Best Jazz Bands for Hire in Los Angeles
LA Jazz Piano Trio
Solo and Duo LA Jazz
LA Jazz Big Band
LA Jazz Guitar Trio
LA Jazz Quartet
Smooth LA Jazz Bands
Based in Sherman Oaks, California, De Bois Entertainment Los Angeles has had a reputation for over 15 years as the best place in Los Angeles to hire a Jazz Band. Jazz was the primary reason for our first music website, to showcase all of our Los Angeles Jazz bands including solo piano, guitar duos, piano trios, vocal ensembles, Rat Pack Bands, Smooth Jazz and Swing & Big Bands. We cover all the styles of jazz that you’re looking for with amazing singers of all styles or instrumental jazz for lively concerts or purely for background music that adds ambience underneath a social event.
With 16 years of being the musical director for Lionel Richie, and the head of our company, is no reason why Randy Stern has access to the highest caliber jazz musicians the music industry has to offfer.
Ask any of our clients and they’ll tell you how impeccable our customer service is in fact, De Bois Entertainment Los Angeles won the 2012 Bride’s Choice Awards for Best Bands & DJ’s based on its stellar reviews from brides for outstanding excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the entertainment industry. Our Los Angeles jazz bands have been featured on CBS News and Oprah Winfrey Show, among many others.
Los Angeles Jazz Bands, Swing, Smooth, Big Band, Vocal Jazz and Jazz with Strings.
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Book The Los Angeles Jazz Trio, one of our most popular size bands. This jazz piano trio is best for an intimate setting such as a corporate event, private party, wedding reception, wedding ceremony, or any type of event that requires soft background music. Extremely versatile, this band can play all styles from swing standards, latin, salsa, and smooth jazz, to cover band dance tunes.
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Sample of the Los Angeles Jazz Guitar Trio, a classic combination of guitar, bass, and saxophone. They play anything from swing to modern jazz and smooth jazz as well as dance covers. Ideal for a cocktail hour and extremely pleasant for background music.
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Adding drums to your instrumental or vocal jazz ensemble brings a new dimension to the music. Drums make all of the rhythms more catchy and danceable. Guests can samba, swing and even salsa dance when there’s a drum beat keeping tempo. If you prefer the music to be quiet and stay in the background, the drummer will use brushes so you can have the flavor and fullness of this additional instrument without interfering with conversation.
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Our Smooth LA Jazz Bands work best as a quartet or larger and can play a variety of music including classic jazz, latin jazz, pop, R&B and smooth jazz. This is a sample of the Smooth Jazz Quartet playing standards for background music. Call us for samples and pricing. *Please call us for more info.
For intimate gatherings, sometimes it’s best to have a solo musician or duo. This way, the music never overtakes the conversation. And this is when the quality of the musicians you hire is particularly important, for it’s when their ability to blend, to play tastefully, and to keep the energy up even while playing softly is really tested. We choose with whom we work with because we care and because we understand what it takes to get the right effect.
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Jazz Vocalists offer a classy touch to just about any setting. Whether you’re looking for something more upbeat, danceable and interactive or perhaps a softer more subtle vibe, a vocalist adds an unmistakable human element to the mix while engaging your guests’ appeal for entertainment. This group can features a choice of a sultry female vocalist reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday or the popular male Sinatra-esque Crooner style. Ranging in size from a subtle solo/duo to a full big band with horns, vocal groups offer a versatile mix of Jazz Swing, Latin, Big band and R&B Jazz.
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Swing and ballroom dancing is always popular, elegant and fun! Our swing band plays a lively variety of jazz, blues and swing. They cover all of your swing favorites, as well as danceable latin hits. They can even kick it up to include contemporary Top 40 dance music so that the dance floor is always filled.
A. Traditional Jazz GroupsInstrumental
1. Jazz Duo
a. Piano & Sax – LA Jazz Duo
b. Piano & Bass
c. Guitar & Sax
d. Harp & Sax
2. Jazz Trio –
a. Piano, Bass & Sax – LA Jazz Piano Trio
b. Guitar, Bass & Sax – LA Jazz Guitar Trio
c. Harp, Bass & Sax
d. Piano, Bass & Drums
3. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums & Sax– LA Jazz Piano Quartet
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums & Sax
c. Harp, Bass, Drums & Sax
4. Jazz Quintet –
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Trumpet
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Trumpet
B. Traditional Jazz Groups (with vocalist)
1. Jazz Duo
a. Piano & Vocal
b. Guitar & Vocal
c. Harp & Vocal
2. Jazz Trio –
a. Piano, Bass & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass & Vocal
3. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Sax & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Sax & Vocal
c. Piano, Bass, Drums & Vocal
d. Guitar, Bass, Durms & Vocal
4. Jazz Quintet –
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
c. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet & Vocal
Brazilian/ Latin jazz (with link)
1. Jazz Duo
a. Piano & Sax (flute)
b. Piano & Bass
c. Guitar & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano & Vocal
2. Jazz Trio –
a. Piano, Bass & Sax (flute)
b. Guitar, Bass & Sax (flute)
c. Piano, Bass & Drums
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass & Vocal
3. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
c. Guitar, Bass, Vocal & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass, Drums & Vocal
4. Jazz Quintet –
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
French Lounge/ Euro jazz/ Gypsy Jazz/ International Jazz
1. Jazz Duo
a. Piano & Sax (flute)- LA Jazz Duo
b. Piano & Bass
c. Guitar & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano & Vocal
2. Jazz Trio –
a. Piano, Bass & Sax (flute))- LA French Jazz Band
b. Guitar, Bass & Sax (flute)
c. Piano, Bass & Drums
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass & Vocal
3. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)- LA French Jazz Band
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
c. Guitar, Bass, Vocal & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass, Drums & Vocal
4. Jazz Quintet –
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal- International LA Jazz Band
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
Blues– Bands range from trios to large bands with vocals
Smooth Jazz/ R&B
1. Jazz Trio –
a. Piano, Bass & Sax (flute)
b. Guitar, Bass & Sax (flute)
c. Piano, Bass & Drums
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass & Vocal
2. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)- LA Smooth Jazz Band
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
c. Guitar, Bass, Vocal & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass, Drums & Vocal
3. Jazz Quintet –
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
b. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Trumpet
Big Band/ swing/ Jump Jive/ Crooners
1. Jazz Quartet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums & Sax (flute)
c. Guitar, Bass, Vocal & Sax (flute)
d. Guitar/Piano, Bass, Drums & Vocal
2. Jazz Quintet
a. Piano, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
b. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocal
3. Six Piece Big Band
a. Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax & Vocals
b. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet & Vocals
c. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Female and Male Vocalists
4. Seven Piece Big Band
a. Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet & Vocals
b. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Trombone & Vocals
c. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Female and Male Vocalists
5. Eight Piece Big Band
a. Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Trombone & Vocals – LA Jazz Big Band
b. Piano/Guitar, Bass, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Female and Male Vocalists
6. Nine Piece Big Band to 17 Piece – adding horns and vocalists