Garner's band was even better live; she was superb. If only more people had danced to her songs :o) I'll drop her a mail to thank her personally.
thanks again
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Client
name: Diana
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artist rating:
Comments: Hi Pete,
All went well, Sophie was terrific, an absolute star in the making... she was charming and a delight to have at our venue...
thanks
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Client
name: Karen Lee-Brindle
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Dear Paul,
We were delighted with Sophie and her band. She was very helpful and
very entertaining. Her music was one of the highlights of the
evening. She has a great personality as well as a great voice. I
wouldn't hesitate to recommend her. We have also been very pleased
with the help you have given us and would also be more than happy to
recommend your company.
Kind Regards
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Client
name: Mr D Phaure
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artist rating:
Comments: Just a quick note to say thank for your participation in our first music festival, I thought you guys were fantastic or as John Thomson would say ‘NICE’.
Well done guys you were true pro’s,
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name: Jonathan
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Comments: hi Matt, thanks for your note & we had a smashing day. Sophie and her
band were really good and I wont hesitate to recommend your company to
friends.
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Client
name: Mrs L Sharp
Client
artist rating:
Comments: Sophie and her band were excellent - friendly, easy-going (especially when asked to sing slow 40's stuff and quick modern tracks both at the same
time!!) and superb musicians.
I've already had a couple of people ask for details of the band, so know that they went down very well.
Thanks for everything.
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