Name: The 12th Street Swingers
Brand: The 12th Street Swingers
SKU: the-12th-street-swingers
Rating: 5.0 (40 reviews)

The 12th Street Swingers have a vast repertoire of songs and are available in a range of line-ups, making them a good choice for all manner of events. They can provide anything from classy background music during a dinner party, to a marching band to a full trad jazz band with vocals.

Their basic line-up is a trio featuring trumpet or clarinet with banjo and sousaphone (tuba) or acoustic bass guitar, which is ideal for informal strolling and background music.

The 12th Street Swingers were exceptionally professional. On the night they went down a storm, I can't recommend them highly enough! Rachel, Birthday party at Tewin Bury Farm in Hertfordshire

For a different feel, the banjo and tuba can be swapped for guitar and double bass, which gives a more mainstream swing sound - taking in some rhythm and blues along the way. For a bigger impact, and great music for dancing, we recommend either the five- or six-piece line-ups, with added drums.

The 12th Street Swingers have a client list that includes Westfield Shopping Centre, Marks and Spencer and venues such as Buckingham Palace, Royal Ascot and Tower Bridge, and its members have played all over Europe at jazz festivals, major film premieres, and the Chelsea Flower Show.

Add to that countless birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, funerals, river boat trips and New Year parties! Whatever the requirements for your event, chances are that The 12th Street Swingers can cater for it!

Performance info

Starting line-up	Trumpet or clarinet; banjo; double bass or sousaphone
Performance duration	2 x 60 minute or 3 x 40 minute sets

Booking options

Add extra musician From £250 each	Expand the line-up with sax, trombone, bass drum and snare drum, right up to a 6-piece
Extra performances £POA	Extend the band's sets by up to one hour

12th Street Rag
After You've Gone
Aint Misbehaving
Aint She Sweet
Alexanders
All Of Me
Am I Blue
Anything Goes
As Time Goes By
At The Jazz Band Ball
Avalon
Basin Street Blues
Beale Street Blues
Big Butter And Egg Man
Bill Bailey
Blue Skies
Blueberry Hill
Bogalusa Strut
Bourbon Street Parade
Buddy Bolden's Blues
Bye Bye Blackbird
Careless Love
C'est Si Bon
China Boy
Chinatown My Chinatown
Coquette
Crazy
Crazy Rhythm
Crying My Heart Out For You
Darktown Strutters Ball
Deed I Do
Didn't He Ramble
Dinah
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Down By The Riverside
Dr Jazz
Dream A Little Dream
Everybody Loves My Baby
Exactly Like You
Georgia On My Mind
Girl Of My Dreams
Hello Dolly
Hey Look Me Over
High Society
Hindustan
Honeysuckle Rose
I Found A New Baby
I Want To Be Happy
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Ice Cream
If I Had You
I'm Confessing That I Love You
Indiana
Isle Of Capri
It Had To Be You
It's The Talk Of The Town
I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
Jazz Me Blues
Jeepers Creepers
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
King Of The Swingers
Kiss To Build A Dream On
La Vie En Rose
Lady Be Good
Lil Liza Jane
Louisian-I-A
Love Letters In The Sand
Mack The Knife
Mama Inez
Maria Elena
Mean To Me
Muskrat Ramble
My Blue Heaven
New Orleans
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Old Rugged Cross
Old Spinning Wheel
Panama
Pennies From Heaven
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Poor Butterfly
Putting On The Ritz
Rosetta
Royal Garden Blues
Running Wild
San
Sheik Of Araby
Shine
Singing The Blues
Slow Boat To China
Some Day You'll Be Sorry
Some Of These Days
Someone Else Is Taking My Place
St James Infirmary
St Louis Blues
Stardust
Stars Fell On Alabama
Strutting With Some Barbecue
Sunny Side Of The Street
Sweet Georgia Brown
Sweet Sue
That's A Plenty
The Charleston
Tiger Rag
Tipi Tipi Tin
Undecided
Up A Lazy River
Walking My Baby Back Home
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
What A Wonderful World
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
When The Saints
Who's Sorry Now
Wining Boy Blues
World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
You Don't Know Me
You Took Advantage Of Me
You're Driving Me Crazy

Book with confidence! After events, we ask our clients what they thought of our acts. We publish what they say here, so you can read genuine, unbiased feedback before booking.

“We booked The 12th Street Swingers as a six piece for our wedding reception and they were brilliant. Very friendly chaps with a polished performance. Thank you so much for the Sidney Bechet, it meant a lot.”

Andrew, Wedding, Otley Hall, Ipswich, July 2024

“I couldn’t have been more happy with the band’s performance for my mum’s funeral. They made a difficult day so much easier and mum would have loved their performance. They were so adaptable and professional, everyone commented on how the music lifted the day. Thank you so much.”

Jill, Funeral, Beckenham, January 2024

“Very good act, thoroughly enjoyable.”

Joe, Private Party, Harbour Hotel, Guildford, December 2023

“We hired 12th Street Swingers through Function Central for a recent summer event. Firstly, Function Central were very easy to deal with, friendly and efficient service throughout with great communication. The band were also really great, they were in touch beforehand and we were able to discuss the needs of the event. The band arrived in plenty of time, smartly dressed and very relaxed, happy to go with the flow. Everyone really enjoyed the music and the atmosphere they brought. We will definitely use Function Central and the 12th St Swingers again. Thanks so much!”

Hannah, Private Event, Caledonian Club, London, July 2023

“The 12th Street Swingers were absolutely fantastic and were so accommodating with my request to accompany the song as I walked down the aisle (for an extra fee) in addition to the brilliant set they did during the reception drinks at our wedding. It was exactly what we’d hoped for and really created an atmosphere for our guests during drinks.”

Emily, Wedding, Marshwood Manor, Bridport, July 2022

The 12th Street Swingers

Performance info

Booking options

Anything But Love (4-piece)

The Sheik of Araby (3-piece)

The Bare Necessities (6-piece)

The Charleston (6-piece)

St Louis Blues (6-piece)

Royal Garden Blues (6-piece)

Won't You Please Come Home (6-piece)

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