>>It's probably more folk music than a lot of the popular contemporary stuff being done at the moment<<

My thought as well Rhiannon.

My favourite trad Jazz Bands were Chris Barber, Terry Lightfoot, Ken Collyer.

I found this website of what I think is a great Trad Jazz Band that play in Suffolk and wouldn't mind booking them. See what you think, they have some MP3 snippets on their website. I have already talked with them.

Red Beans 'n' Rice

I am also going to go to the Louth Jazz Club and see what their band is like.

One of the difficulties is the cost of the band and the price you would have to charge per person.