Bands & Artists for events
Over years of experience working alongside countless incredible creatives, we have built up a large team of performers to deliver incredible gigs across the Midlands. From heartfelt, passionate singer-songwriters to jazz quartets, we supply musicians for regular events, residencies, one-off occasions and more. Supplying musicians and DJs to venues such as Leicester's beautiful attic bar, Brick & Beam, Nottingham's Lace Market Hotel's bar, the Cock & Hoop, The Real Ale Classroom and more, we pride ourselves on our versatility, professionalism and ability to make things as simple and efficient as possible for our clients.
To name just a few of the bands and artists that we work with, here are a few of our most popular artists:
Dreamscape Trio
Featuring Barry Lee on Keys, Gary Reader on Saxophone and Jamie Sykes on drums, this innovative and rhythmically incredible trio pull together jazz and R&B, delivering contemporary takes on R&B classics. A regular feature for bars and venues across the Midlands, Dreamscape trio are able to both excite and entice audiences with their melodic nuance and fusion-influenced harmonies, whilst being versatile enough to blend into the background of functions that are wanting a live jazz feel.
Jonny Olley
Johnny Olley is a vocal virtuoso, playing a range of popular songs on acoustic guitar whilst providing passionate, rich and beautiful singing that continuously wows audiences. Jonny is an incredibly versatile performer and songwriter, and not only covers a wide variety of popular songs, but also delivers very moving original tracks. Incredibly popular across the Midlands, Jonny is an engaging artist through and through. His live shows are not to be missed.
The Luddites
The Luddites are a Leicester-based 5-piece band, covering indie & rock classics and providing an energetic, fun and exciting reimagining of songs by artists such as The Arctic Monkeys, Blur, The Strokes, The Kinks and many more. Perfect for parties, this energetic band delivers on all fronts, engaging audiences and taking them on a journey from hit to hit, with searing solos, virtuosic vocals and rapturous rhythms.
Tideslows
Georgia Copeland, one of the most talented vocalists to come out of Nottingham is joined by a team of incredible musicians to perform a whole host of iconic R&B and Neo-Soul from the 90s and early 00s. Featuring music from Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, D'Angelo, Destiny's Child and many more, Tideslow do incredible modern takes on the classics that are guaranteed to get a crowd dancing as they throw things back to some of the best grooves of our time!
Ilke-ta
For your fix of contemporary jazz, with delicate intricacy and nuance interwoven with cinematic melodies and complex rhythms, Ilke-ta is perfect for mixed arts spaces, galleries and jazz venues. Playing largely original music, with occasional reharmonies of recognisable songs, Jamie Sykes (drums)leads an incredible group of musicians including Ben Nobuto (piano), Pedraum Agahi (guitar) and Jack Benjamin (bass), carving out complex instrumental narratives, and wowing audiences across the UK.
Pedraum Agahi & Charlie Davis
Forming out of the jazz scene of Leeds, this duo pays tribute to the sound of traditional Middle Eastern music and incorporating arrangements inspired by the contemporary sounds of today's jazz. The ensemble features Pedraum Agahi, showcasing the Santour (Persian Hammered Dulcimer) and electric guitar, along with Charlie Davis on the Soprano Saxophone. Together, they play renditions of melodies sourced from both the Iranian and Arabic worlds, adding their modern Western twist to the traditional style.
Tiger Edison
Meet Tiger Edison, a rising star on the Leeds Jazz scene, a soul singer-songwriter with RnB and Jazz stylings and emotive lyricism. Having emerged on the Leeds music scene in 2022, she has already received radioplay on BBC introducing for her song, She's not Okay and been selected to play at the Leeds Jazz Festival and Cheltenham Jazz festival in May. Alongside Tiger is her talented jazz band of student musicians from the Leeds Conservatoire. This includes Pedraum Agahi (guitar), Toby Freeman (bass guitar), Reece Fogg (alto sax), Scarlett Baxter (drums), Charlie Davis (tenor sax), Cam Gilson (keys) and Maisie Parlane (trumpet). Join Tiger and her talented band for an intimate evening performing recorded demos for a concept EP called Pink Matter Apartment that detail her experiences with life, love, family, sisterhood and mental health.
To enquire about booking these groups, and many others, don't hesitate to get in touch. If you are new to booking bands and artists, and unsure what your event or venue would benefit from, we are more than happy to advise you!