Living Large

Two hours of live music played in two sets featuring hits from the past and present, plus as optional extras: Pre-dinner jazz - CD playback - DJ service

Standard set Examples include the following (and can be adjusted according to client preference):

Cool/mellow My Baby - Fever - Moondance
60sTwist & Shout - Rescue Me - Shout!
70sPlay That Funky Music - I Will Survive - Le Freak
The Full Monty Leave Your Hat On - Lady Marmalade - We Are Family
Soul/funk Too Hard to Handle - Knock on Wood - Sex Machine
Blues Bros./Commitments Shake Your Tailfeather - Mustang Sally - Midnight Hour
Chart hits Feel Like a Woman - Angels - All I Wanna Do

All music is played and sung live – no sequencers or DATs are used.

Additional options

1) Dinner jazz Classic jazz songs and other mellow favourites can be performed as an extra set by our singer, Jane, with Ed at the piano. Together they provide a sophisticated start to the evening – ideal for pre-dinner drinks or during dinner. Set includes: Nina Simone - Billie Holiday - Sarah Vaughan - Peggy Lee - Doris Day - Billy Joel - Elton John - Carly Simon
2) CD playback This facility can be added to fill the band break or as an early evening warm-up or end of evening wind-down.
3) DJ service Introducing Jonny B Good from Mezzo. Our multi-talented bass player is also the number one sound man from Mezzo in Wardour Street! He can play from his own CD collection and from clients’ CDs.

Previous clients

Include: Deloitte Touche - Richards Butler - Denton Wilde Sapte - The Law Society - British Heart Foundation - United Response - Thunder Ball (for the James Bond premier) - Bullet Ball - Purple Debating Society - Taylor Johnson Garrett - Crisis Square Mile... and numerous individuals on the occasion of their wedding.

Previous venues

Include: The Savoy - Lainston House - Hyde Park Hotel - Mezzo - The Hurlingham Club - Combe Grove Manor - The Middle Temple - The Waldorf - Danesfield House Hotel - Merchant Taylors Hall - The Royal Lancaster - Great Fosters Hotel - Henley Royal Regatta - Temple of Concorde & Victory, Stowe - Royal Society of Arts - Claridges - Twickenham RFC - Winchester College - Jagz Club.

The Bar Blues Band

15 years of stunning performances at the UK’s most glamourous events makes ‘The BBB’ the obvious choice for a top party. Line-up: trumpet, sax, trombone, 2 guitars, bass, drums, keys, harmonica, male & female vocals, 3 female backing vocals .

How to Book The Bar Blues Band

Extensive play list: including The Blues Brothers - Commitments - The Full Monty - The Jungle Book - Aretha Franklin - James Brown - Otis Redding - Etta James - Booker T & the MGs - Eddie Floyd - Wilson Pickett - BB King - Martha & the Vandellas - Louis Jordan - Sam & Dave - Al Green - The Rolling Stones - Chuck Berry - The Beatles .

Previous clients Previous venues

Include: British Heart Foundation - United Response The Thunder Ball (for the James Bond premier) - Bullet Ball - Purple Debating Society - Deloitte Touche - Richards Butler - Denton Wilde Sapte - Taylor Joynson Garrett - The Law Society - The Inns of Court Include: Royal Society of Arts - Henley Royal Regatta - Bisley - The Honourable Artillery Company - Phyllis Court Club - Wentworth Golf Club - The Anugraha - The Savoy - Hyde Park Hotel - The Hurlingham Club - The Middle Temple - The Waldorf - Merchant Taylors Hall .

15 years of stunning performances at the UK’s most glamourous events makes The 'Living Large' -live band entertainment in London the obvious choice for a top party.