The Jive Aces
The UK's No.1 jive and swing band!

Information

Members:
Ian Clarkson, "Big" John Fordham, Ken Smith, Peter Howell, Alex Douglas, Vince Hurley
Genre:
swing, jive, jazz, boogie woogie, rock n roll, rhythm and blues
Hometown:
East Grinstead
Record Label:
Right Recordings

Fans

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Photos

2 of 3 albumsSee All

The Jive Aces With...Updated about 2 weeks ago
A Selection of PhotosUpdated about 2 months ago

Events

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The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Another mention on Sarah Kennedy's show this morning! About 1 hour 10 mins into show!! WHOOPEE!!!! http://is.gd/1mf4j

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Another mention on Sarah Kennedy's show this morning!
About 1 hour 10 mins into show!! WHOOPEE!!!!

Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Listen to Sarah Kennedy: 03/07/2009
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Just found out they played our version of Summertime on BBC Radio 2 this morning! Listen again here >> http://is.gd/1lirp (about 1 hour 23 mins into show)

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The Jive Aces
Right here:
http://is.gd/1lk1c
Don't forget to get everybody to write in with heaps of praise and requests!!! =^>
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The Jive Aces
...oh to sarah.kennedy@bbc.co.uk
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Just found out they played our version of Summertime on BBC Radio 2 this morning! Listen again here >> http://is.gd/1lirp (about 1 hour 23 mins into show)

Source: is.gd
Listen to Sarah Kennedy: 02/07/2009
The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces
what, challenging us to a duel to the death?
The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces
that's from Eddie Izzard's Death Star canteen sketch by the way, just in case you thought we were being, you know...
Paula Hampson

Paula Hampson I've just listened to you on BBC Radio 2 - Summertime was played on the Sarah Kennedy show! Brilliant!!!

The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces
yeah, cool. Listening on the internet now to the listen again feature! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ldxh8/Sarah_Kennedy_02_07_2009
Louise Martin

Louise Martin coming to see in on 13th July cant wait ,,then looked at your gig dates and ur playing in Epping where i live and i cant go as im working gutted!!! but have fun Epping is,,,,,well Epping lol

Carsten Senholt
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Summertime and the livin' is easy.... :-)

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The Jive Aces Check out the Summertime Swing Slideshow (link below).
Full event details at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90566516969&ref=ts

Source: www.youtube.com
A few highlights from the past couple of years of Summertime Swing. This year will be Sunday August 2nd at 1:00pm at Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, West Sussex. Tickets and info from http://www.jiveaces.com.
Susi
Susi
I will be there and look forward to it!!!
Audra Ehst

Audra Ehst Hey, guys I've seen you perform many a time, and I've even danced in a little competition you where having on LRH way once and I love you!! I even had all of you sign my "A Very Strange Trip" book at the release when you where on break. Thank you!! You are sooooooo totally Theta!! Keep it up! My dayghter loves you as well, she is 3 years old now.

Karen Clark

Karen Clark Hey guys. Me and my 8yr old daughter saw you at Peterborough Festival last weekend...you were absolutely amazing! We can't wait til you're next playing relatively local to us so we can see you again! Thanks!! x

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Off to the Riverboat Jazz Festival for the weekend in Denmark. Land of pastries, bacon and salami... but not necessarily in that order!

Bruce
Bruce
Swing and sing on!
Lisa Hemmings

Lisa Hemmings Hi Guys, looking forward to seeing you at Rhythms of the World next week.... come and see Mike, he's next to the Main Stage, doing Chicken this year!! x

The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces
Do we get free sausages? =^P
Steve Kent

Steve Kent when are you guys back in harlow ?? and will you be perfoming at the harlow town show this year ??

Tania Todd

Tania Todd So great to see you in Bromley today!

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Check out 18 year old Ken buying rockabilly records about 1 minute in!!

Source: www.youtube.com
Part 4 of 6 of a Fantastic Rockabilly documentary from 1980 produced by Janet Street Porter with Danny Baker narrating. Part of a series of 20th Century Box programmes on youth sub cultures with some great footage which really captures the spirit of the London Rockabilly scene at this time. ...
Carmen
Carmen
adorable!
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Great show at the Peterborough Festival with the Flirtinis! Tomorrow night, Malvern at ClubDanceUK.

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Updated Gig Guide on our FB page, check it out >>>

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Andy Cheung

Andy Cheung Hi Guys,

Thank you so much for coming out the Pasadena. It was a blast to see you perform.

Source: www.youtube.com
Russ Skarsten
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Just pasting the link to the newsletter in here again...

Source: www.jiveaces.com
The last few weeks have been rather mad to say the least! After returning from the Derry Jazz Festival the band headed straight over to Paris for a sold out show in Bobigny (near Paris).
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces New newsletter available for perusal featuring the Flirtinis, the Satin Dollz, Kenny Ball and lots more! http://is.gd/13jck

Lin Mason

Lin Mason Didn't know 'I' had to become a fan!
Have been for years, still are and always will be xx

Mark Pusey

Mark Pusey It was a pleasure playing drums on the tour boys, hope to see you soon!

The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces
yeah man, you too! Al
oh... and sorry about the you know what again!
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Our new Facebook Page address is: http://www.facebook.com/jiveaces Nice 'n' easy to remember so post it around liberally!

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The Jive Aces Mary-Jean Lewis (niece of Jerry-Lee) and the Flirtinis added to the Summertime Swing lineup. Go to the event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90566516969&ref=mf to book tickets NOW!

Wendy
Wendy
better late than never aye mike happy belated birthday mate hope you had a good one xx
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Added to the bill this year are Mary-Jean Lewis (niece of legend Jerry Lee) and the Flirtinis!

The Jive Aces present the swingin'est event of the Summer!
Location:Saint Hill Manor
Time:1:00PM Sunday, August 2nd
Thora
Thora
Fantastic!
The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces Nice live shots for you to keep!

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The Jive Aces wrote on Summertime Swing's Wall.