Big Band & Jazz

For country clubs, corporate parties and charity balls along with concerts and less formal occasions, Custom Music represents the finest Big Band in the southeast. It comes in sizes ranging from seven to fourteen pieces and offers the option of contemporary music as needed for dances.

 

Custom Music’s roster includes a stable of excellent Jazz Bands and Easy Listening Combos. Their ability to increase or decrease in size makes them popular for a wide variety of events. For smaller receptions, private parties and corporate affairs, their soft background music sets the stage for conversation. For midsize and large events such as store openings, sales meetings and outdoor festivals they perform more upbeat music.

 

These bands offer the option of vocals, and can perform dance music for engagements such as anniversary parties, black-tie affairs and informal gatherings. Whether it’s for listening, dancing or both, Custom Music can help you find a tasty jazz combo that will best meet your particular needs.

Ovations Big Band

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Styles: Big Band & Swing, Jazz Standards, Latin, Dixieland, Motown, Rock & Roll, Waltzes, ’50’s Music, ‘60’s & ‘70’s Music

 

If you’re looking a big band with an exceptional sound and a reputation for pleasing the “purists” along with a wide variety of ages and tastes, you need look no further. The Ovations Big Band is taking the southeast by storm. Led by the charismatic and exceptionally talented Don Edwards, the Big Band sound of Ovations has entertained crowds with the music of four decades to warm receptions across North Carolina and South Carolina.

 

With no fixed dance sets, Ovations welcomes requests from the audience and can appeal to an impressive range of age groups. With its flexibility, you can discuss the tone and style of your event well in advance to ensure that the band provides you with the music and entertainment you expect.

 

For more information about Ovations, its music and its sample song list, please visit its website at www.ovationsbigband.com.

Added Touch

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Added Touch is one of the most popular and adaptable jazz combos in the Southeast. For easy listening music, its basic unit consists of trumpet, keyboard and bass. It is well suited for receptions, house parties or any function, formal or informal, that requires a background of smart listening music. With the addition of drums, theband also performs for dances, and can expand to include a saxophone as well as male and/or female vocals as needed.

 

Based in Charlotte, NC, this band continues to be the darling for corporate affairs and special events throughout the central Piedmont.

Easy Street

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Easy Street is an easy listening trio that consists of guitar, bass and trumpet. Its musical menu includes Jazz Standards and Easy Listening tunes as well as Latin music as needed. Along with an extensive song list, this trio enjoys taking requests from the audience. It is very adaptable and can stroll or remain stationery as needed.

 

Above all, it is its exceptional sound that has made Easy Street one of the most popular jazz trios in the Carolinas for corporate receptions, restaurants and house parties.

Accents

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Accents is a classy, easy listening unit that offers an uptown, New York sound. It features a program of music by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter along with Standards and Swing tunes. With trumpet, vibes and keyboard as its core, Accents provides a unique sound that is both satisfying and contagious.

 

One of the secrets of Accents’ popularity is its ability to perform music that appeals to both the general public and jazz connoisseurs with more discriminating tastes.