The Louise Parker Quartet

  • 5 stars - The Louise Parker Quartet are Highly Recommended 4
  • Number of members: 4

  • Jazz Band
  • Devon

Louise Parker presents her great jazz quartet. They cover all the legends of jazz, from Billie Holiday and Ray Charles to Roberta Flack and Bill Withers. Available as a 5 piece and perfect for weddings, corporate event; Louise brings class to any event!

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Set List / Repertoire

Afro Blue
Agua De Beber
Ain’t No Sunshine
All Blues
All Of Me
Almost Like Being In Love
Baubles Bangles And Beads
Black Orpheus
Come Fly With Me
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Corcovado
Cry Me A River
Deed I Do
Desafinado
Don’t Explain
Feel Like Making Love
Feeling Good
Fever
Georgia
Girl From Ipanema
God Bless The Child
Good Morning Heartache
Green Dolphin Street
Guantanamera
Hit The Road Jack
I Cover The Waterfront
I Loves You Porgy
I Will Survive
I Wish I Knew
I’ll Be Seeing You
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
If I Were A Bell
In a Sentimental Mood
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Just The Two Of Us
Killing Me Softly
Lady’s A Tramp
Lay A Little Love (original)
Let There Be Love
Love For Sale
Love Me Or Leave Me
Lover Come Back To Me
Lover Man
Mack The Knife
Manhattan
Miss Celie’s Blues
Moondance
Moonglow
Moon River
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Night And Day
No More Strangers (original)
On A Clear Day
On Broadway
On The Street Where You Live
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
One Note Samba
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Polkadots And Moonbeams
Rise
Round Midnight
Secret Love
Smooth Operator
Stormy Weather
Strange Fruit
Summertime
Sunny
Sway
That Old Devil Called Love
The Man I Love
The Music Is The Magic
The Very Thought Of You
They Can’t Take That away from Me
This Masquerade
To Be Poor Is A Crime
Wade In The Water
Walk On By
Watermelon Man
Way Over Yonder
Wayfaring Stranger
Weakness In Me
What A Difference A Day Made
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
You Go To My Head

Full Biography

Highlights
* Renowned Jazz singer with the respect of some of the county’s top Jazz aficionados!
* Based in Plymouth but available to travel anywhere in the UK for a highly reasonable rate
* Flexibility offered with a Quartet to Quintet available
* Varied set list from Billie Holiday to Bill Withers and Roberta Flack
* This style of music is both intimate and great to dance to
* Louise has worked with Humphrey Lyttelton and has high praise from top Jazz Journals
* Worked in both public and private events with many satisfied customers
* Fully self contained with a 750 watt PA system

“There’s no substitute for good time and tone... Tender or wild her voice never lost its warmth and her phrasing had an in-built propulsion rarely heard from others.” Jack Massarik, London Evening Standard

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Growing up in a house filled with music, from the folk, calypso and opera enjoyed by her Jamaican born mother to the trad, swing and be-bop from her jazz-obsessed father, Louise Parker, aptly named after Louis Armstrong, was born to create the sort of soulful jazz she is rapidly gaining a reputation for.

A big hit on the festival circuit and a regular on Radio 2’s Best of Jazz, British vocalist, Louise Parker is a powerful live performer and a skilful interpreter of swing, blues and gospel classics. She commits to each song with the warmth, spirit and passion of the great jazz divas.

Combining a potent mix of funk and gospel, Louise blends an effortless rhythmical style with a sweet warm tone and daring scatting to create a performance which truly stirs the soul.

Citing influences that include Sarah Vaughan, and Billie Holiday, Louise Parker has been enchanting audiences at venues and festivals around the UK including, Glastonbury Festival, Pizza Express, The Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival, Lichfield Music Festival with the Humphrey Lyttelton Band and Plymouth Orange Music Festival among others.

Whether performing with her own Louise Parker Trio or with other notable jazz musicians such as BBC Jazz Award winner, saxophonist Alan Barnes, Louise Parker is not to be missed.

Your Event
Fully self contained with her own PA 750 watt system, Louise can provide music between sets - of the jazz genre and most other genres - for no extra charge. She is also happy to consider requests; the first for no extra charge and any subsequent songs for a small fee. Please ask your agent for more details.

Press Quotes

“This year’s next big thing.”
London Evening Standard

“A splendid new voice on the block…Swings like fury.”
Humphrey Lyttelton

“Watch out for Louise Parker!”
Barry Clare, Just Jazz

“A totally genuine jazz performer…a perfect lesson in feeling and phrasing.”
Les Tomkins, The Jazz Rag

“On all the normal counts of what makes a good jazz singer, Louise Parker seems to qualify; clear diction, fine projection, warmth, a feel for the lyrics and, most all, she seems to give every song the right ‘weight’.”
Just Jazz

“There’s no substitute for good time and tone... Tender or wild, her voice never lost its warmth and her phrasing had an in-built propulsion rarely heard from others.”
Jack Massarik London Evening Standard

“Sweetly soulful jazz vocals.”
Mike Flynn, Jazzwise Magazine

“What Louise does with every track is to make it her own.” Clare Robinson, Plymouth Evening Herald

“Louise has that extra special something.”
Paul Kelly, Plymouth City Council

“Congratulations on the CD – I think it’s great!”
Humphrey Lyttelton

“ …what a big sound. At last…..a PROPER new British Jazz singer.”
Mark Cotgrove (Snowboy)

“I don‘t think I‘ve heard a better jazz voice in this country.”
Blues and Soul Magazine
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Transcription from HUMPHREY LYTTELTON - ‘Best of Jazz’ BBC Radio 2
Monday 16th July 2007


‘Here’s a splendid new voice on the block taking cheerful liberties with the song ‘Love Me Or Leave Me’ by songwriter’s Donaldson and Kahn, and swinging like fury in the process.

Yeah, well, the name which I’ve no doubt will soon be household, is Louise Parker who shows remarkable style and assurance after only six years in the singing business.

Incidentally, her father, a crazy jazz fan, named her Louise after - Louis Armstrong.

The pianist there was Craig Milverton who’s given Louise much encouragement, and should feel well rewarded by this hugely impressive self-produced album called ‘No More Strangers’.

And if the CD’s not picked up by a commercial label then the music business is in an even sorrier state than I imagined.’

Lineup

Default lineup: 4 members

4 piece line-up: Guitar or Piano/Keyboard
Bass Guitar
Drums
Female Vocals

Performance Times

2 x 60 minutes sets


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Price from £784 + travel from Devon

Based on 4 members performing 2 x 60 minute sets

  • South West From £784
  • South East From £889
  • East Midlands From £941
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  • East of England From £1,019
  • North West From £1,046
  • Wales From £1,072
  • North East From £1,176
  • Yorkshire and the Humber From £1,176

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“Sweetly soulful jazz vocals.” ...

5 stars - The Louise Parker Quartet are Highly Recommended
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““Sweetly soulful jazz vocals.” ”


“There’s no substitute for good time and tone and Lulu displays both. Tender or...

5 stars - The Louise Parker Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked The Louise Parker Quartet for their event

““There’s no substitute for good time and tone and Lulu displays both. Tender or wild her never loses its warmth and her phrasing has an in-built propulsion rarely heard from others.” ”


''Lousie provided a highly professional and enchanting set for our wedding. She ...

5 stars - The Louise Parker Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked The Louise Parker Quartet for their event

“''Lousie provided a highly professional and enchanting set for our wedding. She was adaptable to our needs providing discrete background entertainment during the meal and then she capitvated our guests with her stunning performance. Not only did her talent as a vocalist shine through but her skills as an entertainer were superb.'' ”


Louise has that extra special something'' ...

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“Louise has that extra special something'' ”

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