Aidan Newland

Description

With over a decade of live performance experience, I bring the perfect mix of energy, style, and sophistication to any event. Whether you’re after smooth jazz for a relaxed atmosphere, soulful and pop classics to engage your guests, or electrifying Ibiza-style sax to get the party started, I tailor my performance to suit the occasion.
From weddings and corporate events to private parties and club nights, my dynamic setlist spans timeless jazz standards, chart-topping hits, and high-energy dance anthems. I can provide elegant background music, perform as a solo act, or collaborate with DJs ... for an unforgettable live experience. No matter the setting, my goal is to create the perfect vibe and leave a lasting impression on your guests.
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Set-List

Pop:
24K Magic- Bruno Mars
About Damn Time- Lizzo
American Boy- Estelle
As It Was- Harry Styles
Beautiful- Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson
BREAK MY SOUL- Beyoncé
Can't Stop the Feeling!- Justin Timberlake
Dancing in the Moonlight- Toploader
Down With The Trumpets- Rizzle Kicks
Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)- Calvin Harris
Feels Like Summer- Childish Gambino
Forget You- CeeLo Green
Get Lucky- Daft Punk
Happy- Pharrell Williams
Hey Ya!- Outkast
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)- Whitney Houston
It's Not Unusual- Tom Jones
Juice- L ... izzo
Lean On- Major Lazer
Levitating- Dua Lipa
Moves Like Jagger- Maroon 5
Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)-
Justin Bieber
Praise You- Fatboy Slim
Sing It Back- Moloko
Skate- Bruno Mars
Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) - CalvinHarris
STAY (with Justin Bieber)- The Kid LAROI
Summertime Magic- Childish Gambino
That's What I Like- Bruno Mars
Unforgettable- French Montana
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)- Mark Ronson
Valerie- Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse
Walking On Sunshine- Katrina & The Waves
Soul/Funk/RnB/Disco:
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
Anniversary - Tony! Toni! Toné!
At Last - Etta James
Blame It on the Boogie - The Jacksons
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Ms. Lauryn Hill / Frankie Valli
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Golden - Jill Scott
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) - Grover Washington, Jr.
Le Freak - Chic
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Move on Up - Single Edit - Curtis Mayfield
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Ibiza/EDM/Dance Music:
Back and Forth- MK, Jonas Blue, Becky Hill
Calabria 2007 (feat. Natasja) - Radio Edit- Enur
How Deep Is Your Love- Calvin Harris
I Got U- Duke Dumont
Insomnia- Faithless
Jubel- Klingande
Latch- Disclosure and Sam Smith
Levels- Avicii
Look Right Through - MK Vocal Edit- Storm Queen
My Love- Route 94 and Jess Glynne
Need U (100%) (feat. AME) - Radio Edit- Duke Dumont
One More Time- Daft Punk
Pjanoo - Radio Edit- Eric Prydz
Push The Feeling On - Radio Mix- Nightcrawlers
Show Me Love- Robin S
Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)- Jack Ü
Wish You Were Mine - Radio Edit- Philip George
Won't Look Back - Radio Edit- Duke Dumont
Reggae/Ska:
54-46 Was My Number- Toots & The Maytals
Could You Be Loved- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Is This Love- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jamming- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rudy, A Message to You- Dandy Livingston
Pop / Rock n Roll Classics:
Can't Help Falling in Love- Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell- Chuck Berry
Jazz:
A Foggy Day - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
A Night in Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
All Of Me - Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons
All The Things You Are - Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Águas de Março (Waters of March) - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes
Autumn Leaves - Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer
Body and Soul - Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton
Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham
Blue Monk - Thelonious Monk
Blues for Alice - Charlie Parker
Bluesette - Toots Thielemans
But Not For Me - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Caravan - Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol
Cherokee - Charlie Parker
Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Antônio Carlos Jobim
Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
Desafinado - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington and Bob Russell
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Dolphin Dance - Herbie Hancock
Fly Me to the Moon - Kaye Ballard
For All We Know - Fred Karlin, Roberta Flack, and Arthur James
Freddie Freeloader - Miles Davis
Georgia on My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Charles Mingus
How High the Moon - Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis
I Concentrate on You - Cole Porter
I Fell in Love with You - John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I Got Rhythm - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
If I Should Lose You - Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin
It Could Happen to You - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke
It’s Only a Paper Moon - Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, and Billy Rose
In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington and Manny Kurtz
In Your Own Sweet Way - Dave Brubeck
Just Friends - John Klenner and Sam M. Lewis
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
Let’s Fall in Love - Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Love for Sale - Cole Porter
Lullaby of Birdland - George Shearing and Babs Gonsalves
Lush Life - Billy Strayhorn
Mack the Knife - Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival) - Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria
Meditation (Meditação) - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça
Midnight Sun - Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke
Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Barney Bigard
My Favorite Things - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
My Funny Valentine - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Nostalgia in Times Square - Charles Mingus
Nice Work If You Can Get It - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
O Pato - João Gilberto
On Green Dolphin Street - Bronisław Kaper and Ned Washington
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields
Perdido - Juan Tizol
Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke
Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Johnny Mercer
Smile - Charlie Chaplin
Someday My Prince Will Come - Frank Churchill
Someone to Watch Over Me - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, and Irving Mills
Só Danço Samba - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes
Stella by Starlight - Victor Young and Ned Washington
Stompin' at the Savoy - Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, and Chick Webb
Summertime - George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
Take Five - Paul Desmond
Take the 'A' Train - Billy Strayhorn
Tenderly - Walter Gross and Jack Lawrence
The Girl From Ipanema - Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes
The Nearness of You - Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington
The Shadow of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster
The Very Thought of You - Ray Noble
The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields
Triste - Antônio Carlos Jobim
Vivo Sonhando - Antônio Carlos Jobim
Wave - Antônio Carlos Jobim
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Willow Weep for Me - Ann Ronell
You Don’t Know What Love Is - Don Raye and Gene de Paul
You Stepped Out of a Dream - Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Yesterdays - Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
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Biography

Aidan Newland is an accomplished saxophonist with over a decade of experience performing live music. Having started his musical journey as a teenager, Aidan quickly developed a reputation for his versatility and mastery of the saxophone. While he specializes in jazz, he effortlessly crosses into a variety of genres, including pop, reggae, funk, soul, hip-hop, and dance music. His deep roots in jazz provide a solid foundation, allowing him to bring a unique, improvisational flair to each performance.
Whether on stage or in the studio, Aidan continues to push the boundaries of contemporary sa ... xophone playing, captivating audiences with his innovative sound and dedication to his craft.
Aidan Newland brings his expertise and versatility to every wedding, party, or event by carefully tailoring a setlist to suit the unique vibe of each occasion. Whether it's a smooth jazz set for an elegant cocktail hour, upbeat pop and funk hits for a lively dance floor, or soulful classics for an intimate gathering, Aidan curates his music to match the atmosphere and energy of the celebration. His wide-ranging repertoire and ability to read the crowd ensure that every performance enhances the experience, leaving a lasting impression on guests.
In addition to his live performances, Aidan is a composer and recording artist. His debut EP, Home, showcases his dynamic range and genre-blending style. With each track, he crafts a musical narrative that is both deeply personal and reflective of his wide-ranging influences. Read More

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Experience

With over a decade of live performance experience, I have played at a wide range of events, including weddings, corporate functions, private parties, and high-energy club nights. My background in jazz, pop, soul, and dance music allows me to adapt to any setting, whether it’s providing smooth background music or delivering an electrifying Ibiza-style sax performance.
I hold a 1st Class Honours degree in Jazz from Leeds Conservatoire and have worked as a professional musician, music teacher, and session player. I’ve performed at prestigious venues, collaborated with DJs for live sets, an ... d delivered engaging solo performances for diverse audiences.
In addition to live gigs, I also offer remote saxophone recording services, bringing high-quality saxophone tracks to artists and producers worldwide. My passion for music, combined with my versatility and experience, ensures that every performance is unique and unforgettable.
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Previous Clients

The majority of my clients have been for private events - weddings + parties
Corporate clients include:
The Berkeley Group Holdings (Home construction company) - Sales Event
Unipec UK Co Ltd

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Baby Shower Bachelor / Stag Party Bachelorette / Hen Party Birthday Party (Adult) Birthday Party (Child) Birthday Party (Teen) Bridal Shower Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Additional Information

Insured for Public Liability, DBS approved, can provide my own PA system.

Virtual Services Offer

Saxophone Recording

Need high-quality saxophone for your track? I provide professional remote recording services, adding expressive melodies, smooth solos, and rich harmonies to your music. With a 1st Class Honours degree in Jazz from Leeds Conservatoire and years of session experience, I can tailor my playing to suit your style—whether it’s soulful ballads, funky riffs, or high-energy dance hooks.

I record with top-quality equipment to ensure a clean, professional sound, and I’m happy to work from reference tracks or improvise to bring your vision to life. Let’s collaborate and make your music stand out!