Diary of a Modern American Swing Band: Jazz Weddings, Events

Nothing makes a wedding or event more fun than live music -- especially when it's jazz wedding or event music.

Jazz, swing and big band, Rat Pack -- poolside in Palm Springs or in a ballroom in Pismo Beach -- the best wedding music is rooted in a jazz sensibility. With overtones of midcentury, doo-wop, funk and soul, of course.

We're not talking Miles Davis here, although we love Miles. He played a melody like nobody else.

Us, we never play anything the same way once. A room's mood can change in the middle of a song.

Happy autumn!

September Song

Maxwell Anderson/Kurt Weill

1938

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December

But the days grow short when you reach September

When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame

One hasn't got time for the waiting game.

Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few

September, November

And these few precious days I'll spend with you

These precious days I'll spend with you.

September Song, by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson

Kinckerbocker Holiday, 1938

Judy Chamberlain is a jazz singer and bandleader based in Southern California. She can be reached at 714 319-9242....

A Live Soundtrack for Your Wedding or Event!

Music and the movies are a strong connection!

Forrest Gump...Sleepless In Seattle...Animal House...

What would they have been witout exactly the right music popping up at exactly the right time?

In EXACTLY in the right spot....

And all of a sudden it's 1967 and you are so there.

You...

Old Hollywood Weddings with Live Music

Old Hollywood weddings call for a repertoire that spans every decade of the movies, big band, swing and pop. We do literally thousands of songs that speak to your most glamourous, romantic, elegant and fun moods! The lyrics, the melodies and the arrangements are magical...

Modern Vintage Live Music

We never play anything the same way once....

Live music can be a very eclectic mix.

Surf punk meets rock meets soul meets...jazz. It's not canned. And it's not Kenny G. or Spyro Gyra. It's not the usual pap, either.

It's Lynyrd Skynyrd...and Cole Porter. And it's...

Sinatra Rat Pack Wedding Singer

Someone I know once hired a "Sinatra Singer" to perform "live music" at his event.

"The guy was terrible," he said.

Evidently, the fellow was singing with tracks.

Live music is a funny thing. It's supposed to be LIVE.

Which totally does not mean having a pre-recorded...

Live Music For Corporate Events

Live music is an interactive art form.

It's not for everyone, but the wise party giver knows that events take on a sparkling personality with live music.

Coporate events are often "hurry up and wait," with speeches and presentations and some music in the mix. Maybe...

A Palm Springs Jazz Wedding… For A Rock Star

"Papa" John Phillips created an entirely new sound in the 1960's.

The hits of the "Mamas and the Papas," many of which he wrote -- and the arrangements for those songe -- were based, he told me, on "something old, something new and all...

Plan An Old Hollywood Wedding With Live Vintage Music!

Planning an Old Hollywood wedding?

You'll need some great vintage wedding music to go with your petit fours, wedding cake, champagne, chicken a la king and canapes.

And there's nothing that screams vintage better than live vintage music.

We specialize in vintage live music and are known for...

California Beach Wedding Destinations

There's something so special about having a live band, and nothing like live vintage music to set up an element of luxury and elegance on any budget.

And everyone loves an ocean view.

There are many lovely settings in Southern California.

From Pismo Beach to Laguna Niguel....Santa...

A Live Band Can “Make” Your Event!

Memorable wedding receptions are based on thought and planning.

That goes for the music that is played throughout the event.

Live music is a delicious ingredient, and it can be used in many unique ways to spice up a wedding or special event.

Perhaps you’d like a cool...