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Chicago |
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My way |
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Tender trap |
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Witchcraft |
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That's life |
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I've got you under my skin |
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Laurie naturally possesses the same, rich, smooth, strong voiced, baritone quality as Sinatra's, his range being identical - with a top note of G above middle C, whilst holding full vocal shape & quality. As well as the trademark Sinatra swing songs, which as a jazz singer Laurie revels in, the great show stopping ballads such as "I have dreamed" - which demands a top G sung live - are included. Such vocal excellence is essential in a Sinatra tribute. Laurie's show always attracts the mature section of the general public (with the highest level of disposable income and most leisure time), sell outs are quite the norm.
Much is always made in the pre-show advertising, of Laurie's uncanny vocal similarity to the great man and many Sinatra fans attend the show, out of sheer curiosity. Standing ovations often follow "New York New York" & "My Way", as Laurie brings the show to it's barnstorming conclusion. Those in the audience seeing the show for the first time arrive as sceptics but almost always go away delighted and mostly return for the show's next performance.
Laurie has performed many private shows for celebrities, they and music critics have been very generous in their praises. Tony Porker - writing in 'Encore' jazz magazine - enthused that no other singer could so match Sinatra's voice and Janet Bolding, the BBC radio producer, wrote to Laurie declaring "I doubt if there is another Sinatra style voice we could have trusted with a live broadcast" and one of his greatest fans - former football mnager Ron Atkinson - swore that he thought that some one had put one of Sinatra's records on when Laurie surprised him on his 60th birthday.
Available as a solo performer to backing tracks, or with his live band ranging from 3 – 16 musicians, Laurie has a superb reputation who's performance is matched by his personality. Laurie is a true professional and the perfect gentleman guaranteeing to entertain you and your guests every time!!
A typical performance is for 2 x 45 minute sets as a solo artist or up to 2 hours with the live band.
Line up & Options:
Solo with backing tracks
Quartet: Piano, bass, drums, male vocals
6 piece: Additional trumpet, trombone or flute/saxophone
16 piece: additional brass, percussion, guitar, female vocals
1311 Events were brilliant!" Thank you so much for answering my one million emails so quickly and informatively!!
M Nicholson
"Highly recommend Sinatra LA - friendly, professional and fun. Vey impressed with how organised the band were. 1311 Events were very helpful and reliable."
D. Bishop
"Sinatra LA (Laurie Ash) was brilliant, all my guests loved him and I wish now that I'd had him on for longer."
J Burton - wedding client
"Thank Laurie from us both, he was a great sport and put up with some stick from us during and between his set. He took everything in his stride and gave an excellent performance, I would not hesitate to book him for another function. Please thank him for a truly stunning show."
Gordon George
"Absolutely fabulous on the night - everybody loved it and everyone had a good dance! Great guys in the band - all really friendly and made a real effort to make it such a special night. Would recommend them for anyone looking for a classy wedding band..."
G & T Evans
All of me
All or nothing at all
Angel eyes
Big bad leroy brown
Fly me to the moon
Got the world on a string
They can’t take that away from me
Tou make me feel so young
The best is yet to come
Here’s to the losers
How do you keep the music playing
How little we know
It’s started all over again
My kind of town
Night and day
You’re getting to be a habit with me
Lady is a tramp
Pennies from heaven
Embraceable you
I only have eyes for you
Love and marriage
Chicago
You bought a new kind of love to me
Nice and easy
Almost like being in love
Fools rush in
Come fly with me
Young at heart
The coffee song
New York, New York
My way
It was a very good year
Without a song
Luck be a lady
The way you look tonight
I’ve got you under my skin
Summer wind
One for my baby
In the wee small hours
Learning the blues
Day in day out
Everybody loves somebody sometime
Loves been good to me
It had to be you
Witchcraft
Swinging down the lane
How about you
Brazil
It happened in Monterrey
Let’s face the music and dance
That’s life
Birth of the blues
East of the sun
Old man river
For once in my life
They all laughed
Strangers in the night
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