Blues, roots, jazz and Spanish flavors
A solo guitarist for cocktail hours and dinners.
A guitarist in the corner of a private dining space plays Blue Bossa under a long dinner for twelve, and the table hears it between sentences. The solo guitarist is one musician playing blues, roots, jazz standards and Spanish-tinged sets, sung or instrumental, at a volume the table talks across.
It books for a cocktail hour, a client dinner, a dinner at home, a company reception and a memorial service, in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and the mountain towns.
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The set
One voice and a guitar, or the guitar alone.
Sung, it’s one voice and a guitar working blues, roots and the singer-songwriter catalog, and a cocktail hour or a patio takes a voice well. Instrumental, it’s jazz standards and Spanish-tinged sets, which sit easiest under dinner conversation. The nylon-string version is the Spanish guitarist, and the sung version has its own page as the singer and guitarist.
One musician with a small sound system fits where a band can’t: a private dining space at a restaurant, a gallery evening set between the works, a house where nobody wants the furniture moved. When the guest list outgrows one instrument, the acoustic duo and the jazz duo are the next sizes up. The covers list is on the repertoire page.
Occasions
Who books a solo guitarist.
- Cocktail hours
- The hour between the ceremony and dinner, for a shorter guest list or a second space the crowd passes through.
- Client dinners
- A dinner where the conversation is the event and the guitar sits under it all night.
- Private dinners at home
- A dining table’s evening, in Denver or anywhere on the Front Range, with the house left as it is.
- Company receptions
- The arrival hour before a program starts, or background music through a reception.
- Funerals and memorials
- The prelude and the one song at a service, and the graveside after it on a battery-powered system.
- Senior living
- An afternoon in a memory care neighborhood, played with no amplification at all.
What live music costs across Colorado, size by size, is in the cost guide.
Solo guitarist questions
Stage sizes and power for every size are on the technical page, written so you can hand your venue the link, and the questions every booking shares are on the full question list.
- How much space and power does a solo guitarist need?
- A corner of about 6 by 4 feet, one dedicated 20-amp circuit, 45 minutes to set up and 30 to pack down. The circuit should be one the caterer isn't also using, which is the detail most often missed. Sound support that's the right size for the venue comes with the booking.
- Is one guitarist enough for a cocktail hour?
- For a shorter guest list, yes. One guitar sounds like live music from anywhere in the space and stays under the conversation, and the nearest table carries on talking over it. When the crowd is big enough that one instrument disappears into it, the duo is the next size up.
- Who plays a solo booking?
- A working guitarist from our roster, matched to the set you want, sung or instrumental, and we'll tell you who it is when you book.
- Can we ask for a song?
- Yes. Send a do-not-play list or build the set with us, and if you want a song that isn't on it, let us know when you book and we can usually learn it. If you think the night might run long, let us know that too.
- Can the solo guitarist play outdoors?
- Yes, and patios and courtyards are regular work. It needs a covered, level and dry spot with power run to it, and we agree a plan for moving indoors with you ahead of time, because Colorado evenings turn cold fast.
Send us the date, and we'll bring a guitarist for your dinner or cocktail hour.
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 night.