West End Duo
Exclusive to Elastic Lounge, West End Duo is a superb jazz duo that creates a wonderfully relaxed and charming atmosphere. Offering a sophisticated set of jazz classics or pop repertoire this duo is certain to the perfect musical backdrop to your event.
West End Duo consists of two outstanding jazz musicians who cover a wide range of well-known artists such as Gershwin, Miles Davis and Cole Porter. This tasteful duo is the perfect accompaniment to a wedding drinks reception, private dinner party or corporate function. With a wealth of experience, West End Duo will create the ideal atmosphere for mingling and socialising.
Tim and Matt are both professional musicians trained to graduate-level who play regularly across the UK and have performed at EFG London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scotts, Karma St Martin’s, Jazz à Vienne and the iconic Drapers Hall in the financial district of the City of London. West End Duo offers an extended line up to create a jazz trio, quartet or quintet with the addition of drums, sax, trumpet or vocals. West End Duo is more than happy to accept requests so your event runs perfectly. For more information please get in touch.
West End Duo
Exclusive to Elastic Lounge, West End Duo is a superb jazz duo that creates a wonderfully relaxed and charming atmosphere. Offering a sophisticated set of jazz classics or pop repertoire this duo is certain to provide the perfect musical backdrop to your event.
West End Duo consists of two outstanding jazz musicians who cover a wide range of well-known artists such as Gershwin, Miles Davis and Cole Porter. This tasteful duo is the perfect accompaniment to a wedding drinks reception, private dinner party or corporate function. With a wealth of experience, West End Duo will create the ideal atmosphere for mingling and socialising.
Tim and Matt are both professional musicians trained to graduate-level who work with some of the UK’s top jazz ensembles. West End Duo play regularly across the UK and have performed at EFG London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scotts, Karma St Martin’s, Jazz à Vienne and the iconic Drapers Hall in the financial district of the City of London.
West End Duo offers an extended line up to create a jazz trio, quartet or quintet with the addition of drums, sax, trumpet or vocals. West End Duo is more than happy to accept requests so your event runs perfectly. For more information please get in touch.
Videos
- Classic Jazz & Swing
- Pop Repertoire
- Roxanne
Videos
- Classic Jazz & Swing
- Ordinary People
- Make You Feel My Love
- Roxanne
Testimonials
West End Duo did it all: they learnt special pop songs for our ceremony, performed elegant jazz at our drinks reception and wedding breakfast. They also played our first dance and at our reception were joined by the spectacular band Licence To Swing. They were organised, efficient and certainly provided the style and sophistication we were looking for. Highly recommended.
West End Duo performed at our wedding recently and they were absolutely fantastic. They provided background music for our drinks reception & also learnt a song for our ceremony. Total professionals from start to finish and they really added a touch of class to our wedding in Cornwall. Many guests commented on how great they were and one even asked for their contact details to book them for an event. What a wonderful act to find, they made our day extra special.
Couldn’t have asked for more. West End Duo were great and the music choice and quality was perfect. All of our guests absolutely loved the music being played as well. We also had a few comments from the staff at the hotel saying how good they were. Thank you West End Duo for the awesome entertainment – you guys were great!
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Booking Information
West End Duo - Highlights
* Exclusive to Elastic Lounge
* Hand picked, talented Duo of top UK session musicians
* Duo/Trio/Quartet/Quintet/ line up's available
* Wealth of experience at prestigious venues and top jazz events
* Suitable for small or large events
* Extremely flexible
* Special request songs learned
* Huge song list of over 1000 songs
* Wide range of genres spanning classic jazz through to modern pop repertoire
* Excellent value for money
Choose any of the following booking options when you hire West End Duo from Elastic Lounge. All options without additional travel expenses:
Standard Duo
West End Duo's standard line up is Double Bass and Piano but are able to add additional musicians or a singer to tailor their entertainment to any event.
Trio Options
- add Vocal
- add Saxophone
- add Drums
- add Trumpet
West End Duo are also able to add additional musicians/singers to create larger ensembles including:
- Quartet
- Quintet
- Septet
Duo and Trio
These ensembles are perfect to provide background music, that does not interfere with the lively conversations taking place between family and friends or colleagues.
After performing for many years, Licence to Swing are very experienced at playing corporate, wedding and military events where the ability to play at low volume levels is essential.
The Licence to Swing duo or trio will create a sophisticated musical backdrop, which enhances the enjoyment of guest arrivals or any meal or drinks reception.
Standard Quartet
Perfectly at home performing at background levels the standard quartet has the ability to perform to any size of audience. This ensemble is perfect for functions such as a wedding, corporate, birthday and military events but also as the main evening’s entertainment for jazz clubs, restaurants, venues or bars.
West End Duo come with a range of P.A. sizes to cater for any size event.
Repertoire
West End Duo have a diverse repertoire of over 1000 songs ranging including Jazz Standards to music from "Great Amercian Song Book" Vintage entertainment to popular hits from the likes of Estelle, Aloe Blacc, Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, The Police, A Ha, Wham, Adele, John Legend and many more....
An example of West End Duo's Song list is below:
JAZZ STANDARDS
All Blues
All of Me
All the Things You Are
A Foggy Day
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Angel Eyes
Almost Like Being in Love
Alone Together
All the Things You Are
Autumn Leaves
Beautiful Love
Bewitched Beautiful Love
Black Orpheus
Blame It On My Youth
Blue Bossa
Body and Soul
But Beautiful
But Not For Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
Can’t Get Started
Cheek to Cheek
Come Fly with Me
Caravan
Cherokee
Come Rain or Come Shine
Desifanado
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Don’t Worry About Me
Drop Me off in Harlem
Darn that Dream
East of the Sun
Everything Happens to Me Embraceable You
Exactly Like You
Fly Me to the Moon
Foggy Day
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You Georgia on my Mind
Girl from Ipanima
Have you Met Miss Jones
I Got Rhythm
I Love You
I Remember You
In a Sentimental Mood
It Had to be You
I've Never Been in Love Before Let There be Love
Let’s Fall in Love
Like Someone in Love
Lover Man
Lullaby of Birdland
Misty
Moondance
My Funny Valentine
Night and Day
On Green Dolphin Street
One Note Samba
Our Love is Here to Stay
So What
Softly as a Morning Sunrise Someday my Prince Will Come
Song for my Father
Stella by Starlight
St. Thomas
Stormy Monday
Summertime
Takin' a Chance on Love
Take the A train
Take 5
Unforgettable
What is this Thing Called Love What’s New
You Made Me Love You
You Make Me Feel So Young
And many more………….......
POP SONGS
Isn't She Lovely
All of Me
Valerie
Chasing Pavements
Roxanne
Get Lucky
Happy
Killing Me Softly
Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
Make You Fell My Love
Ordinary People
And many more………….......
XMAS SONGS
Here Comes
Santa Claus In the Bleak Midwinter
Jingle Bells
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
The Holly and the Ivy What
Are You Doing New Year's Eve? White Christmas
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Frosty The Snowman
And many more………….......
How long will West End Duo perform?
Choose one of the following performance options when you hire West End Duo from Elastic Lounge:
- 1 x 60 minutes
- 2 x 45 minutes
- 2 x 60 minutes
- 3 x 40 minutes
West End Duo typically offer 2 x 45 mins or 3 x 40 minutes of entertainment. However, unlike most acts they have an extensive repertoire and are therefore able to provide much longer performance times if required.
West End Duo is happy to be completely flexible with regard to the ensemble line up, dress code, special requests, set and playing times etc in order to meet the requirements of the client exactly, to ensure that the event is a complete success and enjoyed by all.
How big an area will a West End Duo need to perform?
The area required for West End Duo to perform varies greatly depending on the act size & instrumentation. It might sound obvious but if you book West End Duo with a drummer they will require more space. The space required will increase with the numbers of members in the ensemble.
The following table outlines a guide for performance space required for West End Duo to perform. We always recommend checking the exact requirements with your venue before booking:
| Act Type | Performance Space Required |
|---|---|
| Standard Duo or Trio | 3 x 3 metres + |
| Quartet | 4 x 3 metres + |
| 5 or 6 piece ensemble | 5 x 3 metres + |
| 7-piece and bigger | 6 x 4 metres + |
How long do West End Duo take to set up?
West End Duo typically require 60 minutes to unload equipment, set up & soundcheck. However, this is very dependent on event size and smaller smaller functions require 30 minutes.
During the booking process of West End Duo we always ensure adequate set up time forms part of our contract & will talk through your event to ensure things run perfectly to time.
West Duo perform for a wide variety of events at locations across the UK and internationally – for weddings, corporate events, private parties, venues, and festivals.
If you are planning an event and looking for experienced and professional duo contact us today!
