Articles

Our articles section is designed to provide you with more information and advice. We will update this section frequently so be sure to check back often.

Venues, some observations.
With two hundred and seventy plus musical engagements a year under our belts, we feel well qualified to offer a few obse...

jazz
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jazz band interview
Here is a lovely interview between English jazz and studio trombonist Don Lusher and Henry Coker who played trombone in ...

live band stories from George Chisholm
George Chisholm was probably one of the finest jazz musicians ever, anywhere in the world. He played with many legends o...

live band stories
This is a facinating article of when George Chisholm, world class trombonist was playing in a live band with Louis Armst...

jazz band history
Here is a well written article on the early history of the jazz band. On this page we focus on pre Big Band Era jazz ...

Jazz band more history
In the first of two articles on the history of our look at the history of jazz bands leading up to the Big B...

Live band revue Historically speaking.
Live Band Music Battle At The Savoy This was a show that was everything it was built up to be for jazz fans and...

jazz band stories from George Chisholm
Here is another set of tales from George Chisholms jazz band days in the thirties. At this time he was playing in a jazz...

string quartet for wedding
String quartet. Perfect for a wedding reception. As your guests make there way from the church to your wedding reception...

gay wedding music services
Now that same sex unions are fast coming the norm, wedding music suppliers, as are all wedding services suppliers, geari...

jewish wedding
Most Sundays through the year find myself and many of my musician friends playing for a Jewish wedding or Barmitzvah at ...

Jazz Band what size?
Jazz Band what size? Why do people need different sizes of jazz band? Four main reasons. Cost, space, number of guests a...

Rat Pack Band
Jazz not Jazz has been searching for a suitable Rat Pack Band for sometime now. It would be easy to take on a guy with b...

Wedding Music for a Gay Marriage
My wife and I were out with gay friends the other night who, in the course of the evening, invited us to their wedding. ...

A complete one stop shop for corporate entertainment music solutions
We at Jazz not Jazz pride ourselves on putting the right band into your event. Properly briefed, totally professiona...

Music for Corporate Entertainment
For many years I have supplied music for and played in bands that provide music for corporate entertainment. Clients hav...

Rat Pack Music from a Rat Pack Band
I’m very lucky having seen the Chairman of the Board himself, the boss of the Rat Pack...Frank Sinatra..live on a number...

Listen to wedding music
We at Jazz not Jazz know how important it is to get a chance to listen to wedding music before making that final decisio...

Music Entertainment Agency
Why use one? Why use a music entertainment agency ? A better question might be “why use a good music entertainment ag...

Soul band for a party
Was the request six months ago, a sixtieth birthday party, the client said. It got me thinking. There is a whole untappe...

Wedding Reception music
Deciding a theme or style for your wedding from the opening to the reception can be driven by any number of aspects to t...

Choosing a Christmas party band
Choosing the Roadhouse Five Can you believe it? We are talking about Xmas already! Well the high street shops have Ea...

Choosing a Jazz Band for Your Party
In many years of arranging jazz bands for all sorts of events I am struck by the similarity of how the request is made b...

Wedding Jazz Band
Wedding Jazz Band Wedding Jazz Band. As the year progresses people in the music business are finding an increase in t...

Jazz Band London
Jazz band London Article Jazz band London punched into search engines will bring out a range of results, some suitabl...

Jazz band hire
Jazz band hire is beset with obstacles and questions. It is worth getting it right. To hire a jazz band you should expec...

live jazz band hire in Cheshire
Jazz band in Cheshire Jazz band hire in the Cheshire area can best be covered by a national live music hire specialis...

New Orleans Funeral Jazz band
New Orleans Funeral Jazz Band In New Orleans the Funeral Jazz Band has long been part of the traditional New Orleans ...

New Orleans Jazz band
New Orleans Jazz is a term that has lost a lot of meaning to many people wanting to book a band. As an agency we are inn...

dixieland band
Dixieland band is a perfect band for a summer afternoon. For a wedding reception or a corporate fun day, a garden party ...

Covers bands
Covers band requests rallying well. After a slow start to the year Jeff Williams of Jazz not Jazz Productions report...

amateur bands NO
Amateur bands are thriving in this current economic climate. As clients try to find a way of cutting back on costs right...

covers band
Covers Band, The Roadhouse Five, has long been at the top of their profession. Delighting party guests at weddings, birt...

Swing Band
Swing band requirements vary from client to client. Corporate entertainment require swing bands mainly for background li...

Thoughts on choosing wedding music or “what type of wedding band is right for us?”
also, see our Wedding Section in this site.

We are delighted to be able to present a number of fascinating articles by top New York jazz author and radio host Bob Bernotas. They give a wonderful insight into the lives and times of some of the finest jazz artists of yesterday and today. These and many others can be seen in his excellent publications, available direct from Boptism Music Publishing: www.boptism.com.

AN HONORABLE PROFESSION: BENNY POWELL
A DAY IN A (DOUBLE) LIFE: CLAUDIO RODITI
“THE DEFINITION OF JAZZ”: THE BASIE BAND AT ITS BEST
THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN: J.J. JOHNSON
BRASS FANTASIES: LESTER BOWIE