Jess Hughes is professional saxophonist available to hire for weddings, parties, baby showers, hen do's, christenings, dinner parties, garden parties, festivals/fetes, restaurants/bars/clubs and corporate events. Whether you require somebody to provide background music or a main event performance, Jess will work with you to provide the perfect touch to your event. Jess has her own professional p.a system but if you are hiring a DJ or sound technician she can also plug into their system.
Jess can play a range of musical styles from light jazz and easy listening to retro pop (70s 80s 90s) right through to current chart house hits and Ibiza style. For wedding ceremonies etc Jess can also perform romantic love songs/disney/film tunes etc. For any event Jess will work with you choose music from her extensive repertoire but is also happy to take on a few of your own personal requests for no extra cost.
Weddings
Jess specialises in wedding performances as she is able to offer a wide range of music for your special day. She is happy to just perform at one part of your wedding or she can provide a package. As well as saxophone with backing tracks, she is also able to offer piano. Options available:
Wedding Ceremony: solo saxophone with backing tracks (or piano). Jess will create a beautiful atmosphere for your guests arrival, bride (or groom)'s arrival, signing of the register if applicable and exit song. Requests for any of these parts can be made for no extra cost. Example repertoire:
Drinks Ceremony / Wedding Breakfast: Saxophone with backing tracks (or piano). Jess will work with you to create your desired ambience for your drinks reception and or wedding breakfast. She can create a traditional sophisticated atmosphere with light jazz and easy listening tracks/retro pop or play more modern chart/Ibiza style hits which have become increasingly popular. A mixture of all styles also works really well.
Evening Party: Saxophone with backing tracks. Jess can entertain your evening guests and get people up on to the dancefloor. She would usually play either one hour set or 2 x 45 min sets and often she can co-ordinate with a DJ if desired but also can be self sufficient with own P.A system.
Based in Ripley, Derbyshire
Saxophone with backing tracks:
Jazz:
Autumn leaves
Summertime
Blue moon
Over the rainbow
My funny Valentine
Cry me a river
Fly me to the moon
Have you met Miss Jones?
Embraceable you
Girl from Ipanema
Misty
Come fly with me
The way you look tonight
Something Stupid
Moondance
Blue Bossa
L.O.V.E
Ain't no sunshine
Love Songs:
Perfect- Ed Sheeran
All of me - John Legend
From the moment on - Shania Twain
I can't help fallling in love - Elvis Presley
Make you feel my love - Adele
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
Marry you - Bruno Mars
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
You are the reason - Calum Scott
Love me like you do - Ellie Goulding
Still falling for you - Ellie Goulding
Disney/Showtunes:
Can you feel the love tonight- The Lion King
Colours of the wind- Pocohontas
Beauty and the Beast-Beauty and the Beast
Part of your world - The Little Mermaid
A whole new world - Aladdin
A million dreams- The Greatest Showman
Love is an open door - Frozen
Somewhere over the rainbow - Wizard of Oz
Retro Pop songs:
Lets stay together - Al Green
All night long- Lionel Ritchie
I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston
Careless whisper- George Michael
Baker St- Gerry Rafferty
Never too much- Luther Van Dross
The Best- Tina Turner
I want to break free- Queen
Gimme Gimme Gimme- Abba
Sweet dreams- Eurythmics
Play that funky music - Wild Cherry
Dancing Queen- Abba
Superstition- Stevie Wonder
What's love got to do with it - Tina Turner
Must be love - Madness
Club Tropicana- Wham
Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley
Celebration- Kool and the Gang
Signed, sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder
Three little Birds (Don't worry about a thing) - Bob Marley
I shot the sheriff- Bob Marley
One Love - Bob Marley
Young hearts run free - Candi Staton
My Girl - The Temptations
Current/recent chart:
Dance the night- Dua Lipa (Barbie movie)
Dance monkey- Tones and I
Don't start now - Dua Lipa
How deep is your love - Calvin Harris
Remember - Becky Hill
Without you - David Guetta
This is real - Jax Jones and Ella Henderson
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
This is what you came for - Calvin Harris and Rihanna
Changing - Sigma
Levitating- Dua Lipa
Waiting for love - Avicci
I'm Good - David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
I Wish- Mabel (feat Jess Glynn)
When love takes over - David Guetta
A sky full of stars - Coldplay
History- Joel Corry and Becky Hill
Where did you go - Jax Jones
Crazy what love can do - Ella Henderson
Head and Heart- Joel Corry
Lionheart (Fearless) Joel Corry and Tom Grennan
Flowers- Miley Cyrus Afraid to feel - LF System
Miracle- Ellie Goulding and Calvin Harris
Whistle- Jax Jones and Calum Scott
Giving me - Jazzy
(It goes like) nanana - Peggy Gou
21 reasons - Ella Henderson and Nathan Dawe
(My heart goes) La di da - Becky Hill and Topic
Black magic - Jonasu
Make me feel good - Belters only and Jazzy
Ibiza Style:
Jubel- Klingande
Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino
This Girl- The Kungs
Mr Saxobeat- Alexandra Stan
Changes- Faul Sun Don’t Shine - Klangkarussel
Waves – Mr Probz
Here for you – Ella Henderson /Kygo
What’s love got to do with it – Kygo remix
Show me love – Edx remix
Sexual Healing – Kygo remix
Ain’t nobody – Felix Jaehn remic
Hold me closer – Elton John and Britney Spears
Higher love – Kygo and Whitney Houston
Firestone – Kygo
Stole the show – Kygo
I took a pill in Ibiza – Seeb remix
React - Ella Henderson, Robert Miles, Switch disco
Hymn for the weekend- Coldplay (Seeb dance remix) Pjanoo - Eric Prydz
90s Dance:
Sing it back - Moloko
Rhythm of the night - Corona
Touch me - Rui Da Silva
Let me be your fantasy- Baby D
Show me love- Robin S
Free- Ultra Nate
Freed from desire - Gala
Everybody's free - Rozalla
Lady - Modjo
Finally - Ce Ce Peniston (Choice Mix)
Toca's Miracle - Fragma