The Fabulations

Highlights
* Talented and experienced musicians
* Best Rates in the South
* Varied setlist
* Excellent vocals
* Suitable for range of occasions and audiences

With a repertoire ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to Aretha Franklin, The Fabulations are one of those rare bands who are equally at home performing jazz/swing classics from the 40s and 50s soul and disco anthems or recent chart hits. How do they do it? Simply by being exceptionally talented musicians who have studied hard, practised hard and honed their skills by working with a feast of top names in the world of jazz and soul.

Fronting this six-piece band is vocalist Marion J whose voice can move effortlessly from sultry dinner jazz to floor-filling dance numbers. More than just a gifted vocalist Marion is also an exceptionally hard-working entertainer who can rapidly build a close rapport with the audience. The rest of this sparkling band consists of guitar/sax/vocals, keyboards, female backing vocalist (not in their photo), bass and drums. An additional saxophone and trumpet can also be added on request.

Members of the Fabulations have played with many leading Jazz musicians such as Alan Skidmore, George Shearing and Tony Coe and have been spotted recently playing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Scoop on London's South Bank as well as well known London Nightspots such as Sway in Covent Garden and the world famous Ronnie Scotts.

Venues
Leeds Castle, Kent
Highclere Castle, Newbury
Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.
Sway Bar, Holborn
Café In The Crypt, Trafalgar Square.
The Scoop, London Bridge
Cain Manor, Surrey.The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair
Dartmouth House, Mayfair
2 Temple Place
Rose Farm, Dorset
Red Barn, Surrey
Stokes Place, Stokes Poges
Maunsel House, Taunton

Clients
Dave & Kelly Mcgaw - Harbour Lights Hotel, Bournemouth
Tim and Shelly Stemp - The Vineyard Hotel, Newbury
Jane Hannon & Rob Dumbrose – The Forum, Greenwich
The Royal Collection – The Banqueting Room, White Hall
Jason & Alex March - York House, Twickenham
Chris & Patricia Thomas – Stokes Poges

What people have said:

Band were superb - Marion was great - a real crowd turner! We had a lot of compliments about how good the band were and we hope they enjoyed themselves too!
Marigold Charles - wedding reception

Simply wonderful! Thanks.
Shukri Jama - wedding reception

The Fabulations were fantastic - they were loads above the other bands I had listened to during the selection process. Extremely professional and entertaining, everyone commented on how good they were, would recommened them highly!.
Gregory Pamel - wedding party

They were fantastic!
Liz Wright - post wedding party

We were looking for a band to play in the evening who would be good to listen to and also help create a good atmosphere and encourage people to dance.

I saw the Fabulations first with friends, playing a Jazz set at St Martins in the Fields and we were blown away by the skill of the musicians and Marion’s amazing voice. Seeing them later at Sway with my fiancé Rob, doing more of a funky disco type set really clinched it. Even after a hard day at work we couldn’t resist getting up to dance. As well as some great classics, songs they played included more recent hits and I would be surprised if many of the artists who recorded these could match Marion’s voice live. Also, Marion’s personality and ability to get the audience involved made it a very special night.

In preparation for the big day Marion and Chris took time to find out what we wanted, chatted on the phone and Marion even made a tape to play between sets.

On the big day itself, we couldn’t have asked for more. Everyone had a fantastic time and the band played with such energy, even skipping a break to finish on time. Even some of those people who will never be dragged onto the dance floor gave in and the warmth of the band fitted exactly with the kind of fun, friendly atmosphere we wanted to create.

We felt so privileged to have such talented people perform at our wedding and were touched that they did so without putting on any airs or graces, with genuine commitment to a good product and to making our day special.
Jane Hannon and Robert Domrose

Hi Marion,

Jason and I just checked out your website and listened to the tracks on there. It brought back some great memories.

As for testimonials, we would both heartily recommend you to anyone who wants to get the whole wedding party dancing from grannies to teens! We had such an amazing day and you all really rounded it out with your fantastic repertoire. The girl who sang our first dance (I'm sorry I forget her name) did such a lovely rendition of Dream a Little Dream that whenever we hear it now we always smile, and it takes us right back to the day. I understand that some friends of ours will also be using you for their wedding, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to a friend at any time in the future.

We really both wish you and the whole group every future success and hope to see you again at Sway for more boogieing!
Alex and Jason March