
Based in London, Jo was born in Edinburgh and began learning the saxophone at 15. In 1992 she won 'The Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year'. Inspired and encouraged by local Edinburgh musicians, she went on to study saxophone at the Guildhall School of music in London and also at the Berklee School of music in Boston, USA, receiving a full fee scholarship for their summer jazz programme. After recording her debut album "Here and Now!", the legendary British trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton invited her to join his eight-piece band. She toured all over the UK with this band and performed in many theatres and concert halls as well as most of the major UK jazz festivals. Humphs fun filled and melodic approach to music was to become a big influence in her own compositions. She also recorded and performed with Acker Bilk, Tina May, Joe Temperley, Scott Hamilton, Elkie Brooks, and many others.
PLANNING
Bespoke entertainment planning service
LINE-UP
Solo Saxophonist
PERFORMANCE
1 x 60 or 2 x 45 minute live sets (flexible set lengths available)
SONG REQUESTS
Choose from Jo's repertoire
FIRST DANCE
Option for Jo to learn and perform your choice of track*
SOUND
High-quality sound and production tailored to your venue
*This may depend on track choice
- BIGGER SOUND
Go big or go home - add extra musicians and singers to take your live act to the next level
- LIVE DJ
Replace your party playlist with a professional live DJ (why not go ‘Amplified’ and add sax and/or percussion too?)
- LIGHT IT UP
Transform your venue by upgrading to our deluxe lighting package
- DAZZLING DANCEFLOORS
Add more 'WOW' factor with an LED sparkle or chequerboard style dancefloor
Click for a sample of Jo's repertoire
Bare Necessities
Billie Jean
Blame it on the Boogie
Buona Sera Signorina
Celebration
Chameleon
Chapel Of Love
Chega De Saudade
Cissy Strut
Come fly with me
The Chicken
Don’t Roll those Bloodshot Eyes at Me
Fly me to the Moon
For Once in my Life
Get me To The Church In Time
Great Balls of Fire
Hallelujah, I love her so
Happy Birthday to You
Higher Ground
Hit the Road Jack
I Can See Clearly Now
I’m the king of the Swingers
I Want You Back
I Will Survive
I Wish
Isn’t She Lovely
Jazz n Samba
Just a Gigalo
Jump Jive and Wail
Lets Twist Again
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Mess Around
My Way
My Baby Just Cares for Me
New York
Perhaps Perhaps
Pick up the Pieces
Rock around the Clock
Route 66
Shake Rattle and Roll
Stand by me
Sticks
Strangers in the Nights
Street Life
Superstition
Sway
Tequila
That’s Life
That’s What Friends are For
Three little Birds
Thriller
Uptown Girl
What a Wonderful World
You are the Sunshine of my life

