What people are saying about the Jive Aces...

“The Jive Aces are the most dynamic and talented band I’ve seen in many years...and the ONLY ones I have ever seen with the energy and magic on stage of my parents, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, had during their shows. I am a HUGE fan.”
Toni Elizabeth Prima

“We’ve hired the Jive Aces to play two of our parties. They always draw a big crowd and they put on one hell of a show. These boys will swing your socks off!”
Leslie Rosenberg — Editor Atomic Magazine

“Very high calibre musicians that amazed the Montreux Jazz Festival crowd with their spectacular show combined with technical perfection.”
Willie Zumbrunnen — Booker Montreux Jazz Festival

“How the Jive Aces played their big white socks off five times over the festival without needing hospitalization is beyond me, they make you tired just watching them. Haring through the best of jump jive and jazz standards, the frenetic Londoners...had people dancing on tables”
Belfast Telegraph

“Having hired bands from Los Angeles to London, from big band to combo, no single band is requested for a repeat performance from our students as often as the Jive Aces. From a promoter’s perspective, they are very professional, very easy to work with and they work to put on a great show. From a dancer’s perspective, they have a limitless repertoire of classic jump tunes that are all danceable. From a non-dancers perspective, their show is boundless energy that makes you wish you could dance and is terrific fun to just watch for the sheer joy the boys exhibit. Unlike many contemporary bands which just play music, the Jive Aces put on a killer show which infects the crowd with their enthusiasm...Also, they’re British.”
Tom Keorner — 5 times Virginia State Lindy Hop and Jitterbug Champions and the 1994 UK Lindy Hop Champion

“The Jive Aces played a wonderful performance in Tarragona International Dixieland Festival. They played for two hours with a lot of energy: they are gunpowder! The crowd danced since the show began and the theatre became a total fiesta. Their funny characters and their well-known songs were the ideal night for our festival.”
Jordi Bertran — Booker, Tarragona international Dixieland Festival

“...Planet Jive is a CD you will love. The musicians are the Jive Aces and indeed that is what they are for I thought the music was just great.”
Bryan Allen — Dance News

“The Jive Aces are the most high-energy, entertaining swing band around. They are a guaranteed fun time and have never failed to get audiences on their feet, begging for more!”
Hilary Alexander — Director of Camp Hollywood, USA

“The Jive Aces, hands down, give the greatest show I’ve ever seen at a swing dance club! As a club producer for the past seven years, I can say that there is no other band that consistently gives its all to the dancers and audience. No matter how many times I see or book this band, they are full of the ultimate performance energy. They literally jump onto the dance floor, and play their instruments right amidst the dancing foray, elevating the evening to a fever pitch of excitement. I have seen otherwise calm and collected persons go absolutely abandoned with joy as a result of these talented and charismatic fellows. I would like to say further, that, as a promoter, they are an absolute pleasure with whom to work; they are professional to the maximum and have never caused me a worry or even the slightest problem. In addition to all their other great qualities, they have the ability to make each person (myself included) feel that he or she is a special friend. If you want the best show possible — get the Jive Aces!”
Rusty Frank — Owner of “The Rhythm Club”, Los Angeles, California, USA

“The Jive Aces, new lords of swing, hit Dursley for the first time. Their reputation for putting on a wild stage show is well earned — with the horn players jumping on the nearest table to play a hot solo, and the professor pound his piano keys with authority before spinning in the air and landing with his hands on the next chord of the song!”
The Gloucester Citizen

“Highly Professional, dynamic and exceptional band that generate enough energy on stage that they could light up Berkshire. Jump jive at it’s very best.”
Jagz Jazz Club

“An incredible band with tremendous energy — always a great show.”
Derry Jazz Festival

“...they put on one of the most amazing live music shows I have ever seen. Mixing rock ‘n’ roll with swing, jazz and a touch of blues, you can take it from me these guys are great to jive to and equally exciting to watch.”
Torquay Herald Express

“They have won a fine reputation for their up vibe jump jive.”
Plymouth Evening Herald

“The Jive Aces who brought their spectacular stage show and bright yellow suits to numerous venues over the weekend were undoubtedly the hit of the free jazz events”
Mid Ulster Observer

“These professional young musicians came on cold to an early evening audience and were simply sensational. The Jive Aces manage great freshness yet maintain an authentic accurate sound. Full Marks.”
The Stage

“The Jive Aces album features some horn and piano solos that made my ears pick up real pretty and their charts are uniformly punchy and clever. The band demonstrates throughout that they know their s**t!”
Orange County Weekly

“Easily one of the best hot, young, swing bands from Europe that’s taking America by storm!”
Swingtime Magazine

“The band play together with precision and feeling. Indeed the Jive Aces are one of the most popular bands on the modern jive circuit.”
The Musician

“The Jive Aces cruise into town next week on a tidal wave of adulation and rave reviews.”
Evening Mail

“The six piece from Sussex that’s renowned for its high energy, Louis Jordan style, music.”
Evening Herald

“Whenever they play their stylishly cut suits and eye catching ties, coupled with a breathtaking show, never fail to get across to the audience the feeling that a class act is in progress.”
Berwick Advertiser

“The boys dress in electric blue suits and generate more energy than a splitting atom.”
The Gazette

“Vocalist Ian Clarkson sounds like a hip Sinatra. Swing dancers go crazy for this stuff.”
Blues and Rhythm Magazine