Hayley & The Hot Notes!
My terrific New Band Made it's Debut at the Big Jive in Worthing on 2nd March. With a great set of new material we got the event off to a great start and had a fantastic time!

Formed with the musical direction of Jackson Sloan, with a collection of great musicians from Essex, I at last have my own band and my own set  of terrific songs! A superb mix of tempo's and styles, many of which are not as yet being used on the dance scene. I'm really excited to be given this chance by The Jive Aces, to perform in my own right as a musician and get my new band established on the Swing Jive and Rock'N'Roll Scene! With gigs already in the pipeline I look forward to performing to new audiences far and wide! New Pictures and Film Footage to follow.

I am Lil' Miss Hayley.
An 19 year old singer/songwriter, dancer, musician & actress.

 I have been making a name for myself on the Swing and Jive circuit for several years now Thanks to The Jive Aces support. I grew up Swing Dancing, so the music is quite natural to me. I first got up & played the Double Bass & sang with the Jive Aces at the age of just 13 and Since then I have appeared with them many times, including at Ronnie Scott's, The Royal Festival Hall, The Pigalle Club & the legendary 100 Club in London, plus The Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green is where I was awarded Best Young Newcomer 2009 by the Jive Aces. I have also played with Juke Joint Jump, Ding Dong Daddios & Laura B & the Moonlighters. I formed my own all Girl Swing Band while in School (The Jive-Ettz) and occasionally perform as the Swing Kids with Sam Pagget (Sam the Sax Man) & Cody Lee (Boogie Woogie Boy) but unfortunatley we all live too far apart to make this a regular thing.

I have been lucky enough to go with the Jive Aces on several tours in the last couple of years, including: Washington DC, Derry Jazz Festival, Sicily, Breda Jazz Festival (Pictured Right). I also danced in the Jive Aces music video of Bring Me Sunshine which was great fun! I also had the opportunity to record a song on the Jive Aces EP "It's Skiffle Time" singing 'Mr Sandman' which I am very proud of. A Mini Skiffle tour included performing at the Regent Street Festival & The Hippodrome & The most famous jazz club in London - Ronnie Scotts receiving my own standing ovation & encour! The EP is available through the Jive Aces website.

 I have recently completed a professional diploma in song writing and performance, where I also played guitar and piano at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London, which was an amazing insight into the industry! Now that I have formed my new Band The Hot Notes I am really excited to perform some great songs with them!  My career so far has been both exciting & diverse but I hope to finally get well established as a musician and songwriter!
 Having changed direction from a performing arts national diploma course at college. I have also continued to pursue my dance teaching qualifications & hope to complete them later this year. Recently I started a local Retro Dance Workout class for the over 50's which I love (click here) and in April I will be Joining Paul Jackson (get in the Swing) and teaching Lindy Hop classes in Bury St Edmunds on Wednesday evenings (click here).

The next 2 videos are of the Swing Kids with Fast Eddie and the Jive Machine

We were all put together on the morning of this Gig at Lakeside Country Club for The Big Jive #2! the Swing Kids Includes: Sam the Sax Man from Birmingham, Cody Lee from Essex and myself!

The Swing Kids have a few scheduled gigs coming up but are not officially a band. we are between the ages of 13 and 19 and just love our music.