| “ | Remarkably versatile!” Los Angeles Times |
| “ | Judy Chamberlain is a singer who’s always a pleasure to hear. In part, because her astonishing repertoire makes every performance a fascinating journey through a century of song. But even more so because she brings such care, authenticity and musicality to everything she touches.” The International Review of Music |
This band is so good, it’s ridiculous!
Organic, spontaneous jazz and swing for
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Old Hollywood Retro-Glam! Top jazz singer Judy Chamberlain & her Dallas & Los Angeles wedding bands play updated organic & totally live vintage music from the 1920′s, 1930′s, 1940′s, 1950′s, 1940′s, 1960′s & 1970′s for America’s finest weddings, parties & corporate events. CA, TX, USA
Not your typical Los Angeles or Dallas wedding band…or wedding singer!
For more than two decades America’s most sophisticated event and wedding music resource, renowned bandleader and jazz singer Judy Chamberlain and her award-winning event and wedding bands provide extraordinary jazz, swing, R&B, Motown and big band music for upscale, weddings, parties and events in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Newport Beach, La Jolla, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Tyler, Dallas, Southlake, Grapevine, Plano, Ft. Worth and throughout California, Texas and the USA.
The musicians who perform in our Los Angeles, California and Dallas, Texas wedding bands, swing, pop and jazz bands are polite, well-dressed and outrageously talented. Many are internationally recognized. You’ve heard them on your favorite albums and watched them on many popular TV shows; they are literally the finest virtuoso soloists, improvisers, arrangers and ensemble players in the world.
Our repertoire is legendary, and includes thousands of tunes from the 1920′s, 1930′s, 1940′s, 1950′s, 1960′s and 1970′s. We’re small enough to fit in a phone booth, although we do prefer a larger space whenever possiible.
We are always totally live and in-the-moment, and do not use pre-recorded backup tracks. But if we sometimes sound a lot like the hit recordings of your favorite Motown and R&B songs, it’s probably because some of us are on those records!
You can dance to everything we play…or not. We’re exciting, fun and interactive – a lot like the old-fashioned bands in those late-night TCM classics, with everyone gathered around the bandstand calling out requests.
Bands like ours don’t really exist anymore, except perhaps in the movies.
“Jazz singer Judy Chamberlain solidly affirms the music’s far-reaching, continuing vitality.” Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
Our fabulous musicians, repertoire and audience interaction literally MAKE a wedding or event!
From Old Hollywood, Roaring Twenties, Mid-Century Moderne, the Rat Pack and Mad Men era, The Great American Songbook and a hundred years of Broadway and movie music Broadway and movie music – rock & roll, Motown, soul, funk, jazz, blues, standards and classic cowboy favorites – we really DO do it all, sometimes in the same set!
Think Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Buble – and Jackie and John F. Kennedy’s 1953 wedding in Newport, Rhode Island – and you pretty much have the picture.
Critically-acclaimed interpreters of Twentieth Century popular music, we have been written about extensively in the mainstream press.
At once nostalgic, evocative and slightly edgy, our music takes you to a place you – even if you were never there.
Ask Judy Chamberlain to sing your favorite song from the Great American Songbook, and you can make a safe bet that she’ll do it on the spot, usually including the rarely done verse.” Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
Long-distance planning for destination weddings and events is a specialty! We know our way around a timeline and navigate parking lots, loading docks and site coordinators managers graciously. Beginning with the first notes your guests hear us play, we become part of you — and you part of us — in a richly entertaining musical conversation that will have your guests raving about your party for many years to come.
Magical and memorable, what we do is all about YOU! We take events into the stratosphere in a seamlessly-orchestrated Hollywood extravaganza.
It’s no coincidence that many of our clients are entertainers themselves.
“Singer/bandleader Judy Chamberlain has mastered the art of mesmerizing both the audience and her own band.” All-Music Guide
We play the timeless music popularized by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, The Platters, Bobby Darin, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bob Wills, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, The Eagles, The Mamas and the Papas, The Beach Boys, Karen Carpenter, Astrud Gilberto, Nina Simone, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Buble and many more.
If Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Rogers & Hart, Rogers & Hammerstein, George & Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen or Hoagy Carmichael wrote it, you can bet it’s in our bottomless repertoire! We adore anything associated with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and cinema noir movies, and play all of that music, too! ALL of it!
The people who hire us not only love the Great American Songbook, some of them actually wrote it.
I don’t know how she recalls this stuff, because she’s too young.” Al Rudis, Long Beach Press Telegram
“You’re just like the ‘Old Man,’ cookie.” Al Viola (Sinatra Band guitarist)
Judy Chamberlain is a critically acclaimed interpreter of The Great American Songbook, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin’s Rat Pack repertoire, the music of The Roaring Twenties, The 1930′s, ’40′s. ’50′s, 60′s and beyond. A music historian whose legendary repertoire spans every decade and genre of Twentieth Century American popular music, she knows who wrote what, and when — and why. She and her musicians play the right music at the right time. Don’t worry if you don’t know the names of the songs you want to hear. Judy does, and she can guide you through everything. We’re often told that what our clients had perceived to be the hardest part of putting on a wedding or event — the music — became the easiest the minute they began a dialogue with us. Whether you’re an experienced party planner or a once-in-a-lifetime bride, we’re going to make you look like a star!
Famed guitarist Al Viola, who toured and recorded with Frank Sinatra from 1955 to 1983, often pointed out similarities between Chamberlain and Sinatra, whom he affectionately called “the old man.”
“Judy takes care of business and sings the hell out of a tune the way he did,” said Viola. “She can come out of nowhere and take the pickup on the song — no warning — and the band is instantly with her because she gives great signals. I love working with her, because I’m never bored.”
A fourth-generation musician and native New Yorker named “one of the top jazz singers of all time” by author Scott Yanow, Chamberlain has been featured on E! Entertainment, The Style Network, ABC’s “The Bachelor” and in The Playboy Jazz Festival.
We know we’re doing something right when we have to beg people to get off the dance floor so dinner can be served.
Of course, we’re not a typical “wedding band.”
The musicians who perform in our Los Angeles and Dallas wedding bands, jazz bands and big band orchestra have toured and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Ray Charles, The Temptations, The Commodores, The Supremes, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Michael Buble to name just a few.
Guests at weddings and events often think they’re listening to a CD until they make their way through the ballroom, look up at the stage and realize we’re a live band.
“Hi from Toronto…you were awesome in Palm Springs, one of the best in the biz!” Naz Melconian, Videographer
“Heavenly-voiced singer Judy Chamberlain knows how to help people get hitched in style.” Steve Eddy, Orange County Register
Judy Chamberlain sings ‘At Last’ better than Etta James.” Shari Lightstone, Phoenix, AZ
“I LOVE YOU JUDY CHAMBERLAIN!” Jonne-Marie Switzler, Manager/Playboy Jazz Festivals
One of the first things you notice about singer Judy Chamberlain is the breadth of material she has at her disposal.” Kirk Silsbee, Los Angeles City Beat
“…a voice that is fine and mellow, phrasing that is sublime and energy that is contagious…one talented jazz singer.” B.W. Cook, Daily Pilot
“Judy Chamberlain is an incredible torch singer, and I say that as someone who hates jazz utterly and completely.” Rebecca Schoenkopf, O.C. Weekly
“Judy Chamberlain is a walking encyclopedia of The Great American Songbook.” Chuck Niles, Pacific Public Radio – K-JAZZ 88.1 FM
“Judy Chamberlain must be channeling Miles Davis.” Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene
A full-service live music wedding, party and corporate event entertainment boutique based in SOuthern California and North Texas, we are available for travel throughout the USA.
We’re team players who have great relationships with other vendors — so much so that they hire us to perform at their own events!
It is very, very important that you feel comfortable with the person who will be making announcements and performing the music for your wedding or event. Experience counts! We act as your Master of Ceremonies, “read” the crowd and are there for you every step of the way. With more than two decades of wedding and event experience, we’re proven experts at matching music to the mood of your event.
Our jazz duos, trios and quartets, swing quintets and big band ensembles are comprised of the best musicians on the planet. Being able to break down to a very small group without losing quality and versatility is an unusual skill. It enables us to work within a variety of budgets and space parameters. While we cannot quote exact prices without knowing the details of your event, we’ll be happy to discuss a variety of pricing and style options with you or your event coordinator.
And now it’s time to talk about you!
We want to hear all about your plans, and help you incorporate fabulous music into your once-in-a-livetime wedding or event!
You can reach us at info@judychamberlain.com – or just pick up the phone and call us:
JUDY CHAMBERLAIN ENTERTAINMENT
714 310-9242
817 251-4809
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