Chris Gable has been performing at weddings, corporate gigs and private parties for well over a decade, as a soloist and part of small to large bands; as such, he has sufficient experience to know that there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to clients’ entertainment needs. However, the three musicians featured in the Chris Gable Trio have most bases covered between them.
Chris performs regularly as a solo guitar/vocalist, with the wonderful point of difference that he is a truly amazing saxophonist. As a soloist he switches between guitar & vocals and playing sax / singing over pre-recorded backings. He has an impressively wide-ranging repertoire from jazz & swing to Top 40 and classic hits. Of course, backings aren’t anything like as good as actual musicians… but they get the job done when space or budget is limited.
The Chris Gable Duo adds Tim Wilson on bass, guitar and backing vocals. A fellow multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Tim and Chris essentially have two unique lineups available: Chris on sax & Tim on guitar, where we specialise in classy renditions of popular tunes (with the option of sticking to jazz standards if that’s your thing); or Chris on guitar/vocals and Tim on bass/vocals, opening up all the usual guitar/vocal repertoire with the added benefit of Tim on bass & harmonies.
The Chris Gable Trio adds Luke Thatcher on drums & percussion – and, like the duo, is essentially two bands in one. Luke plays cajon (hand percussion) for the quieter sets where Tim and I stick to guitar and sax; for a bigger, more typical covers band sound, we go to vocals, guitar, bass and drums; this is the lineup for performing dance sets to crowds large or small.
Chris, a brilliant performer in his own right, deliberately hand-picked Tim & Luke for his trio years ago in the knowledge that they’re the best in the biz at what they do and, like Chris, they’re also a delight to work with! Chris & the lads can help provide a variety of superb entertainment options to any crowd, whatever their tastes.
Sample Songlist
Acoustic Guitar & Vocal
3am
500 Miles
Africa
All About That Bass
All Night Long
American Pie
Another Day In Paradise
April Sun In Cuba
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Attention
Bad Moon Rising
Better Be Home Soon
Billie Jean
Can’t Stop The Feeling
Change The World
Cosmic Girl
Crazy
Cryin’ Shame
Don’t Know Why
Don’t Stop The Music
Drift Away
Eye Of The Tiger
Faith
Feel It Still
Firework
Flame Trees
Forget You
Free Falling
Get Back
Get Lucky
Gimme The Night
Go Your Own Way
Happy
Heard It Through The Grapevine
Hey Jude
Hey Soul Sister
High & Dry
Home
Horses
I Can See Clearly Now
I Can’t Feel My Face
I Need A Dollar
I Wanna Love Somebody Like You
I Will Survive
I’ll Be
I’m Coming Home Tonight
I’m Yours
Just The Two Of Us
Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Keep On Rockin’ Me Baby
Khe Sanh
Killing Me Softly
Kiss
Life Is A Highway
Lightning Crashes
Listen To The Music
Living On A Prayer
Lonely Boy
Looking Out My Back Door
Lovely Day
Lover Lover
Lying Eyes
Maggie May
Message To My Girl
Moondance
Moves Like Jagger
Mustang Sally
My Happiness
No Such Thing
Nothing Holding Me Back
On Top Of The World
Raise Your Glass
Riptide
Romeo & Juliet
Royals
Run To Paradise
Save Tonight
Sexual Healing
Shape Of You
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Somebody I Used To Know
Something So Strong
Steal My Kisses
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Stuck In The Middle With You
Sunday Morning
Sunsets
Superstition
Taylor
Teenage Dirtbag
The Gambler
The Scientist
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Time Of Your Life
Tip Of My Tongue
To Her Door
Treasure
Uptown Funk
Valerie
Viva La Vida
Waiting On The World To Change
Wake Me Up
What’s Going On
Wicked Game
Wild World
Wonderwall
Yellow
You Gotta Be
You’re The Voice
You’ve Got A Friend
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
Jazz Instrumentals
All Blues
All Of Me
All The Things You Are
Almost Like Being In Love
Autumn Leaves
Beyond The Sea
Billie’s Bounce
Blue Moon
Body & Soul
Cantaloupe Island
Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me
Donna Lee
Embraceable You
Feel Like Making Love
Fly Me To The Moon
Girl From Ipanema
L-O-V-E
Maiden Voyage
Misty
My Foolish Heart
My Little Suede Shoes
My Romance
Night & Day
Satin Doll
So What
Summertime
Take Five
This Masquerade
Unforgettable
The Way You Look Tonight
Pop / Easy Listening Instrumentals
Ain’t No Sunshine
Careless Whispers
Don’t Know Why
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Have I Told You Lately
I Can’t Make You Love Me
If I Ain’t Got You
If I Only Had A Brain
Just The Two Of Us
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You
One Flight Down
Overjoyed
Rock With You
Sailing
Sexual Healing
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Stand By Me
What A Wonderful World
Why Georgia
You’ve Got A Friend
Easy listening (with backing)
Back At One
Beautiful In My Eyes
Better Together
Change The World
Cold Cold Heart
Come Away With Me
Come Together
Desperado
Drift Away
Drive
Englishman In New York
Every Breath You Take
Fields Of Gold
Fire & Rain
Gimme One Reason
Have I Told You Lately
Hey Jude
High & Dry
Holding Back The Years
Home
Hotel California
How Deep Is Your Love
How Sweet It Is
I’m Feeling Good
Imagine
It’s About Time
Jessie
Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Lady In Red
Let’s Stay Together
Lightning Crashes
Lovely Day
Lying Eyes
Making Memories Of Us
My Girl
New Kid In Town
Next Year, Baby
No Such Thing
Now & Forever
One Of These Nights
Piano Man
Reminiscing
Rock With You
Rocket Man
Sailing
Saturday In The Park
She Will Be Loved
Tiny Dancer
Turn Me On
Use Me
Whisper Your Name
Wicked Game
Wish You Were Here
Wonderful Tonight
Yellow
You’ve Got A Friend
Your Song
You Don’t Know Me
Medium to upbeat (with backing)
1999
500 Miles
All Night Long
Almost Like Being In Love
Bad Case Of Loving You
Better Man
Brown Eyed Girl
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Everything
Faith
Give Me The Night
Heard It Through The Grapevine
Hey Ya
How Sweet It Is
I Feel Good
I’m A Believer
I Want You To Want Me
Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
Jump Jive & Wail
Khe Sanh
Kiss
La Bamba
Land Down Under
Love Is In The Air
Moondance
Mustang Sally
My Girl
Need You Tonight
Never Gonna Give You Up
New York, New York
Oh What A Night (December 1963)
On Broadway
Pretty Woman
Rock Around The Clock
Rock DJ
Save The Last Dance
Shake Your Tailfeather
She’s A Lady
Signed Sealed Delivered
Smooth
Stuck In The Middle With You
Summer Of ‘69
Superstition
Sway
That’s All Right Mama
The Way You Make Me Feel
What I Like About You