The Eugene Portman Trio formed in 2004 grew from a need for a jazz band that wasn’t too high-brow, but consisted of great tunes. A style of music that would have a more general appeal than most contemporary jazz bands. Influences have included the classic jazz trios of Dudley Moore, Oscar Peterson and Monty Alexander and The Rat Pack Trio: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davies and Dean Martin. These influences combined with a an innovative creativity and a certain feel good quality have been instrumental in making the trio highly suitable for corporate events, weddings and private parties. The music can be mellow at times and exciting when the mood calls for it. The performing Trio is currently made up of the following members: Eugene Portman from Lingfield Surrey, Mike Porter-Ward from Faversham Kent, Roy Jackson Andover Hampshire.
The Jazz Band/Swing Trio/Blues Band have played in some amazing places in London
Trafalgar Square: Albannach Restaurant; Canada House; National Gallery;
Millbank: Altitude 360°, 29th Floor, Millbank Tower;
Arts Club, Dover Street (The) 40 Dover Street, London. W1S 4NP
Twickenham: The Bear, 26-28 York Street;
Hampstead: Burgh House, New End Square;
Cafe Royal (The), 68 Regent Street, London. W1B 5EL
Chandos House, 2 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9LQ
Crowne Plaza (The), St James 45-51 Buckingham Gate, London. SW1E 6AF
Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street, London. W1J 5ED
Battersea: Draft House, 74 – 76 Battersea Bridge Road;
Dulwich: Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London SE21 7LD
Eltham Palace, Eltham, London SE9
Emirates Stadium – The home of Arsenal Football Club
Four Seasons Hotel, Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1J 7DR
Fulham: Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue;
Future Gallery (The), 5 Great Newport Street London, Greater London WC2H 7JB
Gibson Hall, 13 Bishopsgate, The City, London EC2N 3BA
Golden Hinde (The), St. Mary Overie Dock, London, SE1 9DG
Jamie’s Bar, Charlotte St, London W1T 4QH
Knightsbridge: Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Cadogan Place;
Kabbalah Centre (The), 12 Stratford Place, London W1C 1BB
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG
London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y 9AT
Mustards Bistro 62- 63 Long Lane, London. EC1A 9EJ
Oaks Farm Barn, Oaks Lane, Shirley, Croydon, London CR0 5HP
Old Bank of England (The), Fleet St, London EC4A 2LT
Old Refectory, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
One Whitehall Place, 2 Whitehall Ct, London SW1A 2EJ
Pearl Liang, 8 Sheldon Square, Paddington Central, London W2 6EZ
Pigalle Club (The), 215-217 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HN,
Pitzhanger Manor House, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ
Plateau, Canada Place, 4th Floor, Canada Square Canary Wharf, London E14 5HQ
Quaglinos 16 Bury Street, St. James’s, London. SW1Y 6AJ
Ransomes Dock Restaurant, 35-37 Parkgate Road, Battersea, London SW11 4NP
Reform Club (The), 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
Royal Festival Hall Foyer (The), Belvedere Road, London. SE1 8XX
Royal Institute Of British Architects 66 Portland Place, London. W1B 1AD
Russell Hotel, 1-8 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5BE
Skinners Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill The City, London EC4R 2SU
Twickenham: Strawberry Hill, 268 Waldegrave Road;
The Landmark Hotel, 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ
Covent Garden: The Penthouse, 1 Leicester Square;
The Royal Horseguards Hotel, 2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ
The White Bear, 57 St John Street, London, EC1M 4AN
Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS
Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NW
Underground Cookery School (The), 4-5 Eldon Street London, Greater London EC2M 7LS,
Underground Cookery School (The), St Mary’s, 4/5 Eldon Street, London EC2M 7LS
University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Walbrook (The), 37A Walbrook, London EC4N 8BS
Waldorf Hilton, Aldwych, London; One Aldwych, London;
The Walkways, Tower Bridge, Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP
Warren House, Warren Road, Kingston upon Thames, London, KT2 7HY
Knightsbridge, Watches of Switzerland, 61 Brompton Road, London SW3 1DP
Middlesex: The Harrow Hotel, Pinner Road, Harrow; L’Orient, 58 High Street Pinner;
Heathrow: Park Inn , Bath Road; Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel, Bath Rd, Hounslow;