Karen is a professional jazz singer based in Sheffield who takes her inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Madeleine Peyroux.
She regularly performs public dates in various venues such as bars, restaurants, hotels.
*Karen is available for private functions such as weddings and civil partnerships, corporate events and drinks receptions*
Karen is a professional jazz singer based in Sheffield who takes her inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Madeleine Peyroux. She regularly performs public dates in venues such as bars, restaurants and hotels. Karen also regularly enjoys performing at functions such as weddings, civil partnerships, parties, drink receptions and dinners, corporate events etc. with exciting duo, trio, quartet and quintet combinations.
From small intimate home gatherings to large flamboyant castle wedding receptions, Karen and her musicians will add sparkle to your event!
For all day events, a smart combination is to book a duo or trio for an earlier dinner/ drinks reception to create a ‘chilled’ and sophisticated ambience, followed by a swinging band as the evening heats up!
Karen and her musicians offer a friendly and professional service for your event and are happy to accommodate your needs wherever possible.
Duo - Vocals with Guitar or Piano
Trio - Vocals with Piano / Bass, Guitar / Piano, or Guitar / Saxophone
Quartet - Vocals with Guitar or Piano, and Bass and Drums
Quintet - (as quartet but add sax)
A Night In Tunisia
A Nightingale In Berekley Square
A Sleepin Bee
Ain’t Misbehavin
All Of Me
Amazed
Angel Eyes
Anything Goes
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves (French/English)
Besame Mucho (Portuguese)
Between The Bars
Bewitched
Beyond The Sea
Bibbodi-Bobbidi-Boo
Black Coffee
Blue And Sentimental
Blue Moon
Born To Be Blue
But Not For Me
Cabaret
Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Can't Help Loving That Man Of Mine
Caravan
Corcovado (Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars)
Cry Me A River
Dance Me To The End Of Love
Dindi
Don't Explain
Don't Get Around Much Any More
East Of The Sun
Easy Living
Edelweiss
Embraceable You
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Farewell, Farewell (Folk)
Feeling Good
Fever
Fly Me To The Moon
For All We Know
Frim Fram Sauce
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Georgia On My Mind
God Bless The Child
Good Morning Heartache
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Here, There And Everywhere
He's A Tramp
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
I Get A Kick Out Of You
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
I Just Wanna Make Love To You
I Love Being Here With You
I Loves You, Porgy
I Put A Spell On You
I Try
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
It Ain't Necessarily So
It Had To Be You
Just The Way You Are
Killing Me Softly
Let Me In (Own Composition)
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Let's Fall In Love
Love For Sale
Love Me Or Leave Me
Lullaby Of Birdland
Lush Life
Manha De Carnaval (Portuguese)
Me And Mrs Jones
Mean To Me
Midnight At The Oasis
Misty
Moondance
Moon River
My Baby Just Cares For Me
My Funny Valentine
My Man's Gone Now
Nature Boy
New York, New York
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Night And Day
Nothing Compares To You
Peel Me A Grape
Round Midnight
On The Street Where You Live
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Save Me
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Someone To Watch Over Me
Somewhere
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Song To The Siren
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Stardust
Stella By Starlight
Stop!
Strangers In The Night
Summertime
S Wonderful
Tainted Love
Tenderly
That Old Feeling
That Ole Devil Called Love
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The Girl From Ipanema
The Shadow Of Your Smile
The Very Thought Of You
The Way You Look Tonight
These Foolish Things
They Can't Take That Away From Me
This Masquerade
Twisted
What A Difference A Day Makes
What A Wonderful World
Yesterday
You Belong To Me
You Do Something To Me
You Go To My Head
You're My Thrill
Prego Contempory Furniture Shop (Christmas Preview Shopping Event)
... the perfect relaxed ambience to our Christmas event. One customer commented that we could blame her spending on the lovely music and the relaxed mood it put her in. Many thanks for making it a super occasion every year!
Jacqui Ellis, Ellis Interiors (Christmas Preview Event)
Thank you Karen & Andy for making our Christmas Preview Evening even more special. You were exactly what we wanted, the songs were perfect, everything was perfect!
Alison Vaughan, Homestart Charity Ball
Just wanted to say a big "Thank You" for Saturday. Everyone loved your performance!
Corinne & Joseph, wedding, Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire
Karen and band was perfect for our wedding, they created just the right atmosphere for us. They were great musicians, professional and unobtrusive. They made our wedding extra special. Thank you!
Paul Freeman, birthday party, Castleford
Karen/ Andy, just wanted to thank you for a fantastic evening on Saturday. You made the night. Everyone without exception commented about just how 'classy' you were.
Kate & Duncan, wedding, George Hotel, Hathersage
Just a quick note to say thank you for making our wedding celebration party so memorable for us! You created just the right ambiance on the night and your professionalism in the run up to the event and flexible approach on the night helped everything go so smoothly. Our guests were extremely complimentary of your performances and it was good to know that they enjoyed your performance as much as we did. Thank you also for taking the time to learn “our song” and adding it to your repertoire. You were in a word – Wonderful! Be assured, we will definitely be booking you again and will not hesitate to recommend you to all our friends and family.
Tina Hudson & Laura Mackay, Art auction for KickStart charity held at The Walnut Club, Hathersage
The songs were wonderful and really helped to make the evening special. You both worked very hard all night and sounded great! Thank you again and we look forward to hearing you at the Walnut Club next time we visit.
Liz & Chris, wedding, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
We asked for songs that were not in their repertoire and they performed them with no fuss. We were amazed at how versatile and accomodating they were. Truly professional musicians who love to entertain. A big thank you for making our evening special!
Matt & Helen Fleming, birthday party in a barn, Bamford
Karen & Andy, thank you very much for a brilliant night. Your performance added to the sparkle of the evening.
Dawn & Steve, birthday party at home, Tetney
An absolutely perfect performance - made our evening. Enjoyed by all guests. Content and volume excellent and suited venue/evening. A delightful duo!
Andrew's father's 80th birthday party, Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield
From playing your music as people arrived, allowing guests to chat over the buffet, to your end performance you were perfect. I cannot praise you enough and the fact that you actually got people dancing at the end speaks volumes. Many, many thanks.
Trish Heenan, Shield Masked Ball, Sheffield
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You and Andy must be the most easy going and professional musicians I've met.
Sarah & Nick Fairey's wedding party November 2006
One or two of our guests have their own musical talents and they were bowled over at how good your music and vocals were - and we obviously agree!! Thank you for being a good part of a brilliant wedding!
Pauline Clegg's husband's retirement party, Ecclesall, Sheffield August 2006
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to add Billy Joel's 'Just The Way You Are' to your repertoire. It completed a very successful party. Karen's voice particularly suited the song as I suspected it would.
Jo & Adrian Belton, Baslow
Indoors, or outdoors, the perfect accompaniment to the splendid occasion - in my case my 50th birthday party in our garden!
Janice & Craig Southway, The Crown Inn (Marston Montgomery) Restaurant Launch
Everything you did was great - from the moment you walked through the door to when you left at the end of the evening. Thank you very much. We are happy to provide a verbal reference if potential customers request feedback from previous clients.
Karen’s previous clients include: Mercedes Benz (launch of C class model), Renishaw Hall's Jazz In The Gardens, Renishaw Hall's Food & Farming Produce Show, Fashion Concerns Charity, KickStart Charity, Shield Charity (masked ball), Sheffield Business Club, The Rotary Club of Sheffield Christmas dinner, Crucible Theatre (opening night of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’), Starbucks (launch of Broomhill branch), Janice & Craig Southway (launch of new hotel & restaurant), Saga Christmas Dinner, Suzanne Cannon (exhibition launch), Medics Ball and Radiology Ball.
Previous venues include: Soho House, London, The Sands Venue, Gainsborough, Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, Malverns, Chatsworth House, Nr Baslow, Thornbridge Hall, Nr Ashford-in-the-Water, Renishaw Hall, Nr Sheffield, Cressbrook Hall, Nr Buxton, Woodborough Hall, Nr Nottingham, Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield, Oakbrook House, Chester Zoo, The Walnut Club at Hathersage, The George Hotel, Hathersage, Perspective Jazz Lounge, Lincoln, Sizzlers @Trippets Wine Bar, Sheffield, Perries Restaurant & Bar, Bawtry, Curators House in the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield, Fulwood Inn, Sheffield, Dam House Bar & Restaurant, Sheffield, The Garden Bar & Restaurant, Dronfield, Ivory Restaurant and Bar (including a performance during a Gash.co.uk party), West Street Live, Sheffield, The Showroom Cinema Bar, Sheffield, Cafe Azure at The Millenium Gallery, Ruskins Wine Bar, Sheffield, The Sanctuary Bar, Sheffield, TMQ @ The Bar, Beeston, Nottingham, The Lescar, Sheffield, The Lion Inn, Nottingham, The Olde House, Chesterfield, The Red Lion, Darley Dale, Chesterfield, The Huntsman Inn, Holmfirth, GF Bar @The Golden Fleece, Chesterfield, The Rising Sun, Fulwood, Sheffield, The Sheffield, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, The Bluecoat, Rotherham, The Royal Oak, Chesterfield, The New Barrack Tavern, Sheffield, Stardust Bar, Sheffield, Cubanas, Sheffield, Starbucks, Sheffield, Eat Restaurant at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Long Bar at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield, Riverside Cafe Bar, Sheffield, Hui Wei Contempory Chinese Restaurant, Sheffield, The Clay Oven Indian Restaurant, Sheffield, The Porter Brook, Sheffield, The Nottingham, Broomhill, Sheffield, Bath Hotel, off Glossop Rd, Sheffield, The Crown Inn at Totley, The Apollo in Barlborough, The Crown Inn in Marston Montgomery, Nr Ashbourne, Brampton Manor, Chesterfield, Palace Hotel, Buxton, Hotel Du Vin, Birmingham, The Royal York Hotel, York, Aston Hall Hotel, Aston, Nr Sheffield, St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield, Marriott Hotel, Sheffield, Alderly Edge Hotel, Macclesfield, Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield, Sun Pavilion, Harrogate, Gallery-S, Matlock, University Of Sheffield, North Campus, Sheffield, Mercedes Benz Showroom, Chesterfield, Platinum Suite @ SUFC, Sheffield, Baldwins Omega, Sheffield, Abbeydale Sports and Social Club, Sheffield, Prego in West One, Sheffield, St Mary's Church, Sheffield, Hunter's Bar Infants & Junior School Fayres 05/07, Sheffield.
Karen is able to offer the following options:
The Duo
The duo is great for intimate parties and small gatherings, where a mellow ambience is required to add a touch of sophistication to the event. Also great for when space and budget is tight! Ideal for music during dinner, to be followed later by the band.
The Trio
Trios are the ideal in-between duo and band size – with more swing than a duo but more subtle than a band. Fantastic option for medium size do's and gatherings where guests would like to gently sway and toe tap to the music (although full on grooving is much easier to a band!).
The Band
Quartets or quintets are great for party time dancing and all manner of good times! Impress your guests with a splash of live music glamour!
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
