NBQ Jazz ~ Live jazz for your event
Welcome to the NBQ Jazz Band website. We hope you enjoy our site and find all the information you need about booking a jazz band.
The NBQ Jazz Band has gained a reputation as one of the finest providers of live jazz. Our musicians are experienced professionals who work with some of the biggest names in music. We have a repertoire of over 500 tunes and are always happy to take jazzy requests.
NBQ musicians regularly travel the length of the UK and will also consider work abroad. We offer friendly advice regarding the type of
jazz band to hire and suitable line up of musicians.
Please have a listen to our audio samples and don't hesitate to get in touch if you require further information, a free demonstration CD or would like to chat about how live jazz could work for your event.
having the Jazz trio made it so special.....
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So much for your fantastic Jazz music.............
.......you all sounded fabulous.....the music you played was exactly what we wanted...
....I just wanted to write and thank you for your fabulous performance....
...countless guests have commented on your ability to suit the mood and adjust the tempo to ensure a swinging party!
..perfect background music, just like you said it would be!
..thanks again, if you need a reference, don't hesitate to ask!.
DemonstrationCD available
Jazz Music
Jazz is a fascinating musical style which has it's origins in New Orleans, USA in the early 20th century. As America's primary musical art form, Jazz has evolved over the years into many differing musical styles. In the 1930s and 1940s in particular, Jazz enjoyed a status as commercially successful, popular music.
The Swing music of this period made bandleaders and musicians famous, such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Arti Shaw.
As well as being great music, Swing was the dance music of the era. Instrumental tunes such as Satin Doll, A-Train, Perdido, It Don't Mean a Thing, became hugely popular.
The 1940s and 1950s saw the emergence of the great singers of the American Songbook. Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many other greats sang some of the best songs ever written.
The emergence of the cool style was instigated by the likes of Miles Davis and Gerry Mulligan and is both cool and highly sophisticated jazz music.
NBQ Jazz Band play all of this great music and other styles too.
