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United by a desire to play hot, swinging jazz with other musicians
of their age, Young Stars of jazz was the brain - child of two
young musicians; Allen Beechey and George Fagg. From its conception
in the winter of 1998 the band developed into a swinging seven piece
band taking inspired by the the good–time, hard driving jazz style
of Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison, and their colleagues, of the
1930’s-50’s. In addition, the band also encompasses other styles
from New Orleans to swing to mainstream, alongside its original
compositions.
Since the band’s debut in 1999, it has been in high demand, playing
for various jazz venues throughout the UK including; the 100 Club,
London; The Epsom Playhouse and Carshalton Jazz Club. The band has
also performed at many of the UK’s most prestigious festivals
including; Keswick, Whitley bay, Isle of Bute, Birmingham, Soho,
Swanage and Holywood (Northern Ireland) to name just a few. This
year the band was given the honour of performing the finale of the
Brecon Jazz Festival, which was a huge success.
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The band has toured extensively in the UK as
well as completing successful tours in France, Italy and - most
recently - Germany. In addition, the Young Stars has performed
regularly on the theatre stage including such venues as the
Birmingham’s Adrian Boult Hall and the Purcell Room in London.
In addition to its work on the jazz, festival
and theatre scenes, the Young Stars of jazz works extensively in the
private and corporate sectors, proving highly popular with a wide
range of clients, for the band’s music, professionalism and
adaptability.
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The band’s latest album ‘Bridging the Gap’,
recorded for the prestigious Lake Records label, was rated in the
top 25 jazz albums recorded in 2002 by the Jazz Review magazine. An
earlier recording entitled ‘Parish Business’ on our own label sold
1000 copies. This summer the Young Stars have recorded an album for
George Buck’s GHB records, which will be released early in 2004.
The band has held a Thursday night residency at
The River Bar, Tower Bridge for the last 3 ½ years, which has gained
steadily in popularity, particularly amongst young city workers.
This summer the band was filmed for the BBC’s Horizon programme. |
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Absolutely Positively |
Slow |
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After You've Gone |
Medium Fast |
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Ain't Misbehavin' |
Medium |
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Albatross (The) |
Medium Fast |
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Algiers Strut |
Medium Fast |
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Alice Blue Gown |
Medium Fast |
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All My Life |
Medium |
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All Of Me |
Vari-tempo |
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All That I Ask Is Love |
Medium |
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All The Things You Are |
Medium |
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Amazing Grace |
Slow |
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Angry |
Medium Fast |
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April Showers |
Medium Fast |
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As Long as I Live |
Medium |
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As Time Goes By |
Slow |
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At The Jazzband Ball |
Fast |
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At the Mardi Gras |
Medium |
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Auld Lang Syne |
Medium |
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Autumn in New York |
Slow |
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Autumn Leaves |
Slow |
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Avalon |
Fast |
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Baby |
Medium |
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Baby Face |
Fast |
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home |
Medium |
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Ballin' The Jack |
Medium |
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Bare Necessities (The) |
Medium Fast |
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Basin Street |
Medium |
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Battle Hymn Of The Republic |
Vari-tempo |
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Beale Street |
Medium Fast |
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Beautiful Ohio |
Medium |
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Believe It Beloved |
Medium |
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered |
Slow |
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Big Butter And Egg Man |
Medium Fast |
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Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home) |
Medium Fast |
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Birth Of The Blues |
Medium Fast |
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Black And Blue |
Slow |
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Black Butterfly |
Medium |
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Black Cat On The Fence |
Medium |
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Blame it on the Blues |
Medium Fast |
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Blue And Broken Hearted |
Medium |
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Blue Moon |
Medium |
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Blue Room |
Medium |
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Blue Skies |
Medium Fast |
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Blue Turning Grey Over You |
Slow |
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Blueberry Hill |
Slow |
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Blues (Standard) |
Blues |
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Blues For Brad |
Slow |
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Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me |
Fast |
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Body and Soul |
Slow |
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Bogalousa Strut |
Medium Fast |
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Bourbon Street Parade |
Medium Fast |
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Bright Star Blues |
Medium |
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Bucket's Got A Hole In It |
Medium |
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Buddy Bolden's Blues |
Slow |
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Buona Sera |
Medium |
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Bye And Bye |
Spiritual |
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Bye Bye Blackbird |
Medium |
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Bye Bye Blues |
Fast |
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Canal Street Blues |
Blues |
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Canal Street Blues |
Blues |
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man |
Medium |
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Can't We Be Friends? |
Medium Fast |
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Caravan |
Fast |
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Careless Love |
Slow |
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Carioca |
Medium |
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Carolina In The Morning |
Medium |
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Cheek To Cheek |
Medium Fast |
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Cherry |
Medium Fast |
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Chicago Waltz |
Medium Fast |
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Chimes Blues |
Blues |
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China Boy |
Fast |
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Chinatown My Chinatown |
Fast |
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CiriBiriBin |
Medium |
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Clarinet Marmalade |
Fast |
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Close To You |
TBC |
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Cocquette |
Medium |
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Cornet Chop Suey |
Medium Fast |
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Cry Me A River |
Slow |
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Crysanthemum |
Ragtime |
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Danny Boy |
Medium |
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Dardanella |
Multi-tempo |
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Darkness on the Delta |
Slow |
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Deed I Do |
Medium |
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Deep Purple |
Slow |
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Didn't He Ramble |
Vari-tempo |
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Dinah |
Vari-tempo |
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Dippermouth Blues |
Medium Fast |
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Do What Ory Say |
Fast |
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Do You Know What It Means (to Miss New Orleans) |
Medium |
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Does Jesus Care |
Spiritual |
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Don't Be That Way |
Medium |
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Don't Blame Me |
Slow |
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
Medium |
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Down By The Riverside |
Medium Fast |
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Down Home Rag |
Medium Fast |
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Down In Jungle Town |
Fast |
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Dr Jazz |
Fast |
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Dusty Rag |
Ragtime |
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Easter Parade |
Medium Fast |
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Easy Rider |
Slow |
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Eccentric Rag |
Medium Fast |
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Edmond Hall Blues |
Blues |
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Embraceable You |
Medium |
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Entertainer (The) |
Ragtime |
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Everybody Loves My Baby |
Fast |
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Everytime I Feel The Spirit |
Medium |
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Exactly Like You |
Medium |
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Fidgety Feet |
Fast |
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Fine And Dandy |
Fast |
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Flat 6, 9th Avenue |
Blues |
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Fly Me To The Moon |
Medium |
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For All We Know |
Slow |
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Four Brothers |
Fast |
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Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You |
Blues |
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Georgia On My Mind |
Medium |
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Get Out of Here and Go On Home |
Fast |
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Ghost of a Chance (I Don't Stand a) |
Slow |
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Girl From Ipanema (The) |
Medium |
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Girl of My Dreams |
Medium Fast |
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Girls Go Crazy About The Way I Ride (The) |
Fast |
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Give Me Your Telephone Number |
Medium Fast |
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Glory Of Love |
Medium |
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Goin' Home |
Slow |
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Happy Birthday |
Medium |
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Hard Times |
TBC |
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Heebie Jeebies |
Medium |
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Heliotrope Bouquet |
Ragtime |
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Here, There And Everywhere |
Slow |
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He's Not The Kind |
Slow |
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Hiawatha Rag |
Medium Fast |
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High Society |
Fast |
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Hindustan |
Fast |
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Honeysuckle Rose |
Medium Fast |
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Hotter Than That |
Medium Fast |
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How Can You Leave Me |
Medium Fast |
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How High The Moon |
Fast |
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Hymn To Freedom |
Medium |
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I Ain't Gonna Give You None Of My Jelly Roll |
Medium Fast |
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I Ain't Got Nobody |
Medium |
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I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me |
Slow |
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I Can't Escape From You |
Medium |
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I Can't Get Started |
Slow |
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby |
Vari-tempo |
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I Cover the Waterfront |
Slow |
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I Get the Blues When it Rains |
Medium Fast |
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I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) |
Slow |
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I Got Rhythm |
Fast |
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I Had The Craziest Dream |
Medium |
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I Love You (Cole Porter) |
Medium |
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