PRO MUSIC UK LTD - The Paul Bentley Five Blues and Swing Band for Weddings and Corporate Events Manchester
PRO MUSIC UK LTD - The Paul Bentley Five Blues and Swing Band for Weddings and Corporate Events Manchester
PRO MUSIC UK LTD - The Paul Bentley Five Blues and Swing Band for Weddings and Corporate Events Manchester
Band Name: The Paul Bentley Five
Musicians: Five
Style: Jazz & Swing
Track One Fly Me To The Moon
Track Two It Had To Be You

Paul Bentley - Lead Vocals
Paul is a raw talent with no formal training in voice. Discovering his gift singing gospel he has since made numerous television appearances, been a guest artist on a string of album projects and has featured as soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra in Liverpool. Big, passionate, soulful, smooth, full, melodic, beautiful, natural and amazing, are just some of the words others use to describe his genuine talent. The late Sam Phillips, legendary discoverer of Elvis said, "he has one of the best voices I have ever heard."

Jeremy Sassoon - Piano
Originally classically trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, Jeremy spent the next 12 years training and then practising as a medical doctor before becoming a fully professional keyboard and trumpet player in 1995. Having since appeared notably at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Jazz Cafe and the Phoenix festival, Jeremy's piano skills lie right at the heart of Plus Four's music. His fusion of Jazz, Blues and Latin styles create the irresistable grooves that characterise the Plus Four sound.

Ollie Collins - Upright Bass
Ollie's musical carrier is a varied one, he has performed and recorded with several artists, including Progressive Rock producer Alan Parsons, Singer songwriter Holy Lerski and Mancunian RnB funksters Jersey Street. In addition Ollie writes and produces is own brand of music which can be previewed on his website "Global Bass" which is a mainstay amongst the web "bass" community. Ollie's role in Plus Four is to provide the bottom end to the sound. His instrument of choice is a Vektor - hybrid electric/acoustic upright bass, in addition Ollie performs background vocals with the group.

Dave Walsh - Drums
Classically trained in percussion at Chetham's School of Music and then at the Guildhall School of music and Drama, Dave works with some of the country's premier jazz ensembles. An outstandingly musical drummer as well as a talented composer. At home playing Jazz, Latin, Drum'n'Bass, Rock, his style makes him one of the busiest drummers on the northern scene. Dave commands and provides Plus Four with the dynamic energy, needed to get you from your seat to the dance floor!

Sax - various talents from teh top players in and around the Northwest.

Sample Set List

MP3s

It Had To Be You
Night And Day
Take Five
Frenesi
Fly Me To The Moon

1) Fly me to the Moon
2) It had to be you
3) Night and Day
4) I've got you under my skin
5) Come Fly with me
6) Mac the knife
7) Beyond the sea

8) Blueberry Hill
9) Flip Flop & Fly
10) Spiderman
11) You're too good to be true
12) My first, my last, my everything
13) You to me are everything
14) Have I told you lately
15) Copacabana

 

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