Kemptown Hot Club Upbeat vocal-led vintage gypsy swing band covering 1920s-1940s repertoire

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Brighton, East Sussex. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
3 x 45-min sets within 3 hours
Quartet: £935
2 x guitars, 1x vocalist & 1 x double bassist
Trio: £700
2 x guitars, 1 x vocalist
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About / Biography

We're a Brighton-based gypsy swing band with a 1920s-1940s Parisienne Hot Club sound. We’re available to play at venues, weddings, celebrations, and other special events around the UK and internationally.

Expect a recreation of the heady atmosphere of Django Reinhardt's Paris, with lightning-fast guitar riffs, pulse-racing rhythms, and soaring Ella Fitzgerald-inspired vocals.

Supersize the band by adding extra instrumentalists - popular choices include violin, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and snare drum.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Brighton, East Sussex

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 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.

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All Of Me

All Of You

Autumn Leaves

Beautiful Love

Bei Mir Bistu Shein

Bernie's Tune

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

Blue Skies

Body And Soul

Boum!

But Not For Me

Bye Bye Blackbird

C'est Magnifique

Cabaret

Caravan

Cheek To Cheek

Cherokee

The Christmas Song

Come Fly With Me

Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)

Cry Me A River

Dark Eyes / Ochi Chernye

Deed I Do

Dream of You

Do Nothin Til You Hear From Me

Do You Know What It Means?

Doin' The Uptown Lowdown

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Dream Of You

East Of The Sun

Easy To Love

Everybody Loves My Baby

Exactly Like You

Fly Me To the Moon

Foggy Day, A

From This Moment On

The Girl From Ipanema

Guess Who's In Town

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

He's A Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)

Honeysuckle Rose

How High The Moon

I Ain't Got Nobody

I Can't Give You Anything But Love

I Found A New Baby

I Get A Kick Out Of You

I Got Rhythm

I Just Found Out About Love

I Love Paris

I Put A Spell On You

I Remember You

I Surrender Dear

I Thought About You

I Wish You Love

I Won't Dance

I'll See You In My Dreams

I'm Beginning To See The Light

I'm Confessin' That I Love You

I'm Hip

I'm Old Fashioned

I've Got A Crush On You

I've Got You Under My Skin

If I Didn't Care

If I Were A Bell

In A Mellow Tone

Is You Is (Or Is You Ain't My Baby)

It Could Happen To You

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

It's Only A Paper Moon

Jeannine

Just One Of Those Things

Kansas City

Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now

Lady Be Good

The Lady Is A Tramp

Let It Snow!

Let There Be Love

Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)

Let's Face The Music And Dance

Let's Fall In Love

Let's Get Lost

Let's Misbehave

Love For Sale

Love Me Or Leave Me

Lover Man

Lover, Come Back To Me

Lullaby Of Birdland

Lullaby Of The Leaves

Mack The Knife

Making Whoopee

The Man I Love

The Man With The Bag (Everybody's Waitin' For)

Manhattan

Mean To Me

Menilmontant

Misty

Moonlight Saving Time

Moon River

Moonglow

The More I See You

My Funny Valentine

The Nearness Of You

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Night And Day

No Moon At All

Nuages

Old Devil Moon

One Mint Julep

One Note Samba

Our Love Is Here To Stay

Out Of Nowhere

Pennies From Heaven

People Will Say We're In Love

Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Puttin' On The Ritz

Rhode Island Is Famous For You

Robbin's Nest

Round Midnight

S'Wonderful

So Nice (Summer Samba)

Santa Baby

Shiny Stockings

Sister Sadie

Skylark

Sleigh Ride

So Danco Samba

Social Call

Some Of These Days

Some Other Time

Star Dust

Stompin' At The Savoy

Summertime

Sway

Sweet Georgia Brown

Swing That Music

Take The 'A' Train

Taking A Chance On Love

Tea For Two

Teach Me Tonight

Tenderly

That Old Black Magic

That Old Feeling

Them There Eyes

There Will Never Be Another You

There'll Be Some Changes Made

They All Laughed

They Can't Take That Away From Me

This Can't Be Love

Thou Swell

Triste

Twisted

The Way You Look Tonight

Wave

What A Little Moonlight Can Do

What Is This Thing Called Love

When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)

Why Don't You Do Right?

Winter Wonderland

Witchcraft

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

You're Driving Me Crazy

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We require one power socket for our amplification equipment (a battery amps option is available), two armless chairs and one parking space for the trio where possible.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We bring our own amplification equipment.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Setup times: 15 mins for trio, 30 mins for quartet
Performance times: 2 x 50 mins generally, with different timings and number of sets available.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We’re happy to play outside in spring and summer, but we ask for shade, a flat level surface, and a power supply close to the performance area.


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

The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them. We are open to a small number of special requests if suitable, so this will need to be discussed before the quote is finalised.

Recent Clients

Kemptown Hot Club has performed for these clients:

Pagani Automobili

The Montessori Place

Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University

Venues

Kemptown Hot Club has performed at these venues:

Ronnie Scott's

Love Supreme

Henley Festival

Shrewsbury Django Fest

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Concert

Genres:

1920s Music

1930s Music

1940s Music

Jazz

Gypsy Jazz

Swing

Features:

PAT tested

Female vocalist

Can provide battery amplifier

Public liability insurance

Will travel internationally

PA / sound system included

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