The Sopranos is an exciting six piece jazz band, formed in 2014 by reeds men Chris Pearce and Andy Leggett, playing a wide variety of swinging jazz with influences ranging from New Orleans, to Arlo Guthrie, via Sydney Bechet, Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Noone.
The band's performances feature Chris and Andy playing a full range of reed instruments including soprano, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, and even penny whistle and vocals too. The band's lineup and sound is influenced by The Blue Notes, a band that Chris played with in Bristol for nearly 30 years, and is backed by a rhythm section of Rachel Hayward on guitar and banjo, Tony Sharp on double bass and Dave Andrews on drums. The lineup is completed with the addition of trombonist David Deakin to create a unique six piece band.
Featuring two reed players, the band is able to recreate the exciting soprano sax and clarinet sounds of famous musicians such as Sydney Bechet, Jimmy Noone and Johnny Dodds. Alongside exciting arrangements of Sydney Bechet tunes, the band's wide repertoire is drawn from artists as diverse as Ellington, W.C. Handy, King Oliver, Carmichael, Gershwin, Morton and Arlo Guthrie. Together with jazz standards and jazz tunes from the Dixieland and New Orleans traditions and early 20th century dance bands, the band is guaranteed to put on an entertaining show!
The Sopranos are available for bookings at jazz clubs, private events and functions around the UK. Please contact Chris or Andy for more details.
To see The Sopranos playing live, please check out the gig list page to see where we are performing.
If you would like notifications about our upcoming gigs and news posts, please visit and 'like' our Facebook page.
The band's performances feature Chris and Andy playing a full range of reed instruments including soprano, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, and even penny whistle and vocals too. The band's lineup and sound is influenced by The Blue Notes, a band that Chris played with in Bristol for nearly 30 years, and is backed by a rhythm section of Rachel Hayward on guitar and banjo, Tony Sharp on double bass and Dave Andrews on drums. The lineup is completed with the addition of trombonist David Deakin to create a unique six piece band.
Featuring two reed players, the band is able to recreate the exciting soprano sax and clarinet sounds of famous musicians such as Sydney Bechet, Jimmy Noone and Johnny Dodds. Alongside exciting arrangements of Sydney Bechet tunes, the band's wide repertoire is drawn from artists as diverse as Ellington, W.C. Handy, King Oliver, Carmichael, Gershwin, Morton and Arlo Guthrie. Together with jazz standards and jazz tunes from the Dixieland and New Orleans traditions and early 20th century dance bands, the band is guaranteed to put on an entertaining show!
The Sopranos are available for bookings at jazz clubs, private events and functions around the UK. Please contact Chris or Andy for more details.
To see The Sopranos playing live, please check out the gig list page to see where we are performing.
If you would like notifications about our upcoming gigs and news posts, please visit and 'like' our Facebook page.
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