Ain’t Misbehavin’  jazz duo was formed in 1998.

The band has a vast experience of playing for Corporate functions, Dinner-jazz, Hotels Restaurants, Weddings and private parties (over 1000 performances so far)

Diane Atkinson and Tony Sheppard bring some unique talents and professionalism to  their music. The combination of Saxophones, Flute, and Keyboards can sound silky, smooth and sophisticated, or groovin’ hard on a Salsa dance number. The music is chosen specially to suit  each event  from the band’s huge repertoire, which includes classic jazz standard numbers from all the greats—

Cole Porter, Gershwin, Fats Waller, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker ,George Shearing, Cannonball  Adderley, Dave Brubeck , Herbie Hancock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Charles, Robbie Williams, Jamie Cullum. Claire Teale ,Harry Connick ..the list goes on and on...

Diane Atkinson

Plays smooth Tenor and ’gutsy’ Baritone saxophones, plus an amazing Jazz flute. Her swinging Vocals add yet another dimension to Ain’t Misbehavin’ . 

She also plays baritone sax and sings for ‘THE BIG BAND,’ plays Tenor sax and sings for the COSMIC Big Band and performs with 2h2h (Too Hot To Handle - seventies rock band.)

When not gigging she is to be found teaching music to young students in Gloucestershire.

See www.disax.org.uk for more about Diane

Tony Sheppard

Plays Keyboards, trombone and sings for Ain’t Misbehavin’.  With years of expertise in the music business, and the latest keyboard technology, he creates anything from smooth quartet and Glenn Miller classic big band sounds  to funky Salsa beat numbers.  He also directs  ‘THE BIG BAND ’ , the Cosmic BigBand  and the JC Big Band. and plays trombone with CRESCENDO Big Band and  2h2h rock band.

For many years he was Musical Director of the Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra.

In an earlier life he featured in bands on the London Jazz scene, .playing trombone for ‘The Delta Jazzmen’ and in backing bands for some legendary musicians… amongst them Tubby Hayes.

He directed the widely acclaimed ‘On the Slide’ trombone project for  Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, performing with trombone star Dennis Rollins. 

tonyjazz presents

Ain’t Misbehavin’ Jazz Band

We will travel to  wherever you are within a 100 mile radius of Gloucester !

Areas we cover.

Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Cinderford,  Lydney, Worcester, Hereford, Ledbury, Wiltshire ,Oxford ,Birmingham ,Warwickshire , Avon, Bristol, Somerset, Cardiff , Gwent– Monmouth, Chepstow, Midlands . South West , Shropshire,  Chester , Devon or anywhere !