| Description | Price |
| Seven piece band only - without singer | £1200 (GBP) |
| Five piece band with singer but only 1 brass player | £900 (GBP) |
| Eight piece band with both male and female singers, or two male singers | £1500 (GBP) |
Led by Chris Coull, an arranger and jazz composer based in Hove, East Sussex. His big band is a suavely arranged combination that brings all the sounds of a large scale big band into a compact 8 piece jazz ensemble. The band play a wide variety of big band classics such as “Lady Is A Tramp” “Let There Be Love” “In The Mood” to name just a few. With over 150 arrangements their repertoire is suitable for everything from dancing, to background dinner sets and everything in between. (Please ask us for our song list or any special requests you may have.)
Chris is a trumpeter and pianist as well as being a band leader for 15 years. The importance of professionalism, timeliness, dress codes and flexibility are as important to him as musically adept bandsmanship that can just as easily enthrall and excite as it can blend into the backdrop of any high society function.
The band is available at its full size or with various smaller combinations depending on the client needs.
During his career The Chris Coull Bid Band have played for Bill Clinton, Prince Charles, Lord Mandleson, Crowne Prince Haakon, to name a few of the band’s more well known clients. They have toured all over the world including events as far afield as Qatar, Dubai, Kuwait, Thailand and individually their members are regulars at UK summer venues such as “Appleby Jazz” and “Love Supreme Jazz Festival”
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
1) A Child Is Born
2) A String of Pearls
3) All of Me
4) Almost Like Being In Love
5) Alight OK You Win
6) Caravan
7) Come Fly With Me (male)
8) Don’t Get Around Much anymore
9) Dindi (male)
10) Everytime we say goodbye
11) Groove Mechant
12) In The Mood
13) Jive Samba
14) Little Brown Jug
15) Lil Darlin
16) Little Sunflower
17) Mercy mercy mercy
18) Moanin
19) Mood Indigo
20) Moonlight Serenade
21) One Note Samba
22) Orange Coloured Sky
23) Pennsylvania 6500
24) Shiny Stockings
25) Sophisticated Lady
26) That’s Sabotage
27) Boy From Ipanema
28) Nearness of You
29) Pink Panther
30) Tuxedo Junction
31) Sway
32) LOVE
33) Lady Is A Tramp
34) Things Aint What They Used To Be
35) When I fall in love
36) Woodchoppers Ball
37) Skyliner
38) Moon river
39) I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
40) It Don’t Mean A Thing
41) Cottontail
42) Sway (male key)
43) Crazy Little Thing Called Love (male)
44) Star Eyes
45) Sing Sing Sing
46) James Bond theme
47) Soul Bossa Nova
48) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
49) Something Stupid (duet)
50) Isfahan
51) Jack The Bear
52) Rocking In Rhythm
53) Old Man Blues
54) The Mooche
55) Just A Gigolo (male)
56) Pennies From Heaven (male)
57) Amore (male)
58) Buona Sera (male)
59) Me n Mrs Jones (male)
60) Fly Me To The Moon (male key)
61) Cheek to cheek MALE
62) Cheek to Cheek FEMALE
63) Sister Cheryl
64) All Of Me
65) Satin Doll
66) Summertime
67) Fly Me To The Moon (female key)
68) Sweet Home Chicago
69) Xmas Medley
70) The Christmas Song
71) Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
72) Come Sunday
73) Take The A Train
74) Antigua
75) I’m Beginning To See The Light
Soul / Funk tunes;
100) God Save The Queen
101) Mustang Sally
102) Sweet Home Chicago
103) How Sweet It Is
104) Soul Finger
105) Funky Music
106) Pick up the pieces
107) Re-hab
108) Valarie
109) Sir Duke
110) Superstition
111) Vehicle
112) I Fell Good
113) Preacher Man
114) Jungle Boogie
115) Lucille
2 electrical power points within 5 metres of where we will be playing.
We need to know the location on google maps and/ or postcode plus any other relevant information.
We provide all stage sound and musical equipment suitable for most events. For a small extra fee we can also provide larger PA systems. and lighting rig. Price on enquiry.
Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, shortly after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music.
As long as there is a power supply nearby we can do everything else. Don't worry!
We performed at the British Embassy in Doha, Qatar in front of Prince Charles and Camilla. It was a beautiful sunny day and we played in the garden as the royal couple walked around saying hello before firing up the dance music in the evening for the invited guests.
Weddings and special party events. We are well versed in playing softly as guests sip drinks and converse as well as playing all the dance band classics such as Glen Miller and Rat Pack favourites to get the crowd up on their feet.
All the band members are professional musicians who went to music college and have many year of experience playing in the West End and other similar groups. Personally, I have had over 3 decades of experience playing and being band leader, musical arranger and composer.
Duke Ellington, Glen Miller and Count Basie are my favourite artists - their band could really swing and were are great to listen to - we play many of their tunes as well as the famous Sinatra / Rat Pack favourites.
Set up is typically one hour before our start time - and takes around 30 minutes.
We typically play either two longer sets of 60 minutes or 3 shorter sets of 40 mins.
But we are always happy to accommodate your requests in terms of timings.
Yes - as long there is a contingency for rain and / or sun shade in hot weather conditions.
We have an extensive list of over 150 tunes - client are welcome to pick a few from that list to supplement our own set list. We can also accommodate special requests for a fee which depends on the exact nature of the request.
A professional group that is flexible, both musically and logistically. Well dressed and punctual with stunning music that wows their guests.
Yes - wherever possible we will do our best to accommodate. We have an extensive list of songs already, but always happy to make a new musical arrangement for you. If it is a simple request we can often do that for free.
McDonalds
Swanage Jazz Festival
Love Supreme Jazz Festival
British Embassy in Doha
Sussex Business Awards
Many summer weddings
Christmas parties
Corporate events
Crawley Town Council
The Grand, Brighton
Villa Bianca, London
Worthing Pier, Worthing
The British Embassy, Doha
Many private gardens parties
Many wedding venues.
Many pubs and clubs throughout the country,
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