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Read moreTogether for over 25 years, The Jive Aces have been keeping the show on the road for three decades and become renowned worldwide for their high-energy live show having toured in over 40 countries. The band aim to spread smiles and cheer with their swingin’ music and classic vintage style from crooning smooth ballads to blasting honking rhythm & blues. Having played for Her Majesty the Queen, selling out the Royal Albert Hall, becoming the first band to reach the finals of Britain’s Got Talent or just entertaining at one of their 250 live shows a year, they continuously showcase why they are the UK’s No.1 Jive & Swing band!
With their trademark yellow suits and a repertoire that stretches from the timeless tunes of the swing era to the glitz of the Rat Pack with a dash of classic rock ’n’ roll, they perform songs in their unique upbeat style by such great artists as Louis Prima, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald as well as a selection of superb original tunes.
The Jive Aces have earned their reputation and won several important awards including the City Of Derry International Music Award, the Variety Club Of Great Britain Award for their contribution to music & charity work and several film festival awards for their high production value music videos.
They have worked with many celebrities such as Van Morrison, Chick Corea (who performs two songs on their “Recipe for Rhythm” album), Kenny Ball (appearing on their “King of the Swingers” album, Kenny’s last ever recording), John Travolta, The Proclaimers, The Undertones, Status Quo, Keely Smith, Jamie Cullum, Priscilla Presley and Kirstie Allie to name just a few.
When the Jive Aces released a music video for their upbeat version of a much-loved theme song in the UK, “Bring Me Sunshine” it immediately went viral and to date has over 3.7 million views on YouTube. It is so popular in fact that a Doctor in Seattle actually prescribed the video to his patients to cure "the blues"! Their version of the song has also been used in countless TV shows including thrice on “Strictly Come Dancing”.
At the start of the pandemic with all their shows having just been postponed, the band decided to do an online live-streaming show called the "JiveStream" to keep up spirits. Not knowing how long this would last, they promised to do it every day which ended up being 500 consecutive, daily shows and as a result made a host of new fans and friends all over the globe from the USA to India and from Australia to Ireland. This is where the idea for their new album and tour "Keeping The Show On The Road" originated because through thick and thin they fought hard to bring people the music despite huge barriers!
Their new album, also called "Keeping The Show On The Road" celebrates the song that have become live favourites over the past few years and the band has aimed to pack in the energy of a live experience into the recording.
The band are now glad to be back on the road doing what they do best, delivering their high-energy vintage style entertainment to audiences of all ages!
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Jan 10 2023
Greetings and welcome to 2023!
We hope your new year has gotten off to a swinging start. Ours certainly has!
Since our first break out of Covid jail in March, we had a packed rest of the year. Here…
Read moreDec 23 2022
Hi everyone,
We just wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas and/or happy holidays and to thank everyone who came to see us in 2022. We hope we brought smiles to your faces and taps to your toes!
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Read moreNov 19 2022
It's getting chilly out there but fear not, we have plenty of hot jive to warm yourself with!
Last week we had a great time at the Boogaloo Jump, Jive & Boogie weekend in Bournemouth. We had people travel in…
Read moreNov 19 2022
In case you missed us on BBC Radio London, here is the link to listen to the show. We're right at the beginning after the news (skip forward to about 3:30 in!). We had guest singer Noelle Vaughn with us…
Read moreNov 4 2022
Happy birthday to our honkin' sax man Big John Fordham! Please help us wish him a great day by going to the below post on our Facebook page!
Oct 23 2022
Last night on "Strictly Come Dancing" (The UK's "Dancing with the Stars") they paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of the BBC and they opened the show with a huge production number of "Being Me Sunshine". Not only did they…
Read moreOct 10 2022
The Roots of Elvis show coming up this Sunday at 4pm at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre in Highgate London sold out pretty quickly and there was a sizable waiting list for tickets so we have added an evening…
Read moreSep 22 2022
The Summer is just about over and the temperature is easing up but our schedule certainly isn't!
We have had a busy few weeks including playing at some great Festivals such as Twinwood and Route 66 in Switzerland as well…
Read moreSep 12 2022
Thanks to everyone who came to the first Big Jive All-Dayer Netherlands last Saturday and our co-promoters Pelikaan Vintage Events, we had a blast!
Here is a little roundup taster video of the day:
You can see a selection of…
Read moreSep 2 2022
We now have our lineup of incredible guests for our big show at The Aldwych Theatre on 12th December!
The Godfather of swing, Mr Ray Gelato
TV star and vintage songstress Rebecca Grant
The UK's premiere vintage trio, The London…
Aug 30 2022
Hello there,
It's been an incredibly busy August and September doesn't let up much either, just how we like it! There is lots to cover so please read through to the end (that's where all the best stuff is! 😉).
…Read moreAug 12 2022
After the success of their West End debut show in 2019, The Jive Aces are back with a brand new big swingin’ extravaganza that is their almost, but “Not Quite Christmas” show!
On 12 December, the UK’s No.1 jive and…
Read moreAug 3 2022
We are premiering a new show at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre on Sunday 16th October at 4pm. Space is limited so book quickly. Here is the official blurb below.
The Jive Aces are the UK’s number one Jive…
Read moreJul 11 2022
It's high time to spread some LOVE throughout the world so we recruited a bunch of our "closest friends" to join us for a lip-sync supercut mashup for our version of the Nat King Cole classic, L.O.V.E.
Please share this…
Read moreJun 23 2022
Happy birthday to our own Italian Wonder Woman, Grazia! Please help us wish her a very happy birthday!
Jun 20 2022
Due to two years of rescheduling, we have had to make some changes to the line-up of the Big Jive All-Dayer NL but fortune has shone on us and we have an even stronger line-up.
Along with us, The…
Read moreJun 9 2022
As of today, our Edinburgh Fringe show is now on sale! As soon as we have loaded the van after Summertime swing we head straight up to Edinburgh the same night.
We have a short three-show run at a new…
Read moreMay 24 2022
UPDATE - Summertime Swing is now SOLD OUT and there will not be any tickets available to buy on the door.
We are working to get next year's date confirmed and will get tickets on sale ASAP. We should be…
Read moreMay 7 2022
Happy birthday Ian, may you swing into another revolution of the sun! Please help us wish Ian a great day!
May 5 2022
Last week we returned to our favourite jazz festival in the world (and we have done many!), the Derry Jazz Festival in Northern Ireland. We have played every edition of this festival except the very first one (only because we…
Read moreMar 24 2022
We are now two shows into our USA tour, our first time out since the pandemic hit and we wanted to share our reaction to our first live theatre show for over two years. We are so happy to be…
Read moreFeb 18 2022
After two years of being grounded due to Covid and having had to postpone and reschedule shows over and over again, we are finally making it out of the door for real and we could not be more excited!
Below…
Read moreJan 15 2022
Happy birthday to our string slapping, bass slapping ginger, Kenny Smith!
Jan 1 2022