The Sessions

Description

The Sessions are a fantastic 10 piece function band playing an eclectic mix of motown, soul, rock and pop classics making them fantastically diverse and ideal for events such as weddings, parties and functions. They are a fusion of some of the best musicians around London, from vocal coach Natalie Marie to guitar tutor Jon Quinney. This is a group of young and extremely talented professional musicians who can wow the crowds with their four part vocal harmonies and their exciting brass section. The Sessions can guarantee to get any party started!
The Sessions perform a range of fantastic songs ... from classic motown legends such as Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin and Otis Reading to more modern hits from the likes of The Lumineers, Cee Lo Green and even Beyonce.
The Sessions offer you a brilliant music service that will include something for everyone. They are based in London however they have played everywhere from the south coast to Edinburgh. The Sessions have built up some what of a speciality in performing and working with clients for weddings all over the country but have also performed for more corporate functions for clients such as the NHS and Sky.
The Sessions Line-up
The Sessions are fronted by truly amazing female and male lead singers with an awesome 8 piece band behind them. Including female and male backing vocals, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, acoustic/rhythm guitar, keys/synth, trumpet and sax. Smaller backing bands can be organized upon request.
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Set-List

1) 123 - Gloria Estefan
2) 24K Magic
3) 9 – 5 – Dolly Parton
4) A night to remember – Shalamar
5) Ain’t no mountain high enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
6) Ain’t no stopping us now – McFadden and Whitehead
7) Ain't nobody - Chaka Khan
8) Ain’t too proud to Beg – The Temptations
9) All about that bass – Meghan Trainor
10) All I want for Christmas – Mariah Carey
11) All Night long – Lionel Richie
12) Alright now – Free
13) American Pie -
14) At Last – Etta James
15) Baby you’ve got what it takes - Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
16) Beat It – ... Michael Jackson
17) Because of you – Jackie Wilson
18) Best of my love – The Emotions
19) Better together – Jack Johnson
20) Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
21) Blame it on the boogie – Michael Jackson
22) Boogie Nights - Heatwave
23) Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind and Fire
24) Brown eyed girl – Van Morrison
25) Brown sugar – Rolling Stones
26) Build me up buttercup – The Fondatins
27) Can’t stop the feeling – Justin Timberlake
28) Can’t take my eyes off of you – Andy Williams
29) Car Wash - Rose Royce
30) Chaka Khan medley – (I Feel for you, Ain’t nobody, What cha gonna do for me, I’m every women)
31) Christina Aguilera Medley (Boogie Woogie,Candyman,Ain’t no other man)
32) Come fly with me – frank sinatra
33) Cosmic girl - Jamiroquai
34) Crazy in love/crazy - Beyonce
35) Crazy little thing called love – Queen
36) Dancing on the ceiling – lionel richie
37) Dancing in the street – Matha & The Vandellas
38) Dance with me tonight – Olly Murrs
39) Do I Do – Stevie Wonder
40) Don’t stop believing – Journey
41) Don’t stop me now - Queen
42) Don't stop till you get enough - Michael Jackson
43) Don’t you worry about a thing – Stevie Wonder
44) Do you Love me – The Contours
45) Dude looks like a lady - Aerosmith
46) Earth, wind & fire medley (In the stone,Boogie Wonderland,Let’s groove,September)
47) Easy (Like a Sunday morning) The Commodores
48) Eight Days a week – The Beatles
49) Everybody needs Somebody – The Blues Brothers
50) Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
51) Faith – George Michael
52) Feeling Good – Nina Simone
53) Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
54) Forget you – CeeLo Green
55) For once in my life – Stevie Wonder
56) Get down on it – Kool & The Gang
57) Get Lucky – Daft Punk
58) Get Ready - Temptations
59) Gimme Some Lovin – The Blues Brothers
60) Give me just a little more time – Chairmen of the Board
61) Go your own way – Fleetwood Mac
62) Got to be real - Cheryl Lynn
63) Got to get you into my life – Earth, Wind & Fire
64) Happy – Pharrell Williams
65) Have yourself a merry little Christmas – Frank Sinatra
66) Hard to handle – The Black Crowes
67) Heard it through the grapevine – Marvin Gaye
68) Hey Jude – The Beatles
69) Hey Soul Sister - Train
70) Higher & higher/walking on sunshine medley – Jackie Wilson/Katrina & The Waves
71) Hit the road jack – Ray Charles
72) Hold on I’m Coming – Tom Jones
73) How Long will I love you – Ellie Golding
74) How do you like your eggs in the morning – Dean Martin
75) How sweet it is – Marvin Gaye
76) How will I know – Whitney Houston
77) I can’t help myself – Four Tops
78) I feel for you – Chaka Chan/Prince
79) I feel good – James Brown
80) I'm so excited - The Pointer Sisters
81) I'm every woman - Chaka Khan
82) I’m Still standing – Elton John
83) It had to be you – Harry Connick
84) I saw her standing there – The Beatles
85) I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston
86) I Want you back – Jackson 5
87) I wish – Stevie Wonder
88) I wish I knew how it would feel to be free - Nina Simone
89) It’s not unusual – Tom Jones
90) James Brown Medley = Pappa got a – I feel good
91) Johnny b goode – Chuck Berry
92) Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
93) Kiss Prince - Tom Jones Live
94) Kiss Me – Sixpence none the richer
95) Knock on wood – Eddie Floyd
96) Lean on Me – Bill Withers
97) Let’s go round again – Average White Band
98) Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind and Fire
99) Let’s stay together – Al Green
100) Let’s stick together – Bryan Ferry
101) Listen to the music – Doobie Brothers
102) Living on prayer – Bon Jovi
103) Lola’s Theme – The Shapeshifters
104) Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
105) Lovely day – Bill Withers
106) Love Shack – B52’s
107) Man in the mirror – Michael Jackson
108) Marry you – Bruno Mars
109) Mercy – Duffy
110) Michael Jackson Medley – (Man in the mirror, Rock with you, Billie Jean, Workin day and night, PYT, Beat it, Don’t stop till you get enough)
111) Midnight hour – The Commitments
112) Midnight train to Georgia – Glads Knight & The Pips
113) Move on up – Curtis Mayfield
114) Mustang sally – The Commitments
115) My baby just cares for me – Nina Simone
116) My girl – The Temptations
117) New York New York – Frank Sinatra
118) PYT (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
119) Pappa’s got a brand new bag – James Brown
120) Perfect – Ed Sheeran
121) Pick up the Pieces – Average White Band
122) Play that funky music – Wild Cherry
123) Power of love – Huey Lewis & The News
124) Power of love/celebration/le freak – Medley (Huey Lewis & The News/Kool & The Gang/Chic)
125) Proud Mary – Tine Turner
126) P.Y.T – Michael Jackson
127) Rather be – Clean Bandit
128) Re-light my fire – Take That
129) Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
130) Rescue me – Fontella Bass
131) Respect – Aretha Franklin
132) Rhythm is gonna get you - Gloria Estefan
133) Rock’in all over the world – Status Quo
134) Rock with you – Michael Jackson
135) Rosanna - Toto
136) Say a little Prayer – Aretha Franklinm( Burt Bacharach)
137) September – Earth, Wind and Fire
138) Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
139) Sex bomb – Tom Jones
140) Shake it off – Taylor Swift
141) Shake your body (down to the ground) – Justin Timberlake
142) Signed sealed delivered – Stevie Wonder
143) Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
144) (Sittin on) The dock of the bay – Ottis Reading
145) Slow Love – Michael Alvarado
146) So young and in love – Bruce Springsteen
147) Somebody else’s guy - Jocelyn Brown
148) Songbird – Eva Cassidy
149) Soulman – Sam & Dave
150) Stay with me – Sam Smith
151) Stop – Spice Girls
152) Streetlife – Randy Crawford
153) Stevie Wonder Medley – (Sir Duke/ Wish)
154) Stuck on you – Lionel Ritchie
155) Stuck in the middle with you – Stealers Wheel
156) Summer of 69 – Brian Adams.
157) Super Duper Love – Joss Stone
158) Superstition - Stevie Wonder
159) Sweet child of mine – Guns and Roses
160) Sweet home Alabama- Lynryd Skynyrd
161) Sweet soul music – Arthur Conley
162) Sympathy for the devil – Rolling Stones
163) Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran
164) This old heart of mine – Isley Brothers
165) The way you look tonight – Frank Sinatra/Maroon 5
166) The way you make me feel – Michael Jackson
167) Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
168) Too busy thinking about my baby – Marvin Gaye
169) Treasure – Bruno Mars
170) Try a little tenderness – Otis Redding
171) Uptown funk – Bruno Mars
172) Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
173) Valerie – The Zuntons/Amy Winehouse
174) Walk away renee – The Four Tops
175) Walking on sunshine – Katrina and The Waves
176) We are family - Sister Sledge
177) Workin' Day and Night - Michael Jackson
178) Who do you think you are – Spice Girls
179) With a little help from my friends – Joe Cocker
180) You are the best thing – Ray LaMortagne
181) You and me - Lifehouse
182) You Can’t hurry Love – The Supremes
183) You make lovin fun – Fleetwood Mac
184) You make my dream come true – Hall & Oates
185) You showed me the way – Billie Holiday
186) Young hearts run free – Candi Staton
187) You can call me Al – Paul Simon
188) Your Song – Elton John
189) You’ve got the love – Florence and The Machine
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Biography

WHAT THE BAND CAN OFFER As standard we provide:
• Professional 10-piece band, with male and female lead vocals
• Up to 2 hours of live music, split into sets as required
• Fantastic set list of classic Soul, Motown, Rock & Pop hits
• Quality PA and stage lighting
• Background music between sets
• PAT Tested equipment & Public Liability Insurance
• A friendly band who are accommodating & easy to work with

Reviews     (4 Reviews)

Experience

The Sessions line up – The dazzling sound of 12 incredible professional musicians. Mixed to perfection by our sound engineer from Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club. Fronted by one of the “100” Judging panel from the recent show “All together now”! We are also lucky enough to have the guitarist and drummer from Eliza Doolittle’s recently on tour band as well as Lead trumpeter and arranger for the London City Big band. A regular performer at Ronnie Scott’s and seen on TV programmes such as TFI Friday and Jools Holland. Are singers have also performed with many famous names such as Joss Stone ... and Will Young. This line-up provides the ultimate show for your event! Perfect for larger Weddings or Corporate events. The fantastic full sound of a 12 piece line-up includes Read More

Previous Clients

Hi Austin,
Just a quick email to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for Saturday, The band were incredible, such a high standard and really got everyone dancing.
The song sets were perfect, and so many people have said to us how amazing you were.
You helped us have the best day ever so thank you so much, and thank you also for indulging our first dance idea :-)
Beci x
WARREN HOUSE, KINGSTON UPON THAMES
December 2018
Austin
I didn’t get a chance to speak to you last night!!
But oh my goodness you and the band were beyond our expectations – you were absolutely fabulous!
So many people said ... you were one of the best bands they have heard and everyone was having such a great time.
I really can’t thank you enough. I hope you had as much fun as we did
SYON HOUSE, SYON PARK
September 2018
We just wanted to say an absolutely huge thank you for everything you and The Sessions did for us on our wedding day. To say you were a hit is an absolute understatement! Our only regret of the day was that the dance floor wasn’t big enough to house our 161 guests who all seemingly wanted to dance to absolutely every song you played. I am confident in saying I have never seen a dance floor so consistently full during a wedding.
All of the songs you played were amazing and the vocals were stunning. We’ve received countless compliments about you, including engaged friends who have since asked for your details!
I knew just how amazing you were when my father, the man who always refuses to dance, was on the dance floor for what seemed like an eternity. His highlight of the whole day was when Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Go Your Own Way’ was played and all of his friends flocked on to join him – I cannot wait to see these photos. According to James, also not the biggest dancing lover (!), I was a bride who “spent her entire evening on the dance floor.” The finale of Proud Mary was also pretty special, so thank you for that.
Thanks so much again
Bride
NORTHAMPTON
We have just arrived back from our honeymoon, and I just wanted to write to you to say thank you so so much for being such an amazing band at our wedding
It was so much fun to play with you all, and you were all really outstanding all night.
I had so many people tell me how good you were.
Thank you very much for helping to make our wedding so much fun.
I will be recommending you to anyone looking for a band!
Best regards
EPPING
August 2018
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Suitable for

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Christening Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Corporate Event Dinner Party Jewish Wedding Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Trade Show / Exhibitions

Additional Information

10Million Public Liability insurance
PAT certified equipment

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