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With a repertoire of over 200 songs ranging from great swing standards, “Rat Pack” numbers and jump/jive rhythm & blues to classic rock’n’roll songs, 1960s soul hits and a few vintage pop classics, One Jump Ahead keep the dance floor busy from start to finish. Well, would you argue with a creature with 14 eyes, 3 horns & over 200 teeth? Their irresistible blend of jazz, blues and fun generates a highly charged atmosphere that really lets the good times roll. They have wowed audiences from Islington to Israel, Clerkenwell to County Cork and from Docklands to Deutschland!

One Jump Ahead are led by singer, saxophonist and songwriter, Kit Packham, accompanied by piano, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet and another saxophone. The swinging tempos, sizzling sax solos and humour of 40s jump/jive star Louis Jordan have inspired Kit to compose his own, critically acclaimed material. While he keeps these on the back burner at private functions to concentrate on well-known “covers”, at clubs, festivals and dances audiences can expect more original compositions - or some of his wry updated lyrics to jazz standards.

To find out just how good they are go and see them, buy one of their albums or simply book them for your event NOW!

“Just to thank you for the very fine performance that you and your band put on....a wide range of music to suit everybody which was great. I really enjoyed the whole evening.”

“A quick note of thanks for helping create a great swinging evening for our wedding day. It was great to see so many of our friends and relations up on the dance floor and hear them enthusing about it on Sunday too!”

“Just wanted to say thanks again for the great performance at our reception - everyone thought you were fantastic.”

“I know it is a little way back now, but I want to thank you and your band for an absolutely excellent show on 29th July. Everyone really loved your music and performance.....I do hope that you will play for me again in the future”.

“We both enjoyed listening and dancing to the music & you helped complete a day that we will never forget”.

Thanks again for a great show, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, as did our guests”

“Thanks very much for you and the band entertaining us at our wedding, we all had a great time, and you made the evening really good fun for everyone!”

“I just wanted to say a huge 'thank you' from James and myself for playing so wonderfully at our wedding on Bonfire Night. ...feedback from our guests was extremely enthusiastic and complimentary about your performance, so much so that some people who'd never normally dream of braving the dance floor found themselves wildly gyrating their way round it by the end of the evening. ...Should we ever decide to renew our vows we'll certainly be in touch again!!!”
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