Jazz Bands
Jazz for the drinks and the dinner: a trio or quartet that sits under conversation, then lifts the room when the tables clear. Standards, swing, soul and the songs couples love, played live. Browse their videos to hear how they fill a room before you decide.
Swing, or the same songbook taken right down so people can talk over it. Elissa Rodger fronts jazz players carrying a deep stock of standards, am...
Canapes and dinner, before the room gets loud, is where a Melbourne singer and multi-instrumentalist like Emily Wilson has the most to offer. She...
Dinner and the hours either side of it are where Marion and Hauke sit most comfortably, two people with a voice and an acoustic guitar and nothin...
Keyboard and voice, warm and nostalgic, is what a guest hears first from Fire & Ice at a wedding. Sandra De Reland and Invanka Fernando work acro...
Same outfit, three different shows, and a conversation with Mark sorts out which one your room wants. At the quiet end there is Speak Easy, a jaz...
As your guests drift from the ceremony into canapes, Gee Hicks makes sense: a Melbourne singer who can move from acoustic and jazz into soul, cou...
Two long careers shape Gin Jams: Frank's studio work has included albums with Judith Durham, Grace Knight, Michael Hutchence and Mark Moffatt, wh...
The keyboard, the mic and stand, and a PA running eight channels into a pair of eight inch speakers all belong to him. So booking Jam the Piano-M...
Dinner is where Jamo Combo earn their keep, playing quietly enough for conversation, then shifting to something you can move to once the plates g...
Anyone after a wedding day that stays live from the aisle to the last dance, without hiring three separate acts, should read Jane and Lisa's opti...
Couples who like the idea of jazz at their wedding but wouldn't know a good trio from a bad one will get the most out of this Melbourne outfit. O...
Canapes on a warm evening, glasses going round, and Summertime or La Vie en Rose drifting under the talk: that is where Amayah's jazz, blues and...
Vocals and guitar, vintage attire, and a set that reads the room rather than dominating it. The Jennifer Salisbury Jazz Duo works through standar...
Six musicians, a rhythm section of four plus two horns, is enough weight for a big band feel on a stage of roughly 3 by 2 metres. Jennifer Salisb...
Piano while the canapes go round, then something with a pulse behind it once people start dancing: Jeremy Bennett is built for the part of a wedd...
A big, raspy voice, as at home in blues and jazz as it is in rock and pop. The trio takes her name, and the Melbourne singer fronting it now live...
Right for a couple who want jazz phrasing under the music even when the song is Nutbush. Kelly Ferguson is jazz trained and splits the repertoire...
Picture the stretch between the last hymn and the first dance, where most couples end up booking two separate acts. Krishool covers all of it fro...
Guests arriving, drinks in hand, nobody quite seated: that's where Paul starts, quiet and ambient, and it's the part of the day he shapes his set...
Scale is the first decision, from one performer over backing tracks at the small end up to the whole band. Victoria's own advice is voice and pia...
Sit down entertainment after the meal, when the room is happy to stop and watch something, is where this belongs on a wedding day. Christine Mane...
Size is the thing you decide here, and this Melbourne outfit goes from an acoustic duo up to a full seven piece. In between sit a trio and a pian...
Twentieth century songwriting fills the room first, drawing on Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin, with a Cole Porter programme taki...
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Jazz Bands: what couples ask
Practical answers about pricing, timing and what to confirm before you book.
Which part of the day suits a jazz band?
The drinks and the dinner: music that sits under conversation and sets a mood. Later in the night, many jazz bands move into swing, soul and funk to open the floor.
Is jazz too quiet for dancing?
Not necessarily. Tell the band what you want the last hour to feel like and most will build to it.
Trio or quartet?
A trio suits a smaller room and a mellow evening. A quartet, or a band with a singer, suits a bigger room and a night that ends on the floor.
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