Our Los Angeles Jazz Bands are so stylistically diverse that it helps to understand a little about the various styles that work best for weddings and events.

Jazz has grown to be a very loose description for a music genre created 100 years ago.  The first thing we will do when you call us is ask questions about the specific kind of jazz that turns you on.  The classic jazz quartet typically features Sax, piano, bass, and drums, performing jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.  This is one of the most popular reasons to hire jazz musicians; it’s the perfect music to entertain while guests are able to talk, socialize, and enjoy themselves and without being distracted by the music.  Corporate dinner parties, awards shows, wedding receptions and dinners, corporate events, cocktail parties and engagement parties are the usual events that hire Jazz musicians.  For a less traditional approach, smooth jazz or R&B jazz bands (think George Benson…) often provide a more contemporary groove while still remaining background music.  Swing bands or “gypsy jazz” bands (think Django Reinhardt…) can offer a retro 1920’s acoustic jazz feel that seems to be in vogue at the moment.  “French lounge” (think Pink Martini…) jazz bands with a vocalist singing in French are also very classy.  There is still the “big bands” in the style of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Glen Miller, which lends itself to nice dinner music and swing dancing.

One other thing to know is that many of our Los Angeles jazz bands are capable of doing R&B and top 40 dance cover songs and they also are capable of doing classical music for wedding ceremonies. Our musicians are studio professionals in the LA area so they are versatile and extremely talented.

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The size of a our Los Angeles jazz bands can be anything from a solo jazz piano, jazz guitar or jazz harp to a 17 piece Jazz Swing Big Band or even larger if you want a Society Orchestra with Strings etc. So once again, you may need some guidance on what is going to work best for your event and your entertainment budget. A Rat Pack Band (a fun band with a Sinatra, Dean Martin, or Sammy Davis-type sound) has been popular for many years and ranges from a jazz quartet at its smallest to a 17-piece big band.  Other popular sized jazz bands are a 10-piece with a male and female singer up front, 4 rhythm section players and 4 horns. That is a very versatile band that can cover anything from the 40′s Big Band Swing Era to Top 40 Dance Cover Band songs, including classic to current pop. That way, you can enjoy listening to them playing jazz at cocktails and dinner and then rev up the party for dancing for the last two hours with Top 40 cover band favorites for a dance party.  Some of our most popular jazz bands in Los angeles are our jazz trios and quartets because of their size and versatility. They can be  as versatile as playing classical music for your ceremony and jazz for cocktail hour and then expand to a full size dance band for dancing for your wedding reception. What ever size you need we can help you determine the best band for the best deal.

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