Life and Soul
We are a 7 piece (+sound engineer) soul/pop/party band playing at weddings and functions etc. This is a very tight, rocking band playing 60's, 70's dance music plus selected contempary songs.
A 4 track demo CD is available via the website.
The line up is Jane Twyford - vocals, Stuart Partlett - bass and vocals, Mark Chainey - guitar and vocals, Rory McInroy - keyboards, Ady Cole - sax and vocals, Gary Wiffen - trumpet, Frank Hockney - drums and Graham Crew on the desk.
For more info on the band please visit http://www.life-and-soul.co.uk/
Blakes Heaven
Blakes Heaven are a modern big band playing Nick Blake original compositions and arrangements as well as some standard big band arrangements. The music is a real challenge of technique and reading. Also playing contempory arrangements and originals means plenty of interesting rhythm content e.g.Songo, Afro-Cuban etc.
The line up is:
Vox - Linda Blake , Tenor 1 - Nick Blake (dbl: flute / Alto sax / soprano sax), Tenor 2 - Simon Carr (dbl: oboe), Alto 1 - Chuck Lloyd (dbl: flute / Alto sax / soprano sax), Alto 2 - Otto Caretta (dbl: soprano sax), Baritone - Joe Carey, Bass Trombone - Malcolm Gunningham, T-Bone 1 - Bob Cronin, T-Bone 2 - Julian Hawes, T-Bone 3 - Tom, Tpt 1 - Lloyd Payne, Tpt 2 - Paul (dbl: flugel), Tpt 3 - Philip Dobbie, Tpt 4 - tbc (dbl: flugel), Guitar - Peter Kingslake, Keys - Jeff Young, Bass - Jez Cook
Drums - Frank Hockney
On the Jukebox page you can hear a live rehearsal recording of us playing a Nick original called 'Brie', which is part of his 'Cheese Suite'.
Contact nick@blakescore.com
Radio Days Big Band
We are a sixteen piece dance based in Kennington, Oxford playing Big Band music from the 1930's right through to the 1960's.
Radio days line up is:
Trombone 1 ...... Julian Hawes, Trombone 2 ...... Steve Barrett, Trombone 3 ...... Pat Aitken, Trumpet 1 ...... Bob Cutting, Trumpet 2 ...... Marion Richards, Trumpet 3 ...... Dave Richards, Alto 1 ...... Peter Bennett, Alto 2 ...... Angela Richings, Tenor 1 ...... Joe Carey, Tenor 2 ...... Jerry Hart, Baritone ...... Myles Madden Vocals ...... Ben Guppy, Bass ...... David Sholl, Guitar ...... George Wicks, Drums.....Frank Hockney
For more information on the band please visit http://www.radio-days.co.uk/
CANAPE TRIO
The Canape Trio is a band playing nicely arranged jazz standards and some originals. Mostly we play functions where nice mood music is required. Pictured here playing at Bicester Jazz Festival.
The line up is:
Martin Pickett - piano, Phil Berry - bass, Frank Hockney - drums.
On the jukebox page you can hear our take on 'I Only Have Eyes For You.'
Contact Martin at http://www.myspace.com/martinpickettgroup
SEVENTH AVENUE XPRESS
S.A.X. are mainly a function band playing a good mixture of jazz, dance and pop standards.
Line up:
Della Thompson - Bass, Terry Hutchins - Guitar, Martin Pickett - keyboard, Frank Hockney - Drums and usually a guest sax player.