All This Jazz Band

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All This Jazz Band was originally formed in 1997 and is lead by pianist and musical director Aidan Townend.

They stormed the live music scene with an exciting repertoire ranging from jazz and swing classics through to popular hits.

Each member of The All This Jazz Band has a wealth of experience in both live and studio performance. They have all performed with a variety of names in the music industry and have the ability to perform in many different styles.

In 1998 the band’s demo received the attention of the entertainment manager at Manchester’s Trafford Centre, one of the largest and most prestigious shopping centres in Europe. They soon acquired a regular slot and more than eighteen years later, they continue to perform there when they can!

Over the years, the band have performed at many prestigious venues including The Villa Marina Theatre in Douglas, Harrogate International Centre, Southport Floral Hall, Stockport Plaza, and Lyme Park in Cheshire to name a few.

The band is available for all kinds of private and corporate events, whether it be a standard 4 piece or a full band complete with upright bass and full brass section.

For more intimate venues, a duo or trio can also be arranged. They perform all over the country and will happily travel to your chosen venue.

PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS All This Jazz Band Have PERFORMED AT:
Under 21’s Rugby World Cup Awards – AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, 2016
Wedding of Stu Allan (DJ – Key 103, Bowlers..) Lastra Farm Hotel, Anglesey 2015
John Lewis Cheadle 20th Anniversary Party, Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester Airport 2015
John Lewis Trafford Centre 10th Anniversary Party, AJ Bell Stadium, Manchester 2015
Yokogawa 100th Anniversary Ball, Carden Park Hotel, 2015
Business Awards after party at Cloud 23, The Hilton, Deansgate, Manchester 2014
Apprenticeships Awards, Leeds Town Hall, 2010
The Colas Awards, hosted by Lenny Henry, Harrogate International Arena, 2009
European Capital of Culture Main Event, Liverpool 2008
Grand opening of The Sycamore Restaurant, Birch Vale, Cheshire Life September 2007
Clerical Medical Annual Dinner Dance, Viila Marina Theatre, Douglas 2007
‘Music For Everyone’ three-day Festival, Lyme Park, Disley 2007
Great Manchester Run 2005 – 2009
Private party at the home of TV producer Phil Redmond
‘Yesterday Once More’ – an evening of Carpenters’ music, Lyme Park, Disley 2005/2006
‘Yesterday Once More’ – an evening of Carpenters’ music, The Forum, Romiley 2004
CWS Web Design Awards Dinner, CWS Building, Manchester
Round Table Dinner Dance, The Floral Hall, Southport
Masquerade Ball, Mere Golf & Country Club, Knutsford
Grand Opening of The Triangle Building, Manchester
Awards Ceremony, 2000 Manchester Food & Drink Festival, Midland Hotel, Manchester
Opening of the latest link in the Manchester Metrolink system
Opening of the new restaurant, N Power Building, Manchester

TESTIMONIALS
“A huge thank you to Aidan and Charlotte for providing the entertainment this afternoon at my Dad’s 90th Birthday celebrations at the Stanneylands Hotel, Wilmslow. Fabulous performance guys, we were all blown away. You helped to make an important day very special.”
Andrew Galloway – Birthday Party, Stanneylands Hotel, Wilmslow, Cheshire

“Hi Charlotte, Just a very quick e-mail to thank you and Aidan for tonight – you read the mood brilliantly. Everyone enjoyed it. Many thanks to you both for making my birthday so memorable.”
Dave Watkisnon – 65h Birthday Party, Northwich, Cheshire

“Dear Charlotte and Aidan,
You have a voice like an angel, it was like velvet. Thank you so much for entertaining our guests at our wedding reception on 2nd May, everyone was coming up to us after saying how beautiful your voice is, your song list was perfect for the day, so on behalf of my husband, myself and all our guests, thank you for making our day so special.”
Janice and Stuart Mills – Wedding, Grapenhall, Cheshire

“Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks so much for the music at the wedding, it really made the ceremony something special and you both did a fantastic job. I’ll certainly be recommending you to people for future events.”
Iain and Claire Sanderson – Wedding, Hollin Hall, Cheshire

“The All This Jazz BAND has been playing at The Trafford Centre for 16 years now. Over the years they have performed at openings for restaurants and new attractions within the Centre. With Charlotte Day on vocals the band has built up a reputation for producing top quality live music with an ever-growing repertoire. From Swing to Sting and Disney to Pop the band encompass many styles to give all who listen a pleasant surprise. Always reacting to customer requests they are not averse to playing any tune or theme. Their simple aim is to enhance the whole Trafford Centre experience by giving diners and shoppers a chance to relax to the sound of a live band whilst enjoying a meal or coffee.”
Trafford Centre – Manchester, Official Website Review

“We would like to say a massive thank you for performing at our wedding! It was a wonderful feeling to go straight from the wedding ceremony into the perfect atmosphere for the reception drinks! The band really gave that touch of class and captured the spirit of sophistication that we had wanted! Our only regret is that we could not hear more as we were dragged away for photos, but we could rest assured that our guests were being thoroughly entertained! We’ve had rave reviews from all of our guests, who loved the band & the set list. They couldn’t believe their luck to have got such a show! Thank you so much again and we look forward to booking you for our future celebrations!”
Jessica & Nick Terry, Wedding – Rookery Hall, Nantwich

“Just wanted to say a massive thank you for playing at our wedding! You were absolutely fantastic from start to finish and all the guests said the same! A huge thanks for singing the first dance song, it made it all the more special for the both of us, although we didn’t know whether to dance with each other or listen to you! Thanks ever so much!”
Jay & Marie Beech, Wedding – Adlington Hall, Cheshire

“Thank you for playing at our wedding party. Everyone had great fun and I had many people singing your praises. You did something to suit all our guests – apologies though – my colleagues tell me they pushed you into playing ABBA! I hope you had as much fun as we did.”
Jan & Dave Riley, Wedding – The Deanwater Hotel, Woodford

REPERTOIRE
Jazz/ Swing/Crossover Repertoire

ALL OF ME – FRANK SINATRA
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE – ELLA FITZGERALD
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE – NAT KING COLE
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN – LOUIS ARMSTRONG
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE – BILL WITHERS
ANGELA (Instrumental -THEME FROM TAXI)
BLUE MOON – ELLA FITZGERALD
BEWITCHED, BOTHERED & BEWILDERED – ELLA FITZGERALD
BILLY’S BOUNCE (Instrumental)
BRING ME SUNSHINE – MORECAMBE & WISE
CRY ME A RIVER – JULIE LONDON
COME FLY WITH ME – FRANK SINATRA
CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY – KATIE MELUA
DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE – MADELEINE PEYROUX
DON’T KNOW WHY – NORAH JONES
DON’T WAIT TOO LONG – MADELEINE PEYROUX
DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE – DUKE ELLINGTON
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM – THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES – TONY BENNET
EVERYTHING – MICHAEL BUBLE
EVERYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE – ELLA FITZGERALD
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK – STING
FEVER – PEGGY LEE
FILM NIGHT (I WISH I KNEW HOW …..)
FLY ME TO THE MOON – FRANK SINATRA
GIRL FROM IPANEMA – ASTRUD GLBERTO
GEORGIA ON MY MIND – RAY CHARLES
HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES – FRANK SINATRA
IT HAD TO BE YOU – FRANK SINATRA
LOVE IS A LOSING GAME – AMY WINEHOUSE
MAKING WOOPIE – FRANK SINATRA
MISTY – ELLA FITZGERALD
MOONRIVER – ANDY WILLIAMS
MICHAELS THEME (Instrumental – THEME FROM PARKINSON)
MOONDANCE – VAN MORRISON
MOONGLOW – COUNT BASIE
NIGHT AND DAY – COLE PORTER
NICE AND EASY – FRANK SINATRA
ROXANNE – (Jazz arrangement) -STING
SO NICE – ASTRUD GILBERTO
SOMETHING STUPID – FRANK & NANCY SINATRA
SWAY – DEAN MARTIN
SMILE – MICHAEL JACKSON
SUMMERTIME – SARAH VAUGHAN
SEVENTEEN – JANIS IAN
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT – (Jazz arrangement) – PAUL ANKA
THIS MASQUERADE – GEORGE BENSON
TAKE FIVE – DAVE BRUBECK
UNDER MY SKIN – FRANK SINATRA
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE – JAMIE CULLUM
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE – NAT KING COLE
WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
WISHING ON A STAR – ROSE ROYCE
YOUR LOVE IS KING – SADE

Popular Mid & Down tempo Repertoire
A MILLION LOVE SONGS – TAKE THAT
ALWAYS ON MY MIND – ELVIS
ANGELS – ROBBIE WILLIAMS
ANGEL – SARAH MCLACHLAN
ALL OF ME – JOH LEGEND
AGAINST ALL ODDS – PHIL COLLINS
BIG YELLOW TAXI – COUNTING CROWS/JONI MITCHELL
BAD DAY – DANIEL POWTER
CARELESS WHISPER – WHAM
CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT – ELTON JOHN
CHERISH – KOOL AND THE GANG
CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY – KATIE MELUA
COMING AROUND AGAIN – CARLY SIMON
DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER – CROWDED HOUSE
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER – OASIS
DON’T SPEAK – NO DOUBT
DON’T KNOW WHY – NORAH JONES
DON’T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE – CRYSTAL GAYLE
DIAMONDS – RIHANNA
EASY – THE COMODORES
ENGLISHMAN IN NEWYORK – STING
EVERYTHING – MICHAEL BUBLE
EVERYTHING I DO – BRYAN ADAMS
EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME – THE KORGIS
FIELDS OF GOLD – STING
FAST CAR – TRACY CHAPMAN
FIX YOU – COLDPLAY
FRAGILE – STING
GREATEST DAY – TAKE THAT
GET LUCKY – DAFT PUNK
GOD ONLY KNOWS – THE BEACH BOYS
GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
HAPPY – PHARELL
HALF THE WORLD AWAY – OASIS
HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE – THE BEATLES
HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS/DJ SAMMY
HALLELUJAH – KD LANG
HEY JUDE – THE BEATLES
HELLO – LIONEL RICHIE
HIGH & DRY – RADIOHEAD
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW – CHICAGO
IMAGINE – JOHN LENNON
IRONIC – ALANNIS MORRISETTE
ONE HAND IN MY POCKET – ALANNIS MORRISETTE
I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK – TOTO
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY – R KELLY
I WONDER WHY – CURTIS STIGERS
I WON’T LET YOU GO – JAMES MORRISON
I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME – BONNIE RAIT
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE BILLY JOEL
JUST THE TWO OF US – BILL WITHERS
KILLING ME SOFTLY – ROBERTA FLACK
KISS FROM A ROSE – SEAL
LATELY – STEVIE WONDER
LET EM’ IN – PAUL MACARTNEY
LOVE RESSURECTION – ALISON MOYET
LOVE IS ALL AROUND – WET WET WET
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART – JOY DIVISION
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE – ADELE
MAD WORLD – GARY JULES
MOVE CLOSER – PHYLIS NELSON
NO SURPRISES – RADIOHEAD
MY CHERIE AMOUR STEVIE WONDER
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER – CARLY SIMON
NOWHERE MAN – THE BEATLES
NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY – GERRY RAFFERTY
OUT OF REACH – GABRIELLE
ONE DAY I’LL FLY AWAY – RANDY CRAWFORD
PROMISE ME – BEVERLEY CRAVEN
PERFECT DAY – LOU REED
RUN – LEONA LEWIS/SNOW PATROL
STAY WITH ME – SAM SMITH
SHAPE OF MY HEART – STING
SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON
SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW
SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD – ELTON JOHN
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW – EVA CASSIDY
STAND BY YOU – THE PRETENDERS
SWEET LOVE – ANITA BAKER
STEPPING STONE – DUFFY
SAIL AWAY – DAVID GRAY
SACRIFICE – ELTON JOHN
SPEECHLESS – LADY GAGA
SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE – STEVIE WONDER
USE SOMEBODY – KINGS OF LEON (PIXIE LOTT VERSION)
TRUE COLOURS – CINDY LAUPER
THE WAY WE WERE – BARBERA STREISAND
THE A TEAM – ED SHEERAN
THESE LITTLE THINGS – ONE DIRECTION
TIME AFTER TIME – CINDY LAUPER
WHAT IS LOVE – HOWARD JONES
WARWICK AVENUE – DUFFY
WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL – RONAN KEATING
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW
WEATHER WITH YOU – CROWDED HOUSE
WILD WORLD – CAT STEVENS
WONDERFUL LIFE – BLACK
YESTERDAY – THE BEATLES
YOUR SONG – ELTON JOHN
YOUR LOVE IS KING – SADE
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – CAROL KING