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About MonoChromatix

A jazz band that transports you back to the Jazz Age with traditional tunes and new covers.

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Vintage jazz band

Manchester

Public liability insurance of £5 million

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MonoChromatix is a 4-6 piece jazz band that can transport you back to the Jazz Age of the Roaring 20s, with a mixture of early jazz dance styles and modern songs in a vintage style. We love doing traditional jazz, but also do a range of swing, novelty and blues numbers. Our authentic vintage instrumentation can give your event that Gatsby flair. The band can be used as foreground party, or background lounge music, for which the personnel is adaptable. Our 4-piece instrumental quartet is standard but trumpet and/or vocals can be added on. (NOTE: the personnel may vary from the video, including vocalist). We offer a large (and constantly growing) customised set list of songs to tailor the event to your needs. If a song you want is not on our set list we will arrange up to one of them free of charge (this does not include the first dance at weddings; think of it as our wedding gift). We can also construct a playlist to play in between sets should you wish. The band comes with a PA system, sound engineer and Public Liability Insurance as standard.

MonoChromatix's Reviews

MonoChromatix have played at several events in recent years and we have always received very positive feedback from our guests. They provide the perfect uplifting backdrop to our events and are always reliable and enthusiastic. We wouldn’t hesitate to ask them to play at future events

MonoChromatix really fitted in with our Gatsby theme with a mix of modern and classic songs. 100% would recommend

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MonoChromatix's Song list

Some Example Repertoire (we can normally perform most jazz and dixieland standards on request):

5 Foot 2 (Eyes of Blue) - Dean Martin

Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

All of Me - Standard

All The Things You Are - Standard

Autumn Leaves - Standard

Almost There - Princess and the Frog

Bare Necessities - Jungle Book

Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong

Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Trad.

Bei Mir Bist Do Shoen - Andrew's Sister's

Bring Me Sunshine - Morecambe & Wise

Cabaret - Liza Minelli

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson (PMJ)

Can't Hep Lovin' Dat Man - Standard

Charleston - James P. Johnson

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

Coronation Street Theme

Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmations

Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Standard

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Down By The Riverside - Trad.

Favourite Things - Standard (The Sound of Music)

Fever - Peggy Lee

Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

Get Happy - Standard

Greatest Love of All - Whitney Housten (PMJ)

Have You Met Miss Jones - Standard

How High The Moon - Standard

I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Standard

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free - Standard

If I Didn't Have You (Monster's ,Inc.)- Randy Newman

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Frank Sinatra

It Don't Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington

It's Only A Paper Moon - Ella Fitzgerald

Lazy River - Standard

L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

Lullaby of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald

Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

Midnight in Moscow - Standard

Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway

Moondance - Van Morrison

Nagasaki - Standard

Pokemon Theme Tune

Puttin' On The Ritz - Fred Astaire

Rain on Me - Lady Gaga

St James Infirmary Blues - Louis Armstrong

St Louis Blues - Glenn Miller

Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne (PMJ)

Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses (PMJ)

S'Wonderful - Ella Fitzgerald

Take The A Train - Billy Strayhorn

Washington & Lee Swing - Trad.

When I Fall In Love

You've Got A Friend In Me - Toy Story

MonoChromatix's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£837.50
Up to 2 hours	£1012.50
Up to 3 hours	£1112.50

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

3-piece instrumental (Reeds Trio) - Clarinet&Sax, Keys, Drums 4-piece instrumental (Reeds Quartet) - Clarinet&Sax, Keys, Bass, Drums 5-piece instrumental (Trad Combo) - Trumpet, Clarinet&Sax, Keys, Bass, Drums 5-piece vocal - Voice, Clarinet&Sax, Keys, Bass, Drums 6-piece vocal (full band) - Voice, Trumpet, Clarinet&Sax, Keys, Bass, Drums

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

We try to be as flexible as possible and ask our performers to keep the day free. Just keep an open dialogue with us about timings as we know things change. If the length of time we are needed increases then this may increase the fee.

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

We can provide a playlist of background jazz before and between sets, but not after a set. This is complimentary.

How much time do you need to set up?

90 minutes of set up time (in which we can sound check) is ideal.

Can you roam around while you perform?

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

Set lists are built from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. As long as we know what you'd like the guests to feel/experience (dancing, classy background music etc). If there are particular requests we can see what we can do. For weddings we can provide whatever first dance song you want.

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

Yes. We tend to need 6x6m for a full band so everyone has enough space.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes - this is on a case-by-case basis and additional fees may be added if we haven't already got access to the arrangement.

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Latin jazz, Easy listening, Vintage, Covers

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Types:

Vintage jazz band, Jazz band, New Orleans band, Swing & Jive band

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Event types:

Private event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Charity event, Theatre / Show, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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