The Jeff Short - Swing Band & Singers
Our orchestra consists of 16 musicians playing 5 Saxes, 4 Trombones, 4 Trumpets, Piano, Bass & Drums
Plus Male & Female Vocals.


The Big Swing Band is very good for that 'Special Occasion' but requires a fair space or stage to perform on - around 28' X 15' The Big Band has its own lighting/stands/and P.A. system.

We can wear authentic AAF Military Uniforms for 40's Nights or colourful evening wear for functions -with glamorously-attired singers adding enormously to your night!

The Big Band plays music for dancing including: Swing, Jive, Ballroom, Latin, Pop & The music of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin & Big Band Classics from Glenn Miller to James Last, plus Party Medleys & Sing-a-Longs to Showtunes of Today!

See CURRENT DATES for our latest bookings.

Types of Bands: 40's Bands, Bands, Big Bands, Dance Bands, Function Band, Jazz Bands, Live Bands, Swing Bands, Tribute Bands, Wedding Bands, Glenn Miller Bands.

The Jeff Short Band (Small Band)
4 Musicians Playing: Piano/Keyboards, Tenor Sax/Clarinet/Bass Guitar Drums plus Girl Singer.


This function band playing for all occasions is smaller and more flexible than the Big Band and therefore requires less space.

With this Band we can play for Dances - Private Parties, Weddings, Masonic/Rotary Functions, Dinner Dances & Charity Events. From Jive & Swing to Ballroom & Latin, from Rock & Roll to Pop - plus standards from the world of Jazz to the tunes of today. Music is played to suit the occasion.

Playing indoors or out - the band has its own P.A. System plus Lights & Stands - and wears Black Tie or Colourful Evening Wear.

Both Bands - Liability Insured.

To purchase tickets or to see latest events go to
CURRENT EVENTS

Jeff Short

Email: info@jeffshort.co.uk

www.jeffshort.co.uk

On Friday August the 1st we are very excited to see the return of ‘Pals Productions’ who performed at Bircham Windmill last year and are performing ‘Henry VIII’ for us this year in the grounds of Bircham Windmill. The performance is for all the family and will last approx 1 hour after which there will be a short interval followed by drama games with the actors.

During the weekend 2nd to 3rd August Nanny Val with be selling her Jams and Plants and on August 5th we are having an Edwardian Hiring Fair.

The Hiring Fair is a special event which has proved incredibly popular in the past. Run by Sally North and her band of helpers, children get the chance to see what it would be like to get a job in Edwardian times. Jobs for girls and boys, with certificates of competence to take home and all FREE.

Two regular eventers are returning in August. Celia Reed with her wool stall and spinning wheel will be here from August 7th to 19th and Phil and Linda Young with their Pole Lathe wood turning and Loom Weaving from 14th to 25th, we will certainly be in a spin for those weekends!

Our Traditional Sports Day will be on August 25th this year, so children and adults alike need to get in training for this highly competitive (that’s the adults) and sporting (that’s the children!) event. Rosettes for all. Also Basket Weaving demo and stall, Story Telling and Funky Crafts Stall.

The last event of the holidays is a quilted cushions demonstration and stall. I think we will all need a cushion to rest our heads on after all that!

I do hope you can join us for some fun at Bircham Windmill this summer. Don’t forget that everyday we have the windmill museum to climb, childrens treasure hunt and baking corner, cycle hire, art gallery with a new exhibition each calendar month, gift shops, animals to cuddle – including falabella foal due any day and baby guinea pig and of course the tearooms for your refreshments.

Come and enjoy a relaxing day out at Bircham Windmill where there is something for everyone.

Events
Friday 1st August, MURDER MYSTERY, Outdoor Theatre. Tickets only
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd August, Jams, Pickles and Plants stall.
Thursday 7th to Tuesday 19th August, The Spinning Lady, Wool Spinning demonstration and stall.
Monday 25th August, TRADITIONAL SPORTS DAY. Also Story telling, Funky Crafts stall and Basket Weaving demonstration and stall. Entry fees apply
Sunday 31st August Quilted Cushions demonstration and stall.
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, Jams, Pickles and Plants stall.
Sunday 14th September, Lavender Lace Makers demonstration and stall.
For more information on any of the above events, or about Bircham Windmill in general please contact
Elly Chalmers on 01485 578393
or look at our website www.birchamwindmill.co.uk
or email info@birchamwindmill.co.uk

These 1980s PE Teachers are on a mission to get the nation fit for the 2012 Olympics using only their enthusiasm, a roving musical pommel horse and some PE kits rescued from the lost and found locker.

Watch in disbelief the metamorphosis of a man into a six-foot balloon! Wearing only brightly coloured lycra shorts, Bruce Airhead slides his body completely inside an over-sized balloon, dancing all the while to a fast changing sequence of music.

We’re delighted to welcome back The Black Eagles for a second helping of their amazing show, featuring stunning acrobatic skills and energetic dance in performances that are both enjoyable and breathtaking.

Join the Fairy Famous Family for a game of tennis! A hilarious and thrilling 'one setter' is played out live before an enraptured crowd with all the drama of the real thing including slow motion replays, heated line calls and live commentary.

Award winning Maynard Flip Flap creates his very own virtual reality involving eggs, coat hangers, biscuits and lots of audience participation!

Join The Real Macaws on Millennium Plain to enjoy their spicy blend of New Orleans jazz, African hi-life, reggae, funk, soca and samba.

Combining playful assaults and loony-tunes style violence, The Invisible Men present their new act. Set entirely to music and sound effects without a spoken word, the show crossbreeds comedy, audience participation and genuine visual trickery.

Steve “Woko” Jackson, a spoof Australian TV cook, gives a culinary demonstration that would make Delia Smith's hair stand on end! A non-stop send-up of every cooking show that has ever been.

Join Bagas Degol during your lunch break to enjoy their distinctive and stirring sound, delivered with a powerful raw edge. Drawing on folk and dance traditions from Cornwall and across Europe, combining bagpipes, clarinet, tabor drum and percussion.

Mon 11 Aug
The New Maniax Mark 2

Heart-stopping tightrope skills and comic buffoonery are all on the menu with the welcome return of Bernie Bennett to the Lunchbox arena. Watch out for his sudden transformation into a superhero!

Performed to Ravel’s Bolero without a spoken word this show is meticulous to character and detail. The pompous 'Spurting Man' shows his tricks whilst his dominated assistant is given no credit for the role he plays. The bizarre and unequal relationship lays the basis for a series of comic interactions.

Join Los Albertos for an inimitable mix of ska, swing, jazz, tango and klezmer – with a few twisted interpretations of popular classics thrown in for good measure!