The JONNY HEPBIR QUINTET had a fantastic time playing to a packed house at Sawbridgeworth Jazz Club recently. It's been a couple of years since we were here last and this one was originally booked in for last year but due to the pandemic, the date was postponed till 2021.
It was great to play for such an enthusiastic audience, eager for live music. Our snappy arrangements of Gypsy Jazz, Jazz standards, Latin groovers and a few surprise numbers won the crowd over from the word go.
Based around the classic core of the Jonny Hepbir Trio, two guitars and double bass, this version of the Quintet had our vocalist Sara and our old friend Petro Dushi on accordion to lift the dynamics to another level!
We kept things fresh for the audience by playing a couple numbers with different combinations of the band at the beginning of the second set.
The band kept the pace up for the main part of the second half with some of our well known versions of tunes like Caravan, Meglio Stasera and Take The 'A' Train. You can hear these and many more on my YouTube channel - Jonny Hepbir Trio
Here's a great shot of the Quintet in full swing.
The JONNY HEPBIR QUINTET are available to hire for weddings, private parties, corporate functions, public events, Jazz Clubs and Festivals throughout the UK and abroad.
It's possible to have the Quintet with Violin or Sax/Clarinet or a combination of instruments.
Our client list includes the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Terence Conran, Kool & The Gang and Paul Merton and they have played at venues and events at The Ritz, The Shard plus many more and internationally from Paris to Morocco and the Isle of Sark.
Click HERE to read letters from past clients.
To hire the Quintet for your event, please call +44 (0)7712 332967 or email info@jonnyhepbir.co.uk
The band can also be hired as a Duo, Trio and Quartet ( instrumental or vocal) and Jonny Hepbir can also be hired SOLO.
We can also play acoustically for smaller events and where noise-restrictions apply. Please click HERE for more information.
Here's a video of us playing the French classic 'C'est Magnifique' which we started the concert with.