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Jazz Groups in Berkshire

List jazz groups who perform in the Berkshire region, on this web site of music groups

Use the drop down box to select Berkshire Jazz Groups

Below are a few of our jazz groups across the UK. For jazz in Berkshire choose your county from the drop down box to see the jazz groups that play in your area.

For a Quotation or to Book jazz bands in Berkshire

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History is reflected in the names of jazz numbers, some of which are played by jazz bands

Night And Day – Cole Porter; Out Of Nowhere; Green Dolphin Street - Ned Washington; Hello Dolly - Jerry Herman 1964; Here's That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen; Hindustan - Oliver Wallace and Harold Weeks 2001; Honeysuckle Rose – Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller; Over The Rainbow – Harold Arlen; Pennies From Heaven – Arthur Johnston; Polkadots And Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen; Round Midnight – Cootie Williams/Thelonious Monk; S'wonderful – George And Ira Gershwin; Samba D'orfu; Satin Doll – Ellington/Srayhorn/Mercer; How High The Moon – Morgan Lewis/Nancy Hamilton; How Long Has This Been Going On – George And Ira Gershwin;

Jazz has inspired many quotable comments: Berkshire

Much has been written about jazz and jazz groups. Here are some quotations:-

This excruciating medley of brutal sounds is subordinated to a barely perceptible rhythm. Listening to this screaming music for a minute or two, one conjures up an orchestra of madmen, sexual maniacs, led by a man-stallion beating time with an enormous phallus. Maxim Gorky

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Berkshire

Weddings - Whether foot stomping, or dark and smokey, you can set create the right atmosphere with one of our Jazz Bands

Hear and see our jazz groups, on our web site

Parties & Corporate events - Enjoy music from Sinatra, Gershwin, Armstrong, Rat Pack, Porter & more.

Here are just a few of the unusual or traditional names of jazz groups

Black And Tan Orchestra; Ivie Anderson ; Jeri Southern ; Jo Stafford ; Joya Sherrill ; Kay Davis ; Black Birds Of Paradise; Black Pirates; Clarence Black's Savoy Trio; Blake's Jazzone Orchestra; Eubie Blake and his Orchestra; Eubie Blake and his Shuffle Along Orchestra; Eubie Blake Trio; Margaret Whiting ; Marie Ellington ; Mary Ann McAll ; Maxine Sullivan ; Peggy Lee ; Blind Willie Dunn and his Gin Bottle Four; Blind Willie Dunn and Lonnie Johnson; Blue Grass Foot Warmers; The Blue Rhythm Orchestra; Blue Ribbon Syncopators; Blythe and Burton; Blythe and Clark; Sylvia Syms; Adelaide Hall ; Annette Hanshaw ; Connee Boswell ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Jimmy Blythe and his Ragamuffins; Blythe's Owls; Blythe's Sinful Five; Blythe's Washboard Band; Blythe's Washboard Ragamuffins; James Boucher et son Jazz; Bogan's Birmingham Busters; Ethel Waters ; Helen Humes ; Helen Ward ; Ivie Anderson ;

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