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The Lorraine Jones Quartet

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About The Lorraine Jones Quartet

Ex Record Label Musicians - Dance the Night Away to American-Songbook Smooth Jazz Classics … “They play beautiful music beautifully”
Jazz band
Buntingford
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PLEASE  - use your earbuds or speaker to listen to our videos! _________________________________ Smooth Jazz Quartet - Piano, Bass, Drums & Female Singer We have all been professional musicians in the past. We are a mature band - some of us are on albums on original vinyl !  We fill dance floors with young & old, performing smooth jazz from the American Songbook everyone knows from better days ...  Sinatra, Ella, ... 'and all that Jazz'! Now we appear at private parties (large & small), corporate functions, dinner & dance evenings, 1950s nights, garden parties, weddings, anniversaries and so on. We play beautiful music beautifully. Your guests will have a night they will remember fondly.   OUR HISTORY & WHO WE ARE NOW: Each of us left the music industry professionally decades ago; but individually we’ve gigged all our lives playing every type of venue, including:- The Marquee, Wardour St The Royal Albert Hall Band on the Wall Manchester Barbarellas Birmingham Bury Town Hall Derby Town Hall The Alhambra Opera House Bradford The Rock Garden London Holmfirth Town Hall Buxton Town Hall Break for the Border, London Headlining at Bradford world music festival in Manningham park The Winter Gardens Malvern The Winter Gardens Cleethorpes The Half Moon Putney The Half Moon Herne Hill The Railway Birmingham The Nashville Rooms London The Cambridge Folk Festival Tito’s, Almeria Spain Oxford University Warwick University Kent University York University Birmingham University Darlington Arts Centre The Mean Fiddler, London Towngate Theatre, Basildon The Tramshed, London _________________________ And acts some of us have supported include: _________________________ 🎵 Sasha Distel The Real Thing Lindisfarne UB40 The Steve Gibbons Band Dr Feelgood Frankie Miller Georgie Fame Eddie Le Jurne D. L. Maynard John Cooper Clarke We formed this band just recently, solely for the joy of performing the songs we love:  The Lady is a Tramp - Fly Me to the Moon - Beyond the Sea - Night & Day - You'd be so Nice to Come Home To - The More I See You - The Look of Love - The Girl from Ipanema - East of The Sun - Sway - On Green Dolphin Street  - Cheek to Cheek - Besame Mucho - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Every Time We Say Goodbye ... and many many more. 🎵  EXTRACTS OF RECENT REVIEWS FROM OUR PREVIOUS BANDS: .. “Exceptional players” .. “Lovely vocals”  .. “Made us all feel like we were in 17 again!"  .. “They are real old pro's, extremely tight group"

The Lorraine Jones Quartet 's Song list

Set 1
East of the Sun
Night & Day
All the Things You Are
Besame Mucho
Girl from Ipanema
On Green Dolphin Street
Dream a Little Dream
You Go to my Head
Since I Fell for You
My Funny Valentine
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Can't Take my Eyes Off You
Don't Let it Go to your Head
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Set 2 - (Dance Set)
Film Night theme - Instrumental
The More I See You
The Look of Love
The Lady is a Tramp
Almost Like Being in Love
Cheek to Cheek
You 'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
The Nearness of You
Fly Me to the Moon
Blue Bossa
Sway
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
All I do is Dream of You
Beyond the Sea

The Lorraine Jones Quartet 's Prices

Last updated: 2026

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

Standard Prices
DurationPrice
Up to 1 hour£550
Up to 2 hours£1000
Up to 3 hours£1750
Packages
NHS4 musicians2 hours
Given the last government nearly destroyed the NHS (and Reform, the next government, plan to sell it to American private corporations in bits, I would be our honour to play at an official NHS event for free if local.
£1.25
Festival Appearances4 musicians30 minutes
We play festivals to promote the band, picking up a lot of work thereafter.
£250
Background music 4 musicians2 hours
We will play for 45 to 120 minutes, focussing on softer slower class Jazz standards to play in the background- for example a cocktail party.
£500
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

That we are excellent players.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Individually we have played: The Royal Albert Hall Numerous Town Halls & Winter Gardens Numerous Universities Numerous Festivals Various Iconic clubs in Europe Most top music venues (e.g. The Marquee, Wardour St) Small pubs Private Parties large and small Weddings - from a random field on the South Downs for Traveller’s to the lavishly opulent

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Sinatra, Ella, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall, Monk, Miles, Basie, Bill Evans, Dave Green, Martin Drew, the MJQ, Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Harry Conick Jnr, etc., etc.,

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

A festival in a football stadium

Do you have different line-up options?

No

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

Not a problem. Collectively we’ve been giving for over 200 years 🤣 We’re mature, highly educated, have had professional careers since we left the music business. We are excruciatingly easy going, mild mannered and we don’t sweat the small stuff.

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

Yes

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes, 5 minutes sound check.

Can you roam around while you perform?

Why on earth we would we want to do that?! We are a jazz band.

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

Yes, and if you have the sheet music we can play anything you want on the night.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Of course!

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes, and if you have the sheet music we can play anything you want on the night.
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Jazz, Cabaret, Swing
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Private event, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue 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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