Alice Black duo, trio, quartet, quintet Jazz, soul, pop, Christmas, party, dinner music

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Description Price
Solo singer£350
Duo (singer & guitarist / pianist)£600
Trio (singer, guitarist, saxophonist)£800
Trio (Singer, piano, double bass)£800
Quartet (Singer, pianist, double bass, drums /saxophonist)£1000
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About / Biography

Professional, high quality music based in Surrey and the UK. Alice and her band cover a wide range of styles and songs, including jazz, swing, soul, Motown, Latin, pop and music for themed events (Christmas, Valentines, Birthdays, Weddings, Gatsby, etc)

Alice sings jazz, pop, and soul, including the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee, Marvin Gaye, Steve Wonder, Adele, Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Amy Winehouse, to name but a few.

Accompanied by top musicians, Alice is extremely versatile with a vast repertoire of songs spanning the decades and experience working in restaurants, bars, hotels and theatres all over the UK and abroad.

PA and equipment all fully PAT tested and musicians have public liability insurance.


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There are currently 4 user ratings for Alice Black duo, trio, quartet, quintet

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Redhill, Surrey

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 40 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

We had a wide range of repertoire. Below is a typical set:

Let there be love - Nat King Cole

Spooky - Dusty Springfield

It’s not unusual - Tom Jones

Stuck in the middle with you

Valerie - Any Winehouse

Dream a Little Dream - Ella Fitzgerald

Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald

Twist and Shout - the Beatles

Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

Saving all my love for you - Whitney Houston

Lady is a Tramp - Frank Sinatra

Make you feel my love - Adele / Bob Dylan

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

At last - Etta James

I feel good - James Brown

Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd

Fly be to the moon - Frank Sinatra

Don’t know why - Norah Jones

What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong

Can’t take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - Four Tops

LOVE - Nat King Cole

Stand by me - BB King

Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Sunny - Bobby Hebb

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Other repertoire:

Sample Jazz / swing set list:


Autumn Leaves


Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered


Beyond the Sea


Blue Moon


Body And Soul


Cheek to Cheek


Cry me a River


Every Time we say Goodbye


Feeling’ Good


Fever
Fly Me to the Moon


Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You


Girl From Ipenema


Here’s that Rainy Day


In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning


It Had to be You


Let there be Love


Mack the Knife


Misty


Moon Dance


Moon River


My Baby just Cares for Me


My Funny Valentine


My Heart Belongs to Daddy


The Nearness of You


Night and Day


Old Devil Moon


Our Love is Here to Stay


Someone to Watch Over Me


Straighten Up and Fly Right


Summertime


Sway


Too Close for Comfort


Too Darn Hot


The Very thought of you


What a Difference a Day Makes


You’d be So Nice to Come Home to

Full Repertoire List:

1920’s songs

Ain’t Misbehaving


Ain’t she sweet


Baby face


Basin Street Blues


Blue Skies


Bye Bye Blackbird


Can’t help lovin’ dat man of mine


Charleston


Do something


Everybody loves my baby


Fascinating rhythm


Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You


How Long Has this Been Going on?


I ain’t got nobody


I can’t give you anything but love


I got Rhythm


Is you is or is you aint


I wanna be loved by you


It had to be you


Let’s do it


Love me or Leave me


Makin’ Whoopee


Mean to Me


’ on the Ritz


Someone to Watch Over Me


St Louis Blues


Sweet Georgia Brown


Softly as in a morning sunrise


S’wonderful


Them There Eyes


Why don’t you do right? (1930sPeggy Lee) 


Yes sir, that’s my baby


You Took Advantage of Me


You Do Something to Me


1930s songs

If I should lose you


I’ll never smile again


I’ll take romance


Lady is a tramp


All of Me


Blame it on my youth


Body And Soul


Pennies from heaven


Stardust


Little girl blue


Comes Love


Summertime


Small Hotel


September in the Rain


It’s only a paper moon


Night and Day


My Funny Valentine


Love for Sale


Let’s Fall in Love


Let there be Love


The Very thought of you


What a Little Moonlight can do


You go to my head


Mack the Knife


Beautiful Love


Caravan


Foggy Day


Lullaby of the Leaves


Don’t be that Way


Our Love is Here to Stay


What a Difference a Day Makes


Straighten Up and Fly Right


It Don’t Mean a Thing


On the Sunny Side of the Street


Get happy


Blue Moon


Devil May Care


Cheek to Cheek


This Can’t be Love


East of the Sun


The Way You Look Tonight


They Can’t take that Away


Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me


1940s songs

Lover Man, Oh Where Can You Be?


Blues in the Night


Route 66


Just Squeeze Me


I Didn’t Know About You


White Cliffs of Dover


I Got it Bad and that Ain’t Good


Besame Mucho


We’ll meet again

Sentimental Journey


Don’t sit under the apple tree


Fools Rush In


Skylark


Tenderly


There’ll Never be Another You


Nature Boy


Every Time we say Goodbye


Beyond the Sea


Autumn Leaves


Angel Eyes


You’d be So Nice to Come Home to


Don’t Get Around Much Anymore


Time After Time


The more I see you


The Nearness of You


Polkadots & Moonbeams


‘Round Midnight


Speak Low


Do nothin’ till you hear from me


Come rain or come shine


Slow Boat to China


Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered


Too Darn Hot
At Last

1950s songs

Green Dolphin Street


Sway


That’s All


Four


What is this Thing Called Love?


What a Difference a Day Makes


When I Fall in Love


Almost like Being in Love


Alone Together


Best Thing for You


Black Coffee


Lullaby of Birdland


Too Close for Comfort


Fly Me to the Moon


Fever


Cry me a River


I Fall in Love Too Easily


Here’s that Rainy Day


In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning


Just In Time


Mack the Knife


My Funny Valentine


My Baby just Cares for Me (Nina Simone) 


My One and Only Love


Teach me Tonight

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole) 


Moanin’


Old Devil Moon


If I were a bell


Alright, Ok, You win


1960s & 70s Jazz & Latin Standards

Girl From Ipanema


Days of Wine and Roses


Corcovado


Agua de Beber


Chega de Saudade


Wave


I’m a woman


How Insensitive


Peel me a Grape


The shadow of your smile



Black Orpheus


Mas que Nada


Feelin’ Good


Nice and Easy


One Note Samba


So nice (Summer Samba)


The Summer Knows


Pop / Soul songs

Ain’t no sunshine


Baby when you’re near me


Can’t take my eyes of you


Chasing pavements

Darling you send me (Sam Cooke)


Fields of Gold (Sting)

I can’t help myself (Sugar pie, honey bunch)


I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)


I feel good (James Brown)


The first time ever I saw your face (Roberta Flack)


Just Like Heaven (Katie Melua)

Knock on Wood

La Bamba 


Let’s stay together again (Al Green)


The Look of love (Dusty Springfield)


Make you feel my love (Bob Dylan)


Mercy (Duffy)


Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)


Moon Dance (Van Morison)


Mustang Sally


Natural woman

New york, new york


Proud Mary

Saving all my love for you - Whitney Houston

Son of a preacher man (Dusty Springfield)


Something (Beetles)


Sorry

Spooky (Dusty Springfield)


Stand by Me

Stuck in the middle with you

Sunny


Tainted Love

Time after time (Eva Cassidy / Cyndi Lauper)

Twist and Shout


Valerie (Amy Winehouse)


Walk on by


Will you still love me tomorrow? (Dusty Springfield)
Wonder wall (Oasis)


Christmas


All I Want for Christmas is You


Christmas Carol Medley


12 Days of Christmas


Frosty the Snowman


Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas


I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas


Jingle Bells


Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer 


Santa Baby


Santa Claus is Coming to Town


Silent Night


Sleigh Ride


What Are You Doing New Years Eve?


Winter Wonderland

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need a power supply, a parking space, somewhere to unload our equipment and performance space of approx 2x2 metres.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes we provide all our own PA equipment and lighting if required.


What information do you require about a venue?

The address, parking details, any extra travel expenses, somewhere to get changed.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes we can play music through the PA and offer an additional Spotify DJ set if required.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

Her Majesty’s Theatre, London


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Peggy Lee, Dusty Springfield


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I sang for the Sheffield University big band and started my own function band whilst I was at University. I have since been singing for weddings, functions, restaurants and parties for the past 20 years and has worked with top musicians all over the country.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Wedding receptions, dinner parties, garden parties

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We need 45 minutes to an hour to set up and sound check.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes we can perform indoors or outdoors.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

We can take requests in advance or clients can select songs from our repertoire list


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Professional, entertaining, great range of songs for all ages and musical tastes


Can we request extra performance time?

Yes - we can arrange this in advance. There is an extra fee for additional performance time not already agreed in the contract

Recent Clients

Alice Black duo, trio, quartet, quintet has performed for these clients:

Most recent venues:

Parkside Restaurant-Reigate

Balfour Winery - Kent

Squerreys Wine bar - Westerham

The King William IV pub - Dorking

Reigate Manor hotel - Reigate

The Old barn - Oxted

Alice’s previous venues:

VENUES

Whilst many of Alice’s current engagements are in private homes and gardens she has also worked at the following venues:

The Abbeydale Picture House, Sheffield

Alnwick Playhouse (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Apollo, Barlborough (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Art Room, Sheffield

Ascot Racecourse, Ascot

The Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Assembly Rooms, Tamworth (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Assembly Halls, Tunbridge Wells (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Aston Hall Hotel, Aston, Nr Sheffield

Baldwin’s Omega, Sheffield

The Baker’s Vault, Stockport

Bar Abbey, Jazz Club, Sheffield

Bath Hotel, Glossop Rd, Sheffield

BBC Radio Sheffield (Interview - Diana Luke)

Beau Sejour, Liberation Day Ball, Guernsey

The Bell Inn, Nottingham

Belmont Preparatory School (Too Darn Hot Trio)

The Birchwood Jazz Club

Beckenham Jazz Club (The Den)

Bexley Jazz Club

The Black Cat Jazz Club, Northampton

The Bluecoat, Rotherham

The Blueroom Brasserie, Sheffield

The Boardwalk, Sheffield

Bolholt Country Club, Bury, Manchester (with the Gerry Tomlinson Trio)

Bolsover Castle,

The Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge (with The Rodger Heeley Trio)

Boxmoor Playhouse, Hemel Hempstead (with the Nick Ross Orchestra)

BT Tower Restaurant, London

Brackley Conservative Club

Bradfield Village Hall

Bradford Playhouse

Brampton Manor, Chesterfield

The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton

The Brincliffe Oaks, Sheffield

Bridlington Spa

Bury Village Hall

Bushy School, Hertfordshire

The Bull’s Head, Barnes, London

Capital Theatre, Horsham

Casanovas Restaurant, Sheffield

Chatsworth House, Chesterfield

Cheadle Hulme Conservative Club (with the Pete Johnson Sextet / with the Tom Kincaid trio)

Cipolla Restaurant, Broomhill, Sheffield

City Hall, Sheffield (New Years Eve Ball 2006)

Cisswood House Hotel, Horsham

City Vaults, Bradford (with the Andy Cholerton trio)

The Civic Theatre, Rotherham (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Chequers Inn, Rotherham

The Coach & Four, Wilmslow

Coopers Jazz Club, Guisely, Leeds

The Congress Centre, London

Conservative Club, Doncaster

The Cow, Basford, Nottingham

Cubana’s Bar & Bistro, Sheffield (Residency)

The Crown Inn, Totley

The Crypt, London

Cutler's Hall, Sheffield

David Lloyd Health Club, Derby

Dam House Bar & Restaurant, Sheffield

Dean Clough Arts Centre, Halifax

The Derby Assembly Rooms, Derby

Dimitri’s Restaurant, Manchester

The Dome, Morcambe

Doncaster Civic Theatre

Doncaster Conservative Club (with The Emmerson/Spragg Combo)

Elgiva Theatre, Chesham (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Embassy Theatre, Skegness

The Empire Theatre (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Epsom Racecourse, Epsom

Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth

Farnsfield Village Hall, Nottingham

Farnham Church, Farnham (1940s Night)

Five Ways, Nottingham

Forum Theatre, Billingham

Forest Row Jazz Club

The Forum, Devonshire Sq, Sheffield

Frensham Pond Hotel, Surrey

Fulwood Inn, Sheffield (Residency)

The Garden Bar & Restaurant, Dronfield

Dullingham House, Newmarket

The George Hotel, Hathersage

The Good Intent Jazz Club, Rochester

The Grove, Dunstable

GF Bar - The Golden Fleece, Chesterfield

Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl

The Grove Inn Jazz Club, Leeds

The Green Room, Sheffield

Gunton Hall, Lowestoft

Harrogate Jazz Club - The West Park Hotel

Hartlepool Town Hall

The Harwood Jazz Club, Harrogate

Harlequin Theatre, Redhill (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Hayling Island Holiday Centre

Her Majesty’s Theatre, London

Higham Hall (with Dave Black & Alan Barnes)

Holiday Inn, Sheffield

Hui Wei Chinese Restaurant, Sheffield (Residency)

Hull City Hall

Hyde Cricket & Squash Club

International Conference Centre, Edinburgh

The Interval Bar, Sheffield University

Ivory Restaurant and Bar, Sheffield

Jazz at the Picture House, Sheffield

The Kenneth Moore Theatre, Ilford  (with the NRO)

Kelham Hall, Southwell

The Kenneth Moore Theatre, Ilford (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Kentwell Hall, Suffolk

Kings Arms Jazz Night, Salford

Knowsley Hall, Prescot

Lakeside, Arnold

Lancaster Grand Theatre, Lancaster

Leicester University (with the John Miller Orchestra)

The Lescar, Sheffield

Lescus car Launch Party,

Leyton Orient Football Stadium, Leyton

Lichfield Jazz Club, The George Hotel, Lichfield (with the Brian Dee Trio)

The Little Theatre, Leicester

The Little Ship Club, London

The Lion Inn, Nottingham

The Lloyd’s Hotel, Chorlton (with the Andrzej Baranek Trio)

Lowther Pavilion,Lytham St Annes

The London Yacht Club, The Embankment

L’Oranger Restaurant, London

Majestic Theatre, Retford

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Town Hall

Marriott Hotel, Sheffield

Marsden Jazz Festival, Marsden

Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, Manchester

Mere Court Hotel, Altringham

Mill Rythe Holiday Centre, Hayling Island (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Milan Espresso Coffee Company, Wigston, Leicester

Millennium Hall, Sheffield

Grosvenor Casino, Leeds (with Alan Barnes)

Mr Kites, Sheffield

Napoleon's Casino, Sheffield

NEC, Birmingham (with the John Miller Orchestra)

The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The New Barrack Tavern, Sheffield

Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire

Nidd Hall, Harrogate (with the Len Phillips Big Band)

Norwood Park, Nottinghamshire

Trent NHS Award Ceremony, Nottingham

Oakengates, Telford

The Octagon, Yeovil (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Old Harrow, Sheffield

One-Eleven Jazz Club, Sheffield

The Old Vine

Orpington Golf Club, Jazz Club

Pacific Bar, Chesterfield

Palace Theatre, Newark (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Palace Theatre, Redditch (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Park Hotel, Sheffield

Pavillion Theatre, Rhyl

Perries Restaurant & Bar, Bawtry (Residency)

Perspective Jazz Lounge, Lincoln

The Place, Sheffield

The Pier Theatre, Bournemouth  (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Pizza Express, St Peter’s Sq, Manchester

Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield

The Potting Shed, Barnsley (Residency)

Potters Leisure Resort (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Priestly, Bradford

Princess Theatre, Hunstanton    

Queens Hotel, Leeds

The Radlett Centre, Radlett (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Ranmoor Bar, Sheffield

The Regis Centre, Bognor Regis (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Red Lion, Darley Dale, Chesterfield

Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club, (with the Steve Moore Trio)

The Rising Sun, Fulwood, Sheffield

Riverside Cafe Bar, Sheffield

Rotherham Beer Festival

The Royal Oak, Chesterfield

The Royal Oak, Alderley Edge, Manchester (Steve Moore trio)

Royal Spa Complex, Leamington Spa

Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield

The Ruby Lounge, Sheffield

The Runaway Girl, Sheffield

Ruskin’s Wine Bar, Sheffield

Sand Bay Holiday Village, Weston Super-Mare (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Saffron Hotel Jazz Club, Saffron-Walden

Scarborough Spa (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Sedgley Park Rugby Club (with the Gerry Tomlinson trio)

Sheffield University Drama Studio

Sizzlers Jazz Club, Trippet’s Wine Bar, Sheffield

Sorby Halls of Residence, Sheffield

Soul, Derby

The Snowdrop Jazz Night, Lewis

Spa Grand Hall, Scarborough (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

The Stables Theatre, Wavendon

Starbucks, Sheffield

St Michael’s Church, Farnsfield

St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield

The Swallow, St George Hotel, Harrogate

Swansea Grand

Tapton Halls of Residence, Sheffield

Tapton Summer Music Festival, Sheffield

Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmonds

The Sheffield, Lodge Moor, Sheffield

Thyme Cafe, The Broomhill Festival, Sheffield

Thurrock Civic Hall, Essex (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Tivoli Theatre, Dorset (with The Nick Ross Orchestra)

Travel Channel, Sky TV

Tunbridge Wells Annual Music Festival (with the Force 10 Big band)

University of Sheffield, North Campus, Sheffield

Vasco Bar, Wickersley, Rotherham

Vaudrey’s Restaurant,Tonbridge Wells (Residency)

Victoria Hall, Stoke on Trent

Vodka Revolution, Sheffield (Residency)

Voo-doo lounge, Rotherham

The Walnut Club, Hathersage (Residency)

Warminster Army Barracks, Warminster

Westcliffe Theatre, Clacton    

West Park Hotel, Harrogate

West Street Live, Sheffield

Whitely Hall, Sheffield

Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield

Wilmslow Conservative Club, Manchester (with the Steve Moore trio)

Winding Wheel, Chesterfield (with the Swing Shift Big Band)

Winter Gardens, Sheffield (BBC Radio Sheffield event)

The Woodman, Ide Hill, Kent

Worthing Pavillion

Wortley Hall, South Yorkshire

Woodhall Hotel, South Yorkshire

Wycombe Swan Theatre

Venues

Alice Black duo, trio, quartet, quintet has performed at these venues:

Parkside Restaurant-Reigate

Balfour Winery - Kent

Squerreys Wine bar - Westerham

The King William IV pub - Dorking

Reigate Manor hotel - Reigate

The Old barn - Oxted

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More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Religious Event

Recording Session

Cruise

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Jazz

Latin Jazz

Swing

Christmas

Easy Listening

Background Music

Pop

Covers

Funk

Motown

Soul

Vintage

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Instrumental

Female vocalist

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

PA / sound system included

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