TUXEDO

One of London's finest and busiest party bands guaranteed to keep you dancing throughout the new millennium!

"The fact that the dance floor was jam-packed from the minute you started playing right until the end, really does speak for itself!"

Some of the finest venues throughout the UK continue to play host to TUXEDO … performing at wedding receptions, corporate events, birthday celebrations and summer balls, TUXEDO deliver their collective blend of popular music with their infectious drive and conviction …an unmissable live show!

Chart hits from the present day, 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and 50s to soul, Motown, RnB, strict tempo and all forms of jazz, packed into a visual and musical experience that has had audiences of all ages jumping and swinging into the wee small hours!

TUXEDO are:

Ffion Wilkins BMus(Hons) - lead vocals/MC
Lead Vocalist & MC Ffion Wilkins has followed a highly successful TV & film acting career since the age of 14, most recently starring in Channel 5's police drama 'A Mind To Kill'; Ffion graduated with an honours degree in Music from Goldsmiths' College, University of London.

James Reader BMus(Hons), PGCE - keyboards/MD
Multi-Keyboard Player & Musical Director James Reader graduated from Goldsmiths' College, University of London with a first-class honours degree in Music; following postgraduate studies at the Institute of Education, James is active in music performance, songwriting & studio production.

Bass Guitarist Curtis Ruiz brings an international pedigree to Tuxedo's personnel. From Trinidad, via Berkley College of Music (Boston) to England, Curtis' musical career has seen him perform and record with Rita Marley (The Wailers) and deliver clinics at Harvard University and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (USA).

Guitarist & Backing Vocalist John Hamilton is a songwriter/record producer with several Top 20 successes to his credit following work for EMI, BMG & MCA; his most recent hit was the 100,000 selling Irish dance track "Tell Me Ma" with his co-creation ShamRock.

Following studies at Berkley School of Music USA, Drummer & Backing Vocalist Alun Harries has been active as a studio, TV & concert musician on a world-wide stage. Alun, a Pearl Drums endorsee, has performed with the likes of The Bee Gees (World Music Awards, Monte Carlo), Tori Amos & Angie Brown.

Paul Fawcus - saxes/EWI/vocals
Saxophonist & Backing Vocalist Paul Fawcus continues to prove himself one of London's most versatile musicians following pop recordings & TV appearances with Jane MacDonald, Jackie Graham, ShamRock & The Jordanaires in addition to numerous jazz broadcasts on radio & satellite TV.

Tuxedo have been fortunate to welcome an additional seventh member on occasions where a larger band is requested; the addition of trumpet to our brass section has seen musicians of the calibre of Andy Smith (Tom Jones) and Neil Yates (Lighthouse Family) join us on stage!