Seven-Piece Band Specialising in Jazz Age and Swing Era Music
Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, The Easy Rollers are a roaring seven-piece jazz outfit performing hits from the The Jazz Age (1920-1933) and The Swing Era (1933–1947). Originally established in Manchester and all award-winning musicians, they have been offering audiences an authentic underground speakeasy experience since 2016.
They have been steadily building a reputation as one of the hardest-working jazz bands in the north of England, with appearances at Manchester Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Lake District Summer Music, Buxton Festival, Manchester Day, Brecon Jazz Festival, Marsden Jazz Festival and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As well as music festivals, The Easy Rollers have had UK tours, sharing their enthusiasm for this music through their gigs, Lindy Hop events and cabaret-style shows.
The Easy Rollers released their debut EP in 2017 and launched a full-length album in May 2022. Highlights for 2023 include a return to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a UK tour of ‘Drop Me Off in Harlem’ in the autumn.
Repertoire
- Ain’t He Sweet 1927 – Milton Ager and Jack Yellen
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1929 – Fats Waller
- All Of Me 1931 – Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons
- Am I Blue 1929 – Harry Akst and Grant Clarke
- April In Paris 1932 – Vernon Duke
- Autumn Leaves 1945 – Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prévert
- Baby Won’t You Please Come Home 1919 (1923 Bessie) – Clarence Williams & Charles Warfield
- Back Home Again In Indiana 1917 – Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley
- Basin Street Blues 1928 – Spencer Williams
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schein 1932- Jacob Jacobs and Sholom Secunda
- Big Butter & Egg Man 1926 – Percy Venable
- Black Coffee 1948 – Sonny Burke
- Blue Drag 1935 – Django Reinhardt
- Blue Skies 1926 – Irving Berlin
- Bourbon Street Parade 1955 – Paul Barbarin
- Can’t Help Lovin Dat Man 1927 – Kern & Hammerstein
- C’est Si Bon 1947 – Henri Betti
- Dinah 1925 – Harry Akst
- Don’t Wait Too Long 2004 – Madeleine Peyroux
- Doxy 1954 – Sonny Rollins w Miles Davis
- Drop Me Off In Harlem 1933 (Duke Ellington)
- Everybody Loves My Baby 1924 – Spencer Williams
- Fascinating Rhythm 1924 – George Gershwin
- Five Foot Two 1925- Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis & Joseph Widow Young
- Fly Me To The Moon 1954 – Bart Howard
- Georgia 1930 – Hoagy Carmichael
- Good Morning, Heartache 1946 – Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher
- Hallelujah I Just Love Him So 1956 – Ray Charles
- Happy Feet 1930 – Milton Ager & Jack Yellen
- Hard Hearted Hannah 1924 – J. Yellen, B. Bigelow, C. Bates & M. Ager
- Hit That Jive Jack 1941 – Johnnie Alston
- Honeysuckle Rose 1929 – Fats Waller
- I Double Dare You 1937 – Jimmy Eaton
- I Like Pie 1925 – The Four Clefs
- In The Court Of King Oliver – Wynton Marsalis
- It Don’t Mean A Thing 1931 – Duke Ellington
- Jack, I’m Mellow 1938 – Trixie Smith
- Juba And A O’Brown Squaw – Wynton Marsalis
- Just A Gigolo 1928/1956 (Louis Prima version) – Leonello Casucci
- Just You, Just Me 1929 – Jesse Greer & Raymond Klages
- King Of The Swingers 1967 – Robert and Richard Sherman
- Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) 1928 – Cole Porter
- Let’s Misbehave! 1927 – Cole Porter
- L-O-V-E 1965 – Gabler-Kaempfert
- Lullaby of Birdland 1952 – George Shearing
- Lulu’s Back In Town 1935 – Fats Waller
- Mean to Me 1929 – Fred E. Ahlert
- Minor Swing 1937 – Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli
- Minnie The Moocher 1931 – Cab Calloway
- Moten’s Swing 1932- Bennie Moten
- My Blue Heaven 1927 – Walter Donaldson
- My Funny Valentine 1937 – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
- Never Swat A Fly 1930 – Henderson/Brown/DeSylva
- Oh But On The Third Day – Wynton Marsalis
- Oh, When The Saints 1923 – Trad.
- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 1953 – Rudy Toombs
- Potato Chips 1952 – Slim Gaillard
- Shout Sister Shout 1941 – Rosetta Sharpe
- Silly Goose 2019 – Dani Sicari (The Easy Rollers)
- Somebody Loves Me 1924 – George Gershwin
- Some Of These Days 1910 (1926 #1)- Shelton Brooks
- Steak, Brownie & Wine 2019 – Dani Sicari (The Easy Rollers)
- Straighten Up & Fly Right 1943 – Nat King Cole & Irving Mills
- Summertime 1934 – George Gershwin
- Sunny Side Of The Street 1930 – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
- S’Wonderful 1927 – George & Ira Gershwin
- Take the A-Train 1939 – Duke Ellington
- Ten Cents A Dance 1930 – Rogers & Hart
- Ten Feet Tall – Dan Abrahams
- The Bare Necessities 1967 – Terry Gilkyson
- The Charleston 1923 – Cecil Mack & James P. Johnson
- The Flat Foot Floogie 1938 – Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart & Bud Green
- The New Second Line – Joseph Avery
- The Sweet Life – Alex Hill (The Easy Rollers)
- They Can’t Take That Away From Me 1937 – George & Ira Gershwin
- Tickle Toe 1940 – Lester Young
- Twelfth Street Rag 1898..p1914 – Euday L. Bowman
- Unemployed Sweetheart 1931 – James V. Monaco
- Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby 1925 – Gus Kahn & Walter Donaldson
- You Made Me Love You 1913 – James V. Monaco
- Zaz Zuh Zaz 1933 – Cab Calloway
Testimonials
We couldn’t have wished for a better evening. The band were perfect. Very entertaining and excellent vocals. I would 100% recommend both bands for hire and The Easy Rollers to all my friends and family. Good work!
James
Birthday PartyThe Easy Rollers were AMAZING! I booked them for a 1920s-themed event, and they made the evening so brilliant. Not only did they perform excellently, but they looked the part brilliantly and were SO fun. I’d thoroughly recommend The Easy Rollers to anyone!
Tom
Birthday PartyThe Easy Rollers are a perfect band for a relaxed wedding. It is lovely to hear live music performed and presented so well. The band were very amenable to a delay in our schedule. They were charming and engaging, slotting seamlessly into the event.
Deborah
WeddingThe band were excellent and super flexible when it came to being ready earlier than expected.
Andrina
25th Gala DinnerThe band were the highlight of our evening. Talented, great fun and professional. We were very happy we chose them for our special day.
Chris
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