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The Skylarks

The Skylarks consists of the dynamic collaboration of James McKendry on guitar, Jeffrey Argent on Drums, Curtis Argent on Bass, combined with the elegant and sophisticated vocal stylings of Jess Beck.

  • Entertainment:
    Acoustic with Vocals, Duos and Trios, Funk Bands, Instrumental Music, Jazz Bands, Jazz Duos, Live Music, Lounge Jazz
  • City:
    Sydney
  • Size:
    2-5

Audio Samples

  • Honeysuckle rose
  • Mac the knife
  • Skylark
  • Wave
  • Hometown Dress
  • Caravan

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    The Skylarks consists of the dynamic collaboration of James McKendry on guitar, Jeffrey Argent on Drums, Curtis Argent on Bass, combined with the elegant and sophisticated vocal stylings of Jess Beck.

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DANCE/POP CHARTS:

  • Bad moon rising
  • All nightlong – Lionel Richie
  • Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
  • Can’t take my eyes off you
  • Could you be loved? – Bob Marley
  • Dancing Queen – ABBA
  • Hit the road Jack – Ray Brown
  • Hound Dog – Elvis
  • Is this love? – Bob Marley
  • Isn’t she lovely? – Stevie Wonder
  • My Girl – The Temptations
  • Put your records on – Corrine Bailey Ray
  • Stand by me – Ben E. King
  • Valerie – Amy Winehouse
  • Go your own way – Fleetwood Mac
  • Heart of glass – Blondie
  • Imagine – John Lennon
  • Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
  • Your’e So Vain – Carly Simon
  • Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
  • Hards Days Night – Beatles
  • Here Comes the Sun – Beatles
  • Let it be – Beatles
  • The Lion Sleeps tonight – the Tokens
  • Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
  • I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
  • Boots are Made for Walking – Nancy Sinatra
  • Be my Baby – The Ronnetts
  • Respect – Aretha Franklin
  • California Dreaming – Mamas & Papas
  • Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Sam and Dave
  • My Generation – The Who
  • You really Got Me – The Kinks
  • Bad Moon Rising – Credence Clearwater Revival
  • Satisfaction – Otis Redding
  • The Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
  • Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
  • Love potion number 9 – The strangers
  • Iko Iko – Dixie Cups
  • Land of a 1000 dances – Wilson picket
  • Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavinge
  • Smile – Lily Allen
  • So What – Pink
  • Sonny Came Home – Shawn Colvin
  • Southern Kind of Life – Kasey Chambers
  • Spanish Joint – Angelo
  • Spinning Around – Kylie
  • Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow
  • Stupid Love Song – Amiel
  • Sunday Morning – No Doubt
  • Sunshine on A Rainy Day – Christine Anu
  • Sway – Bic Runga
  • Sweet About Me – Gabriella Cilmi
  • Thank You – Dido
  • That Word (L.O.V.E) – The Rockmellons
  • The Captain – Kasey Chambers
  • The Horses – Daryl Rraithwaite
  • The Truth – Tania Stevens
  • Thriller – Michael Jackson
  • Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
  • Toxic – Britney Spears
  • Umbrella – Rhianna
  • Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira
  • Valerie – Amy Winehouse
  • Wade In The Water – Eva Cassidy
  • Wayfaring Stranger – Eva Cassidy
  • Weir – Killing Heidi
  • What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
  • When You Get Back – John Cleary
  • Whenever Wherever – Shakira
  • Whole Again – Atomic Kitten
  • Wonderful – India Arie
  • You Gotta Be – Desree
  • My Island Home – Christine Anu
  • Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
  • Never Ever – All Saints
  • Never Saw Blue Like That – Shawn Colvin
  • No Air – Jordan Sparks
  • Not Fair – Lily Allen
  • Not Pretty Enough – Kasey Chambers
  • Oops! I Did It Again – Britney Spears

DANCE/POP CONTINUED…..

  • Out Of Reach – Gabrielle
  • Poison – Bardot
  • Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailly-Rae
  • Radio Sweethearts – Kate Rusby
  • Right As Rain – Adele
  • River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner
  • Rome Wasn’t Built in A Day – Morcheeba
  • Run Away – The Corrs
  • Running Back – Jessica Mauboy
  • Shackles – Mary Mary
  • Sign Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
  • Sing It Back – Moloko
  • I’m Outta Love – Anastacia
  • I’m With You – Avril Lavinge
  • If You’re Not In It For Love – Shania Twain
  • I’m Like A Bird – Nelly Furtardo
  • Just A Girl – No Doubt
  • Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
  • Kinston Town – UB40
  • Kiss Me – Sixpence Non The Richer
  • Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
  • Landslide – Dixie Chicks
  • LDN – Lily Allen
  • Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
  • Love At First Sight – Kylie
  • Love Foolosophy – Jamiroquai
  • Love Fool – The Cardigans
  • Mama Mia – Abba
  • Mascara – Killing Heidi
  • Money – Pink Floyd
  • Mouth – Meryl Bainbridge
  • My Immortal – Evanesence
  • Dancing Queen – Abba
  • Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
  • Don’t Speak – No Doubt
  • Done Did It – Katchafire
  • Dreams – Gabrielle
  • Everytime – Britney Spears
  • Fading Like A Flower – Rockset
  • First Cut Is ­The Deepest – Sheryl Crow
  • Get Away – Katchafire
  • Get Out Leave – Jo Jo
  • Get The Party Started – Pink
  • He Loves Me – Jill Scott
  • Heaven – DJ Sammy
  • Hometown Dress – Jess Beck
  • Hometown Glory – Adele
  • London House Of Love – Vika & Linda
  • I Could Live Up Here – Jess Beck
  • I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley
  • I Wanna Get High – Cyprus Hill
  • I Wish – Stevie Wonder
  • 1234 – Feist
  • ABC – Michael Jackson
  • Accidentally Kelly Street – Frente
  • All That She Wants – Ace Of Base
  • American Boy – Estelle
  • Are You Happy Now – Michelle Branch
  • Barenaked – Jennifer Love Hewitt
  • Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
  • Bizarre Love Triangle – Frente
  • Black & Gold – Katy Perry
  • Bring Me To Life – Evanesence
  • Buses & Trains – Bachelor Girl
  • But I Do Love You – Leanne Rimes
  • Can’t Fight The Moonlight – Leanne Rimes
  • Can’t Get You Outta My Head – Kylie
  • Case of The Ex – Mya
  • Come Over – Estelle
  • Complicated – Avril Lavinge
  • Corner Of The Earth – Jamiroquai
  • Cry Like A Baby – Kasey Chambers

BACKGROUND/LOUNGE MUSIC

 

  • All of me
  • All the things you are
  • At last
  • Autumn leaves
  • Blue moon
  • Blue skies
  • Corcovado
  • Don’t get around much any more
  • Fly me to the moon
  • Gee baby ain’t I good to you
  • Georgia
  • Gypsy in my soul
  • Have you met miss jones?
  • Honey suckle rose
  • It don’t mean a thing
  • It had to be you
  • Lullaby of birdland
  • Mac the knife
  • Perhaps
  • Skylark
  • Song for my father
  • St Thomas
  • Summertime
  • Sway
  • The girl from Ipanema
  • Lady is a tramp
  • Why don’t you do right
  • What a wonderful world
  • A night in Tunisia
  • Agua de beber
  • night and day
  • Take the a train
  • Wave
  • Ain’t misbehaving
  • Almost like being in love
  • Don’t know why
  • Get happy
  • If I were a bell
  • Let’s do it
  • Misty
  • My funny valentine
  • Triste
  • A night like this
  • That man
  • How high the moon
  • Love me or leave me
  • Them there eyes
  • There will never be another you
  • Alone together
  • Lady sings the blues
  • La vie en rose
  • Straighten up and fly right
  • C’est Si Bon
  • Hit that Jive Jack
  • I’ve got you under my skin
  • Moanin’
  • My Baby Just Cares for me
  • One note samba
  • Stompin’ at the savoy
  • So Nice summer Samba
  • Desafinado
  • Bewitched
  • Nightingale Sung in..
  • What is this thing Called Love
  • A kiss to build a dream
  • Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
  • Don’t Speak – No Doubt
  • Done Did It – Katchafire
  • Dreams – Gabrielle
  • Everytime – Britney Spears
  • Fading Like A Flower – Rockset
  • First Cut Is The Deepest – Sheryl Crow
  • Get Away – Katchafire
    • Dancing Queen – Abba
  • Get Out Leave – Jo Jo
  • Get The Party Started – Pink
  • He Loves Me – Jill Scott
  • Heaven – DJ Sammy
  • Hometown Dress – Jess Beck
  • Hometown Glory – Adele
  • London House Of Love – Vika & Linda
  • I Could Live Up Here – Jess Beck
  • I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley
  • I Wanna Get High – Cyprus Hill
  • I Wish – Stevie Wonder
  • I’m Outta Love – Anastacia
  • I’m With You – Avril Lavinge
  • If You’re Not In It For Love – Shania Twain
  • I’m Like A Bird – Nelly Furtardo
  • Just A Girl – No Doubt
  • Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
  • Kinston Town – UB40
  • Kiss Me – Sixpence Non The Richer
  • Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
  • Landslide – Dixie Chicks
  • LDN – Lily Allen
  • Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
  • Love At First Sight – Kylie
  • Love Foolosophy – Jamiroquai
  • Love Fool – The Cardigans
  • Mama Mia – Abba
  • Mascara – Killing Heidi
  • Money – Pink Floyd
  • Mouth – Meryl Bainbridge
  • My Immortal – Evanesence
  • My Island Home – Christine Anu
  • Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
  • Never Ever – All Saints
  • Never Saw Blue Like That – Shawn Colvin
  • No Air – Jordan Sparks
  • Not Fair – Lily Allen
  • Not Pretty Enough – Kasey Chambers
  • Oops! I Did It Again – Britney Spears
  • Out Of Reach – Gabrielle
  • Poison – Bardot
  • Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailly-Rae
  • Radio Sweethearts – Kate Rusby
  • Right As Rain – Adele
  • River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner
  • Rome Wasn’t Built in A Day – Morcheeba
  • Run Away – The Corrs
  • Running Back – Jessica Mauboy
  • Shackles – Mary Mary
  • Sign Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
  • Sing It Back – Moloko
  • Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavinge
  • Smile – Lily Allen
  • So What – Pink
  • Sonny Came Home – Shawn Colvin
  • Southern Kind of Life – Kasey Chambers
  • Spanish Joint – Angelo
  • Spinning Around – Kylie
  • Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow
  • Stupid Love Song – Amiel
  • Sunday Morning – No Doubt
  • Sunshine on A Rainy Day – Christine Anu
  • Sway – Bic Runga
  • Sweet About Me – Gabriella Cilmi
  • Thank You – Dido
  • That Word (L.O.V.E) – The Rockmellons
  • The Captain – Kasey Chambers
  • The Horses – Daryl Rraithwaite
  • The Truth – Tania Stevens
  • Thriller – Michael Jackson
  • Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
  • Toxic – Britney Spears
  • Umbrella – Rhianna
  • Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira
  • Valerie – Amy Winehouse
  • Wade In The Water – Eva Cassidy
  • Wayfaring Stranger – Eva Cassidy
  • Weir – Killing Heidi
  • What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
  • When You Get Back – John Cleary
  • Whenever Wherever – Shakira
  • Whole Again – Atomic Kitten
  • Wonderful – India Arie
  • You Gotta Be – Desree

Biography

The Skylarks

The Skylarks consists of the dynamic collaboration of James on Guitar, Jeffrey on Drums, Curtis on Bass, combined with the elegant and sophisticated vocal stylings of Jess. The group are now reaching into their seventh year performing together as a quartet around Sydney and beyond, and have developed an electric and expansive repertoire to target any audience.
With Jazz being their focus, the quartet know how to get the party started with all your favourite R&B, Soul, Funk, Reggae and Pop tunes.

Globally the Quartet have performed contracts for Princess Cruises across the Mediterranean and Caribbean as well as bookings throughout the Pacific and Australasian countries.
Currently the Quartet holds residents at the Opera Bar, Sydney Australia, every month

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