Which size of jazz band does a wedding reception need?

It depends on what the floor is doing. Dinner wants the trio, drums played with brushes. 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. Signet Artists books wedding jazz bands across Denver and the Colorado mountains.

At the ceremony and through the cocktail hour, gentle enough that guests greet each other over it; at dinner, the level of the conversation at the table; on the floor, the quartet plays like a dance band, up to what the venue allows.

Will a jazz band play our first dance?

Yes. If the song is a standard, it's probably already in the repertoire, and if it isn't, send the title with the date and we can usually learn it.

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

For a floor that wants to dance to 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.

A guitar plays the processional, the same standards drift across the terrace an hour later, and by the time the cake is cut there’s a horn on the melody and a full dance floor. A jazz band for a wedding is one booking that grows through the day, from one or two musicians at the ceremony to four on the floor.

It’s the jazz version of our weddings page: one part of the day or all of it, on one contract with a personal contact through the day. The duo and the trio are 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.

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 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.
Dinner: The trio, with the drums played with brushes so the kit sits under the tables. The music stops for each toast while your speaker is still steps from the microphone. Changes Jazz Trio plays this size with a modern edge on the standards.
The first dance and the floor: The quartet, the trio plus a horn or a voice, playing the swing and the soul end of the standards book for the hour after the first dance, and the DJ carries the late end through the same sound system, on the same contract.

The whole song list is on the repertoire page.

Which band

Any of our jazz musicians, or a trio with a name on it.

The jazz duo and trio: Upright bass and guitar, plus drums when the night wants them, with the musicians matched to your date. It’s the booking for a couple who want the sound and the date more than a particular name.
Changes Jazz Trio: Guitar, fretless bass and drums, with all three musicians named, 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: Standards through the ceremony, the hour and dinner, and a floor that dances to pop and rock: the jazz musicians paired with a covers band like Tejas Singh or with the DJ, on one contract and one sound system.

What a jazz band costs across Colorado, 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.

Which size of jazz band does a wedding reception need?: It depends on what the floor is doing. Dinner wants the trio, drums played with brushes. 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. Signet Artists books wedding jazz bands across Denver and the Colorado mountains.
How loud is it?: At the ceremony and through the cocktail hour, gentle enough that guests greet each other over it; at dinner, the level of the conversation at the table; on the floor, the quartet plays like a dance band, up to what the venue allows.
Will a jazz band play our first dance?: Yes. If the song is a standard, it's probably already in the repertoire, and if it isn't, send the title with the date and we can usually learn it.
Is a jazz band the right choice for a wedding that wants dancing?: For a floor that wants to dance to 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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