The irrepressible Toni James has performed internationally and throughout the UK, touring lounge bars, nightclubs, restaurants and hotels, from marquees to back gardens and even the living rooms of the rich and famous!  Exclusive live perfomances on BBC radio programmes Manchester, Merseyside, Cambridge and Belfast have helped Toni gain a reputation as a polised and sophisticated performer.  Space Magazine voted Toni one of Liverpool's top 100 coolest people and she has received extensive press coverage in such magazine as Blues and Soul, Echoes, Time Out and Star Magazine.  Toni has supported sould legends Mica Paris, Solomon Burke and Ruby Turner.

Toni prides herself on creating the perfect atmosphere for every individual occasion.  With a repertoire in excess of 120 songs, the band plays a whole host of genres for all ages ranging from classic R 'n' B to current pop, soul and disco that is guaranteed to have all your guests upto dance.

'I have worked in the entertainment industry for over 10 years performing at high profile corporate events and weddings.  As the founder of The Toni James Band, I am proud to say that we have gained an enviable reputation within the industry for the exceptional quality of our performances, highenergym professionalism and reliability.  Our success is attributed to having a simple and clear focus - we remain passionate about live music and passionate about client satisfaction'.

The Toni James band has the ability to adapt in terms of size / number of musicians, so can therefore be booked as anything from a 4 piece group upto 12 members of more.  The standard line-up of the band consists of vocals, keyboards, bass and drums.  This particular ensemble has been entertaining audiences for many years, providing an energetic and super slick performance that will have everybody up dancing.  The 6 piece band sees the addition of our infamous dancing horn section so if you fancy the addition of guitar or a rapper, string section or percussion we are more than happy to add this to our line-up.

The musicians in the Toni James band are some of the best session players in the UK today playing for such artists as Vanessa Mae, Natasha Bedingfield, Tinchy Stryder, Craig David, Spandau Ballet, Corrine Bailey Ray, Cliff Richard, Mica Paris, Solomon Burke and have performed at venues / festivals such as Glastonbury, V Festival, The M.E.N Arena, Wembley Arena, The O2 Arena and The Liverpool Echo Arena.

Finally, if it's jazz and blues that you are looking for The Toni James Duo can create a beautiful atmosphere at any dinner, wedding breakfast or corporate event.  The vocal / piano duo has residencies at prestigious venues such as Simply Heathcoats, Hope Street Residence Lounge Liverpool and private dining at The Grosvenor, Chester.  The duo has also performed at the Grand National yearly since 2005 and Dinners at Chester Races for the last 3 years.