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About Josh

Top Jazz Saxophonist for your event/party. 'Smokin' Robert Downey Jr. Any style. 'A Subtle and Original Sound' Time Out

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Saxophonist

London

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'Smokin' Robert Downey Jr. ‘A Fierce Talent’ Jazzwise Magazine 'A Subtle and Original Sound’ Time Out Top london-based saxophonist, Josh is happy performing in every style from Swing to Contemporary Pop. He maintains a busy performing schedule with around 200 gigs a year. With a relaxed melodic sound, Josh can bring lively swing, mellow jazz, or energetic grooves to your event. Josh has an impressive CV, with Venues performed at including The Dorchester and Savoy Hotels, St James Palace, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club and jazz clubs all around the country. Josh won Scholarships to study at the Guildhall and Trinity College of Music, as as well as wining many awards for his playing including 'Young Jazz Band of the Year'. Since then he has played professionally in London, being house musician at London's Savoy and Dorchester Hotels, and playing at events, across the UK as well as touring with his Jazz quartet. He has released 5 albums of original music.

Josh

5 out of 5

12 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

4.9

Punctuality

4.9

Josh's Reviews

5 out of 5

Josh was great, a fabulous sax player for our drinks reception. Plus excellent communication in the lead up to the wedding and happy to answer any questions we had. Thank you very much

5 out of 5

Josh was amazing at our wedding this weekend! Playing sax in the background for our welcome drinks. He listened to exactly what we wanted and fit the tone perfectly. Great communication, professional. Great guy, couldn't of asked for better. Don't hesitate to book!

5 out of 5

Josh was excellent - we were really pleased and everyone enjoyed his performance. Would highly recommend

5 out of 5

Josh played for a small family gathering over the bank holiday weekend. We asked for a couple of special requests and Josh was so amazing and was able to learn our pieces and accommodate these. He is really personable and on the day sent over a couple of text messages which was very reassuring. He gaged the event well and played beautifully. We had 3 sets over 3 hours. Thank you so much Josh it was lovely to meet you and would definitely use you again should the opportunity arise.

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5 out of 5

Dear Josh, Many thanks for your great performance yesterday. All the team enjoyed the music and I wanted to thank you. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.

5 out of 5

I run a venue in Hertfordshire, Josh Kemp has played many times for us and is one of Londons finest jazz sax players but can play a whole host of other music. He will delight you either solo or in a band he is a great musician and he is professional and a really nice person too.

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Josh's Song list

Classic Pop and Soul

At Last

Another SDon’t Know Why

Crazy

Can’ Help Falling In love

Englisjhman in New York

Easy (Like Sunday Morning)

Feel Like Makin’ Love

House of the Rising Sun

Hotel California

How Deep is Your Love

How Sweet it is to be Loved By You

I Feel Good

I Wish

Isn’t She Lovely

Just the Two of Us

Just the Way You Are

Killing Me Softly

Lovely Day

Moondance

Rehab

Signed Sealed Delivered

Sitting on a Dock Of A Bay

Stand By Me

The Way You Make Me Feel

The Look of Love

Thinking Out Loud

Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

Walk on By

You’ve Got a Friend

You Are the Sunshine of My Life

Valerie

Ibiza Sax - Party

Get A Move On – Mr Scruff

Make Luv Listen to the Music – Room 5

Sing It Back – Moloko

Music Sounds Better with You – Strdust

More and More – Captain Holloywood Project

Free – Ultra Nate

One Kiss – Dua Lipa

Lola’s Theme- Shapeshifters

Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai, David Morales

Higher – Dutchian Sol

Gypsy Lover – Ministry of Funk

Back and Forth – MK Jonas Blue

I Like to Party – Disco Junkie

Get Down Satruday Night – Italian Disco Mafia

Benediction – Hot Natured

I Can’t Get Enough – Vocal Club Mix

Ibiza Sax – Chillout

Playa Levante – Yeophis Remix

A New Day – Ingo

Sweet Deeo – Café Du Midi

Forget Everything – Eat More Cake

Chill Lounge House – Maksym

Your Light – Eat More Cake

Reflections – Café du Midi

Pink Sky – Velvet Sky

El Alkma Del Sol – Chill & Groove

Glass Reflections – Chris le Blanc

Ratpack/Swing

Almost Like Being in Love

All or Nothing At All

As Time Goes By

Blue Moon

Blue Skies

But Not For Me

Bye Bye Blackbird

Close Your Eyes

Come Fly With Me

Come Rain or Come Shine

Deed I Do

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

East of the Sun

Exactly Like You

Fly Me to the Moon

Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You

Hallelujah I Love Him So

I Can’t Give You Anything but Love

I Only Have Eyes For You

I Love Being Here With You

I Thought About You

Is You Is or Is You Ain’t my Baby

It Could Happen to You

It Had to be You

I’ve Got You Under my Skin

I’ve Never Been in Love Before

I’ve Got the World on a String

Just Squeeze Me

Let’s Face the Music and Dance

Let There be Love

My Baby Just Cares For Me

Moonglow

Night and Day

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Pennies from Heaven

Straighten Up and Fly Right

S’Wonderful

They Can’t Take that Away from Me

This Can’t be Love

The Way You Look Tonight

Jazz Standards

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

At Last

Baby Baby All the Time

Body and Soul

Cry Me a River

Dream a Little Dream of Me

Embraceable You

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Georgia on my Mind

Honeysuckle Rose

How Deep is the Ocean

I’ll String Along With You

I Remember You

The Nearness of You

Nature Boy

Over the Rainbow

Pick Yourself Up

September in the Rain

Stormy Weather

Straighten up and Fly Right

Summertime

The Very Thought of You

What a Difference Day Made

What a Wonderful World

When I Fall in Love

You Go to my Head

Bossa Nova and Latin

Black Orpheus

Corcovado (Quiet Nights)

Desafinado

No More Blues

So Nice (Summer Samba)

The Girl from Ipanema

Abba Songs

Chiquitita

Dancing Queen

Does Your Mother Know

Fernando

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

I Have A Dream

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Lay All Your Love On Me

Mamma Mia

Money, Money, Money

The Name Of The Game

One Of Us

S.O.S.

Super Trouper

Take A Chance On Me

Thank You For The Music

Voulez-Vous

Waterloo

The Winner Takes It All

Christmas

Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Martin/Blane)

Jingle Bells (Pierpoint)

Mary's Boy Child (Hairston)

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Trad.)

Once In Royal David's City (Trad.)

Silent Night (Mohr/Gruber)

Sleigh Ride (Parish/Anderson)

Winter Wonderland (Smith/Bernard)

Santa Baby

Feliz Navidad

Josh's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£150
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£225
Up to 3 hours	£250

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£210

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£260

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- 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.

£350

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

A direct connection with the audience. The Feel-Good factor. Music that is expressive and fun and makes you want to dance or tap your feet.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, The Savoy, The Ritz, The Dorchester Hotels. St James Palace. Corporate events at all major London locations including The Shard, Canary Wharf, The Banqueting House, The Foreign Office, NATO headquarters. Performances for BBC.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Grover Washington, Kenny G

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

Playing live on ITV's 'Motormouth'

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?

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and we actually offer this service for free.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually set up about 45min before the performance time for jazz/accoustic set, and allow longer if there is more equipment, e.g. big PA, drum kit. As soon as our PA is set up we can provide a free playlist service to help set the atmosphere and get your guests ready for our live performance!

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.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, absolutely! We are also happy leasing with venue technicians or in-house crew if there is equipment there already.

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 a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Christmas, Classical, Fanfare, Electronic, Ambient, Deep house, Drum 'n' Bass, EDM, Electronica, Ibiza club, House, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, Blues, Dixieland, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, Gypsy jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Gospel, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk, Disco, Motown, Soul, Reggae, Tango, Ska, Samba

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Instruments:

Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone, Soprano saxophone, Baritone saxophone

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Orchestrator, Producer, Sound technician, Accompanist, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader, MC, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching, Examiner

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