Can we hire a jazz band for a wedding ceremony?

Yes, at the size a ceremony wants, which is one or two musicians. A solo jazz guitarist or the duo plays the prelude while guests arrive, the processional, and the recessional, through a small system that also carries the officiant's microphone. The same musicians walk to the terrace and play the cocktail hour, so the ceremony and the hour after it are one booking.

Which size of jazz band does a wedding reception need?

It follows the floor. Dinner wants the trio, drums played with brushes, at a level the tables talk across. A first dance and an open floor want the quartet, the trio plus a horn or a voice, and a ballroom of two hundred wants the quartet with a singer out front. Tell us the guest count and the venue and we'll recommend the size.

How much does a jazz band cost for a wedding?

It depends on how many musicians play and for how long, and the market figures for a duo, a trio and a quartet are set out, sourced, in what a jazz band costs in Denver. We publish no prices of our own. Send the date and we'll come back with a recommendation and a price for that day.

Can the same jazz band play the whole wedding?

Yes, and that is the usual way to book it. The duo plays the ceremony and the cocktail hour, the drummer joins for dinner, the horn or the singer joins for the floor, and the DJ carries the late end through the same sound system. One contract, one load-in, one sound check, and the guests hear one band getting bigger.

Will a jazz band play our first dance?

Yes. If the song is a standard, it's already in the book. If it isn't, the first learned song is included in every booking, so send the title with the date and it's ready for the day.

Is a jazz band the right choice for a wedding that wants dancing?

For a floor that wants to dance to the songs it knows, a jazz quartet plays the swing and the soul side of the standards book and hands off to the DJ for the late end. For a floor that wants pop and rock all night, book a covers band for the reception and keep the jazz for the ceremony, the cocktail hour and dinner, on the same contract.

Jazz band for a wedding

A jazz band for a Colorado wedding, from the ceremony to the last dance.

The same book of standards does three different jobs on a wedding day. It carries a walk down the aisle, it sits under a hundred conversations on the terrace, and it fills a floor once the cake is cut. What changes is how many musicians are playing it. A jazz band for a wedding is one booking that grows through the day.

This is the jazz version of our weddings page. Book one part of the day or all of it, on one contract with sound included at every size and a personal contact through the day. The duo and the trio are spec’d on the jazz duo and trio page, and Changes Jazz Trio is the named trio on the roster.

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The duo, and the trio with brushes.

Autumn Leaves on upright bass and guitar, which is the cocktail hour, and Sunny with the drums in, which is dinner.

The day

Four moments, four sizes of the same band.

A wedding jazz band is not one thing all day. It’s one or two musicians at the ceremony, two on the terrace, three at dinner and four on the floor, and the guests hear it as one band getting bigger.

The ceremony: A solo jazz guitarist or the duo, playing a prelude of ballads while the seats fill, the processional you chose, and something with a lift in it for the walk back up the aisle. The small system carries the officiant’s microphone too. How ceremony music is ordered and timed is on the ceremony page.
The cocktail hour: Upright bass and guitar, at a level guests who’ve just met can talk across. Standards are the repertoire because nobody has to be told what they are. The hour, what plays in it and whether anyone notices are on the cocktail hour page.
Dinner: The trio, with the drums played with brushes so the kit sits under the tables instead of over them. Toasts get an announcement microphone and the music stops while your speaker is still steps from it. Changes Jazz Trio plays this size under its own three names, with a modern edge on the book.
The first dance and the floor: The quartet, which is the trio plus a horn or a voice. The swing and the soul end of the standards book fill a floor for the hour after the first dance, and the DJ carries the late end through the same sound system, on the same contract, so the music never stops when the musicians do.

The whole song list is on the repertoire page, and the first learned song, your first dance if it isn’t already in the book, is included in every booking.

Which band

A format you can count on, or a trio with a name on it.

The jazz duo and trio: Booked as a format: upright bass and guitar, plus drums when the night wants them. We guarantee the instrumentation, the repertoire and the volume, and the musicians we send deliver all three. It’s the booking for a couple who want the sound and don’t need a name attached to it.
Changes Jazz Trio: Guitar, fretless bass and drums under three published names, playing the standards with a modern edge, and a quartet with saxophone when the floor wants a horn out front. It’s the booking for a couple who want to hear exactly who is playing before they decide.
Jazz until dinner, then something else: Plenty of weddings want standards through the ceremony, the hour and dinner, and a floor that dances to pop and rock. That pairs the jazz musicians with a covers band like Tejas Singh or with the DJ, on one contract and one sound system.

What a jazz band costs across this market, size by size and sourced, is set out in what a jazz band costs in Denver. For a wedding in Colorado Springs or Vail, the Colorado Springs and Vail pages cover the venues and the drive.

Questions

Asked about jazz bands for weddings.

Can we hire a jazz band for a wedding ceremony?: Yes, at the size a ceremony wants, which is one or two musicians. A solo jazz guitarist or the duo plays the prelude while guests arrive, the processional, and the recessional, through a small system that also carries the officiant's microphone. The same musicians walk to the terrace and play the cocktail hour, so the ceremony and the hour after it are one booking.
Which size of jazz band does a wedding reception need?: It follows the floor. Dinner wants the trio, drums played with brushes, at a level the tables talk across. A first dance and an open floor want the quartet, the trio plus a horn or a voice, and a ballroom of two hundred wants the quartet with a singer out front. Tell us the guest count and the venue and we'll recommend the size.
How much does a jazz band cost for a wedding?: It depends on how many musicians play and for how long, and the market figures for a duo, a trio and a quartet are set out, sourced, in what a jazz band costs in Denver. We publish no prices of our own. Send the date and we'll come back with a recommendation and a price for that day.
Can the same jazz band play the whole wedding?: Yes, and that is the usual way to book it. The duo plays the ceremony and the cocktail hour, the drummer joins for dinner, the horn or the singer joins for the floor, and the DJ carries the late end through the same sound system. One contract, one load-in, one sound check, and the guests hear one band getting bigger.
Will a jazz band play our first dance?: Yes. If the song is a standard, it's already in the book. If it isn't, the first learned song is included in every booking, so send the title with the date and it's ready for the day.
Is a jazz band the right choice for a wedding that wants dancing?: For a floor that wants to dance to the songs it knows, a jazz quartet plays the swing and the soul side of the standards book and hands off to the DJ for the late end. For a floor that wants pop and rock all night, book a covers band for the reception and keep the jazz for the ceremony, the cocktail hour and dinner, on the same contract.

Send us the date and the venue, and we'll size the jazz band to your day.

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.

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