Another Busy Summer for our Bands

Bands booked by Orchestrand have once again enjoyed a busy summer, performing live music at weddings and other events.

Live function groups which Orchestrand books out in addition to other agencies, have once again enjoyed a packed summer of performances, primarily playing at weddings but with some corporate and charity events also included in their schedule over the last few months of summer 2009.

Particularly popular were the bands Afro Levy (a 5-piece pop/soul band from Leeds), Mancini & The Hitmen (another Leeds pop/soul band who can play as a 4 or 5-piece), Quintessential Swing (a 4 or 5-piece jazz swing band), jazz singer Ann-Marie Ballinger, Divine (another Yorkshire function band), Rat Pack group Quintessential Frank playing classics from Sinatra and others, and Chunky Butt Funky featuring the superbly charismatic and well-known Reverend Cleve Chunky on vocals.

Also very popular again this summer were jazz trios such as Just In Time, Jumpin Jazz Trio from the Stockport area and the Hutchins Jazz Trio, plus excellent, talented solo pianists including Adam Hutchins and John Whalley. Jazz Trios and solo pianists like these work very well indeed for during wedding drinks receptions, drinks receptions at corporate and other events, during wedding breakfast and other meal occasions or for quieter backgrond music.

The way the autumn is shaping up, it also will prove to be busy for our bands! We thank all our bands for their hard work throughout 2009 so far and we welcome hearing from anyone looking to book a band in 2009 or 2010.