The Little Big Band combines top class musicianship with the versatility to provide a repertoire stretching from 1940s Swing and Jazz through to Current Chart Hits.
The band was formed seven years ago by Anna Brooks and Chris Thompson, both of whom are experienced professional musicians trained at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Multi-instrumentalist Anna plays saxophone and keyboards, and also provides backing vocals, whilst Chris plays keyboards/piano. Top professional musicians -female lead vocals, bass and drums complete the line-up.
Between them they've performed with legendary Glam-rocker Roy Wood, Alvin Stardust, Darren Day, Duncan Norvelle, Roy Gee of The Drifters, recorded numerous albums, sessions for Saatchi & Saatchi and EMI Publishing. The band have appeared at the Cheltenham, Montreux Jazz Festivals, Ronnie Scotts, toured India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with John Mayer's 'Indo-Jazz Fusions', Portugal and Ireland with The National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Canada with Cornelius Cardew. They have also composed, arranged and recorded music for film and television.
The band normally perform three 45 minute sets. Dress is formal or informal to suit the occasion. They can also provide a jazz trio (sax, piano and bass) for background music during a meal or drinks reception for a small additional fee. They bring their own professional lighting and PA and can play CDs and minidiscs through their system during breaks.
QUOTES
" Thank-you for the fantastic job you did at our wedding. We thought the performance was excellent and provided a brilliant atmosphere. All our guests commented favourably on your professionalism and versatility, and went away thoroughly entertained and tired from all the dancing! We look forward to our next opportunity to book the Little Big Band. "
" We want to say thank you for the fantastic music during our wedding. We loved it and many of our guests were raving about it when we got back from our honeymoon. Please thank all the band members - you all look and sound great on the video by the way. Thanks again for a wonderful evening and all the help you gave us prior to the day. Best wishes, Rachel & Simon "
" Sincere thanks to The Little Big Band for doing us proud at Lucy and Stuart's wedding. They were excellent and everyone thoroughly enjoyed them. I just thought I'd let you know that you could recommend them anywhere. "
Little Big Band Sample tracks
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Lady Marmalade MP3
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I'm Outa Love MP3
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Moondance MP3
(476KB Stereo at 96kbps)
The Nearness of You (Jazz) MP3
(476KB Stereo at 96kbps)Little Big Band song list
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