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The Swinging Little Big Band
Jazz and Blues / Wedding Entertainment
The Swinging Little Big Band is a Kent based Ratpack-style band with a modern twist. They can perform the Sinatra favourites alongside Vegas-style renditions of Nirvana's 'Teen Spirit' and Radiohead's 'Creep'. Perfect for after dinner entertainment.
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Profile
Highlights
*Cool sophisticated group of musicians
*Classic and contemporary tunes performed in jazz style
*Great for after dinner entertainment
*Best rates in South
*Suitable for a range of occasions and audiences
The Swinging Little Big Band reflect all that made The Rat Pack legendary; superb musicianship timeless songs and outstanding vocals delivered with scotch-on-the-rocks cool! They are a team of six highly-skilled musicians from backgrounds as diverse as jazz funk indie and rock who share a love of the golden era of swing music. The result is swing show with a real difference.
The show starts with classic Sinatra: Come Fly with Me I Get a Kick Out of You and The Lady is a Tramp all specially-adapted to deliver the exuberance of the original big band arrangements with the tight punch of a 6-piece group. As the floor starts to swing the band play on with the songs made famous by Nat King Cole Bobby Darin Dean Martin as well as contemporary swingers like Michael Buble.
But what makes this band truly unique is their stunning swing versions of modern rock and pop songs: The Rolling Stones' 'Paint it Black' done salsa-style; a blistering swing take on Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and even Radiohead's 'Creep' made to sound like it was made for a Vegas Casino!
Whether you're planning a corporate party awards ceremony, product launch or Vegas-themed function, you'll find that The Swinging Little Big Band offer floor-filling entertainment that engages every type of audience.
The band is pleased to tailor its performance to match your requirements and the mood of your event.
Recent venues include Alexandra Palace, The Belvedere - Holland Park, Buxted Park Hotel, Bore Place and Hotel du Vin.
Previous Venues
Alexandra Palace
The Belvedere, Holland Park
The Pigalle Club, Piccadilly
Lord's Cricket Ground
Hotel du Vin
The Camden Centre, London WC1
Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire
Buxted Park, East Sussex
Chilston Park, Lenham
Burlington Hotel, Birmingham
Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Berkshire
Gosfield Hall, Gosfield
The Great Barn, Oxford
Eastwell Manor, Ashford
The Royal Inn on the Park
Lympne Castle
Gray's Inn
Wadhurst Castle
Birling Manor, East Dean
Whitstable Castle
Pontlands Park, Chelmsford
Turkey Mill, Maidstone
Eastbourne Bandstand
Fowlmead Country Park
Bore Place, Chiddingstone
The Mandarin Oriental
The Lansdowne Club
The Intercontinental, Park Lane
Corporate clients include:-
IBM
The Wellcome Trust
3i
The Nichols group
AEO Awards
Cardboard Citizens event hosted by Kate Winslet
Handpicked Hotels
Please Note: The band do not take enquiries more than 12 months in advance.
Set
list
Old Swing
Come Dance with Me
Come Fly with Me
Foggy Day in London Town
I Get a Kick Out Of You
Beyond the Sea
Lady is a Tramp
Under My Skin
Sway
That's Life
Mack the Knife
So Nice to Come Home to
Anything Goes
Let there be Love
It Had to Be You
New York New York
Fly Me to the Moon
Girl from Ipanema
It Happened in Monterey
The Way You Look Tonight
Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Let it Snow
New Swing
For Once in My Life (Michael Bublé)
We are in Love (Harry Connick Junior)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Supersonic (Oasis)
Common People (Pulp)
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)
Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Creep (Radiohead)
Yellow (Coldplay)
Valerie (The Zutons)
Whistle for the Choir ('Irresistible' by The Fratellis)
Fool's Gold (Stone Roses)
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 Listen
to The Swinging Little Big Band
Songs will play on any PC with Windows Media
player.
Song title |
Play |
| Creep |
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| Fly me to the Moon |
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| I Get a Kick Out of You |
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| The Lady is a Tramp |
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| Mack the Knife |
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| Paint it Black |
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| Teen Spirit |
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| Valerie |
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| Yellow |
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| You'd be so Nice to Come Home to |
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Line-up & instrumentation
Vocals; Saxophone; Keyboards; Guitar; Bass; Drums
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Travel availability
This band are only available in the regions
listed below.
The South
The Midlands
Booking options
You can also choose to have any of the
following options added to your booking.
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Lounge Jazz Duo - Jazz Guitar/ Saxophone - for 60 minutes, add approx £216 |
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Lounge Jazz Trio - Jazz Guitar/ Saxophone/ Keyboards - 60 minutes, add approx £264 |
| 3 |
Pianist for Dinner/Drinks upto 3 hrs, add approx £240 |
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Reviews & references
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name: Emma
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artist rating: 
Comments: Alive network were quick easy and friendly. The band were amazing! words can't express... we had the best wedding party in the history of parties!
Emma
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name: Katherine
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artist rating:
Comments: I have had many comments about how great they were. My husband and I thought they were absolutely brilliant. They were by far my highlight of th day - I was really excited about them and I cut short the formal photos so I could hear them play. They were really good fun, polite, and made us feel very special. The moved their set round as I really didn't want to miss them playing Radiohead's Creep which was my absolute highlight! They were really really brilliant. They knew our names and I had a lot of comments from the female guests about how fit they are (especially the lead singer!) We're really hoping that some more of our friends get enegaged so they can have them! I would recommend them to anyone. They stuck around afterwards for a drink and were really polite and nice to speak to.
Katherine
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name: Sarah & Jim
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artist rating:
Comments: Just thought I'd drop you a line to say how brilliant the band were at our wedding. We've had a ton of cards from people since we got back from honeymoon all talking about this BRILLIANT band!!
Sarah & Jim,
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name: Steve & Helen
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artist rating:
Comments: These guys made our wedding day! Absolutely first class!
Steve & Helen,
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name: Louise
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artist rating:
Comments: I am pleased to report that the band was excellent and we have had many positive comments about them and the evening in general. I would appreciate it if you could pass on my thanks to them for helping the evening to run so smoothly.
Louise
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name: Polly & John
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artist rating:
Comments: You guys rocked on Saturday - thanks so much. Everyone loved you. I'm sure I'll see you play again at friends weddings in the future!
Polly & John
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name: Mark & Charlotte
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artist rating:
Comments: ...just a note to say a big thank you to you and to the Band. The band were sooo good on our wedding day and we were really pleased. Many people keep saying how great they were. So thanks very much.
Mark & Charlotte
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Client
name: Rebecca and Stefano
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Comments: Hi Gemma,
We would just like to say how much we appreciate all the help you gave us in the build-up to the wedding. Right from the start your website was a massive help and guide. You helped us considerably in choosing the right band and getting them booked then, ultimately, the Swinging Little Big Band were fantastic. So many people have said how good they were and how much they enjoyed them. So there could be many more bookings coming soon... and I know they enjoyed being the last band ever to play live in the Long Room!
Thank you for all your help Gemma.
Very best wishes,
Rebecca and Stefano
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