The Jive Aces
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The Jive Aces, winners of BBC TV's Opportunity Knocks, formed in 1989. They are a six-piece UK
based, high energy, jive
and swing band, who have many album
s and singles
to their name, and have performed at many music festivals. They received an award from the Variety Club of Great Britain for their charity work, and the City of Derry International Music Award in 2006. The band performs both cover version
s and original material.
The Jive Aces played at the Berkeley Dress Show Ball in April 2010, and were featured in Hello!
magazine. They also played at another prestigious society event, The Berkeley Square Ball, in 2009 and were pictured in OK!
magazine with singer Rhyddian.
On 9 July 2010, the Jive Aces headlined at the first ever swing dance at the Royal Albert Hall
. They played to approximately 1,300 dancers on the 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) dance floor
, along side the Back To Basie Orchestra and Top Shelf Jazz.
In late August 2010, the Jive Aces performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a show tributing one of their musical heros, Louis Prima
. They had special guests, Keely Smith
and Toni Elizabeth Prima, perform with them (Louis Prima's ex-wife and daughter respectively) and gained a five star review from Edinburgh Spotlight.
The band performed at the Cork Jazz Festival in October 2010 and were featured in 5 newspapers, including the front page of the national paper The Irish Examiner and The Irish Times.
In Feb 2011 the Jive Aces toured the US again. They were in the LA area recording and performing in Hollywood, Pasadena and Cerritos also playing at the Macallum Center in Palm Dessert. In Cerritos they opened for the legendary Keely Smith, former wife and partner of the Las Vegas start Louis Prima.
Then they toured the Washington DC area performing at the Dulles Hilton and the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park before a successful show at the Metropolitan Room in New York City ( Cabaret Scenes review NYC.
The Jive Aces produced a music video for their cover of the well known Morecambe and Wise theme song Bring Me Sunshine in a Louis Prima jive style and put in on youtube on March 17. It got 50,000 views in the first week and is still growing. http://www.planetjive.co.uk/ http://www.planetjive.freeuk.com/bringmesunshine.html
On the 17th July the Jive Aces played at London's famous jazz venue Ronnie Scotts and it was sold out http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/600-sunday-jazz-lunch-jive-aces
On the 7th August 2011 the Jive Aces held a charity swing festival called Summertime Swing featuring guests including Toni Prima, the daughter of Louis Prima and upcoming Si Cranstoun. The event raised over £7000 for the Sussex Air Ambulance.
The Jive Aces were awarded the Telly Award http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/entries/?l=T&event&category=2&award=2 and this was presented to them on stage by DJ and face of Vintage TV Mike Read at the Twinwood Festival on Sunday the 28th August 2011.
(sometimes controversially) or presenting an anti-drugs message. They have been noted for their energetic and confident performances, which they attribute to "workable solutions found in Scientology religious principles".
The Jive Aces have supported the Church of Scientology's Say No To Drugs campaign since 1996, performing to shoppers in city centres throughout the UK, to give a message to young people that it is "not cool to take drugs", and to collect signatures on a petition asking MPs for more effective drug education in UK schools.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based, high energy, jive
Jive (dance)
In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...
and swing band, who have many album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s and singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
to their name, and have performed at many music festivals. They received an award from the Variety Club of Great Britain for their charity work, and the City of Derry International Music Award in 2006. The band performs both cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s and original material.
The Jive Aces played at the Berkeley Dress Show Ball in April 2010, and were featured in Hello!
Hello!
Hello is a weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988. Hello is sister magazine to ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine launched in Spain in 1944...
magazine. They also played at another prestigious society event, The Berkeley Square Ball, in 2009 and were pictured in OK!
OK!
OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly, its first issue was published in April 1993. In September 2004, OK! publishers Northern and Shell launched in Australia as a monthly title – the magazine went weekly in October 2006...
magazine with singer Rhyddian.
On 9 July 2010, the Jive Aces headlined at the first ever swing dance at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
. They played to approximately 1,300 dancers on the 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) dance floor
Dance floor
Dance floor may refer to:* Sprung floor, a floor to enhance performance and reduce injuries* Performance surface or marley floor, flooring suitable for dance or sport* Dance pad, a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games...
, along side the Back To Basie Orchestra and Top Shelf Jazz.
In late August 2010, the Jive Aces performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a show tributing one of their musical heros, Louis Prima
Louis Prima
Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the...
. They had special guests, Keely Smith
Keely Smith
Keely Smith is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. She collaborated with, among others, Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra.-Career:...
and Toni Elizabeth Prima, perform with them (Louis Prima's ex-wife and daughter respectively) and gained a five star review from Edinburgh Spotlight.
The band performed at the Cork Jazz Festival in October 2010 and were featured in 5 newspapers, including the front page of the national paper The Irish Examiner and The Irish Times.
In Feb 2011 the Jive Aces toured the US again. They were in the LA area recording and performing in Hollywood, Pasadena and Cerritos also playing at the Macallum Center in Palm Dessert. In Cerritos they opened for the legendary Keely Smith, former wife and partner of the Las Vegas start Louis Prima.
Then they toured the Washington DC area performing at the Dulles Hilton and the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park before a successful show at the Metropolitan Room in New York City ( Cabaret Scenes review NYC.
The Jive Aces produced a music video for their cover of the well known Morecambe and Wise theme song Bring Me Sunshine in a Louis Prima jive style and put in on youtube on March 17. It got 50,000 views in the first week and is still growing. http://www.planetjive.co.uk/ http://www.planetjive.freeuk.com/bringmesunshine.html
On the 17th July the Jive Aces played at London's famous jazz venue Ronnie Scotts and it was sold out http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/600-sunday-jazz-lunch-jive-aces
On the 7th August 2011 the Jive Aces held a charity swing festival called Summertime Swing featuring guests including Toni Prima, the daughter of Louis Prima and upcoming Si Cranstoun. The event raised over £7000 for the Sussex Air Ambulance.
The Jive Aces were awarded the Telly Award http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/entries/?l=T&event&category=2&award=2 and this was presented to them on stage by DJ and face of Vintage TV Mike Read at the Twinwood Festival on Sunday the 28th August 2011.
Promotion of Scientology
The band have been known to perform up to 300 times a year, often promoting ScientologyScientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
(sometimes controversially) or presenting an anti-drugs message. They have been noted for their energetic and confident performances, which they attribute to "workable solutions found in Scientology religious principles".
The Jive Aces have supported the Church of Scientology's Say No To Drugs campaign since 1996, performing to shoppers in city centres throughout the UK, to give a message to young people that it is "not cool to take drugs", and to collect signatures on a petition asking MPs for more effective drug education in UK schools.