Isle of Wight Jazz & Swing Bands

Jazz Bands and Jazz Singers on the Isle of Wight

It’s generally agreed that jazz has given us some of the most iconic voices in musical history. When you’ve got the best of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dionne Warwick, Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse in your repertoire, you’ve got to have one heck of a set of lungs – and that can most certainly be said of the charismatic vocalists that front our jazz bands on the Isle of Wight!

It’s hard to put a finger on what makes jazz ‘jazz’. It’s more the freedom of form, the expressiveness and the jaw-dropping musicianship than sticking to any particular convention, which is what’s given birth to the trad jazz, contemporary jazz, Dixieland jazz, gypsy jazz and 1920s-30s swing that you’ll find in our Isle of Wight jazz bands’ set lists. Our jazz bands on the Isle of Wight always aim to appeal to as many of your guests as possible, so expect a couple of jazzulated non-jazz hits by artists such as Queen, the Beatles, Rihanna and Daft Punk.

Booking a Jazz Band on the Isle of Wight

At Bands for Hire, we pride ourselves on our flexible and accommodating approach. Although we’ve calculated individual quotes for each of our Isle of Wight function bands, these are for their standard line-ups. Many of our recommended jazz bands on the Isle of Wight can alter these line-ups, adding a saxophonist here, subtracting a backing singer there, so let us know if you think an acoustic, jazz cocktail or lounge set would more closely meet your venue and budget requirements.

There are all manner of event types that would suit a jazzy soundtrack. Some slinky guitar work and smooth brass are just what you need at your wedding breakfast, wedding reception, drinks reception, private dinner function, store opening, awards ceremony, graduation, garden party, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, surprise birthday, work Christmas do, gala, charity event, corporate event or summer ball. Read less