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About Jazz Spivs
The No 1 Vintage 1920s Band. Available for hire throughout the UK & worldwide. The only band for your 1920s Gatsby Party Prohibition Event
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Vintage jazz band
Manchester
Public liability insurance of £10 million
Jazz Spivs
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Jazz Spivs' Reviews
From Encore customers:
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John D
3 months ago
Reply from Jazz Spivs
3 months ago
From other customers:
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Onno N
6 years ago, for a Wedding in Bruisyard
DK
Damian K
7 years ago, for a Private event in Bencombe Rd
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1st Anniversary
This act has been working with Encore for over a year
Jazz Spivs' Song list
A
A Foggy Day In London Town
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
After You’ve Gone
Ain’t Misbehavin
Ain’t She Sweet
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
All Of Me
All The Things You Are
Am I Blue
Angry
Apex Blues
April Showers
As Long As I Live
As Time Goes By
At Sundown
At The Jazz Band Ball
Avalon
B
Baby Face
Baby Wont You Please Come Home
Back O Town Blues
Ballin The Jack
Baltimore
Basin Street Blues
Beale Street Blues
Bear Necessities
Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
Big Butter & Egg Man
Big Chief
Bill Bailey
Birth Of The Blues
Black and Blue
Black Bottom
Blue & Broken Hearted
Blue Lou
Blue Moon
Blue Skies
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Blues My Naughty Sweetie
Bluin the Blues
Body & Soul
Bourbon Street Parade
Blue Room
Blueberry Hill
Bridal March (Lohengrin)
Bring In The Money
Buddy Bolden Blues
But Not For Me
Button Up Your Overcoat
Bye Bye Blues
Bye Bye Blackbird
C
Cakewalkin’ Babies From Home
Caravan
Carnival Time
Careless Love
Change Partners
Changes
Charleston
Cheek To Cheek
Cherokee
Congratulations
Cherry
China Boy
Chinatown, My Chinatown
Clarinet Marmalade
Copenhagen
Coquette
Crazy
Crazy Rhythm
Crazy About My Baby
Creole Love Song
Cryin For The Carolines
D
Darktown Strutters Ball
Deed I Do
Didn’t He Ramble
Dinah
Dixieland One-Step
Doctor Jazz
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Down By The Riverside
Down In Honky Tonk Town
Dream A Little Dream
Do You Know What It Means…
E
Everybody Loves My Baby
Exactly Like You
F
Farewell Blues
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Fidgety Feet
Firewater
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue
Float Me Down The River
Fly Me To The Moon
Four or Five Times
From Monday On
G
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good For You
Georgia On My Mind
Get Busy
Get Happy
Girl Of My Dreams
Give Me Your Kisses
H
Happy Feet
Hard Hearted Hannah
Hello Dolly
High Society
Hindustan
Home
Honeysuckle Rose
How Come You Do Me Like You Do
How Long Blues
I
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll
I Can’t Get Started
I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me
I Ain’t Got Nobody
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
I Found A New Baby
I Got Rhythm
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
I Thought About You
I Want To Be Happy
I’ll Remember April
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
I’ll Remember April
I’m Coming Virginia
I’m Confessin’ That I Love You
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter
I’m Crazy About My Baby
I’m Old Fashioned
I’m Puttin’ All My Eggs in One Basket
I’ve Got A Feelin’ I’m Fallin
I’ve Got The World On a String
Ice Cream
Ida Sweet As Apple Cider
If I Could Be With You
If I Had You
Iko Iko
In A Mellotone
In A Sentimental Mood
In A Sentimental Mood
Indiana (Back Home Again in)
In The Summertime When The Weather Is Fine
Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
It Had To Be You
It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie
It’s Tight Like That
J
Ja Da
Japanese Sandman
Jazz Me Blues
Jeepers Creepers
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Just A Little While To Stay Here
Just In Time
Just One of Those Things
Just Squeeze Me
Just You, Just Me
K
Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now
King of The Swingers
L
La Vie En Rose
Lady Be Good
Lady Is A Tramp
Lazy River (Up The)
Lil‘Liza Jane
Lily of The Valley
Linger Awhile
Limehouse Blues
Liza
Lookie Lookie Lookie, Here Comes Cookie
Louisiana
Louisiana-i-a
Louisiana Fairytale
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Love Me or Leave Me
Lulu's Back In Town
Love Nest
Lullaby of The Leaves
M
Mack The Knife
Makin’ Whoopee
Mama Don’t Allow It
Mama’s Gone Goodbye
Margie
Manhattan
Maria Elena
Mean To Me
Memories Of You
Millenburg Joys
Mississippi Mud
Mood Indigo
Moonglow
Muskrat Ramble
My Baby Just Cares For Me
My Blue Heaven
My Funny Valentine
My Mamma’s In Town
My Melancholy Baby
My Memphis Baby
My Monday Date
My Pet
My Old Flame
N
Nagasaki
New Orleans
Night & Day
Nobody’s Sweetheart
New Suit
Nobody Knows You’re Down & Out
O
Old Fashioned Love
Old Grey Bonnet
Old’ Rockin’ Chairs Got Me
Old Spinning Wheel
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Out of Nowhere
Over The Rainbow
P
Palesteena
Paper Moon
Pasadena
Panama Rag
Pennies From Heaven
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Perdido
Poor Butterfly
Puttin’ On The Ritz
R
Ready For The River
Roseroom
Rosetta
Royal Garden Blues
Running Wild
S
S’Wonderful
Sensation Rag
September In The Rain
Shanty In Old Shanty Town
Sheik Of Araby
She’s Funny That Way
Shine
Sing Sing Sing
Singin’ The Blues
Soltitude
Someday Sweetheart
Some Of These Days
Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Stole My Gal
Someday You’ll Be Sorry
South
South Rampart Street Parade
St James Infirmary
St Louis Blues
Stardust
Stars Fell on Alabama
Stompin’ At The Savoy
Street Parade
Strike Up The Band
Struttin' With Some BBQ
Sugar Blues
Sugar Foot Stomp
Summertime
Sweet Georgia Brown
Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Sue
Sweethearts on Parade
Sugar (Don’t You Know Who She is..)
Sugar (I Call My Baby My Sugar…)
Swanee River
Swing That Music
T
Tea For Two
Temptation Rag
Tenderley
That Certain Party
That Da Da Strain
That’s A Plenty
That’s My Desire
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
Thou Swell
The Very Thought Of You
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Three Little Words
Tiger Rag
Tin Roof Blues
Tishomingo Blues
Together
Too Busy
Twelfth Street Rag
U-V
Undecided
Up A Lazy River
W
Wabash Blues
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
We’ll Meet Again
What A Wonderful World
When I Take My Sugar To Tea
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
When The Saints Go Marching In
When You’re Smiling
Whispering
Who’s Sorry Now
Wolverine Blues
Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
XYZ
Yellow Dog Blues
Yes Sir That’s My Baby
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
You Took Advantage of Me
You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now
You’re Driving Me Crazy
Zing Went The Strings of My Heart
Jazz Spivs' Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
4 musicians
Performance duration | Price | |
Up to 1 hour | £1295 | |
Up to 2 hours | £1595 | |
Up to 3 hours | £1795 |
Packages
Wedding ceremony4 musicians
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£1395
Drinks reception4 musicians
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£1595
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner4 musicians
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
- 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
- 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£1995
Add-ons
PA system
+£750
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
We deliver high-energy, enthusiastic and engaging performances. Unlike other bands who stand in the corner and play, We perform and interact with your guests.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
Buckingham Palace, The Guildhall London, Tate Modern, Tower Bridge Walkways, Hilton Manchester, BMA House, The Ritz London, The Savoy Hotel London. We can't fit all of the great venues on to this list!
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
We haven't performed at just one high-profile gig. We've performed at many. Which includes performing for Royalty and at Buckingham Palace.
Do you have different line-up options?
We offer 3 line up options:
3-piece (Sax or Clarinet with Double Bass and Guitar)
4-piece (Sax & Clarinet with Double Bass and Guitar)
5-piece (Sax & Clarinet & Trumpet/Drums with Double Bass and Guitar)
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know. Changing timings depends on our other commitments around your event. We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
We can for an extra cost.
How much time do you need to set up?
30 minutes
Can you roam around while you perform?
Yes. We need to know this before hand as it will affect the instrumentation we use and bring.
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.
Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?
PA can be supplied at an extra cost. See extra services section.
Can you learn song requests before the event?
If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you. There is an additional fee for this service to take into account arranging and rehearsal times etc.
Musicianship
Genres:
1920s era music, Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swing, 1930s era music
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Concert, Charity event, Corporate event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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