| Description | Price |
| Solo sax with backing tracks up to 2 sets over 3 hours | £350 (GBP) |
| Solo sax with backing tracks 3 sets over 4 hours | £550 (GBP) |
The gorgeous sound of cool tenor sax will create a classic, soulful atmosphere for your special event.
Solo saxophonist Lynden Blades plays live with specially commissioned backing tracks to create a dynamic live-band sound which is ideal as a backdrop to a drinks party or sit-down meal or to kick off your evening entertainment.
His solo sax set includes all the saxophone tracks you love to hear - from classic Stan Getz to Baker Street, The Peter Gunn Theme, Tequila, Just the Way You Are, Take Five, Walk on the Wild Side and more.
There are numerous advantages in choosing Lynden's solo sax act for your event - he offers a compact and unobtrusive act which takes up a minimum of space, he creates a live-band atmosphere but with just the one musician there and he can play pretty much anywhere, inside or outside, and with or without a power supply.
Lynden has been playing sax professionally for well over 25 years and has performed at hundreds of private functions, weddings, corporate events and other parties all over the UK and abroad.
As well as performing as a solo artist, Lynden can also put together a duo, trio, quartet or larger band to suit your individual needs. He is also one half of the award-winning jazz duo Sax and Honey in which his wife sings.
He supplies all his own sound and lighting equipment and his fee for your event will include all travel time and expense, Public Liability Insurance, PAT certificates and recorded music for the breaks between his live sets.
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I always include the sax classics such as Baker Street, Careless Whisper, Take Five, One Step Beyond, Pink Panther and other huge hits.
I also can play:
Ratpack Swing/Classic Jazz
All Blues
Autumn Leaves
Baker Street
Beyond the Sea
Black Coffee
Body and Soul
Bye Bye Blackbird
Careless whisper
Cheek to Cheek
Close Your Eyes
Come Fly With Me
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
East of the Sun
Everytime We Say Goodbye
Fly Me to the Moon
Georgia
God Bless the Child
How High The Moon
I Only Have Eyes for You
It's Alright With Me
It Had to Be You
It Might as Well Be Spring
I've Got You Under My Skin
Let's Fall in Love
Let There Be Love
LOVE
Loverman
Lullaby of Birdland
Mack the Knife
Mad About the Boy
Misty
Moonriver
Mr Bojangles
My Funny Valentine
My Baby Just Cares for Me
Night and Day
On a Clear Day
Paper Moon
Peel Me a Grape
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Summertime
The Lady is a Tramp
The Nearness of You
The Way You Look Tonight
They Can't Take That Away From Me
What a Difference a Day Makes
What a Wonderful World
Latin/Bossa Nova
Agua de Beber
Bambaleo
Besame Mucho
Black Orpheus
Desafinado
How Insensitive
La Bamba
Mambo Italiano
Mas Que Nada
Meditation
One Note Samba
Oye Como Va
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Quando Quando
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
So Dance Samba
Summer Samba
The Girl from Ipanema
Triste
Wave
50's
All You Need is Love (The Beatles)
Blue Moon (The Marcels)
Buena Sera (Louise Prima)
Call Me (Petula Clark)
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli)
Daytripper (The Beatles)
Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley)
Dream a Little Dream of Me (Mama Cass)
Feeling Good (Nina Simone)
Fever (Peggy Lee)
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles)
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You (Marvin Gaye)
I Put a Spell On You (Nina Simone)
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby (Louis Prima)
It's Now or Never (Elvis Presley)
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Nina Simone)
Jump Jive and Wail (Louis Prima)
Just a Gigolo (Louise Prima)
King of the Swingers (Louis Prima)
Light My Fire (The Doors)
Mr Blue Sky (ELO)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Pennies from Heaven (Louis Prima)
Perfect Day (Lou Reed)
Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley and the Comets)
Route 66 (Chuck Berry)
Runaround Sue (Dion Di Mucci)
Shake Rattle and Roll (Bill Haley and the Comets)
Something Stupid (Frank and Nancy Sinatra)
Stand by Me (Ben E King)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)
Sweetest Feeling (Jackie Wilson)
Tequila (The Champs)
The Wanderer (Dion DiMucci)
These Boots Are Made for Walking (Nancy Sinatra)
Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed)
Wishing on a Star (Rose Royce)
Songs for Ceremonies
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
At Last (Etta James)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Everything (Michale Buble)
Fields of Gold (Eva Cassidy)
Fallen (Lauren Wood)
Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
Kissing You (Des'Ree)
Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jnr)
Let's Stay Together (Al Greene)
Loving You (Minnie Riperton)
Over the Rainbow (Eva Cassidy)
Someone Like You (Van Morrison)
Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
The Look of Love (Dusty Springfield)
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Use Somebody (Pixie Lott)
We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
Your Song (Elton John)
Contemporary
All About that Bass (Meaghan Trainor)
American Boy (Estelle)
Blame it on the Boogie (Jackson Five)
Boogie Oogie Oogie (Taste of Honey)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keys)
Feel Like Making Love (George Benson)
Forget You (Ceelo Green)
For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder)
Get Down On It (Kool and the Gang)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
If I Aint Got You (Alicia Keys)
I'm In the Mood For Dancing (The Nolans)
I'll Stand By You (The Pretenders)
Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
It Must Be Love (Madness)
Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
Knocks Me off My Feet (Stevie Wonder)
Lovely Day (Bill Withers),
Love You I Do (Jennifer Hudson)
Mercy (Duffy)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)
Nobody Does it Better (Carly Simon)
Price Tag (Jessie J)
Put Your Records On (Corinne Bailey Rae)
September (Earth, Wind and Fire)
Sing it Back (Moloko)
Singin' in the Rain (Jamie Cullum)
Stir it Up (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
Streetlife (Randy Crawford)
Summer Sun (Koop)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Teenage Dream (Katy Perry)
That Man (Caro Emerald)
Thinking of You (Sister Sledge)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
You Got the Love (Florence and the Machine)
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves)
Walking on the Moon (The Police)
Warwick Avenue (Duffy)
I just need a standard power socket and an allocated space. If I'm playing outside then I need level ground (or the speaker stand will be unstable!) and some kind of cover, especially when it's very hot.
Usually it's pretty straight forward and I can liaise with the venue directly, but having a parking space relatively near where I'm going to be playing is a good thing.
All the sound equipment that I need is provided so you don't have to worry about that. I generally don't need lighting equipment for my act but I do own some professional lighting and if you'd like me to bring it, just let me know.
Recorded background music during any breaks that I take is always provided for you.
Having been a full time professional musician for well over 25 years means that I have played in some stunning venues. A memorable gig was when a client flew me out to Sicily and I played at the Belmond Grand Hotel which was absolutely gorgeous.
All events are my favorite because I get to share my passion for my instrument with people.
The saxophone is a huge part of my life and has been since I was in my 20's. I started gigging in a London soul band and I've been playing ever since.
Stan Getz is one of my heroes, as is Paul Desmond who are both sax legends. I'm also a huge fan of Miles Davis's minimalist and effortless way of playing.
Arriving 1 hour before I'm due to start playing is a minimum standard for me. It only take 15 minutes to set up but I don't like to rush. I perform sets of up to 50 minutes, so I play from 1 to 4 sets depending on my clients needs.
Yes, as long as I have cover in the summer because my equipment can overheat if it's in direct sunlight for many hours. If it's a winter setting then playing outside may not be possible, as a saxophone player if the muscles in my face get too cold it makes it impossible to play.
My clients can have as much input into my song choices as they like, baring in mind that I'm a jazz/funk/swing/ bluesy kind of player so heavy metal or bluegrass requests are unlikely to be played.
In all the gigs I've ever done, which is thousands, everyone has really enjoyed the music that I play.
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