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Olly's House of Jazz

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About Olly's House of Jazz

Great jazz, swing and Latin performed by top UK jazz musicians - 1000s of delighted clients - Create the perfect jazz vibe for your event!
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Olly's House of Jazz is a fun and dynamic UK jazz swing band led by Olly Wedgwood on piano and vocals. We love to perform well-known jazz, swing and Latin numbers at weddings and parties, with a choice of ensembles for that classy background jazz vibe. We have performed for thousands of delighted clients since the band was formed in 2005. 200+ Song Repertoire from Van Morrison to Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra to Otis Reading and more! We offer a huge number of well known jazz, swing, soul and Latin favourites that your guests will simply love. We love what we do and we guarantee you’ll love our music and professionalism! Enjoy high class background jazz for any occasion - choose from a smooth jazz duo, smooth trio, hot jazz quartet or a big sound quintet complete with trumpet and sax. We tailor our music to create the perfect mood whatever the event, from weddings and birthday parties to corporate events. We can perform a mixture of vocals and instrumental in our sets, or just simply instrumental - it's your choice. "As an event production company we often work with Olly and the band and they have never failed to give us and our clients a fantastic performance, whatever the occasion." - Nick Ratcliffe / YES Events Create the perfect jazz mood at your event with Olly's House of Jazz!

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David B
20 days ago
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We had Olly’s House of Jazz for our 40th Wedding Anniversary party and they were absolutely brilliant. A dazzling tour of songs from the Great American Songbook played and sung with great commitment and style. Olly was so kind and friendly, and keen to get everything right for us, so they played songs and dance tunes at our request and happily accompanied one of the guests singing. All in all they made a fantastic contribution to the party and impressed everyone with their playing – we’d recommend them without hesitation and hope to hear them again soon!

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20 days ago

Thank you so much for your kind words, David. We thoroughly enjoyed playing for you and your guests, and what a joy it was to play on such a lovely grand piano! (I was totally spoilt!). Wishing you both all the best, and go well with all the wonderful music making that you get up to! :) Olly and the band

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Derek P
1 year ago, for a Private event in West Chiltington
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Olly and the band play for us every year at the summer party we host for our friends and neighbours. The band contribute enormously to the ‘feel-good’ vibes of the party. Their jazzy style and Olly’s singing go perfectly with the atmosphere of the party. We get lots of enthusiastic response from our guests who are always delighted to hear that they will be ‘house band’ again each year. From an administrative point of view, Olly is great to work with – always helpful, dependable, responsive, and well-organised. In short Olly and his band are highly recommended!

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Fiona W
2 years ago, for a Wedding in St Neots
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Olly and his band were absolutely fabulous and very professional. Also very friendly, and they made our wedding day very special.

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Olly's House of Jazz's Song list

A foggy day
A nightingale sang in Berkley Square
Ain't misbehaving
Ain't no sunshine
All blues
All of me
All the things you are
Alright ok you win
As time goes by
Autumn leaves
Bare necessities
Beautiful love
Beyond the Sea
Black coffee
Blue bossa
Blue juice
Blue monk
Blue moon
Blue skies
Buena sera
But not for me
Bye bye blackbird
Caledonia
Cantaloupe Island (instrumental)
Chantilly lace
Cheek to cheek
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Come away with me (waltz)
Come fly with me
Cry me a river
Days of wine and roses (instr)
Didn't he ramble
Don't get around much any more
Don't know why I didn't come
Dream a little dream
East of the sun
Easy
Everybody loves my baby
Feel like makin' love
Fever
Fire & rain (James Taylor)
Five foot 2
Flip flop and fly
Fly me to the moon
Four (instrumental)
Georgia
Girl from Ipanema
God bless the child
Goody goody
Green Dolphin Street
Have I told you lately
Have you met Miss Jones
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Honeysuckle rose
How high the moon
I can see clearly now
I can't get started
I could have danced all night
I get a kick
I got rhythm
I love you for sentimental reasons
I saw her standing there (Jive)
I thought about you
If I were a bell
I'll remember April (instrumental)
I'm an old cow hand
I'm beginning to see the light
I'm glad you're mine
In the mood
Is you is or is you ain't
It don't mean a thing
It had to be you
It might as well be spring (instrumental)
It's alright with me
It's only a paper moon
I've got you under my skin
Jeeves & Wooster theme
Jumping with Symphony Sid
Just Friends
Just the two of us
Just the way you are
King of the swingers
Knocks me off my feet (Stevie Wonder)
L.O.V.E.
Lean on me (Bill Withers)
Let it snow!
Let the good times roll
Let there be love
Let's face the music & dance
Let's fall in love
Look of love, the
Love for sale
Love potion No.9
Lullaby of Birdland
Lulu's back in town
Mack the knife
Mambo Italiano
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Minnie the Moocher
Misty
Moanin
Mood Indigo
Moondance
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonriver
More
Mr Bojangles
My baby just cares
My blue heaven (cha cha)
My funny valentine
My romance
Nature Boy
Nearness of you, The
New York, New York
Night & Day
Night in Tunisia
Night Train
No Strings (Fancy Free)
Nothing can be done (bossa nova)
Now's the time (instrumental)
Old Devil Moon
On Broadway
On the Achison, Topeka & the Santa Fe
On the street where you live
On the sunny side
Oo-Bop-Sh-Bam
Our love is here to stay
Pencil full of lead
Pennies from Heaven
Perfect
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Picture in a Frame
Pink Panther (instrumental)
Putting on the Ritz
Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
Route 66
S' Wonderful
Satin Doll
Secret Love
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Sheik of Araby, the
She's the one
Singing in the rain
Sir Duke
Sittin on the dock of…
Skylark
Smile
Softly as in a morning sunrise
Some Day my Prince... (instrumental)
Somewhere, over the rainbow
St Thomas
Stella by Starlight
Stompin at the Savoy
Straighten up & fly right
Street Life (samba)
Strike up the band
Summer Samba
Summertime
Sunny
Supercalifragilisticexpialidoshus
Sway
Sweet Georgia Brown
Take the 'A' train
Tenderly
The More I see you
There will never be another you
There's ain't nobody here but us chickens
These foolish things
They can't take that away from me
This guy's in love
This masquerade
Unchain My Heart (tango)
Under the sea
Unforgettable
Very thought of you, the
Watch what happens
Way you look tonight, the
What a difference a day makes
What a wonderful world
What is this thing called love
When you're smiling
Work song (instrumental)
You and the night and the music
You are the sunshine of my life
You make me feel so young
You stepped out of a dream
Your song (Elton John)

Olly's House of Jazz's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£800
Up to 2 hours£1000
Up to 3 hours£1200
Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Jazz Duo: Piano/vox, upright bass Smooth Jazz Trio: Piano/vox, upright bass, sax Classic Jazz Trio: Piano/vox, upright bass, drums Swing Quartet: Piano/vox, upright bass, drums, sax Swing Quintet: Piano/vox, upright bass, drums, sax, trumpet We also provide an instrumental option for each of these ensembles if you would prefer not to have vocals.

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

No problem! As long as it's only a minor change, we should be able to accommodate you.

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

Yes, that's no problem and we can provide this for free. We have several background music playlists on our iPod, or you are welcome to plug in your own phone/iPod etc.

How much time do you need to set up?

Approximately 45-60 minutes is all we need.

Can you roam around while you perform?

No, unfortunately not. Although maybe one day I'll convert the piano to be on wheels...

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

Yes! You are most welcome to choose songs from our repertoire that you would like us to perform. We'll design a set list that fits them in during our sets.

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

Yes. We provide a small PA that will suit most small to medium sized venues.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

We're very happy to learn a song that isn't in our repertoire, as long as it is in the same kind of genre (e.g. jazz, latin). This is included in our fee.
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Genres:
Jazz, Blues, Latin jazz, Swing
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Event types:
Birthday party, Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Christmas party
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