The Great Western Jazz Company draws upon the Classic American Songbook, as well as popular Dixieland and small band swing numbers, for its repertoire. Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman ‘rub shoulders’ with Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin, and the band has musical programmes to suit virtually all tastes and occasions, from Wedding Receptions and Anniversary Parties through to Jazz Festivals and Corporate Functions.
The band also has a special 2 hour presentation entitled ’A Journey through Jazz’, a musically illustrated journey from New Orleans and Dixieland through to the Big Band era and beyond, and suitable for presenting in community halls in Cornwall and Devon. This presentation is also available to local communities through the ‘Carn to Cove’ organisation
The music is the music we all know, and above all, is great music for dancing. In a newspaper report on a recent ‘President’s Night’ society function : “ After a meal and speeches, members and guests packed the dance floor for the rest of the evening to the music of The Great Western Jazz Company…. ’’
The band uses a ‘state-of-the-art’ p.a.system developed by BOSE to give unrivalled sound quality. Particular care is taken to ensure that volume levels are appropriate to each occasion, contributing to the enjoyment and success of each function.
