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In The Spotlight... The JADeS

Introducing a talented four-piece female harmony group from
Hartlepool, The JADeS. SHAPEMAG puts them under the Spotlight

I was a child and was in
schools shows and plays. I
was probably inspired by the
musicals and the wonderful
Barbara Streisand.

Shape: Have you learned to
play any instruments, if so
where you self-taught or take
lessons?
Dawn – I played the recorder
and trombone at school. I
didn’t enjoy having to read
e are an exciting Dawn – My father played in music and preferred to learn
Wfour-part female vocal a band called the Heartbeats by ear and making harmonies
harmony group, covering when I was a child and he Andrea – No
songs from a vast range of introduced me to vast array Sue – I played the recorder,
genres and spanning the of music from the 50’s – 70’s, clarinet and saxophone at
decades, featuring artists such including The Beatles, The school and made an audible
as; The Beatles, Paloma Faith, Eagles, Connie Francis, painful attempt at the violin!
Caro Emerald, Elvis, David Bobby Darrin, Fleetwood Jayne – I too made awful
Bowie, The Arctic Monkeys Mac and Elvis sounds with the violin, but
and many more! Andrea – I have loved was slightly more successful
music from being a small with the clarinet and am now
Our unique and child. My family would play attempting to learn piano
contemporary performance instruments and sing together
is injected with style, fun and so its just something Shape: What genre of music
and glamour and will bring I have always done. I was do you gravitate towards?
something very special to any inspired by Ella Fitzgerald
event and love retrojazz Between us we have an
Sue – I can’t remember a interesting eclectic mix of
Our band name comes from time before I loved music and genres and this has helped
our Initials Jayne, Andrea, singing. I have always been with our song selections – It
Dawn and Sue- The JADeS inspired by strong female means that our repertoire
singers such as Doris Day, really does have something
Shape: How old where Carol Decker, Alana Myles for everyone from Connie
you when you first became and Sandi Thom Francis to Tear Drop
interested in music, and what Jayne – I have always loved Explodes!
inspired you? singing and performing. I
went to dance school when Shape: Who were your

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