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"The ultra-stylish Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead band is now 30 years old. For this Sunday afternoon gig at the award-winning Hideaway, they performed a rollicking set of songs ranging from 1940s and 1950s jump/jive, R&B and classic rock ‘n’ roll, to jazz standards and originals, featuring the band’s core seven-piece line-up: Bandleader and composer, Kit Packham on saxophones and lead vocal, Steve Knight on guitar, Perry White on piano, Alex Keen on double bass, Kenrick Rowe on drums, Tracey Mendham on saxophones and vocals, and Simon Da Silva on trumpet and flugelhorn. Striking in a blue pinstripe suit and fedora, Packham resembled Frank Sinatra, and he introduced numbers in a clear and informative way. They opened with one of the band’s original tunes, ‘Swing It’, which immediately propelled people to the dance floor. The band’s perky theme tune, ‘One Jump Ahead’, contained one of Packham’s signature, impactful abrupt endings and deadpan Knight added even more colour to the act by performing a nose flute solo on The Blues Brothers classic, ‘Minnie the Moocher’. White nailed a stunning boogie-woogie piano solo punctuated by thrillingly deep bass notes from Mendham on baritone saxophone on ‘Choo Choo Ch’Boogie’, and they even managed to squeeze in a world premiere featuring Vera Lynn’s World War II song, ‘We’ll Meet Again’: Loosely named ‘The Last Song Of The Set’, it cleverly welded an old song onto a new one. Eventually the two tunes overlapped, bringing the gig to an impressive end. The time flew; a sure sign that Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead with its thoroughly well-written arrangements and heartfelt blend of comedy and music, had done a fine job of bringing this classy joint to life."

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"Ultra Charger were a pleasure to deal with in the lead up to the wedding helping us select disco tunes and even learning a specific song for us. They played at my wedding and absolutely made the evening. Everyone loved the band and they were fantastic! They set a fantastic mood for the evening, every single guest got up for a dance and everyone asked about the band and all commented how fabulous they were. We had a brilliant evening and I couldn't imagine how the evening would have been with anything different. I would recommend the band to anyone who would like their wedding guests to have a superb evening and set a brilliant atmosphere."

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"This was a tough one because we only took over Los Balcones this year. We hadn't had any live music on up to this point. Someone told us Jon Stevens was playing at one of the bars in El Salvador, Mazzaron. We both headed over and the place was packed. We managed to catch about 5 songs as he was finishing up. Everyone was loving it, and didn't want him to finish. We ended up pulling him to one side and asked him to play Los Balcones the following Sunday. The guy even came down in the week to check out where he'd be playing and talk us through what we wanted. Unbelievable! The Sunday was an afternoon gig 4-6pm. Normally people would be leaving at this time but every single person stayed to watch Jon till the end. Jon played on the outdoor terrace in about 38 degrees under a parasol. What a fab afternoon. Everyone loved it and even out German friend got up on the Bongos when he played sweet home Alabama for someone's birthday . He is the first person we have had on here since taking over and he's really set the bar high now. I think we will struggle to find anyone as good, so will be very picky in the future. Can't wait to have him back soon, and he's becoming very popular now in the Murcian region of Spain. P.S... our takings were up massively as we were ramned to full capacity, so we fed his family and him for free to say thank you, Not that there was much food left haha. Great gig buddy and hope to see you soon. Declan and Nic"

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"What a cracking night we had yesterday. Sarah's dazzling voice and stage presence, and a top-class band doing full justice to 30+ soul classics and a bit of bonus Motown and Ska as well! Virtuoso horn trio, tight rhythm section, crisp Fred Perrys! One of the best nights we've had here at the town hall, come back soon!!! "

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"Can’t praise the Pop Pickers highly enough. Fantastic band, great music and proper musicians. We had the best time with them playing for my party and I would thoroughly recommend them. Thank you guys so much "

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"Outstanding performance. Dave was superb! He exceeded all our expectations! Our guests LOVED him. Honestly he added so much to our day and made it even more special. Please book him you will not be disappointed! From the bottom of our hearts thank you! WOW what a talented saxophonist. "

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"Great songs! Great vibes! Great performance! Was very surprised by the songs he choose for a male singer!"

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"Tzigauners provided a fantastic repertoire of music for our charity fundraiser in July 2018 which was perfect for a classical party setting. Tzigauners were really professional and friendly, and created a fancy atmosphere for our guests as they arrived. We highly recommend booking them."

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"Madhu was absolutely fantastic! So much energy and fun and really got the party going. Thank you so much!!"

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"My husband and I had the pleasure of Hannah both singing whilst I walked down the aisle and as part of a band performing at the evening reception of our wedding."

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"You’ll love these – they’re better than the real thing."

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"We spotted JayRar at a beer festival and knew instantly he would go down a storm in our little pub! Fast forward to Sunday 16th September, JayRar performed for us all and blew everyone away! I looked around to see people capturing the moment on their phones, others rubbing goosebumps on their arms. He sings from the soul, seemingly effortlessly, 'it' oozes from him. He has the most beautiful voice!! In terms of dealing with him, he's a joy. Responsive, humble, gentle & friendly, organised, his time keeping is brilliant - he's serious about his music and reputation. I'm just about to rebook him!! - "

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"Than you so much for singing at our event. Though we had a wide range of ages you managed to appeal to all. You have a gorgeous silky voice that really made the party. I would not hesitate in recommending you. Thanks for singing for us."

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"Ciaran was just brilliant- his voice is sublime and he really catered his song choices to our event. He was on time, professional throughout and covered all the important details. Would highly recommend!"

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"I can't thank you guys enough. Awesome as always. My daughter and her new husband loved you guys. The groom said you were better than he could ever have hoped. Love you guys. xx"

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