About Kit Packham & John O'Reilly

Kit (saxes, harmonicas & vocal) & John (guitars, vocal) play jazz, blues and "oldies" especially 1960s songs, often harmonising on vocals.

Jazz duo

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John first met Kit when guesting on guitar with the band One Jump Ahead, which Kit leads (and whose profile is also on Encore). They discovered a common love of 1960s songs by artists like the Everly Brothers, Sam Cooke and the Drifters as well as blues and jazz material. They began performing as a duo and started writing songs together. Like many professional musicians, they each perform with a number of different bands and also work as soloists. Such is the demand for their services that they don't get the chance to work as a duo as often as they'd like but they're always open to offers!

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Kit Packham & John O'Reilly's Song list

This is just a sample of the songs and tunes that we play. If your favourite's not here, let us know. We can probably add it for you!

1960s

Wake Up Little Susie - Hallelujah I Love Her So - Seventh Son - You Never Can Tell – Reet Petite – Jailhouse Rock – No Particular Place to Go - Moon River – What a Wonderful World – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Soul Man - Knock on Wood – Stand By Me – Midnight Hour – My Girl – Mustang Sally – Under the Boardwalk – Honky Tonk Women – Need Your Love So Bad – Brown Eyed Girl – I Saw Her Standing There – Moondance – Twistin’ the Night Away – Brown Sugar – Hi Ho Silver Lining – Hey Jude - My Babe - I Wanna Be Like You – My Baby Just Cares For Me .

1950s

Take the “A” Train – Route 66 – See You Later Alligator – Shake, Rattle & Roll – Blue Monday – Rock Around the Clock – Hi Heel Sneakers – Let There Be Love – Mack the Knife – Fly Me to the Moon – That’s Amore – New York New York – Sway – L-O-V-E – I’ve Got You Under My Skin – It Had to Be You – Blueberry Hill - Mabellene.

1940s

It Don't Mean a Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) - Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – In the Mood – Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby? – Minnie the Moocher – Saturday Night Fish Fry – Caldonia – Makin’ Whoopee – Hit That Jive, Jack – Don’t Get Around Much Any More.

Pre-1940s

Brother Can You Spare a Dime? – Paper Moon - St. James Infirmary - You Made Me Love You - Careless Love - All of Me - Java Jive - After You've Gone - Body & Soul - Honeysuckle Rose - Ain't Misbehavin' - Summertime.

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Genres:

1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, Country, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Swing, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Vintage, R&B, Americana, Covers, Motown, Soul, Acoustic, Rock 'n' Roll, Classic rock, Rock, Pop rock, Skiffle

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Types:

Jazz duo, New Orleans band, Swing & Jive band, Original artist, Jazz band, Vintage jazz band

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Event types:

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

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