Blue Juice

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6 piece band from £1500

female vocalist
saxophone
trumpet
keyboards
double bass
drums

Prices include PA, stage lighting and music between the band sets. No need for a DJ!

2 x 50 minute sets

Vocal Numbers

Night and Day - Standard
Perdido - Standard
It’s Only A Paper Moon - Standard
Exactly Like You – Nat King Cole
I Love to Love – Nina Simone
Them There Eyes – Ella Fitzgerald
Trouble In Mind – Trad. blues
Cottontail – Ella Fitzgerald
My Baby Just Cares For Me –
Nina Simone
Mas Que Nada – Sergio Mendes
Silk Shiny Stockings – Ella Fitzgerald
Work Song – Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be
Free (Film 2006) – Nina Simone
Besame Mucho – Standard
Don’t Explain – Billie Holiday
Moondance – Van Morrison
Oye Como Va – Santana / Tito Puente
Tequila - Standard
Soul Bossa Nova (Theme from ‘Austin
Powers’) – Quincy Jones
Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) - Standard
Sway – Dean Martin
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
Hit the Road Jack - Standard
Route 66 - Standard
The Beat Goes On – Buddy Rich
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Too Darn Hot – 42nd Street
You Go To My Head - Standard
Corcovado – Gilberto/Getz
No More Blues – Gilberto/Getz
Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me –
Frank Sinatra
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Standard
Lullaby of Birdland – Sara Vaughan
Devil May Care - Standard
Solitude – Ella Fitzgerald
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Mack The Knife – Bobby Darrin
Tico Tico - Standard

Instrumental Numbers

Cole Porter
What Is This Thing Called Love
I love You
Night and Day
Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema
Desafinado
Chega De Saudade
One Note Samba
Wave
Miles Davis
All Blues
Blue In Green
Four
Freddie Freeloader
So What?
Tune Up
Hammerstein & Kern
All The Things You Are
The Song Is You
George Shearing
Lullabuy of Birdland
Beautiful Love
Rogers & Hart
Have You met Miss jones
My Funny Valentine
My Romance
Spring Is Here
Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man
Cantaloupe Island
Butterfly

Blue Juice are a high quality jazz sextet capable of delivering smooth and sophisticated background music as well as uptempo swing and latin numbers to keep people on the dancefloor.

The band is fronted by singer Jane Oliver and has been charming audiences for years with their accessible arrangements of jazz classics by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone and other greats. The band features some of the best jazz musicians in the country and over the years the band has performed all over the UK at private, corporate and festival events.

Blue Juice are..

Jane Oliver (vocals) – Jane Oliver has an irresistible charm and her performances never fail to endear audiences. Her sweet vocals are always delivered with wonderful sensitivity to the lyrics and with abundant charisma.

Dave Graham (saxophone) – Since his graduation from the Royal Northern College of Music just over 10 years ago, Dave has been working as a professional saxophone player all over the UK and Europe. He has appeared on stage with Wynton Marsalis, Alan Skidmore, Jim Mullen, and Mark Nightingale to name but a few.

Steve Foster (trumpet) – Steve Foster is a mighty trumpeter and perhaps best know for his work with the fabulous ‘Steve Foster Big Band’ which has made numerous appearances at ‘Jazz @ the Grainstore’ as well as festival appearances.

The rhythm section for Blue Juice can vary but regular members are...

Chris Taylor (piano)
Paul Sawtell (piano)
Bill Coleman (bass)
Zoltan Dekany (bass)
Alan Savage (drums)
John Perry (drums)