THE CLAUDIO ALLODI
BAND
(featuring Kim Jones)
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On Monday 2nd October 2006, the BBC1 series "Inside Out" featured
the
Allodi Band within
its documentary
for the London region.
(Viewers
outside London may have been shown a different programme)
Kim Jones-Allodi
Lead
Vocalist
Claudio Allodi
Acoustic & MIDI Accordion
Chris Maxwell
Drummer - Vocalist
Emilio Allodi
Bass Guitar and harmonies
The
Claudio Allodi Orchestra in its present format has been together for
many years.
Claudio started taking out his own band at the young age of 15 and
worked a 6 night residency in West End clubs and restaurants for more than
a decade. He is a totally self contained accordionist who will
transport you to
France, Russia, Italy, Greece, Spain, in fact, anywhere in the world, with authentic melodies and sounds.
He often works as part of an acoustic duo or trio incorporating violin and
guitar. His
repertoire is immense and he is able to create a
romantic and warm environment to wine and dine in, so in a way, budget
never need dictate your musical requirements again. His CV makes pretty impressive reading with jobs ranging from
Finchley to Florence, Mayfair to Monte Carlo and Jersey to
Japan!!! Weddings, bar mitzvahs, engagement parties, corporate
functions, even village halls; and for people such as Carluccio, Maureen Lipman, Margaret Thatcher and even
Prince Charles to name but a few.
In addition to the solo and band work, Claudio and Kim have been working
on a cabaret act in either French or Italian
to make use of their
Continental
backgrounds. This is ideal entertainment for theme
nights in restaurants and bars or as a show for Corporate functions and
parties. Claudio, other than working as a solo entertainer takes out his
own four to six piece band. He is a competent, experienced and thoughtful band
leader who will organise your function or party to run like clockwork. This
is from experience gained from many years of playing at functions of
all kinds and all venues. Many
of us would not necessarily associate the accordion with modern music but
it really is very trendy these days, and once the crowd
wants to “boogie” Claudio
makes use of the accordion's newest technology with his store of current sounds for chart and pop music and you are in no doubt that you are in the twenty first century!
That is the great thing about the band - it is so very versatile. Most bands will play a range of material that can cater
for your average function, but this band plays and sings its way across the
continents! When
he's not rushing to jobs all around the UK, Claudio lives
in his Barnet mansion with his Swiss wife Margrit, HUGE
dog,
2 cats ........ (theres more!) or may be seen in some pretty swanky golf
clubs (with and without the accordion)!
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Claudio Allodi Home Tel & Fax Number: - (020) 8441-1500 |
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The
lads have eaten since this picture was taken & they do look better
in their dinner suits
Kim
Jones has a smooth, warm, rich voice, which you can now listen to and
judge for yourself. There are
plenty of song files to choose from above and below, both solo or with the
band.
In addition, Kim sings in
fluent French and Italian,
some Spanish and Portuguese, as well as English,
and without any fear of contradiction, has the largest repertoire of any vocalist,
anywhere.
Kim started her career
initially some years ago as a
solo performer and sings virtually all kinds of music.
She is the force behind the band to ensure they stay as up-to-date
with repertoire as they can within the limitations of the line-up they
have.
Kim's background is that she sang from the age of three; more or less as soon as she could
talk. By the time she was
ten she was signed to a recording contract with RCA and a
management contract with London Management's GL Productions with Bernard Lee and Michael Grade as her
personal managers. They commissioned songs for her written by Roger
Greenaway and Roger Cook and Jackie Rae was her personal record producer. By the
time she was 13 she had a string of recordings and had made many TV
appearances including Des O'Connor Tonight with Sacha Distel and had
appeared at the Talk of the Town Night Club and the London
Palladium. Kim's own personal favourite memory and recordings were two wonderful
songs called "Who Can Tell" and "Dear John" recorded
back to back.
These were produced by a monster talented producer named Martin Shaer,
(formerly of Tony Rivers and the Castaways); sadly
Kim could not be released from her contracts at the time to release either
of these
tracks so she and Martin went their separate ways; and to this day this remains a deep regret. So Martin,
if you're out there ... do
get in touch!
Kim's passion are twenties, thirties to fifties standards and jazz classics, so
if there's a pianist out there looking for a vocalist to do just this kind
of work from time to time, do give me a call!
To be fair however, Kim loves all music and more importantly, lives and
loves to sing! If you are looking to book the band, you may find it
useful to have a look at some of the material they play. If
you look at the song list and find the one you desire isn't shown, it's not a
problem in any way. We will always obtain the track; the music; learn and rehearse it in readiness for your big day,
without exception.
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We
will keep this part brief as you already know so much about Emilio.
It is a case of "no rest for the wicked"!
As the shop closes he dons dinner suit, loads up the car and then with brother
Claudio and his wife Kim, plays the bass guitar in the Claudio Allodi
Orchestra. He and brother Claudio have played in their own bands together for over
35 years now. They
harmonise as well as the Everley Brothers and have a continental vocal
sound all their own. In fact because this is such a close familial
unit they have a real commitment to ensure that each one is as good as
they can possibly be. That makes for a lot of confidence for the
client. Privately, Emilio's own taste in music is more classical, specifically piano
but he adores classical guitar too. Alas, he does not have the free
time to indulge himself very often. Something of a perfectionist, he
will never give up till he feels that authenticity for a particular song
has been achieved.
Chris
is our much valued percussionist/drummer and singer. He too plays all styles of music and is
a competent and talented musician. Chris is as proficient on brushes
with the "liscio" rhythms so loved by the Italians as he is with
the rock'n'roll jive or funk or pop which makes him such a favourite
with our clients and venues alike, as he is extremely "volume
aware". He is also uniquely sensitive to the value of light and shade in a
song and watching and listening to every member's performance to ensure he
supports it in just the right way, which is a very rare quality in any
musician, but particularly drummers.
Chris has a huge passion for true American country music; which over the years
has inspired him to write a considerable amount of his own songs. Still
waiting for that big hit however! He's also keen to experiment
with new digital recording technology on his own and with us. Having two teenage children,
and taking a drum class at a local school, he keeps well up to date with
the modern music scene and is sought after for gigs by other gigging
bands. Chris is committed to every evening being a success and works
equally as hard as any bandleader to ensure that happens. He has a great sense of humour and is always fun
and a must to have
on a gig. In the past, Chris has been the drummer for such artists as Jim
Davidson, Carl Wayne and Freddie Starr to name just a few.
As
you may have gleaned by now, this is primarily a four piece band.
However, Claudio has the freedom to enlarge the band at any time by bringing in a
guitarist/singer as and when the need arises or, a saxophonist or
trumpet player, or if you wish, all three.
It is not uncommon for us to use a guitarist. However, in the case
of Claudio, as a solo performer and perhaps in the instance of
smaller occasions in domestic surroundings, you might like the idea of him
teaming up with a violin, flute, saxophone or indeed any instrument; this is quite
usual for
Claudio and is no problem for him to arrange as he has a large stable of
professional musicians to call on.
The choice is entirely
yours. But rest assured, whether it be four or six musicians you
choose to have, you and all your guests will have a good time and all
musical tastes will be catered for.
Always punctual, discreet and with all members of the band suitably and immaculately turned out,
this is a band for any and every occasion.
When your event is so special you need total confidence that the music is
going to be perfect.
All you
need to know is that the Claudio Allodi Orchestra will not let you down.
Above
all, the Claudio Allodi Band has the very best sound equipment and is
committed to playing at the right volume
for the audience and the
venue.
The aim of this band on any occasion, is to provide entertaining, good music and a
wonderful atmosphere to allow families,
friends and all your guests to
relax, socialise and dance the night away.
Please visit again...your feedback is most welcome
New band photo to follow soon ..................... watch this space
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