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  • Jazz duo
  • Excellent repertoire of specially arranged pieces such as Autumn Leaves, My Funny Valentine and Moondance
  • Perform as a sax and guitar duo and can add more musicians if required.

Blue Bossa is based in Portsmouth, and regularly gigs in London and Southern England, the Midlands, and Wales.


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  1. All The Things You Are - Jerome Kern
  2. Samba D'Orfue - Paul Desmond
  3. When Sunny Gets Blue - Marvin Fisher
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    About this Act

    Blue Bossa are a professional sax and guitar jazz duo, comprising Steve Grainger (saxes) and Gary Shaw (guitar). They play melodic and accessible jazz instrumentals, creating an atmosphere that is perfect for every type of event. This can be cool, ambient jazz classics for drinks receptions and cocktail parties, or a hot, lively jazz set for a festival.

    Blue Bossa's repertoire includes the most beautiful jazz standards ever written, drawn from every decade since the 1940's, right up to the present day. They play these totally live, with Steve on sax taking the melody, and both players sharing melodic jazz solos.

    Steve and Gary are both highly experienced professional instrumentalists. Gary has toured and recorded with artists such as Roger Chapman, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Bibb and Chris Youlden. He has also co-written material with Sir Van Morrison. Steve has recorded and toured with artists such Culture Club, the Beach Boys, Denieice Williams, and Jimmy Witherspoon. Blue Bossa Duo's combined gigging experience ranges from stadiums to jazz clubs, and every type of venue in between.

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    All The Things You Are - Jerome Kern
    Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma
    Beatrice - Sam Rivers
    Billy's Bounce - Parker
    Black Orpheus - Luiz Bonfa
    Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham
    Bluesette - Toots Thielemans
    Bossa Antigua - Paul Desmond
    Cheesecake - Dexter Gordon
    Coera - Lee Morgan
    Cry Me A River - Arthur Hamilton
    Days Of Wine And Roses - Mancini
    Flamingo - Ted Grouya
    Georgia - Hoagy Carmichael
    Giant Steps - Coltrane
    Have You Met Miss Jones - Richard Rogers
    I Can't Get Started - Vernon Duke
    I Could Write A Book - Richard Rogers
    I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor
    If You Never Come To Me - Jobim
    It Could Happen To You - Jimmy Van Heusen
    I'll Remember April - Raye De Paul
    Laura - David Raskin
    Lawns - Carla Bley
    Look To The Sky - Jobim
    Lucky Southern - Keith Jarret
    Lullaby Of Birdland - George Shearing
    Mercy Mercy Mercy - Joe Zawinul
    Misty - Errol Garner
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    My Funny Valentine - Richard Rogers
    Once I Loved - Jobim
    Samba De Orfue - Luiz Bonfá
    Take Five - Paul Desmond
    Take The A Train – Duke Ellington
    Triste - Antonio Carlos Jobim
    What A Difference A Day Makes - Maria Grever
    When Sunny Gets Blue - Marvin Fisher

    Lineup

    • Duo consisting of sax and guitar.
    • Additional players if required to make a trio or quartet.

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • Three 45 minute sets with 15 minute breaks as standard

    Tags

    • 2 piece / duo
    • 3 piece / trio
    • 4 piece
    • brass / horns
    • instrumental act
    • saxophone
    • wind instruments



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