SantaSax is a budget friendly Midlands based wedding, party, dining, and events solo saxophonist, plus at Christmas becomes real-bearded, fully red-suited and booted saxophone playing Santa playing jazzy Christmas classics. Ask me for my upcoming public gig dates if you'd like to see me perform live.
- Tenor and alto saxophones
- Extensive repertoire including...
* Pop through the decades (including rock, dance, Motown, reggae etc etc)
* Jazz standards (Jazz standards are my first love, although I love everything I play)
* Classical
* AND up to 2 and half hours of jazzy Christmas classics during the festive season
- Indoors or out
- Fully self-contained with state-of-the-art battery powered gear
- Lights if required
- Gazebo if required
- Highly experienced
- Great reviews (ask to see my reviews on numerous platforms)
- BBC Introducing Worcestershire former artist of the week (numerous compositions played on various BBC Introducing stations)
- Composer and Bandleader
- £10,000,000 public liability insurance
- For weddings I tend to specialise in...
* Guests arrival
* Bride's entrance to ceremony
* Signing of the register
* Couple's exit and/or couple's entrance to the reception
* Drinks reception
* Background music for the meal/wedding breakfast
* Post meal/pre-DJ
- Christmas really is my speciality with the completely unique SantaSax which is wildly popular throughout the festive season and run up to it. Interviewed on the Chris Evans Breakfast radio show.
- Based in B98, North Worcestershire (in the greater West Midlands) and generally happy to travel up to about 60 miles/90 minutes each way.
- I've been playing saxophone for 14 years (at the time of writing), both leading my jazz quartet, and for the last 5 years performing solo regularly around the Midlands.
- I am a recommended saxophonist for 3 wedding venues.
Based in Redditch, Worcestershire
= areas covered (up to 60 miles)
= free travel (up to 10 miles)
PLEASE NOTE - THIS REPERTOIRE LIST IS CORRECT AS OF 5/11/2026 BUT IS GROWING ALL THE TIME SO MAY NOW BE LONGER THAN THIS. FEEL FREE TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL SPECIAL REQUESTS
CURRENT SONG LIST IN SECTIONS
JAZZ STANDARDS (in alphabetical order)
A Foggy Day
Ain’t Misbehavin'
All Blues
All Of Me
Almost Like Being In Love
Angel Eyes
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Beautiful Love
Begin The Beguine
Bewitched (Bothered & Bewildered)
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Blue Monk
Blue Moon
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (I Love You Baby - Frankie Valli) - ALTO
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Cheek To Cheek
Desafinado
Fly Me To The Moon
Georgia
Have You Met Miss Jones
Honeysuckle Rose
I Got Rhythm
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
In A Sentimental Mood
In The Mood * ALTO ONLY *
It Could Happen To You
It Don't Mean A Thing
It's Been A Long Long Time
It's Only A Paper Moon
Just Friends
L.O.V.E.
Meet The Flintstones Theme
Misty
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
Moon River
My Funny Valentine
My One And Only Love
Night & Day
Old Cape Cod * ALTO ONLY *
On Green Dolphin Street
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Over The Rainbow
Pink Panther
Polkadots & Moonbeams
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
Smile
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Song For My Father
Stars Fell On Alabama
Stranger On The Shore
Summertime
Sunny
Swingin’ Shepherd Blues
Sweet Georgia Brown
Take The A Train
The Days Of Wine And Roses
The Girl From Ipanema
The Lady Is A Tramp
The Nearness Of You
Watermelon Man
What a Difference A Day Made
What A Wonderful World
When Sunny Gets Blue
When You’re Smiling
You Are My Sunshine
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
POP / ROCK / DANCE
7 Years (Lukas Graham)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
All Of Me (John Legend)
Alone Again (Gilbert O'Sullivan)
And I Love Her (Beatles)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
Book Of Love (Peter Gabriel)
Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (I Love You Baby - Frankie Valli) - ALTO
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)
Careless Whisper (George Michael)
Close To You (Carpenters - Burt Bacharach)
Cry To Me (Soloman Burke)
Dance Monkey (Tones & I) * ALTO ONLY *
Dancing Queen (ABBA)
Dancing In The Dark - laid back/acoustic version (Bruce Springsteen)
Dancing In The Dark - uptempo rocky version (Bruce Springsteen)
(I’m in a) Deep House Mood - (Deep House - Original) - ALTO
Deep Dive - (Deep House - Original) - ALTO
Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
Englishman In New York (Sting)
Flowers (Miley Cyrus)
Flying Without Wings (Westlife)
For My Hand (Burna Boy Ft. Ed Sheerhan)
Freed From Desire (GALA)
Havana (Camila Cabello)
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley)
Hello (Lionel Richie)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Hopelessly Devoted To You - ALTO
Hotel California (The Eagles)
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)
If Tomorrow Never Comes (Ronan Keating)
Imagine (John Lennon)
I Say A Little Prayer For You (Aretha Franklin - Burt Bacharach)
Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones)
It’s Now Or Never (Elvis Presley)
I've Had The Time Of My Life (from Dirty Dancing)
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
Jubel (Save Me) - ALTO
Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers / Grover Washington Jr)
Just The Way You Are - ALTO
Just You And I (Tom Walker)
Kingston Town (UB40) * ALTO ONLY *
Linger (The Cranberries) * ALTO ONLY *
Livin’ On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)
La Bamba (Ritchie Valens)
Les Moulins De Mon Coeur (AKA The Windmills Of Your Mind)
Let’s Stay Together (Al Green)
Make You Feel My Love (Adele/Bob Dylan)
My Girl (The Temptations)
My Way (Frank Sinatra)
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You (George Benson)
Old Cape Cod (Patti Page) * ALTO ONLY *
Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder)
Perfect (Ed Sheerhan)
Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) * ALTO ONLY *
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (B J Thomas - Burt Bacharach)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Señorita (Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes)
She (Elvis Costello / Charles Aznavour)
Simply The Best (Tina Turner)
Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Reading)
Smooth Operator (Sade)
Spooky (Dusty Springfield) ALTO
Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
Strangers In The Night (Frank Sinatra)
Stuck On You - ALTO
Sunlight In Your Eyes - (Deep House - Original) - ALTO
Sunny (Bobby Hebb / Boney M - jazz version)
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
Tale As Old As Time (theme from Beauty And The Beast)
The Look Of Love (Dusty Springfield / Diana Krall - Burt Bacharach)
The Power Of Love (Jennifer Rush/Celine Dion)
The Sound Of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel / Disturbed)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheerhan)
This Guy's In Love With You (Herb Alpert - Burt Bacharach)
Three Times A Lady (Commodores/Lionel Richie)
True (Spandau Ballet) * ALTO ONLY *
Ugly (Sugababes)
Under The Boardwalk (The Drifters)
Up On The Roof (The Drifters)
Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley) * ALTO ONLY *
Walk Of Life (Dire Straits)
Watermelon Sugar (Harry Styles)
What A Feeling (Flashdance) - ALTO
What The World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love (Dionne Warwick - Burt Bacharach)
When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
When You Say Nothing At All - ALTO
Woman (John Lennon) ALTO
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Ye Shaam Mastani (Bollywood classic film song)
Yesterday (Beatles)
You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker)
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Gerry And The Pacemakers) - ALTO
You Know I'm No Good (Amy Winehouse)
You're The One That I Want - ALTO
Your Teddy Bear (Elvis Presley)
You’ve Got A Friend In Me (from Toy Story)
Recent additions that are ready to be added into the Pop section of the list (many of these are dance remixes)…
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Ordinary - Alex Warren
Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
In Your Eyes - The Weekend
Everything - Michael Buble
L.O.V.E. - Michael Buble
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
We Are The Champions - Queen
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Ye Shaam Mastani - Classic Bollywood movie song
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Titanium - David Guetta feat. Sia
Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble
Never Going To Give You Up - Rick Astley
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack / Fugees
Bad Habits - Ed Sheerhan
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Sing It Back - Moloko
Slow Hand - Niall Horan
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
Another Love - Tom Odell
Almaz - Randy Crawford
One Day I’ll Fly Away - Randy Crawford
Some songs I have in the pipeline and plan to pick up imminently (many of these are dance remixes)…
Eye Of The Tiger
Fresh
Give Me The Night
La Isla Bonita
You Came
Bad Romance
Get Lucky
I’m Good (Blue)
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
Change
Firework
Forever Young
How Deep Is Your Love
The Rhythm Of The Night
Lambada
Sway
Don’t Start Now
Every Breath You Take
Houdini
I Will Survive
Moonlight Shadow
Poker Face
We Found Love
What Is Love
With Or Without You
TRADITIONAL
O Danny Boy
Happy Birthday
ORIGINALS
Away (Latin Jazz)
In A Moment's Madness - (Swing/Jazz)
Can't Stop - (Funky Jazz Blues)
Buskin' Blues - (Jazz Blues)
(I’m in a) Deep House Mood - (Deep House)
Deep Dive - (Deep House)
Sunlight In Your Eyes - (Deep House)
WAR YEARS (WWII)
A Nightingale San In Berkeley Square
Angel Eyes
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Chatanooga Choo Choo
I’ll Be Seeing You
In The Mood * ALTO ONLY *
It Could Happen To You
I Vow To Thee My Country
Moonlight Serenade
Over The Rainbow
Polkadots & Moonbeams
Sentimental Journey
Take The A Train
We’ll Meet Again
White Cliffs Of Dover
You Are My Sunshine
CLASSICAL / NEO CLASSICAL
The Can Can - ALTO
Concierto De Aranjuez - ALTO
Gabriel's Oboe - ALTO
I Vow To Thee My Country
Theme from Romeo And Juliet "A Time For Us" (Nino Rota, H. Mancini - also famous as Simon Bate's "Our Tune" theme music)
Love Theme from The Godfather (Nino Rota)
Les Moulins De Mon Coeur (AKA The Windmills Of Your Mind)
LATIN
Begin The Beguine
Besame Mucho
Blue Bossa
Desafinado
The Girl From Ipanema
Havana
La Bamba
Manha De Carneval / Black Orpheus
Quizas Quizas Quizas (Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps)
Senorita
Song For My Father
CHRISTMAS TUNES
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Winter Wonderland
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus
White Christmas [Latin Bossa Nova version]
The Christmas Song
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow
Santa Baby
Jingle Bells
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Once A year [original composition]
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Jingle Bell Rock
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
You’re All I Want For Christmas
Silver Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear
Grown-Up Christmas List
Blue Christmas
Happy Holiday
Silver And Gold
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) [Shuffle rock/trad jazz version]
Away In A Manger
Deck The Halls
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Silent Night
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Joy To The World
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Frosty The Snowman
Perfect (Ed Sheerhan)
Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues and Kirsty McCall)
Drivin' Home For Christmas (Chris Rea)
Last Christmas (Wham)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Josh Groban)
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey - smooth jazz version)
Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Holly And The Ivy
I Believe In Father Christmas
Lonely This Christmas
Merry Xmas Everybody
Mistletoe And Wine
Stop The Cavalry
Walking In The Air
Wonderful ChristmasTime
Sleigh Ride
My only requirement is protection from the elements if playing outside, as wind and/or even light rain can be hazardous to the equipment. I do have an option gazebo if required. I do not need access to power.
Yes I bring my own PA/speakers, mics etc. I can also bring lights if required.
Location, parking and access directions. Ideally a contact name and number for the staff member to be in attendance on the day. Any details about any sound constraints or limitations.
By arrangement yes - please advise in advance if this is required.
20 minutes is more than ample, and even to include a soundcheck.
No, not unless the booking requires that I bring my own lights, which do require power. The rest of my gear is state-of-the-art battery powered equipment, so does not need to be plugged in.
Any equipment that needs to be plugged into mains electricity is PAT tested annually. However my main equipment is state-of-the-art battered powered gear for which PAT testing is inappropriate and not required, and this is all I ever bring to 95% of my bookings.
There have been so many, and so many great ones, all for different reasons. Freshest in my memory is my last wedding, which was last weekend (as I write this). The way the entire room stood up and cheered and applauded me as I was saying my goodbyes truly moved me.
My earliest saxophone influence was Grover Washington Junior. I loved his song Mr. Magic. This was years before I actually started playing saxophone myself. I also adore a lot of the old jazz standards. But a lifetime of music has influenced me, and it's impossible, (and would be wrong) to single out one individual artist or song. Life is music, music is life.
I started out as a computer programmer and then business owner and business consultant, and came to the saxophone late in life and took to it immediately - that was 14 years ago. After a year I pulled together a jazz quartet and we started gigging, very regularly in the early years, but slowed down a lot when Covid hit. We do still play a handful of gigs a year. I also quickly started to write my own songs, and released an album of original material based on the golden era of jazz, and have had many of those songs played on local BBC Introducing radio stations, even being named as Worcestershire's artist of the week. 5 years ago I started gigging solo as SantaSax. Initially busking as Santa complete with whitened beard, and quickly began getting bookings straight off the back of busking - hence yet another change in career was born. Every year sees me playing more weddings, and then SantaSax getting increased demand each festive season. It's the dream job if I'm honest.
Any gig where people are listening. If they get up and dance even better. But I just love to play for people. So I really don't mind what type of event it is.
I am hugely flexible, although I must admit I'm not too keen on very short gigs. I love to play so anything less than an hour feels like the fun has just started when I have to stop. I can play long sessions, and long sets if needed, but am equally happy breaking sessions up, perhaps to move between different performance positions within a venue, or to play outdoors etc.
Yes, and I do regularly, even in December. In fact that's fine as SantaSax as the big ref suit is WARM! If it's winter I tend to wear fingerless gloves. Rain and wind can be an issue of course. I can bring a gazebo. If it's direct sun I often put up an umbrella on a speaker stand, mainly to shield electronic gear to prevent any risk of overheating. I really am very used to it.
They absolutely have a huge say in it! I have an extensive multi-genre repertoire list with hours and hours of material that they are encouraged to cherry pick their sets from if they wish. And if they have any additional requests for songs I don't happen to do already, I'm more than happy to let them know if I could source them and pick them up for them. Which is part of the reason my repertoire list is constantly growing.
I have reviews on multiple platforms. Over 40 reviews, and without a single negative comment. On the platform with the biggest number of reviews, every one is 5 stars out of 5 stars. My social media reviews are 100% recommends. Reviewers speak of my great playing, my great variety of material, and of how down to earth and communicative I am. And I absolutely take pride in all of those things.
Obviously I'm not going to name individuals but I've performed for 15 wedding couples this year alone. Some non-wedding clients recently have been...
Mappleborough Green Garden Centre, Studley
St. Peters Garden Centre, Worcester
Evesham Garden Centre, Evesham
Countless pubs, restaurants, care homes, and private parties
WEDDING VENUES
These are some of the venues at which I've performed for weddings...
Southcrest Manor, Redditch * several times
The Limes Country Lodge & Hotel, Earlswood * several times
The Barn at Berryfields, Meriden * Several times
Abbey Hotel, Redditch
The Orchard at Munsley (Tipi wedding venue)
Ladywood Estate, Oakham
St. John's Registry Office, Warwick
Saxon Mill, Warwick
Tipis at Whatton House, Loughborough
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Solihull
Birtsmorton Court, Malvern
Edgbaston Park Hotel, Birmingham
Coventry & North Warwickshire Sports Club, Coventry
St. Laurence Church Meriden
The Swan Hotel Bibury
Solihull Sports & Social Club
Diggitys Bar, Birmingham
The Manor House Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh
The Woodsmen of Arden, Meriden
Ardencote Manor, Claverdon
Mythe Farm, Sheepy Magna
Brunos Bakery, Studley
Nuthurst Grange Country House Hotel, Hockley Heath
Warwick House, Southam
Aston Manor Cricket Club, Birmingham
Stourport Manor Hotel, Stouport
Newlands, Malvern (marquee in a field)
Park House Hotel, Shifnal
Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon
Blockley, Moreton-in-March (marquee in a field)
Hyde House (Fosse Manor), Stow-on-the-Wold
Highbury Hall, Moseley, Birmingham
St. Cassian's Church, Chaddesley Corbett
St. Mary's Guildhall, Coventry
A FEW OTHER NOTABLE VENUES I'VE PERFORMED AT...
Charlecote Pheasant Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon
Manor Hotel, Meriden
George Hotel Lichfield
Palace Theatre, Redditch
Cote Brasserie, Solihull
Cote Brasserie, Cirencester
Worcester Rowing Club
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester
Ascotts, Bromsgrove
Zooma Indiar Bar & Grill, Wolverhampton
Too many hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes, and care homes to possibly mention them all. I could go on and on...
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Virtual Event
Charity Event
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Classical
Film / TV
Musical Theatre
1930s Music
1940s Music
1950s Music
1960s Music
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Jazz
Blues
Latin Jazz
Swing
Christmas
Easy Listening
Background Music
Originals
Pop
Covers
Disco
Motown
R&B
Soul
Vintage
Rock
Classic Rock
Instrumental
Lighting system included
PA / sound system included
Uses backing tracks
PAT tested
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