At the core of the band are the fantastic vocals of Gemma Lee James and the talented fingers of pianist James Salisbury. They have been performing together as a duo for two years, building a reputation for high-quality music, and have now engaged the talents of some of London's most exciting musicians to form a flexible one to six piece band.
Urban Blue can do it all - anything from the quietest of background piano music with or without vocals, to getting the party started on the dance floor with a funky instrumental six-piece band. The emphasis is on jazz standards, but they also cover a few pop and soul vocal numbers, and can often arrange to make sure they play your favourite songs, whatever the style.
Urban Blue are well aware of the need for a professional attitude and presentation. They are particular experienced in wedding receptions, but are perfect for corporate functions, private parties and similar. Whenever quality music and high-class performance is required, Urban Blue will deliver every time.
As well as the vocal-led ensembles, which can be between two and six pieces, Urban Blue are also available as a purely instrumental ensemble, ranging anything from James as a solo pianist up to a six piece band. When performing as an instrumental group, material ranges from cocktail jazz and smooth standards, to latin and funk standards when appropriate. As an instrumental band, Urban Blue is incredibly versatile - they can perform anything from background cocktail music, to a whole set of funk and latin dance tunes with a band including brass section and a percussionist, to get your dance floor grooving - and unlike most bands, Urban Blue can cover all of these styles in one evening!
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