Contact Karen tel 0789 1574372 email jazz@karenlake.co.uk www.karenlake.co.uk
"Just a quick note to say thank you for making our wedding celebration party so memorable for us! You created just the right ambiance on the night and your professionalism in the run up to the event and flexible approach on the night helped everything go so smoothly. Our guests were extremely complimentary of your performances and it was good to know that they enjoyed your performance as much as we did. Thank you also for taking the time to learn “our song” and adding it to your repertoire. You were in a word – Wonderful! Be assured, we will definitely be booking you again and will not hesitate to recommend you to all our friends and family."
Kate & Duncan, wedding, George Hotel, Hathersage, July 2007
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Weddingjazz.co.uk aim to supply you with the ideal size and style of jazz band for your fabulous day.
Whether your wedding dream is of a fairytale castle or an intimate gathering of loved ones, Karen and her bands will add sparkle! Together they offer a friendly and professional service from quote to performance, and are happy to accommodate your needs wherever possible from playing a favourite song to providing background music in between sets. For an all day wedding, a smart combination is to book a duo or trio for the earlier drinks reception or wedding breakfast to create a chilled and sophisticated ambience, followed by a swinging dance band as the evening hots up!
To hear individual songs from all bands, click here, or click box below to hear a medley of tunes (11.8MB)
To read feedback from previous clients, click here
To see the repertoire list, click here
Lounge Lizards duo
Prices From £350 duo, £650 quartet & £800 quintet
Lounge Lizards duo bring you the beautiful and haunting songs of a bygone era. Featuring Karen Lake on vocals and Andy Chantry on guitar, their sophisticated yet accessible style is relaxed and intimate. Together they create a unique and retro sound that is all their own. Their repertoire is lovingly chosen from the song writing sensations of the past: Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, etc. Their set gently flows with songs ranging from romantic to heartrending, exciting to powerful. The pure simplicity of Lounge Lizards voice and guitar duo has enchanted audiences at venues across the country.
Lounge Lizards also perform with piano, bass and drums to form a swinging quartet or quintet!
To view Lounge Lizards photo gallery click here
Karen Lake duo
Prices From £350
Featuring Karen with talented pianists Nick Fletcher or Jez Matthews. Perfect for that classic lounge jazz vibe. Favourites include "I Love Being Here With You" and "Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
A very stylish choice for those venues with their own grand piano!
Karen Lake trio
Prices From £500
Voice/piano/bass trio - featuring Karen with Nick Fletcher or Jez Matthews on piano and Rich Keates on bass. Lively, swinging and dynamic!
Voice/sax/guitar trio - featuring Karen with Pete Lyons on tenor sax and Andy Chantry on guitar. Mellow and soulful jazz, a beautiful combination for an intimate gathering.
Voice/piano/guitar trio - featuring Karen with Jez Matthews or Nick Fletcher on piano and Andy Chantry on guitar. Mellow standards for that special laid back dinner jazz feel.
Impressions quintet
Prices From £800
Impressions are an experienced and exciting band featuring Karen Lake on vocals, Pete Lyons on tenor sax, Jez Matthews on piano, Rich Keates on bass and Brian Bestall on drums.
They perform an exhilarating and lively set of swinging standards, sultry ballads and hot Latin rhythms sung in English and Brazilian Portuguese. Wedding favourites include "My Baby Just Cares For Me", "Fever", "The Girl From Ipanema" and "Misty".
Impressions can also play earlier in the day as a voice/piano duo, voice/piano/bass trio, or other instrument only combinations - please ask for details.
To view Impressions' photo gallery click here
To watch Impressions' video click here
Contact Karen 0789 1574372 jazz@karenlake.co.uk www.karenlake.co.uk