Can a restaurant or hotel book live music for brunch every Sunday?

Yes. A standing Sunday, weekly or monthly, runs on one contract with one personal contact for the run, and the configuration is the same every time: upright bass and guitar, a solo guitarist, or a pianist where the dining space has a piano. Tell us the seating times and the space and we'll come back with a recommendation and a price for the run.

How loud is brunch music?

65 to 72 dBA at the nearest table, which is the level of a conversation, and a duo or a solo can't drift above it by accident. Sets run 45 to 60 minutes with music through the breaks, so the dining space never goes silent between them.

What music is played at a jazz brunch?

The standards and the bossa novas: Autumn Leaves, The Girl from Ipanema, All of Me, Blue Bossa, the songs everyone half-knows and nobody has to be told about, on upright bass and guitar. A singer with a guitar plays the folk and singer-songwriter songs instead, and the published song list is searchable on the repertoire page.

Can you play a post-wedding brunch or a bridal brunch?

Yes. The morning after a wedding, a bridal brunch, a shower or a birthday brunch is the same booking as a restaurant's Sunday: a duo, a guitarist or a pianist under the meal, at a hotel, a private dining space, a garden or a table at home. A duo that played the cocktail hour the day before can play the brunch on the same contract.

What does a dining space need?

A corner: 8 by 6 feet for a duo, 6 by 4 for a solo, and one outlet. Load-in takes 45 minutes to an hour before doors, and packing up takes 30 to 45 minutes after the last seating. On a patio, a covered, level and dry spot with power run to it or a battery-powered system.

How much does live music for brunch cost?

We publish no prices of our own. What a duo or a solo musician costs in this market, with sources, is on the pricing page, and a standing Sunday is priced as a run of dates. Send the Sunday and the space and we'll price it.

Sunday brunch

Live music for a Sunday brunch.

A brunch with live music is upright bass and guitar in the corner of a dining space, playing the standards at a level the tables talk across while the coffee keeps coming. Restaurants, hotels and clubs book it as a standing Sunday. Families book it for the morning after a wedding, a bridal brunch, a shower or a birthday. It’s the same music either way, and a solo guitarist or a pianist plays it where a duo is more than the space needs.

Brunch is part of our daytime bookings. It comes with sound support that’s the right size for a dining space, a certificate of insurance and a W-9 with the quote, and one personal contact, and a standing Sunday runs on one contract for the whole run.

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Hear it

The duo, and the trio for a bigger dining space.

Autumn Leaves on upright bass and guitar, which is the duo we recommend first for a dining space, and Sunny with drums played with brushes, which is the size for a hotel’s Sunday with a hundred guests seated.

Who books it

A restaurant’s Sunday, or a family’s.

Restaurants, hotels and clubs: A standing Sunday, weekly or monthly, with the same configuration every time: upright bass and guitar, a guitarist alone, or a pianist where the dining space has a piano. The musicians set up before the first seating, play sets of 45 to 60 minutes with music through the breaks, and pack up after the last. The footprint is an 8 by 6 foot corner, the volume is 65 to 72 dBA at the nearest table, and the run is one contract with one personal contact.
The morning after a wedding: A post-wedding brunch at the hotel, a rented house or a family’s home, with the same duo that played the cocktail hour the day before or a guitarist on their own, playing the songs from the weekend at a volume that suits a slow morning. The weddings page covers the day before it, and the brunch goes on the same contract.
A bridal brunch, a shower or a birthday: A private dining space, a garden, a table of twenty at home. A guitarist or a Spanish guitarist plays under the meal, and a singer with a guitar plays the songs the guest of honour asked for. The private parties page covers the evening version of the same booking.
A client or member brunch: A hotel’s member event, a company’s family day, a club’s Mother’s Day seating: a pianist or a duo playing the standards while the tables turn. The client dinners page makes the same volume argument for the evening.

The set

Standards, bossa nova, and the songs that suit a slow morning.

The duo plays the standards and the bossa novas: Autumn Leaves, The Girl from Ipanema, All of Me, Blue Bossa, Someday My Prince Will Come, and the rest of a set built for a dining space where the coffee is the loudest thing in it. A guitarist alone plays the same set instrumentally, and a Spanish guitarist plays it on nylon strings for a patio. A singer with a guitar takes the folk and singer-songwriter end of the published song list, sung at a volume a table of eight talks across.

Every size plays at 65 to 72 dBA at the nearest table. A duo sets up in 8 by 6 feet with one outlet and a solo in 6 by 4, and load-in is 45 minutes to an hour before doors, so the setup is finished before the first seating. On a patio the three outdoor conditions apply: a covered, level and dry spot, power run to it or a battery-powered system, and a call time for moving inside.

The jazz duo and trio page covers the format in full, and the solo guitarist, Spanish guitarist and singer and guitarist pages cover the one-musician versions. What live music costs in this market is on the pricing page.

Questions

Asked about brunch music.

Can a restaurant or hotel book live music for brunch every Sunday?: Yes. A standing Sunday, weekly or monthly, runs on one contract with one personal contact for the run, and the configuration is the same every time: upright bass and guitar, a solo guitarist, or a pianist where the dining space has a piano. Tell us the seating times and the space and we'll come back with a recommendation and a price for the run.
How loud is brunch music?: 65 to 72 dBA at the nearest table, which is the level of a conversation, and a duo or a solo can't drift above it by accident. Sets run 45 to 60 minutes with music through the breaks, so the dining space never goes silent between them.
What music is played at a jazz brunch?: The standards and the bossa novas: Autumn Leaves, The Girl from Ipanema, All of Me, Blue Bossa, the songs everyone half-knows and nobody has to be told about, on upright bass and guitar. A singer with a guitar plays the folk and singer-songwriter songs instead, and the published song list is searchable on the repertoire page.
Can you play a post-wedding brunch or a bridal brunch?: Yes. The morning after a wedding, a bridal brunch, a shower or a birthday brunch is the same booking as a restaurant's Sunday: a duo, a guitarist or a pianist under the meal, at a hotel, a private dining space, a garden or a table at home. A duo that played the cocktail hour the day before can play the brunch on the same contract.
What does a dining space need?: A corner: 8 by 6 feet for a duo, 6 by 4 for a solo, and one outlet. Load-in takes 45 minutes to an hour before doors, and packing up takes 30 to 45 minutes after the last seating. On a patio, a covered, level and dry spot with power run to it or a battery-powered system.
How much does live music for brunch cost?: We publish no prices of our own. What a duo or a solo musician costs in this market, with sources, is on the pricing page, and a standing Sunday is priced as a run of dates. Send the Sunday and the space and we'll price it.

Send us the Sunday, the space and the seating times, and we'll size the music to the tables.

Live music for your event, from a solo musician to a full band, with sound support that’s the right size for the venue and a personal contact for the day.

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Send us the date and the venue, and we’ll come back with a recommendation and a price for your day. What live music costs in this market is on the pricing page.