| Description | Price |
| solo saxophone with/without backing tracks for up to one hour | £180 |
| solo saxophone with/without backing tracks for up to two hours | £280 |
| solo saxophone with/without backing tracks for up to three hours | £380 |
| solo saxophone with/without backing tracks for up to four hours | £480 |
I believe I was a born musician!
It's something that I have always been into, from a very early age.
The first instrument I learned was the recorder at school, but I actually took it seriously and quickly learned to read music and play quite well on the descant, treble and tenor recorders.
At secondary school I started with the clarinet and worked my way through the grades to grade 6, along with singing. At that time, the saxophone was just a second instrument and I took it up again seriously into adulthood, by attending music college in Leeds.
My main instrument now is the tenor saxophone for which I play straight ahead jazz, but I also play the alto and soprano, mainly for funk and soul and acoustic gigs. At college I also studied the flute as a subsidiary instrument and took piano lessons.
In 2010 I took up playing the trombone snd subsequently the sousaphone as I enjoy listening to and playing reggae, ska and New Orleans style jazz. It was initially a bit of fun but I worked my way through the jazz grades on the trombone and then took that seriously too!
I have also run and managed my own bands, which I still do: Brassbound, a funky, jazzy brass and wind street band; Silverrock, a reggae band and The Funk N Disorderleez, a funk, soul and disco band.
I do lots of session work and recordings and really enjoy writing horn lines for songs. But my first love is playing live and at the moment, as well as playing with bands, I do quite a few solo performances to backing tracks or alongside a DJ or percussionist.
You will always get a professional and lively performance from me, a friendly smile and plenty of engagement with the audience!
Choose me for your special occasion and I will deliver a performance to remember!
Based in Harrow, Middlesex
= areas covered (up to 80 miles)
WEDDING SONGS/BALLADS SAMPLE LIST (saxophone)
All Of Me - John Legend
At Last - Etta James
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Someone Like You - Adele
To Prove My Love - Adele
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
So Amazing - Luther Vandross
Always And Forever - Heatwave
Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
I'll BeThere - Jackson Five
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Beauty And The Beast - Alan Menken
If I Ain't Got You - Alecia Keys
Nice And Slow - Usher
Stand By Me -Ben E. King
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder
Someone Like You - Van Morrison
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Van Morrison
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
Fix You -Coldplay
Magic -Coldplay
I Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
My Song -H.E.R
JAZZ STANDARDS (saxophone) SAMPLE LIST
All Blues
At Last
Autumn Leaves
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Cantelope Island
Desafinado
Fever
Fly Me to the moon
Footprints
Georgia On My Mind
In A Sentimental Mood
Little Sunflower
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Moonglow
Satin Doll
Song for my Father
Summertime
Sunny
Watermelon Man
Wave
JAZZ STANDARDS (VOCALS) SAMPLE LIST
Fly Me To The Moon
God Bless The Child
Mas Que Nada (sung in Portuguese)
The Girl/Boy from Ipanema (sung in Portuguese)
My Favourite Things
Moody's Mood
Summertime
Moon River
At Last
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Fever
CHRISTMAS JAZZ SONGS (sax and vocal):
Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
Winter Wonderland - Ella Fitzgerald
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Santa Baby - Earths Kitt
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frank Sinatra
Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Let It Snow - Dean Martin
CLASSIC FUNK SOUL R&B saxophone sample set list:
Roses Are Red - Mac Band
Slow Down - Bobby Valentino
Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Have A Good Time - Brand New Heavies
Shake Everything You’ve Got - Maceo Parker
Get Down Saturday Night - Oliver Cheetham
Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
Love Like This - Faith Evans
You Used To Love Me - Faith Evans
Don't Walk Away - Jade
Return Of The Mac - Mark Morrison
Rising To The Top - Kenni Burke
Rock My World - Michael Jackson
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
Brown Sugar - D’Angelo
On & On - Erykah Badu
Gonna Make You Mine - Loose Ends
No Diggity - Blackstreet
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
And The Best Goes On - The Whispers
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
I Found Loving - Fatback Band
Gonna Make You Mine - Loose Ends
You Make Me Happy - Surface
Teardrops - Womack & Womack
Slow Down - Bobby V
HOUSE/ELETRONIC/FUNKY HOUSE/POP
(I can improvise over any song, but the following are some that I regularly jam over):
Freed From Desire -Gala
Let’s Get Close - Rosie Gaines
Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters
Running Away - Roy Ayers
Be Free - Ten City
Fly Away – Crackerzat
Jubel - Klingande
Mr Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan
Guru Josh - Infinity
Push The Feeling On - Nightcrawlers
Fall For You -Kings Of Tomorrow
Finally - Kings Of Tomorrow
Maria Maria - Santana
Wild Thoughts - Rhianna
Yummy - Justin Bieber
ROCK & POP CLASSIC & MODERN:
sample list: (saxophone):
Seven Years Old - Lukas Graham
Forget You - CeLo Green
That's What I Like - Bruno Mars
Shape Of You - Ed
Karma Chameleon- Culture Club
Wonderwall- Oasis
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Time Of Your Life - Green Day
It’s Not Unusual - Tom Jones
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Don’t You Want Me - Human League
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Respect - Aretha Franklyn
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
A Message To You Rudy - The Specials
One Step Beyond - Madness
Baker Street - Gerry Raffetty
AFROBEAT sample list (saxophone):
Lojay - Mona Lisa
Teni - Askamaya
Teni - Case
Timaya - I Can't Kill Myself
Ye - Burnaboy
Like To Party - Burnaboy
Fall - Davido
Wizkid feat. Tems - Essence
For Life - Rundown
Blow My Mind - Davido ft Chris Brown
Come Closer - Wizkid ft Drake
Wish Me Well - Kwame Eugene
Wakanda - Akon
Girlie-O Patoranking ft Tina Savage
Oliver Twist - D-Banj
Water No Get Enemy - Fela Kuti
AFROSWING/FUSION:
More Of You - Emeli Sande/Stonebwoy
Black Magic - Kelly Rowland
REGGAE SAMPLE LIST (saxophone):
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
One Love - Bob Marley
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
Natural Mystic - Bob Marley
She’s Royal - Taurus Riley
Skanking Sweet – Chronnix
Here Comes Danger - Chronnix
Toast – Coffee
Who Knows – Proteje feat. Chronnix
Lioness On The Rise - Queen Ifrika
Come Down Father - Beres Hammond
Everybody - Anthony Hamilton
REGGAE SAMPLE LIST(vocal)
Silly Games - Janet Kay
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
Humanity - Prince Lincoln
I Need A Roof - The Mighty Diamonds
I’m So In Love With You - Alton Ellis
Undying Love - Ernest Wilson
BOLLYWOOD/PUNJABI:
Patiala Peg
Coca Cola
Koka
Bala Bala - Shaitan Ka Saala
Ankhiyon Se Goli Mare
Slowly Slowly
Moorni “Balle Balle”
Mundian to Bach ke
(I also jam over popular Punjabi songs at weddings and mendhi nights)
FUNERAL/MEMORIAL SONGS (vocal or saxophone):
Amazing Grace
Abide With Me
Rock Of Ages
Blessed Assurance
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
In The Arms Of An Angel
Colours Of The Wind
I Will Always Love You
Tears In Heaven
Sailing
Dance With My Father
Dancing With The Angels
There Is A River
Electricity power point needed close to performance space.
But for smaller venues I have a battery powered wireless speaker.
I can bring my own pa equipment if required: 800 watt single or twin speakers with mixer or a small speaker.
Size of venue;
Is there a noise limiter?
Will I need to provide a PAT certificate and/or public liability certificate?
Is there nearby accessible parking?
How many guests expected?
If outside, will I be undercover?
Is the venue discoverable via satnav?
Yes I can
As a solo performer I have performed twice at the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum for the Financial Times Awards.
I am influenced by too many people but one of my favourite artists has to be Bob Marley and my favourite songs of his that I play regularly are Waiting In Vain and One Love.
I began gigging once I left school with a local community jazz band and my solo gigging took off after studying at music college.
I have since performed at weddings, parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, mendhi nights, funerals, festivals and corporate events over the last 25 years.
I love to play at all occasions!
I love to make people dance at parties and weddings, or play with a band at a festival, but I also love to sit in a corner and play dinner jazz whilst people are eating!
I play all styles of music to suit all occasions but my favourite styles are jazz on tenor sax and R&B, Soul; Reggae; Pop; Dance and Afrobeat on alto sax.
I play alongside backing tracks
Only if I already have the downloaded backing track. However, if WiFi is available I am happy to play along to a YouTube karaoke backing track although I might not know the song!
Set up time for pa is approximately 30 minutes.
When using a smaller wireless dossier, set up time is 10-15 minutes.
Yes, as long as there is a contingency plan if the weather is bad (it starts to rain or is extremely hot with strong sunshine )
Clients can choose the songs they wish me to play from my set list or I am happy to learn songs of their choice with sufficient notice.
I am also happy to simply play their choice of genre which then gives an element of surprise and this is my preferred option.
Typical review is as follows:
“Ann-Marie played an hours set at our wedding and she delivered a modern and versatile performance! She listened to what we wanted and exceeded our expectations! the guest were complimentary and we couldn’t have asked for more! ”
Yes, along with a mic if needed
Depending on what I have to set up, it can range from between 10 and 30 minutes
Yes
Financial Times
Digswell Place Group Riding for the Disabled
Nobu
Rymans Design
Virgin Sport
The Sheraton Grand Hotel
The Natural History Museum
The Science Museum
Nobu Hotel
Rymans
Luton Hoo Hotel
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