Five Star Swing – a first class professional band playing music of the ‘Swing’ Era.

Five Star Swing band play the music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Sinatra and many more. The band is flexible in size and available from a compact 4 piece right through to a big band to accommodate various budgets and venues.

Led by Chris Smith Jnr., (who’s band leader father played trombone for Sinatra) the band plays for all kinds of events from small receptions to large corporate events, festivals and concerts. Chris directs the band from the piano and also sings and plays trumpet! He also composes and arranges music which is featured by Jazz FM, Capital Radio, BBC Big Band and even The Royal Variety Performance.

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Five Star Swing offer a number of shows including a Glenn Miller show, a ‘Jazz Swing Spectacular’ (featuring the music from Glenn Miller to Jools Holland), ‘Big Band Swing’ (music from the legends of swing such as Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorset, Glenn Miller etc.) and ‘The Blitz’ featuring 40’s swing, Glenn Miller and jive etc. with the band in 1940’s costume.

Clients include: Phil Collins, Dame Vera Lynn, British Airways, Granada TV, Rod Stewart, Kensington Palace, Blenheim Palace, Terry Wogan, Granada TV etc.

Five Star Swing have been the backing band for The Military Wives Choir and have toured with them. They have also featured at Dame Vera Lynn’s charity Gala nights.

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Set list / Repertoire

All The Way
Blue Moon
Chicago
Come Fly With Me
Fly Me To The Moon
How About You
I Get A Kick Out Of You
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
It Had To Be You
King Of The Swingers
Mr Bojangles
My Kind Of Town
New York, New York
Nice And Easy
Something Stupid
Strangers In The Night
The Girl From Ipanema
The Lady Is A Tramp
Unforgettable
Where Or When
Witchcraft
You Make Me Feel So Young

American Patrol
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
I Know Why
In The Mood
Little Brown Jug – (Glenn Miller Countin’)
Moonlight Serenade
Pennsylvania 65000
Perfidia
String Of Pearls
Tuxedo Junction

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Bless ’Em All
Bye Bye Blackbird
I’ll Be Seeing You
I’ll Never Smile Again
It’s A Long Way To Tipperary
Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant-Major
Lilli Marlene
Pack Up Your Troubles…
Roll Out The Barrel
Run Rabbit Run
The White Cliffs Of Dover
There’ll Always Be An England
We’ll Meet Again
We’re Gonna Hang Out The Washing
Wish Me Luck