The Jackson Combo is a cover band for hire in Melbourne, VIC.
Roaming minstrels one day, a full function band the next. The Jackson Combo covers blues, soul, jazz, rock and disco, with Van Morrison, Ella Fitzgerald and Marvin Gaye at one end and Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Sam Smith at the other. The wandering trio, or quartet when the sousaphone comes out, is built for festivals, fetes, markets, shopping centre activations and outdoor community events, and works fully acoustic with no power needed if that's easier. Fixed acts bring their own PA and lighting for rooms up to about 300, with staging and operators arranged for anything larger. Sizes run from soloist to a band with a brass section, and an MC service is available. They hold public liability cover.
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The show
There's more than one act under this name. Roaming minstrels, a cheeky trio that becomes a quartet when the sousaphone comes along, wander through festivals, fetes, markets and shopping precinct activations engaging with whoever's in front of them. Sit-down options run from a soulful duo through to a swinging jazz quartet and a blues band. La Bamba to Uptown Funk, Van Morrison to Ella Fitzgerald, Coldplay to Marvin Gaye. Nothing gets treated as too sacred to have a go at. Tell them the setting and they'll tell you which of the acts suits it.
On the day
The fully roaming acoustic version needs nothing at all, no power, no setup point, which makes it the easy choice for parks, markets and street events. Semi-roaming and fixed acts need one power point, indoors or out. For rooms up to around 300 people the band is self-contained with its own PA and lighting. Above that, or for festivals, they'll organise staging, marquee, larger PA and operators through people they work with regularly.
Performance options
The usual approach is to run one act into another across the evening. An acoustic soloist, duo or trio covers guest arrivals, then the quartet or a larger line-up with the brass section takes over for the main function and the dancing. MC hosting can be added to any of that. There's also Harmony and Glitter Balls, which starts as an acoustic quartet with four part harmony over arrivals and dinner, then turns into the Disco Extravaganza for the back half of the night.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
286 songs
1.All Around the World – Lou Rawls (Blues/Jazz)2.Alright, Ok, You Win – Ella Fitzgerald (Blues/Jazz)3.At Last – Etta James (Blues/Jazz)4.Beatles Medley – Beatles (Function/Party)5.Blues Is a Woman – Lou Rawls (Blues/Jazz)6.Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison (Function/Party)7.Burning Love – Elvis (Function/Party/Roaming)8.Call Me Al – Paul Simon (Function/Party)9.Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake (Roaming)10.Come When I Call – John Mayer (Blues/Jazz)11.Coming Home Baby – Mel Torme’/Renee Gayer (Blues/Jazz)12.Complicated – Avril Lavine (Function/Party)13.Congo Square – Neville Brothers (Blues/Jazz)14.Crazy For You Baby – Willie Dixon (Blues/Jazz)15.Crazy Bout You Baby – Delbert McClinton (Blues)16.Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (Function/Party/ Roaming)17.Cry To Me – Professor Longhair (Blues/Jazz)18.Dock Of the Bay – Otis Redding (Function/Party)19.Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Function/Party)20.Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis (Function/Party)21.Don’t Stop Believin’ – Glee Soundtrack (Function/Party)22.Drown In My Own Tears – Aretha Franklin (Blues)23.Early In the Morning – Joe Williams (Blues/Jazz)24.Easy – Faith No More/ Commodores (Function/Party)25.Evil Ways – Santana (Blues/Function/Party)26.Every Day I Have the Blues – BB King (Blues/Jazz/Roaming)27.Faith – George Michael (Function/Party/Roaming)28.Flowers – Miley Cyrus (Function/Party)29.Four Five Seconds - Rhianna (Function/Party)30.Get On the Right Track Baby – Georgie Fame (Blues/Jazz)31.Galway Girl - Mundy (Function/Party)32.God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday (Jazz)33.Go to the Mardi Gras – Dr John (Blues/Jazz)34.Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac (Function/Party)35.Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles (Blues)36.Happy – Pharrell Williams (Roaming)37.Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Credence (Function/Party)38.Hey Pocky Way – The Meters (Blues)39.Hey Soul Sister – Train (Function/Party)40.Hide Nor Hair – Ray Charles (Blues)41.Hold On I’m Coming – Sam and Dave (Function/Party)42.How Sweet It Is - James Taylor/ Michael Buble’ (All Styles of act perform this Song)43.Hurt So Good D – John Mellencamp (Function/Party)44.I Ain’t Got Nothing but The Blues – Duke Ellington (Jazz)45.I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys (Function/Party)46.If You Love Me Like You Say – Little Johnny Taylor (Blues)47.I Can’t Stand the Rain – Seal / Ann Peebles (Blues/Function/Party)48.I Feel Good – James Brown (Function/Party/Roaming)49.I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles (Roaming)50.Isn’t She lovely - Stevie Wonder (Function/Party)51.I Wish I Knew How It Feels to Be Free – Nina Simone (Blues)52.I’m A Believer - The Monkees (Roaming)53.I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts Town – Lou Rawls (Blues/Jazz)54.I’m Not the Only One – Sam Smith (Function/Party)55.Is You is/Ain't My Baby – Louis Jordan/Joe Jackson (Blues/Jazz)56.It’s All Over Now – The Rolling Stones (Blues)57.It Should Have Been Me - Ray Charles (Blues/Jazz)58.Jolene – Dolly Parton (Function/Party)59.Just Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Buble’ (Function/Party)60.Just The Two of Us – Grover Washington/Bill Withers (Function/Party)61.Knock Me A Kiss - Louis Jordan (Blues)62.Knock on Wood – Wilson Pickett (Blues)63.La Bamba – Richie Valens (Function/Party/Roaming)64.Lady is a Tramp – Frank Sinatra (Jazz)65.Let Me Down Easy – Shepperd (Function/Party)66.Let Me Ride in Your Automobile – Gene Taylor (Blues)67.Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan (Blues/Jazz)68.Like I Can – Sam Smith (Function/Party)69.Lose Control - Teddy Swims (Function/Party)70.Lovely Day – Bill Withers (Function/Party/Roaming)71.Love The Life I Live – George Fame (Blues/Jazz)72.Mardi Gras Mambo – The Meters (Blues)73.Marry You74.Makin Whoopee – Louis Armstrong (Blues/Jazz)75.Mary Anne – Ray Charles (Blues)76.Marry You – Bruni Mars (Roasming/Function/Party)77.Meet Me with Your Black Draws On – Chuck Carbo (Blues)78.Midnight Hour – Sam Cooke (Function/Party)79.Misty – Ella Fitzgerald (Blues/Jazz)80.Moanin – Ernestine Anderson (Blues)81.Moondance – Van Morrison (Jazz/Function/Party)82.More Today Than Yesterday – Lena Horne (Blues/Jazz)83.Muddy Water – Lou Rawls (Blues/Jazz)84.Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett 9Function/Party)85.My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nat King Cole/Nina Simone (Blues/Jazz)86.My Funny Valentine – Ella Fitzgerald (Blues/Jazz)87.Never Make Your Move Too Soon – BB King (Blues)88.Night Life – Willie Nelson (Blues/Jazz)89.Night Train – Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra (Blues)90.New York City – Delbert McClinton (Blues)91.Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Ashley (Function/Party/Roaming)92.Nothing Holding Me Back – Shawn Mandes (Function/Party)93.Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship (Function/Party/Roaming)94.Pocket Change – The Wild Magnolias (Blues/Jazz)95.Power Of Love – Huey Lewis (Roaming/Function/Party)96.Price Tag – Jessie J (Roaming)97.Rehab – Amy Winehouse98.Riders of the Storm – The Doors (Blues)99.Route 66 – Nat King Cole (Blues/Jazz)100.Ruler of my Heart – Irma Thomas (Blues)101.Run To Paradise – Choir Boys (Function/Party)102.Sands Of Time – The Neville Brothers (Blues)103.Saturday Nite Fish Fry – Louis Prima (Blues)104.Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield/Sade’ (Blues)105.Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon (Function/Party)106.Sitting, Waiting, Wishing – Jack Johnson (Function/Party)107.Seven Day Fool - Etta James (Blues)108.Sudden Samba – Neil Larsen (Latin Instrumental - Blues)109.Summer of 69 Guitar – Bryan Adams (Function/Party)110.Sunny – Bob Hebb/Stevie Wonder (Function/Party)111.Suzy Q – Credence Clear Water Revival (Blues/Jazz)112.Spooky – Atlanta Rhythm Section (Blues/Jazz)113.Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker/Allman Bro’s (Blues)114.Stuck In the Middle with You – Stealers Wheel (Function/Party/Roaming)115.Straighten Up and Fly Right - Nat King Cole (Blues/Jazz)116.sweet Caroline – Niel Diamond (Function/Party/Roaming)117.Sweet Emma – Traditional (Blues)118.Sweet Lover – Aretha Franklin (Blues)119.Take It to The Limit – The Eagles (Function/Party)120.Take Me to The River – Talking Heads (Function/Party)121.Take A Train – Duke Ellington (Jazz)122.Take The Last Train To Clarkesville – The Monkees (roaming/Function/Party)123.Teardrops From My Eyes – Ella Fitzgerald (Blues/Jazz)124.Tequila* – The Champs (Roaming)125.The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (Roaming)126.Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran (Function/Party)127.Three Cool Cats – Ry Cooder (Blues)128.Throw Your Arms Around Me - H&C (Function/Party)129.Twist and Shout – The Beatles (Roaming)130.Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars (Function/Party/Roaming)131.Valarie – Amy Winehouse (Function/Party/Roaming)132.Viva La Vida – Coldplay133.Wake Me Up – Avicii (Function/Party)134.Walk of Love – Dire Straits – (Function/Party)135.Walking on Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves (Roaming)136.What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye (Blues)137.When Love Comes to Town – U2/BB King (Function/Party)138.Willow Weep for Me – Etta James (Blues/Jazz)139.Work Song – Oscar Brown Jnr (Blues/Jazz)140.Yeah Yeah – Georgie Fame (Blues)141.You Are My Sunshine – Ray Charles (Blues)142.Your Body Is Wonderland – John Mayer (Function/Party)143.500 Miles - The Proclaimers (Roaming)
