Little Big Band

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5 piece band from £1250

Female lead vocal
Saxophone/keyboards
Keyboards/vocals
Bass/vocals
Drums

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

3 x 45 min sets

Swing (Vocal Set)
Ain't That A Kick In The Head -Van Heusen/Cahn
Beyond The Sea -Lawrence / Trenet
Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Cole Porter
It Had To Be You - Jones / Kahn
I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
Let There Be Love - Grant / Rand
Let’s Face The Music And Dance - Irving Berlin
Mack The Knife - Kurt Weill
Moon River - Henry Mancini

The Sixties
All My Loving - Lennon And Mccartney
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Four Tops
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders

The Seventies
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Carwash - Rose Royce
Dancing Queen - Abba
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrisson
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Lady Marmalade - Patti & Labelle
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Think - Aretha Franklin
Waterloo - Abba
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
Your Song - Elton John


The Eighties
Ain't Nobody - Rufus And Chaka Khan
Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Fallen - Lauren Wood
Freedom - Wham!
Groovy Kind Of Love - Phill Collins
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I’m So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jnr.
It’s Raining Men - The Weather Girls

The Nineties
Angels- -Robbie Williams
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Free - Ultra Nate
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
It's In His Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song) - Cher
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Moving On Up - M People
She's The One - Robbie Williams
Still The One -Shania Twain
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
When A Woman - Gabrielle
Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie

21st Century
Angels - Robbie Williams
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller
I’m Outta Love - Anastasia
Thankyou -Dido
When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating

Please note: This is not a comprehensive list of the band’s repertoire. The full list comprises over 300 numbers.

The Little Big Band combines top class musicianship with the versatility to provide a repertoire stretching from 1940s Swing and Jazz through to Current Chart Hits.

The band was formed seven years ago by Anna Brooks and Chris Thompson, both of whom are experienced professional musicians trained at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Multi-instrumentalist Anna plays saxophone and keyboard, and also provides backing vocals, whilst Chris plays keyboards and piano. The rest of the five-piece line-up - female lead vocals, bass and drums - are also top professional musicians.

Between them they've performed with legendary Glam-rocker Roy Wood, Alvin Stardust, Darren Day, Duncan Norvelle, Roy Gee of The Drifters, recorded numerous albums, sessions for Saatchi & Saatchi and EMI Publishing, appeared at Jazz Festivals at Cheltenham, Montreux and Brecon, Ronnie Scotts, toured India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with John Mayer's 'Indo-Jazz Fusions', Portugal and Ireland with The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Canada with Cornelius Cardew and composed, arranged and recorded music for film and television.

Dressed formally or informally to suit the occasion, the band usually perform three 45 minute sets. They can also provide a sax, piano and bass trio to play background music during a meal or drinks reception for a small additional fee. They have their own professional lighting and PA and can play CDs and minidiscs through their system during breaks.

"The Little Big band was a great choice! They really livened up the room and encouraged everyone to enjoy their night to the full. The music was varied and catered to everyone’s tastes. The female vocalist was fantastic!"
Kristi (Fenmarc Produce)

" We want to say thank you for the fantastic music during our wedding. We loved it and many of our guests were raving about it when we got back from our honeymoon. Please thank all the band members - you all look and sound great on the video by the way. Thanks again for a wonderful evening and all the help you gave us prior to the day. Best wishes, Rachel & Simon "

" Sincere thanks to The Little Big Band for doing us proud at Lucy and Stuart's wedding. They were excellent and everyone thoroughly enjoyed them. I just thought I'd let you know that you could recommend them anywhere. "

" Would you please pass on our many thanks to The Little Big Band for their great performance. We are extremely grateful to them for making our night so special. "

" Thank-you for the fantastic job you did at our wedding. We thought the performance was excellent and provided a brilliant atmosphere. All our guests commented favourably on your professionalism and versatility, and went away thoroughly entertained and tired from all the dancing! We look forward to our next opportunity to book the Little Big Band. "

" Just a quick note to let you know that our wedding wouldn't have been complete without 'The Little Big Band', they were fantastic and we have received so many comments, the dance floor was never empty and it made a special day even more memorable. "