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About Gemma

The number one saxophonist and clarinettist in London, guaranteed to wow your guests!

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Alto Saxophonist

Hornchurch

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Gemma is a professional saxophonist and clarinettist from London, England. She graduated with a BMUS degree (hons) from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2012. Gemma is a highly accomplished player in both Classical and Jazz, as well as Swing, Pop and Funk. She is very well-versed in both sight reading and improvisation. Her influences include the luscious, velvety sounds of Ben Webster as well as the emphatic pro sounds of Michael Brecker and David Sanborn. Gemma represented her country in the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain at the tender age of 17, and has been playing professionally for the last 10 years at a variety of functions, including weddings and corporate events. She most recently opened for a very highly-regarded cooking business, Taras Vegan Treats. Gemma would like to continue her work in bringing venues to life through her first-class performances as part of function bands, as well as in her solo background music, and her DJ Sax performances.

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Gemma's Reviews

5 out of 5

Gemma was fantastic, really helpful and great communication before the party. More importantly she was amazing at the event and really got everyone dancing and performed brilliantly alongside the DJ. She really made the party even more special. (10 / 10)

5 out of 5

We were delighted to invite GemmaOnSax to play on the St Edmundsbury Cathedral stage at the 2025 East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival. The mellow and sometimes haunting sound of Gemma's playing was sublime and with the wonderful cathedral acoustics, she added another level to our entertainment this year! Kevin Sutterby, CAMRA Deputy Organiser.

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Gemma's Song list

I have TWO broad setlists: The first is BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUND, designed to be played as background music at your event, and the second is DJ SAX PARTY to be played on the dance floor alongside a DJ. This could be your pre-booked DJ or you could select from one of the DJs I play with regularly. Playlist to be discussed with the DJ.

The songs below are for my BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUND setlist. The categories in order are TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL (on clarinet), JAZZ BALLADS, SWING STANDARDS, POPULAR LOVE BALLADS, OLD CLASSICS, 21st CENTURY TUNES, HOUSE/DANCE, CHILLED IBIZA, BOLLYWOOD WEDDING MUSIC, WORLD WAR MUSIC and XMAS TUNES.

TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL (CLARINET) - popular for wedding ceremonies and for corporate events with Classical tastes:

Adagio from 'Clarinet Concerto' (Mozart)

Air from 'Suite in D' (JS Bach)

Ave Maria (JS Bach/ Gounod)

Ave Maria (Schubert)

Badinerie from 'Suite no.2' (JS Bach)

Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck)

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (JS Bach)

Panis Angelicus (Franck)

Pavane op. 50 (Faure)

Pie Jesu from 'Requiem op. 48' (Faure)

Salut d'Amour (Elgar)

Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)

Wedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Mendelssohn)

Wedding March from 'Lohengrin' (Wagner)

JAZZ BALLADS:

Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin)

As Time Goes By (Billie Holiday)

Autumn Leaves (Frank Sinatra)

Blue Moon (Dean Martin)

Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra)

Frankie And Johnny (Louis Armstrong)

How High The Moon (Ella Fitzgerald)

Moon River (Audrey Hepburn)

My Way (Frank Sinatra)

Night And Day (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga)

Petite Fleur (Petula Clark)

Satin Doll (Ella Fitzgerald)

Summertime (Gershwin, Norah Jones)

Take The A-Train (Ella Fitzgerald)

Wade In The Water (Eva Cassidy)

Wayfaring Stranger (Eva Cassidy)

SWING STANDARDS:

American Patrol (Glenn Miller)

A String of Pearls (Glenn Miller)

Body and Soul (Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett)

Caravan (Nat King Cole)

In the Mood (Glenn Miller)

Little Brown Jug (Glenn Miller)

Mack the Knife (Robbie Williams)

Mood Indigo (Ella Fitzgerald)

Oh, When the Saints (Louis Armstrong)

Perdido (Ella Fitzgerald)

Sentimental Journey (Doris Day)

Tequila (The Champs)

The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)

The Lady is a Tramp (Lady Gaga ft. Tony Bennett)

POPULAR LOVE BALLADS:

Against All Odds (Phil Collins)

A Groovy Kind Of Love (Phil Collins)

Ain’t no sunshine (Bill Withers)

All night long (Lionel Richie)

Angels (Robbie Williams)

Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)

Can’t help falling in love with you (Elvis Presley)

Careless Whisper (George Michael)

Every Breath You Take (The Police)

Everything I Do I Do It For You (Bryan Adams)

Have I Told You lately (Rod Stewart)

Hello (Lionel Richie)

How Deep Is Your Love (Take That)

How sweet it is to be loved by you (Marvin Gaye)

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith)

If You leave Me Now (Chicago)

Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)

Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)

Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)

You are so Beautiful (Joe Cocker)

You are the Sunshine of my Life (Stevie Wonder)

Your Song (Elton John)

OLD CLASSICS:

All By Myself (Celine Dion)

A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)

Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)

Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)

Blue Eyes (Elton John)

Down by the Salley Gardens (Maura O’Connell)

Dust In The Wind (Kansas)

Feelings (Shirley Bassey)

Greensleeves (Olivia Newton-John)

Imagine (John Lennon)

It’s still rock and roll to me (Billy Joel)

I Wonder Why (Curtis Stigers)

Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens)

Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues)

Plaisir d'amour - Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)

Smooth Operator (Sade)

Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton)

The House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals)

Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkin)

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)

To Be With You (Mr. Big)

You Can Leave Your Hat On (Tom Jones)

You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King)

21st CENTURY TUNES:

All Of Me (John Legend)

Back to Black (Amy Winehouse)

Cheerleader (Omi)

Dance Monkey (Tones and I)

Despacito (Luis Fonsi)

Fallin’ (Alicia Keys)

Flowers (Miley Cyrus)

Georgia On My Mind (Michael Buble)

Goodness of God (Israel and New Breed)

Hallelujah (Alexandra Burke)

Happy (Pharrell Williams)

Hero (Enrique Iglesias)

Mandy (Westlife)

Michael Buble Medley (Michael Buble)

Perfect (Ed Sheeran)

Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)

Something Stupid (Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman)

The Rose (Westlife)

Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

HOUSE/DANCE

Sunday Shoutin’ (Johnny Corporate)

Sthlm Sunset (Ehrling)

Breeze (Ehrling)

Champagne Ocean (Ehrling)

Dance With Me (Ehrling)

Sax (Ehrling)

All I Need (Ehrling)

Heart (Ehrling)

Palm Trees (Ehrling)

State Of Mind (Ehrling)

Paris City Jazz (Bellaire)

Promesses feat. B Lacoste (Dimmi)

Tondo (Disclosure)

Changes (Faul, Wad Ad, Pnau)

Praise You (Gamper & Dadoni)

Jubel (Klingande)

Saxo (Laurent Wolf)

Who Dares To Believe In Me (Marco Lys & Plaster Hands)

Man With The Red Face (Mark Knight & Funkagenda)

New Day (Club Edit)

Ocean Sax

One Day Sax (Bakermat)

Oriental Deep House Sax - 'Esperanza' (Yarden Saxophone)

Sax Deep House Live (Yarden Saxophone)

Sunset Syndrome (Ehrling)

Waikiki (Original Mix)

CHILLED IBIZA

At The River (Groove Armada)

Azul Aqua Blancas

Baby Blue Bossa

Barefoot Benirras

Beautiful Bassa

Magical Mastella

Naked Nova

Paradise Palmador

Porcelain (Moby)

Sapphire Saladeta

Secret S’estanyol

Sky Blue Vadella

Sunrise Saona

Sunset Salinas

Teardrop (Massive Attack)

BOLLYWOOD WEDDING MUSIC

Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg)

⁠Kaun Tujhe (M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story by Jignesh Tejani)

⁠Tera Mere Hai Pyaar Amar (Ishq Murshid)

Humko Humise Chura Lo (Mohabbatein)

Mera Laung Gawacha (Musarrat Nazir)

O Re Piya (Aaja Nachle)

Kal Ho Naa Ho (Kal Ho Na Ho)

Pee Loon (Mohit Chauhan)

Tujhe Dekha To (Anil Kumar Kamath)

Mundian Tu Bach Ke (Punjabi MC)

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)

Gur Nalo Ishq Mitha (Yo Yo Honey Singh)

Ho Jayegi Balle Balle (Daler Mehndi)

Sadi Gali (Tanu Weds Manu)

Lal Ghagra (Sahara)

Dil Luteya (Jazzy B)

G.O.A.T. (Diljit Dosanjh)

WORLD WAR MUSIC:

American Patrol (Glenn Miller)

In The Mood (Glenn Miller)

Little Brown Jug (Glenn Miller)

A String Of Pearls (Glenn Miller)

The White Cliffs Of Dover (Vera Lynn) - clarinet

We’ll Meet Again (Vera Lynn) - clarinet

CHRISTMAS CLASSICS:

A Spotless Rose

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Away In A Manger

Driving Home for Christmas

Feliz Navidad

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Have Yourself A Merry Little Xmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle Bells

Let It Snow

Mary's Little Boychild

Mistletoe and Wine

O Come All Ye Faithful

O You Merry

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

Silent Night

So This Is Christmas

Thank God It's Christmas

The First Noel

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

White Christmas

Winter Wonderland

Gemma's Prices

Last updated: 2025

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£315
Up to 3 hours	£395

Ultimate Wedding Day Package 6 hours

MY ULTIMATE WEDDING DAY PACKAGE: Ceremony - Includes 20-30 minutes of music during guest arrival, the bridal entrance, the signing of the register and the exit. Popular on Clarinet! Drinks Reception - 2 x 45 minute sets to fill your Drinks Reception. Wedding Breakfast - Includes The Wedding Breakfast Entrance to a song of your choice, and 2 x 45 minute sets. Dance Floor - 3 x 30 minute Dance Floor Party Sax sets to be played alongside your pre-booked DJ, tailored to your music taste. Plus of course, The First Dance. You can handpick 3 x 8 songs from my DJ Sax Party playlist.

£950

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The versatility of my setlist and the variety of genres I offer.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

The Ritz was my favourite!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

My saxophone influences include the luscious, velvety sounds of Ben Webster as well as the emphatic pro sounds of Michael Brecker and David Sanborn.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Performing at prestigious wedding venues around the UK.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

I can provide background music before, between or after sets at an extra charge. Please see Add-ons.

How much time do you need to set up?

When performing background music, about 1 hour. When performing with a DJ, about 30 minutes.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Yes, you can handpick each individual song you would like from my setlist, or you can just give me a genre you would prefer and leave it to me.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Christmas, Military, Classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Deep house, House, Ibiza club, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Jazz, Blues, Latin jazz, Swing, Light music, Easy listening, Covers, Hip Hop, Soul, Top 40, Disco, Funk, Motown, Vintage, R&B, Funk rock, Americana, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Indie, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Bollywood, Latin, Reggae, Ska

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Instruments:

Alto saxophone, Clarinet, Tenor saxophone

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Concert, Charity event, Corporate event, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching

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