Hire Local Live Bands: Oxfordshire - for your Event

This exciting Jazz Quintet create an atmosphere of pure style and energy by combining the passion of early Blues with the sophistication of Vintage Swing Jazz. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. Inspired by the intoxicating rhythms of Django Reinhardt’s Hot Club d’France coupled with the vocal genius of Billie Holiday, the band is fronted by Nicky - a dynamic female vocalist providing soulful performances throughout the set. As well as the magic of their music, the HC Band add visual elegance to any Wedding or Corporate event ... more

Judy has sung with a number of well known bands and made regular trips to America to sing in events such as the Sacramento Jubilee in 1999. She has sung alongside many eminent guests such as Humphrey Lyttelton, Acker Bilk, Pat Halcox, Roy Williams and Digby Fairweather to name just a few. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. Her current band are all professional musicians with a wealth of talent between them.

An all American Barn Dance Band, the AV Band play old-time music from the Appalachian mountains of the American South-East: generally from Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina but also specifically from the Virginia Highlands which range across the boundaries of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. They also dabble on the fringes of bluegrass, gospel, Southern Harmony and the melting pot of Americana found in the South East with it's influences from the mountains, flat lands of the Car ... more

The Band is an experienced barn dance and ceilidh band. The Band has a flexible line-up, drawn from the membership of top Festival dance band, The GS Ceilidh Band. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening.

The five-piece line-up (The GS Ceilidh Band) is often too much for smaller local events where space for the band, time to set up, and perhaps money, are at a premium. The CS band offer a first class alternative. With just three of the musicians plus caller, and a small, quickly assembled PA system, they offer a great option and c ... more

The AT Jazz Band are an ensemble who regularly perform for functions/events at venues like Randolph Hotel, National History Museum, Bodleian Libraries and Ashmolean Museum, as well at numerous community events. The musicians have been featured on BBC Radio Oxford. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. Their sax player studied jazz at Leeds College of Music and Birmingham Conservatoire. He has played with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Glen Miller Memorial Orchestra, in addition to Glastonbury and Royal Festival Hall. Their p ... more

This jazz based trio, are :- Ray (Guitar) and Andrea (Vocals) and Mark (Bass), have combined their extensive and varied musical careers to create a smooth, easy listening sound moving effortlessly from a laid back Georgia to an upbeat How High The Moon. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. The band supported the RatPack, who were 'Back in Town' at London's Dorchester Hotel followed by a performance at The Stables, playing for Sir Johnny Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine.

The Trio are at ease playing everything from corporate eve ... more

Anders And Sons are a stonking English barn dance band - playing stonking tunes for stonking dances. Guaranteed to make any party or event go with a swing. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. As with many ceilidh and barn dance bands, they are all active in many other bands too, but when they come together here they create something really special. They get tunes out of their instruments that aren't even there! Put all that together with an experienced caller to help everyone through the dances and it's a recipe for a great night ... more

Based on an English Barn Dance Band, this is a lively and enthusiastic band with over 20 years experience of running barn dances. When they're not playing for you, they're singing, playing and dancing to traditional music with their friends. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening.

Between them the band play an assortment of instruments; including piano, fiddle, melodeon and hammered dulcimer. Their caller will make sure that everything is clearly explained so that everyone can join in and have a good time. Whenever possible the ... more

The SM Band are a Quartet playing Gypsy Jazz from the 1930s and 1940s very much in the style of the "Hot Clubs of France". They have appeared throughout the Midlands at many festivals, hotels and restaurants and for dance groups such as the Lindy Hop & Bilbao Dancers. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. An atmospheric event with the Quartet will give you a delicious sense of nostalgia and an opportunity to sing and dance to some old classics like "Summertime" and "It don't mean a thing (if it aint got that swing)".

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This Quintet is perfect for small venues or maybe background music for a wedding or any intimate gathering. They have a huge repertoire including jazz standards and motown classics. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. The Quintet can blend in for the perfect ambient background for any
occasion or switch it up and have you guests dancing all night
long to great up tempo swing and those classic party motown
songs.

This talented group are also happy to play agreed requests
especially if it is for a first dance at a wedding ... more

The CP Quintet offer the smooth sophisticated sounds of Jazz standards and contemporary Jazz. From ballads to swing, captivating music for your listening and dancing pleasure. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. The line up consists of Female vocal, Saxophone, Guitar, Double Bass and Drums.

The band are happy (and experienced) to play for all types of events from weddings product launches,corporate events, anniversaries, parties etc.

In addition they do offer the options of trio, quartet, quintet or sextet (with tru ... more

The SP Jazz Ensemble specialises in the French Swing of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, consisting of violin, guitars and double bass. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening. They can perform as a trio or a quartet.

Expect jazz and swing classics, all with the sounds of the streets of Paris! They perform music full of style, energy and infectious swing rhythm, perfect for weddings, functions, and corporate events

The SP Jazz Ensemble have performed internationally, from sell-out crowds at the Brecon Jazz Festival, to t ... more

A barn dance or ceilidh needs a good caller and appropriate live music. This band's caller, Irene, has a lifetime of experience in dancing and knows how to put over the fun elements of dancing. Her clear instruction makes everyone feel comfortable, from complete beginners to experts, both young and old. The band is made up from hand picked, very experienced, musicians, with a vast repertoire of tunes which are selected on the night (or afternoon) to suit the particular requirements of your even ... more

Briarwood play a wide variety of dancing music from Scotland, Ireland and England. They play festivals, fetes, private parties, weddings and more, and come complete with a caller, PA system and full Public Liability Insurance. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. If you are thinking of organising an event and want to have a really good time then this band could be right for you!

Three Steps are a lively band who can provide a range of suitable music for your function - from mellow background music to a full Ceilidh or Barn dance with a caller suited to your needs. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. They are successful favourites on the UK ceilidh and festival circuit, as well as veterans of numerous functions including weddings, corporate events and family celebrations. They play a wide range of music from the British Isles and Europe, working with a selection of professional callers to ensure their sty ... more

This is a vibrant and energetic jazz quartet comprising of experienced professional musicians, playing a wide variety of their interpretations of jazz standards (swing, Latin, bebop),cool jazz, The Great American Song Book, contemporary jazz and funk. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening.

The band have played at many restaurants, bars and functions. The Tomcats have the ideal sound to make a great atmosphere at any function, event or party.

From sophisticated swing and smooth Latin to blues, soul and raunchy R & B this band can provide the right mix of music to create the atmosphere you require whatever type of event you are planning.

The usual combination is a trio featuring keyboards (including bass pedals), guitar, saxophone, although this can be augmented to a quartet including a very tasteful drummer. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing.

16 piece big band playing a wide range of music from Basie and Ellington to Pat Metheny for dancing or listening pleasure. Vocalist can be included if required. Themed events a possibility. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area.

This jazz quartet was formed out of love for 'Swing' music and a desire to perform it for others. Their aim is to provide an intimate glimpse of some of the most memorable songs recorded. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire.

The quartet comprises piano, drums, double bass and male singer. Additional musicians are invited to perform for certain occasion s or venues if required or requested.

The Quartet specializes in events such as Wedding Receptions, Cocktail Parties and Jazz evenings, in fact, any event which requires t ... more

This talented jazz band offer a variety of different instruments allowing them to offer most forms of small-group jazz, including Ragtime, New Orleans & Dixieland, Swing and Behop. Instruments played include saxophone/clarinet/vocals, banjo/guitar, bass or sousaphone) and trumpet when a Quartet is required. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening.

NOTE: the sound clips are of the JSF Jazz Band playing as a Quartet, not a Trio.

An experienced Ceilidh and Barndance band for gigs throughout the South and Southwest of England, The CW Ceilidh Band is a force to be reckoned with. Driving rhythms and solid musicianship provides a background to lively but accessible dancing. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. Their caller has experience of working with people of any level ensuring that anyone can have a go – even those who have never danced before! They will have you dancing Circassian Circle, Strip the Willow, Snowball, Dashing White Sergeant in the twinkli ... more

Performing a broad selection of songs you'll know and love from the Swing era plus 1940's (with uniforms) – Five Star Swing from Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller through to songs like Mr Bojangles & Bad Bad Leroy Brown plus foot stomping Blues, Jive & Jazz. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. The band as shown here are a 5 piece band but they do perform as any size from four to seventeen-piece featuring at least three multi-instrumentalists / vocalists and lead by Chris & Simone Smith. This band have performed for Dame Vera Lynn, ... more

This band can offer Irish, Scottish, English, American Barn Dance & Ceilidh. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. Ceilidhs and barn dances are a great excuses to share some powerful, exciting music with your friends and enjoy a fun-filled time on the dance floor! You really don't need any experience - this band's caller will simply teach you all you need to know. It's the ideal entertainment for parties and weddings - getting everyone involved.

The CZ Band is a 2-piece barn dance and ceilidh band, playing accordion, keyboard ... more

Bronze Earth Music are a fresh new band hailing from central England. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening. They feature the classic pairing of fiddle and melodeon, and add cello for a classical edge. They're equally at home playing English, Scottish or Irish styles and are at home in any event. They can also offer music to listen to which they will play between dances.

The DA Jazz Trio is a jazz guitar group based in South East England. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. They play with either a vocalist, allowing the full range of jazz standards; or a violin, for the classic "hot club" fiery jazz sound. The group takes influence from both the European gypsy guitar style of Django Reinhardt and the dramatic emotion of South American music. They set a classy, romantic, or upbeat tone to any occasion, and will adapt to fit parties, gallery exhibitions and restaurants, as well as weddings and conc ... more

This Gypsy Jazz group are joined by Emily Dankworth. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. The group takes influence from both the European gypsy guitar style of Django Reinhardt, and the dramatic emotion of South American music. They set a classy, romantic, or even frantic tone to any occasion. This can be adapted to fit parties, gallery exhibitions, restaurants, as well weddings and concerts.

Emily is granddaughter to Dame Cleo Laine and the late Sir John Dankworth. She has performed live at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, The Barbic ... more

The DL Jazz Quartet is one of the region's leading jazz bands. Dutch, the leader of the quartet, plays saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet and also does the vocals. With him are guitar, bass and drums. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. A female vocalist/sax player can be added to make this band a quintet. Their repertoire is vast, exceeding some 800 pieces.

The Quartet play frequently across the whole spectrum of jazz venues; festivals, clubs, hotels and private functions in the Midlands, UK and further afield.

The KH Jazz Band is a full time professional Swing & Party band specialising in Weddings & private entertainment. Top class musicians, wonderful vocals, slick dance steps and smooth patter make this great band a must for any event. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening. The KH band is fully self contained with state of the art sound & lighting. This band can offer a Swing/Jazz set for the first half of your wedding or event followed by a livelySoul & Party set.

Yeehhaaa! An all American Barn Dance Band, this li’l old band is gonna give yer a grrreat time. Yessir. But American barn dance music is so much more than that. What is America made from – it’s Irish, French, African, Scottish, Eastern European, English, Italian, Jewish and on and on. So their traditional folk music is a wonderful and complex mixture of the lot. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. You’re bound to have fun with such mixed up music, and don’t get our bass player doing his American impression, he spends too much ti ... more

The PS Jazz Band are one of the UK’s longest serving Jazz Bands, having started over 48 years ago, and performing across the UK and abroad. The Band’s membership has a pedigree 2nd to none, with players having performed with the likes of Cleo Lane, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennet, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, Don Lucher, Humphrey Littleton and many more. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. With such an array of talent the Band’s repertoire can stretch from the 1920’s to Mainstream, Latin and Modern Jazz.

The Band has performed at fes ... more

This is the 3 piece including caller lineup of Ringerike (4 & 5 piece available). They play a huge range of folk music for both listening and dancing to. They are no ordinary folk band. As classically trained musicians, they "put the music" into folk. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. With such a wide repertoire they can put on specific Irish, or Scottish events, or play a wide range of national and international music.

You define the style of event you want - folk music ranges from some of the most moving and lyrical music ... more

Be traditionally English with the Hullubaloo Band. Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes from the West Country to Nothumbria played in true English style. Whether you call it a Ceilidh, Barn Dance or English Country Dance, is up to you. What it definitely is, is an evening of fun! The caller will guide you through the dances and make the evening accessible to everyone, regardless of experience or age. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening.

Instrumental line-up is traditional with fiddle, flute / piccolo (or accordion), guitar, bass. This high ... more

A period English Country Dance Band. (Ceilidh or Barndance of the time.) Experience the music and dances that would have been familiar to Thomas Hardy and the characters he encapsulated in his novels and poetry. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. At one time Thomas Hardy thought of himself primarily as a musician and fiddle player, playing in village and church bands, and producing his collections of English traditional music. The well known tune ‘Dribbles of Brandy’, ‘Tink a Tink’ and ‘The Triumph’ were all found in Hardy’s man ... more

This band stir up a wonderful evocative concoction of world grooves and  latin fever. They cross boundaries mixing up gypsy and latin rhythms  refusing to be labelled as any particular genre blending jazz, ethnic  groove and flamenco styles all underscoring memorable and original  melodic songs tinged with lyrical melancholy but always managing to  come out joyous and life affirming. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area.  

Embracing world sounds, the band seduce audiences who want more than  just latin rhythms. You can dance, you ... more

The MK Trio, with classic New York line-up of piano-double bass-drums, plays straight ahead jazz inspired by the music of writers Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and the like who created what we know as "great American songbook". Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire. The trio perform with great energy guaranteed to generate a "feelgood" atmosphere at your event.

The Water Boatmen are a traditional ceilidh and barn dance band, playing music that will get your feet a-tapping and your toes a-twitching! Their music comes from all parts of the United Kingdom, including Scottish Ceilidh and English Barn Dance. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening. They have a friendly caller who is happy to tailor dances on the night to suit your schedule and your dancers. They are a three piece band (plus caller) and they've played just about everywhere, for just about every type of occasion!

This band can offer Irish, Scottish, English, American, Scandinavian Barn Dance & Ceilidh plus Klezmer. The JF Band specialise in providing the perfect entertainment for functions such as weddings, parties, anniversaries, corporate functions and more. This lively local band can be hired to make your party or wedding in Oxfordshire really swing. They are flexible in catering for any specific requests such as specific dances and we are always happy to discuss your requirements.

The JF Band play music from a mixture of countries; mainly England, Scotland and Ireland but also some from Sw ... more

The RR Ceilidh / Barn Dance are a trad band in North London making weekly sorties into the surrounding area to provide music for ceilidhs and barndances. You can hire this band via this web site to play for your birthday or Christmas Party in Oxfordshire , its local area. They play English, Scottish, Irish and North American tunes and they bring a caller to get everyone dancing. They have played everywhere from Waterloo Station to the farmyards of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, and what they love most is to see a crowd of dancers with a smile on their faces and a spring in their step. As well as a three-piec ... more

The MW Ceilidh Band are happy to play for your wedding reception, party, celebration, barn dance, square dance, hoedown or ceilidh.

The band offers a mixture of traditional English, Irish, Scottish and American dance music suitable for a barn dance or ceilidh, played on fiddle and mandola or mandolin backed up by guitar and bodhran played by their usual caller. Hire this band to dance and listen to for any event in Oxfordshire.

For an American square dance they can augment the band to a 4-piece band plus caller with a fiddle, 5 string banjo, mandolin and ... more

The HW Jazz Quartet is a young and exciting group of professional jazz musicians led by the stunning vocal talent Hattie. Hattie is a rising star on the UK jazz scene and her voice has been described as beautiful, unique and soulful.

In this quartet Hattie is joined by graduates of the prestigious music colleges Trinity and Birmingham Conservatoire. Any party in Oxfordshire would be local to this band, which you can hire for the evening. Together the group have a sound that is contemporary and classy, but with strong roots in the jazz tradition.

The band are very flexible an ... more