Yorkshire Entertainment

 

Swing Bands & UK Big Bands for hire.

Big bands and swing bands are definitely back in vogue. There is nothing like the cool sophistication of a dynamic swing band to liven up any type of function. For listening or dancing pleasure, Yorkshire Entertainment Agency offers a wide variety of highly skilled musicians performing music ranging from lively zoot-suited, jump-jive boogie to the traditional big bands playing standards & classic jazz and swing. This used to be a style of music predominantly enjoyed by 'mature' 1940s enthusiasts. However, the performances by Harry Connick Jr, and more recently the huge success of the Jools Holland Orchestra and Robbie Williams (with the ‘Swing When Your Winning’ album), have dramatically increased the popularity of the swing style orchestra.

Orchestra

Casablanca Boys

A hugely popular 7-piece group including a brilliant brass section. They are widely acknowledged as the most professional and versatile group in the UK. As well as their dynamic party sets (see the Party Band section), they are often booked as a jazz and swing band performing ‘walkabout’ jazz reception sets followed by 'Rat Pack' big band swing as recently covered by Robbie Williams. If you desire the best, then look here! Perfect for a wedding, corporate event, company party or conference function.

  Casablanca Boys Band
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Mad Dog's Little Big Band

This is Big Band Swing music in a smaller compact package. Mad Dog Jones & his group have specialised in this style of music for over 20 years. They have opened many prestigious International Jazz Festivals and have performed regularly in the top jazz clubs in Paris and London. Mad Dog’s Little Big Swing Band provides a dynamic, compact & cost effective jazz & swing ensemble & they’re perfect for a wedding, lively corporate event or special theme party.

  Mad Dog's Little Big Band
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Mike Brown Swing Band

With over 25 years experience of performing nationally to audiences of all ages, there is nothing like the cool sophistication of the Mike Brown swing band to liven up your function. The Mike Brown Band provides a delicious big band sound from a streamlined 9-piece set up - perfect choice for smaller venues & tighter budgets. The line-up includes soaring trumpets, sophisticated saxes, thundering trombones & a rhythm section of piano, bass, guitar & drums, and features fabulous vocalists with perfect voices for the big band music style. If you're considering swing band hire for your event, then Mike Brown band generates a glamorous backdrop that's perfect for a wedding function, anniversary party, dinner dance, corporate event or charity ball fund raising function.

 
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Mr Swing's Dance Orchestra

Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra is a Yorkshire based 13-piece wedding swing band and corporate big band. This compact orchestra has entertained at many venues including Buckingham Palace (for the Prince's Trust Royal Charter Award Ceremony), and has always received favourable comments. They play music for dancing from the radio broadcasts of the Thirties, through the Glenn Miller Orchestral sound of the forties, to the Rat Pack days of the fifties & beyond – featuring cool classics made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams & Tom Jones.

  Mr Swing's Dance Orchestra
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Trent Connection

Swing music is making a well-deserved comeback. Trent Connection however, are big band wedding specialists performing wonderful swing band music for the last 16 years, so you can rest easy knowing that you're hiring the experts. They have accumulated a hugely diverse library of big band music and their immediately infectious repertoire of swing standards as well as more modern covers is perfect for corporate hospitality, business promotions, wedding receptions, dinner dances, anniversaries, & birthday parties. The Trent Connection Swing Band guarantee to fill the floor with glamour, sophistication & instantly familiar music appealing to all ages.

  Trent Connection Swing Band
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