MUSIC FOR FUNERALS
WAKES, MEMORIALS
& CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENTS
Aneesa Chaudhry will help you plan the music for the significant occasions in your life. She works sensitively with families to help create the right tone for everyone present.
TESTIMONIALS
Thank you Aneesa for making my husband David’s funeral a truly celebration of his life. It was all perfect, from your fantastic singing of my choice of songs to taking over the musical arrangements for the whole service.
Betty Overy
My Dearest Dearest Aneesa,
How can I thank you enough for the joy of your smile beaming from the lectern and the moving musical tribute to my Mum and to us on Friday October 9th at St Andrews.
Over 175 individual streams, from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Brussels, and Australia and Brazil! Dad has drawn enormous comfort from watching it at least 3 times so far I braved it this week and I too found it comforting and helped me to really appreciate everything. How lovely to have this lasting video.
I have been singing and humming the tunes this week and it helps. You were mentioned as a wonderful surprise and your singing. You are a very special person and those of us that know you are blessed to do so.
Much Love
Karen
WHAT'S ON OFFER
You can book Aneesa as a solo singer, as part of a piano or guitar duo
1. Solo: Professional singer + excellent quality mp3's and small PA
2. Duo: Piano or Guitar and Voice (Jazz, easy listening, soul, pop, rock, classical)
3. Trio - 9 piece band: vocals + piano/guitar and either Bass + Drums + horn (trumpet or alto, tenor saxes)
WHEN
Music & Songs are available for
Guest arrivals
Your arrival
Special songs during the ceremony
Songs during signing of the register
Exit song
Music for the wake or memorial!!
Dinner jazz & background music
cabaret performance
Bookings: aneesa@aneesachaudhry.com / 07957 395 293
LISTEN
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PRESS
“Aneesa Chaudhry Band @ The Latest Music Bar
Aneesa Chaudhry is a force of nature and a force to be reckoned with. Her voice is extraordinary in so many senses, range, tone, style… proving that this is not simply a voice of fashion, and there are plenty of those around, but a real voice full of real musical talent and skill – weapon quality! In this lies her power. Given such skill Aneesa can tackle pretty much anything – and does. It means that an evening of song with her is a white knuckle ride of styles and musical genre – ballads, jazz classics, rock, swing… Asian fusion… Fascinating as this is, and amazing value at the price. Backed by a band of accomplished musicians and musical guests she launched into Sometime’s I’m Happy, All of Me and Take Five, jazz standards maybe but in no way delivered in a standard way. She then gave us a striking rendition of My Funny Valentine that was spine tinglingly good. Tera Chera had us all on the edges of our seats and Guappa Chica gave ”
“Aneesa Chaudhry Jazz gig @ The Brunswick. ON SUNDAY night (December 7) at the Brunswick in Hove she showed the audience exactly how accomplished a musician, singer and performer she is. The Brunswick was packed to the rafters with friends and supporters who created a warm, supportive ambience, giving Aneesa the ideal opportunity to showcase her impressive vocal talents. I could have listened to her sing all night. The haunting Tera Chera was the highlight of the set for me showing off her range and the ethereal tone quality of her voice in the upper register. Vocally she was quite extraordinary during this number considering this was live and the possibilities of studio tricks less possible. She made My Funny Valentine her own with a wonderful arrangement that challenged both singer and listener to the limits. It was a triumph! Her voice is secure over her complete register, while her ability to bend notes gives at times a wonderful Eastern flavour to her delivery.”
GScene -
James Ledward
“Aneesa Chaudhry’s sets in the Birmingham Jazz Festival were real stand-out occasions. Very musical, pretty unusual, and totally absorbing…. Jim Simpson, Festival Director, July 2008”
Jim Simpson - Direct message
“Ealing Jazz Festival, July 2008 An original Punjabi take on the jazz tradition supported by some of the best Latin musicians, music full of light, the subtleness of jazz, and a commitment to the vitality of performance. …… Pete Watson, Crypt Stage Director”
Pete Watson - .
“A truly phenonmenal voice, an amazing lady, sheer entertainment in one complete package, leaves the audience wanting more.”
Hilli Rishworth - Sappho Garden Skala Eressos Lesvos Greece - .
“Aneesa Chaudhry performed interesting takes on jazz and pop standards with exotic charm and a beautiful voice in front of a very appreciative Concert Pitch audience at the National Theatre.” Alessandra Satta, Front-of-House Music Manager, Royal National Theatre”
Alessandra Satta, Front-of-House Music Manager, Royal National Theatre - National Theatre website
“AC is back following her excellent performance. A fantastic performer, her eclectic take on jazz managed to clear the front row at one point, but the rest of the room thought she was fabulous. She performs with ease & a great sense of humour. Her voice is incredible & well worth checking out”
“BLISS ART Gig Aneesa Chaudhry is a vocalist with a rare quality that is worth coming out to listen to. She brushes off her ability to swoop from the ethereal high to a low timbre of low that few women can reach. Her original songs Guappa Chica, Sappho’s Bossom and Letting Go are fun and full of vocal improvisation and vocal percussion. Bliss Arts’s eastern flavours includes both the Asian element and the Eastern European element, gyspy sounds, ‘melos’ as described by the Slovenian members. They perform songs in Slovenian which Chaudhry loves trying to get her tongue around. She is always ready for a proper vocal work out to get her lips and tongue moving around the vowel-less words! “Crazy fun!” she says. The band have produced several albums, On The Edge and Hold On and on April 26, at The Brunswick, Brighton they will be performing some favourites but also new numbers to keep everyone on their toes. As always they will lave their leave audience wanting more!”
“Chanteuse Aneesa Chaudhry will be opening this years Golden Handbag Show on Sunday, June 21 at the Brighton Metropole Hilton. ANEESA, who is musical director of the Brighton based Rainbow Chorus, has built up an international reputation as a jazz performer appearing at festivals all over the world. This is her first Golden Handbag Show and comes just a week after she co-presented the Hand in Hand Gala Concert of LGBT Choirs at the Brighton Dome. The concert was a huge success and featured performances from some of the best LGBT choirs in the UK and Ireland. Aneesa conducted the 80 strong Rainbow Chorus LGBT choir which over the last few years she has trained into one of the finest LGBT choirs in the country.”
“Aneesa Chaudhry's sell out gig at The Brunswick on Sunday 7 December brought together two of the artists' musical forays. Sassy Chaudhry lit up the stage with her presence and voice, engaging the audience from the outset. In a confident and accomplished manner, Chaudhry took us through her own interpretations of the jazz classics. My Funny Valentine created A sense of being transported across the globe with international fusions blending beautifully (one song even transitioned from bossa nova to flamenco). A delicate hint of Asian Fusion allowed Chaudhry to truly shine as a unique artist. The introduction of BLISS ART towards the end of the first set brought a different and uplifting dynamic. A rousing Whatever Lola Wants and the beautiful performance of Tera Chera an Urdu poem set to music. Sang in the original language, sending shivers down all the spines in the room.”
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SONGS
Jazz Classical Pop Soul
Examples of songs.
Requests can be made & sung if in the library or learnt for an additional fee.
SWING |
A Foggy Day |
All The Things You Are |
Autumn Leaves |
Blue Skies |
But Not For Me |
I Could Have Danced All Night |
My Heart Belongs To Daddy |
Satin Doll |
Sometimes I’m Happy |
Time After Time |
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To |
BALLADS |
Cry Me A River |
The Look Of Love |
The More I See You |
The Nearness Of You |
Unchained Melody |
How incensitive |
What a Wonderful World |
When I Fall In Love |
BLUES(Y) |
Peel Me A Grape |
Route 66 |
Stormy Monday |
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) |
Girl From Ipanema |
How Insensitive |
Sway |
What Is This Thing Called Love |
Wave |
BIG BAND / MINI BIG BAND pad* / CABARET/ SOUL |
A Tisket A Tasket |
Baby It’s Cold Outside |
Big Spender* |
Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend (Moulin Rouge arr)* |
Goldfinger |
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm |
My Heart Belongs To Daddy* |
Night & Day |
Respect |
Route 66 |
Santa Claus is Coming To Town |
Satin Doll* |
Straighten Up & Fly Right |
Sway* |
Take A Little Piece of My Heart* |
Til you come back to me |
That’s My Style |
Time After Time |
Too Darn Hot* |
Why Don’t You Do Right |
..with Backing Track or live |
Abba Medley |
Ain't No Sunshine |
Air That I breathe |
All of me |
Always On My Mind |
A Night Like This |
Autumn Leaves (Eva Cassidy) |
Baby Can I hold You |
Both Sides now |
Close to you |
Closer to fine |
Corcovado |
Crazy |
Cry Me a river |
Goldfinger |
Get Here |
Hallelujah |
Here Comes the rain |
Hello |
Hold Me Thrill Me |
I only wanna be with you |
I Just Wanna Make Love 2U |
I Say a little prayer |
I'm a believer |
I'm outta Love |
I Will Always Love You |
Just The Way You are |
Killing Me softly |
Let There Be Love |
Like a prayer |
Me & Mrs Jones |
Midnight Train to Georgia |
Mustang Sally |
My Funny Valentine |
Natural Woman (You make me feel Like a) |
Night & Day |
Nothing Compares 2U Please Don’t let me be misunderstood |
Power of Love – Jennifer Rush |
Saving All My Love For You |
Son of a preacher man |
Songbird |
Summertime |
Take a little piece of my heart |
The look of love |
The More I See You |
The Nearness of you |
Thank you (Dido) |
Think Twice Celine Dion |
Time After Time (Chet Baker) |
Time After Time (Cyndie Lauper) |
Total Eclipse of the Heart |
Twist & Shout |
Unchained Melody |
Variation on a 'Paper nut' |
Wave |
What's Up |
Without you |
Woman In Love |
VENUES
Aneesa has performed in many beautiful Wedding and venues including the following
Goodwood House
Brighton Royal Pavillion
Pangdean Old Barn, Pyecombe
Norfolk Arms, Arundel