from Sinatra to Hendrix....
Swing compilation
The Summer Wind,
Ain't That A Kick in the Head,
Mac the Knife,
That's Life
The Summer Wind,
Ain't That A Kick in the Head,
Mac the Knife,
That's Life
Dinner Jazz
Swing
Acoustic
Rock
Dance
"Whether it's his crooning soulful singing, or blistering guitar solo's, you won't fail to be mesmerized by his talent...."
Richard Branson
Richard Branson
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Andy started playing guitar at the age of twelve. By thirteen he had joined a band and entered some local talent competitions. After leaving school he joined a band and toured Scandanavia and Europe, learning his craft in the obligatory endless one night stands that shapes so many musicians. He then returned to London and joined a succession of bands meeting new players and gaining valuable experience and contacts. During this period he played with The Thompson Twins, Hazel Dean and Catherine Stock with whom he played on her hit record 'To Have and To Hold'. As a session musician he was also playing on many TV adverts and theme tunes, including the 'Flake' ads, and 80's comedy hit 'Running Wild'. He then compossed and produced the music for a Channel 4 film 'Mama Lou' and won an award for for the music in an Aston Martin Racing Team ad. Andy then went on to form his own band 'TroubleTown' with members of The Style Council, Spandau Ballet and Carmels' band. Critically acclaimed but not to quite succeed in the 'Big Time' they still occassionally get together to produce the old magic to appreciative audiences. From this point on Andy began putting together and performing his solo shows. He still continues to play with TroubleTown, the Soul Survivors (the acclaimed soul band), Gambler Too (a blues/rock band featuring top session players), The Strumbums (an acoustic band), and Threeband (his function outfit with the incredible Suzi Gee).
The solo show encompasses an array of styles that have taken him all over Europe. He has appeared in many West End Hotels, Casino venues in places like Monte Carlo and the French Riviera, many times at Le Mans 24 Hour Race performing exclusively for the Aston Martin Race Team, at parties for both the England Football and Cricket teams, for Richard Branson at Virgin parties, for the then Primeminister John Major at the MCC, and at many other prestigeous events in Greece, Spain, Germany and France.
Andy has an incredibly wide ranging repertoire that can be performed in sections for the formal party, or completely mixed up, for example at an afternoon barbecue party or a pub. For parties and functions he would perform the 'lounge set' of gentle jazz standards and instrumentals in a dinner setting. This would include classics such as Autumn Leaves, This Masquerade, All of Me, It Has To Be You, Wonderful World, Let There Be Love, and many others.
He usually likes to kick off the dancing with the swinging big band sound of ‘Ol Blue Eyes’. They say Sinatras’ timing was what made him different from all the others, so this is one of the areas Andy has worked on musically to make his swing set authentic. “I don’t do an impression of Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro or Nat King Cole,” says Andy, “I try to capture the spirit of the music and hopefully make it my own, whilst staying faithful to the artistes who made these songs so successful.” The Big Band swing sound was an era of fantastic music but more importantly it was also great dance music.Recent success for crooners like Michael Buble, have continued to keep this music popular. In fact Andy has recently had the pleasure of performing this set to some of the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities while they strutted their stuff.
As an accomplished guitarist Andy loves performing his acoustic set. This is a set of songs from some of his favourite artists. The Eagles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Gypsy Kings, and more contemporary artists such as David Gray, Travis and Snow Patrol. Armed with his acoustic guitar he'll take you through a mesmerizing performance of some memorable tunes. From the Spanish sounds to the West Coast sounds. The acoustic set can be used in various ways, as either a musical alternative to the Dinner Jazz set, or as a chilled out listening set in between dancing at a party.
Andy also performs a rock guitar tribute, tipping his cap (or bandanna) to heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, and Gary Moore. His guitar tribute evolved out of his love of the instrument and an admiration of these masters. His renditions of their classic songs are guaranteed to get every member of the audience reaching for their air guitars and joining Andy in full pose for some awesome solos.
His dance sets have all the chart toppers you need for a kickin’ party. The hits of Robbie Williams, Ricky Martin, The Mavericks, 60’s Motown soul, 70’s disco, classics such as Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, My First My Last My Everything, Dance the Night Away, Love Train, I’m a Believer…..will keep your party dancing all night long. In order to complete the entertainment package, in between sets a disco of complimentary dance music keeps the party pumpin' into the early hours for the serious party goers...
The solo show encompasses an array of styles that have taken him all over Europe. He has appeared in many West End Hotels, Casino venues in places like Monte Carlo and the French Riviera, many times at Le Mans 24 Hour Race performing exclusively for the Aston Martin Race Team, at parties for both the England Football and Cricket teams, for Richard Branson at Virgin parties, for the then Primeminister John Major at the MCC, and at many other prestigeous events in Greece, Spain, Germany and France.
Andy has an incredibly wide ranging repertoire that can be performed in sections for the formal party, or completely mixed up, for example at an afternoon barbecue party or a pub. For parties and functions he would perform the 'lounge set' of gentle jazz standards and instrumentals in a dinner setting. This would include classics such as Autumn Leaves, This Masquerade, All of Me, It Has To Be You, Wonderful World, Let There Be Love, and many others.
He usually likes to kick off the dancing with the swinging big band sound of ‘Ol Blue Eyes’. They say Sinatras’ timing was what made him different from all the others, so this is one of the areas Andy has worked on musically to make his swing set authentic. “I don’t do an impression of Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro or Nat King Cole,” says Andy, “I try to capture the spirit of the music and hopefully make it my own, whilst staying faithful to the artistes who made these songs so successful.” The Big Band swing sound was an era of fantastic music but more importantly it was also great dance music.Recent success for crooners like Michael Buble, have continued to keep this music popular. In fact Andy has recently had the pleasure of performing this set to some of the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities while they strutted their stuff.
As an accomplished guitarist Andy loves performing his acoustic set. This is a set of songs from some of his favourite artists. The Eagles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Gypsy Kings, and more contemporary artists such as David Gray, Travis and Snow Patrol. Armed with his acoustic guitar he'll take you through a mesmerizing performance of some memorable tunes. From the Spanish sounds to the West Coast sounds. The acoustic set can be used in various ways, as either a musical alternative to the Dinner Jazz set, or as a chilled out listening set in between dancing at a party.
Andy also performs a rock guitar tribute, tipping his cap (or bandanna) to heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, and Gary Moore. His guitar tribute evolved out of his love of the instrument and an admiration of these masters. His renditions of their classic songs are guaranteed to get every member of the audience reaching for their air guitars and joining Andy in full pose for some awesome solos.
His dance sets have all the chart toppers you need for a kickin’ party. The hits of Robbie Williams, Ricky Martin, The Mavericks, 60’s Motown soul, 70’s disco, classics such as Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, My First My Last My Everything, Dance the Night Away, Love Train, I’m a Believer…..will keep your party dancing all night long. In order to complete the entertainment package, in between sets a disco of complimentary dance music keeps the party pumpin' into the early hours for the serious party goers...
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