Looking to hire an Orlando jazz band? Here are some helpful tips. There are many kinds of jazz bands that come in many sizes. Depending on the details for your event and the mood you would like to create, these descriptions and tips will help you hire the Orlando jazz band that will be the best choice for your event or wedding. Orlando’s Music Remembrance provides all of the jazz bands below and more.

Sizes and styles of Orlando Jazz Bands

Small Jazz Bands-Hire Orlando Jazz Band

A small band is usually from two to five musicians. A small jazz band is sometimes called a small jazz ensemble or a jazz combo. Different combos play different types of jazz or a mixture of styles.

Dixieland Jazz Band

This small jazz band is perfect for 1920’s, Great Gatsby, New Orleans and Casino themed events. It is also great for “wake up my business convention”, events wanting some fun energetic music, parades and New Orleans funerals.

Orlando Dixieland Bands performs 1920’s style jazz. They are often referred to by these names:

• New Orleans Jazz Band
• Traditional Jazz Band
• Great Gatsby Jazz Band or Great Gatsby Jazz Orchestra (when called this Great Gatsby costumes are normally worn)
• Brass Band
• New Orleans Brass Band
• Society Jazz Orchestra

When used for funerals the same bands are also referred to by these names:

• New Orleans Funeral Band
• New Orleans Funeral Processional Band
• Dixieland Parade Band
• Funeral Processional Band
• Dixieland Funeral Band

Dixieland Jazz Bands comes in different sizes. These are the most popular:

• Smallest: Trumpet, Tuba or Upright String Bass, Piano or Banjo
• Small: Trumpet, Tuba or Upright String Bass, Piano or Banjo, Trombone
• Medium: Trumpet, Tuba or Upright String Bass, Piano or Banjo, Trombone, Drums or Clarinet
• Full Tradition Band: Trumpet, Tuba or Upright String Bass, Piano or Banjo, Trombone, Drums and Clarinet

Note – For dixieland bands performing for a parade:

• Snare drum replaces piano, banjo or accordion
• Add a bass drum for a full parade band
• Tuba replaces upright string bass

Mardi Gras Band

This band is perfect for New Orleans, Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday themed events and parties

People call a Dixieland band used for mardi gras events a mardi gras band. Some mardi gras bands play Cajun influenced music or zydeco music in addition to or instead of dixieland jazz. Some mardi gras bands use accordion to give a New Orleans Cajun flair. Otherwise, the instrumentation is the same as dixieland bands. Mardi gras bands perform for Fat Tuesday parties and parades. In mardi gras bands performing for a parade, snare drum replaces piano, banjo or accordion and they usually add a bass drum. Different names for mardi gras bands:

• Mardi Gras Band
• Mardi gras parade band or second line band
• New Orleans parade band
• Zydeco band
• Cajun Jazz band
• Parade brass band
• Brass Band
• New Orleans parade band

Swing Band

Swing Bands are great for themed WWII era events, dancing and assisted living concerts.

These jazz bands come in small size and big band sizes. They play music from the swing era and retro-swing or jump swing music like Jump, Jive and Wail. A traditional instrumentation is singer, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, upright string bass and drums.

Jazz Combo

Some small jazz bands play a variety of music or just one of the many jazz styles. These bands are great for wedding cocktail music, background music for dinner or events and assisted living concerts.

• Cool jazz – a mellow sounding jazz style
• Bebop jazz – a virtuosic jazz club or concert style jazz
• Jazz Fusion – a mix of rock styles and jazz. Some jazz fusion bands perform pop songs with jazz saxophone, trumpet and/or trombone
• Variety small jazz band plays a mix of all jazz styles including swing. They leave out bebop jazz unless the event is a concert.

People also refer to small jazz bands as:

• jazz combos
• small jazz group or small jazz band
• cocktail jazz group or cocktail jazz band
• jazz band

Big Bands – Hire Orlando Jazz Band

These bands are perfect for WWII era themed events and swing dancing. Because of the size the are best suited to medium to large spaces and larger budgets.

Big Bands are large jazz bands that play swing music. Most big bands perform swing music from the swing era/WWII era. Because of the number of musicians these are more expensive than small jazz bands.

The traditional instrumentation for big bands is 5 saxophones, 3 trombones, 4 trumpets and piano, bass, drums and vocalist. Smaller big bands between big band size and Swing Band Combo are available.

All these Orlando Jazz Bands and more are available at www.MusicRemembrance.com. To hire your own Orlando jazz band contact us.