We think we are the Swing Dance London “go to” swing band for hire! As an experienced professional outfit, we offer great tempos, nice short well known tunes and NO GAPS! However our biggest attribute has to be our size. We don’t know of any other London Swing Band that sounds like six musicians whilst only having four members. This is how we do it: Trombone/Vocals, Sax, Piano/Bass Pedals, Drums. So you get a pianist, a trombonist, a vocalist a bass player, a sax player or a trumpet player and a drummer.

Most swing dance evenings start with a lesson from the organisations teachers. Then, as the evening progresses, the live swing band performs a couple of sets for dancers to get the opportunity to dance to a great authentic live band. As a musician I can tell you, nothing is pleasurable than a floor full of great, happy dancers bopping away to your music!

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Swing Dance London

With over twenty years of experience playing professionally around the London area, all of that working in live settings with dancers and audiences, Mississippi Swing are perfectly placed to give you and your club a fabulous night of swing dance music. Check out our Google Business page with loads of five star reviews from happy satisfied customers.

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Swing Dance London

What is the definition of a great Swing Band, especially withing the context of playing for a Swing Dance? The first thing the band has to get right is tempo. Lindy Hop Swing dancers need to dance at certain tempos. Get those right and the floor fills up immediately. Get them wrong and the floor empties pretty quickly. The second is length of numbers. three and a half minutes works best for most dancers. We know, we’ve asked them!

The third aspect is repertoire. In London, we know London, if we start playing numbers like: Take The A Train, Flying Home, Airmail Special, Jersey Bounce, Jive At Five, Jumping At The Woodside and Stomping at the Savoy, we know we are going to get a full floor. People have learned to dance to these numbers and they have a great affection for these titles. Finally, timing. The Swing Dance crowd do not want big gaps between songs. They want continuity. We finish one number, we announce the next and then BAM! We are off again!

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Swing Dance London

So, for Swing Band Hire London for your Swing Dance, do contact us.

If you want to check us out live then follow this link for our gig info. If we can, we will get you in as our guest. For more jazz band hire information click here.

For a great Swing Dance Organisation follow this link to Swing Patrol. A London based company that puts on some fabulous events. We have worked with them on a number of occasions and their events always go great!!

We supply our fabulous band for Lindy Hop and Swing Dances in London, Essex, Sussex, Surrey, Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford, Hertfordshire, Kent.