Paper Moon Jazz Band

  • 5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended 9
  • Number of members: 4

  • Jazz Band
  • Bristol

Playing a range of Jazz music, but specialising in 1920s and 1930s Jazz, Paper Moon Jazz Band provide a distinctive and popular vintage sound. Designed to add style and sophistication to any occasion, the Paper Moon Jazz Band can customise their set and give clients exactly the atmosphere they need!

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Set List / Repertoire

After You’ve Gone – Bessie Smith
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Louis Armstrong
All of me - Billie Holiday
Ants in my Pants – Willie Lewis
Bama Mine – Yas Yas Girl
Big Boy Blue – Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers.
Blue Drag – Andrews Sisters
Blue Moon – Billie Holiday
Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
Bourbon Street Parade – Louis Armstrong
Can't We Be Friends - Louis and Ella
Can’t We Be Friends – Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Caravan – Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington
Cheek to Cheek - Ella and Louis
Dedicated to You - The Mills brothers
Dedicated to you – Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers
Delta Bound – Harlem Hamfats
Dinah – Louis Armstrong
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Egyptian Ella – Tuba Skinny
Everybody Loves My Baby – Boswell Sisters
Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday
Gotta Give me Some – Bessie Smith
Hummin’ to Myself – Washboard Rhythm Kings
I can’t Give you Anything but Love – Ella Fitzgerald
I found a New Baby – Ethel Waters
If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight – Kay Starr
It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Ain’t Got That Swing – Mills Brothers
I’m So Blue – Tuba Skinny
Joseph Joseph – Andrews Sisters
King of the Swingers - (and other disney jazz classics)
Kiss of Fire – Louis Armstrong
La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong
Lady be Good – Ella Fitzgerald
Let’s Get Drunk and Truck – Harlem Hamfats
Lord You Made the Night Too long – Louis Armstrong
Man From the South – Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
Moanin’ Low – Billie Holiday
My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone
My Blue Heaven – Dukes of Dixieland
My Woman – Al Bowly
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Bessie Smith
Old Man Mose – Louis Armstrong
One Meatball – Candy Candido
Reaching For the Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
Root Hog or Die – Harlem Hamfats
Say It’s Only a Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
Smoke Rings – Mills Brothers
Some of These Days – Sophie Tucker
St James Infirmary – Louis Armstrong
Summertime - Gershwin
Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
Sweet Georgia Brown - Ella Fitzgerald
Sweet Potatoe Blues – Pokey La Farge
Swing Brother Swing – Billie Holiday and Count Basie
Taint a Fit Night Out For Man or Beast – Sydney Bechet
The Way You Look Tonight - Billie
Up The Lazy River – Mills Brothers
Weed Smokers Dream – Harlem Hamfats
What a Wonderful World - Louis
When I get Low I get High – Ella Fitzgerald
You Rascal You – Louis Armstrong
You’re a Heavenly Thing – Billie Holiday

Full Biography

Rich vocal harmonies, inventive arrangements, and a repertoire that includes hits by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong, as well as other slightly lesser-known hidden gems are what set this jazz band apart. They are ideal for any stage, private party, swing dance event, or wedding!

Some of the top musicians in the UK's jazz and swing music scene make up the Paper Moon Jazz Band, they specialise in early jazz and blues, from the 1920s - 1940s and have performed all over the UK. Their most notable performances include the Ferrara Buskers Festival and Glastonbury Festival, they have also performed in New Orleans and European venues at swing dance events.

With a wealth of experience performing classic jazz at weddings, special events, festival stages, and tours around Europe and the UK, you can be sure they will create the ideal performance for your occasion.

Paper Moon Jazz Band offer additional line-up options ranging from an Acoustic Duo to a 7-piece band (see Booking Options for further details).

As multi-instrumentalists, The Paper Moon Jazz Band's sound is diverse and can vary throughout a standard set. They are a collective comprising of a duo/trio, up to a 7-piece band and at its core consists of Female Vocals/Washboard/Accordion, Double Bass/Harmonica, Tenor Banjo/Clarinet/Guitar and Saxophone. They are accompanied by a variety of dynamic soloists that they have encountered while touring, including violin, trumpet, piano, trombone and clarinet.

Please note: Paper Moon Jazz Band perform with light amplification suitable for 'busking style' sets as standard. This set up can be battery operated and is more mobile. For a larger sound system suitable for up to 150 guests, the band can provide a Yamaha Stage PA 600 for a small extra charge. Please see booking options for details.

Lineup

Default lineup: 4 members

Standard: 4-piece band - Lead vocals, guitar, double bass, saxophone.

5-piece band: Lead singer, guitar, double bass, saxophone, drums.

6-piece band: Lead singer, guitar, double bass, saxophone, drums, piano.

7-piece band: Lead singer, guitar, double bass, saxophone, drums, piano, trumpet.

8-piece band: Lead singer, guitar, double bass, saxophone, drums, piano, trumpet, trombone.

Performance Times

2 x 45 minutes sets


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2 x 60 minutes sets


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3 x 45 minutes sets


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Prices

Price from £1,438 + travel from Bristol

Based on 4 members performing 2 x 45 minutes sets

  • South West From £980
  • Wales From £1,009
  • West Midlands From £1,036
  • South East From £1,050
  • East Midlands From £1,096
  • East of England From £1,109
  • North West From £1,139
  • Yorkshire and the Humber From £1,172
  • Republic of Ireland From £1,483
  • North East From £1,545
  • Northern Ireland From £1,554
  • Scotland From £1,567

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9 Customer Reviews

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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We'd really love to have them back again and couldn't recommend highly enough!

5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended
booked Paper Moon Jazz Band for their event

“We've seen the band quite a few times in Bristol so were really keen to book them for a swing dance event with 90 dancers. Needless to say they were awesome. They're a fantastic band with hugely talented musicians who catered for a range of speeds for lindy hop, bal, blues and shag. We'd really love to have them back again and couldn't recommend highly enough!”


Highly recommended!

5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended
booked Paper Moon Jazz Band for their event

“The band we’re very professional and organised. They were prompt and very punctual, well dressed and friendly. The music suited our event perfectly and got people dancing and smiling. Highly recommended!”


Fantastic people, amazing vocals, fabulously talented musicians.

5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended
booked Paper Moon Jazz Band for their event

“What a fantastic band! I cannot praise them highly enough. They really made the party fly. Fantastic people, amazing vocals, fabulously talented musicians. They are all so full of energy and fun. They had everyone on their feet calling for more. They were very professional, with great communication from when I booked them till when they left the venue. They made everything so easy. Everyone LOVED them from my teenage stepdaughter to my 80 year old Mum and everyone in between. I cannot thank you enough, you brought the whole event together and left everyone with sore feet and huge smiles! Thank you!”


These guys were excellent

5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended
booked Paper Moon Jazz Band for their event

“These guys were excellent - an absolute pleasure to have shared part of the day with them and their music was perfect for the event - thank you so, so much!”


Book them, they won't disappoint!

5 stars - Paper Moon Jazz Band are Highly Recommended
booked Paper Moon Jazz Band for their event

“I booked this wonderful band and they completely made our event! They were highly professional and really good communicators in the build up to the event. They also chose music which suited the feel of the event the whole time and got everyone dancing towards the end which will be a wonderful memory from our special day. Book them! They won't disappoint!”

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