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Jazz Bands for Hire in France

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About Our Carefully Curated Selection of Jazz Bands for Hire in France

FixTheMusic is run by a team of musicians who have hand-picked each act and invited them to join the website.

We have curated France's finest selection of jazz bands and made it simple and secure for you to hire them for your wedding or private event anywhere in France.

Our groups are composed of some of France's most in-demand jazz singers (both male and female).

They have appeared on live national television and frequently perform at some of the country's most prestigious jazz clubs and venues.

FixTheMusic is free to use – we're a secure platform for connecting with and booking outstanding musicians worldwide 🌎

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View Some of Our Professional Jazz Bands Based in France...

Marie & Her Band
Marie & Her Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,719 (avg. price)
Bordeaux, France
12 reviews
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Swing Thieves
Swing Thieves
Jazz, Pop & Soul Band
€2,509 (avg. price)
Toulouse, Occitanie, France
10 reviews
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Le Pont-Neuf Swing Band
Le Pont-Neuf Swing Band
Swing & Jazz Band
€1,500 - €2,750
Paris, France
14 reviews
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The Toulouse Gypsy Jazz Band
The Toulouse Gypsy Jazz Band
Gypsy Jazz Band
€1,394 (avg. price)
Toulouse, France
12 reviews
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Panthéon Gypsy Jazz Band
Panthéon Gypsy Jazz Band
Gypsy Jazz Band
€1,500 - €3,500
Paris, France
10 reviews
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The Lyon Jazz Band
The Lyon Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,638 (avg. price)
Lyon, France
6 reviews
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The Nice Soul Band
The Nice Soul Band
Wedding Band & Party Band
€1,500 - €2,500
Nice, France
4 reviews
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The Bordeaux Jazz Band
The Bordeaux Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,753 (avg. price)
Bordeaux, France
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The French Dixie Band
The French Dixie Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€2,246 (avg. price)
Paris, France
6 reviews
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The Provence Jazz Band
The Provence Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€2,062 (avg. price)
Provence, France
3 reviews
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The Montpellier Jazz Band
The Montpellier Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,823 (avg. price)
Montpellier, France
5 reviews
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Silver Moon Jazz Band
Silver Moon Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€2,866 (avg. price)
Paris, France
7 reviews
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Let The Good Times Swing
Let The Good Times Swing
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,182 (avg. price)
Toulouse, France
2 reviews
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The Montpellier Swing Band
The Montpellier Swing Band
Swing & Jazz Band
€1,987 (avg. price)
Montpellier, France
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The Montpellier Jazz Collective
The Montpellier Jazz Collective
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,054 (avg. price)
Montpellier, France
8 reviews
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The Paris Jazz Band
The Paris Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€2,088 (avg. price)
Paris, France
10 reviews
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Moonlight Stroll Jazz Band
Moonlight Stroll Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,500 - €2,500
Paris, France
3 reviews
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The Curve
The Curve
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,000 - €2,000
Tours, France
5 reviews
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The Ladies Jazz Trio
The Ladies Jazz Trio
Jazz Trio
Toulouse, France
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Light Blues
Light Blues
Blues & Jazz Band
€1,500 - €5,000
Toulouse, France
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The New Orleans Jazz Band
The New Orleans Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
Vandée, France
4 reviews
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The Perpignan Jazz Band
The Perpignan Jazz Band
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,000 - €2,500
Perpignan, France
4 reviews
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Jazz & Lyrics Duo
Jazz & Lyrics Duo
Piano & Vocals Duo
€1,330 (avg. price)
Toulouse, France
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The Bordeaux Brass Band
The Bordeaux Brass Band
Jazz & Swing Band
Bordeaux, France
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Parisian Swing
Parisian Swing
Jazz & Swing Band
€2,552 (avg. price)
Paris, France
1 reviews
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Jazz Peckers
Jazz Peckers
Jazz & Swing Band
Bordeaux, France
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Blue Horizon Jazz
Blue Horizon Jazz
Jazz & Swing Band
€1,500 - €2,500
Aix-en-Provence, France
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View Some of Our France Jazz & Swing Bands Performing Live...

View more videos and read verified reviews of Swing Thieves ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of Le Pont-Neuf Swing Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Toulouse Gypsy Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Montage Duo ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of Panthéon Gypsy Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Lyon Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Provence Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of Silver Moon Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Montpellier Jazz Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of Let The Good Times Swing ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Montpellier Swing Band ➡️
View more videos and read verified reviews of The Montpellier Jazz Collective ➡️
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What Kind of Events Do the France Jazz Bands Perform At?

All of our jazz bands are available for hire at weddings, corporate events, private parties and charity events throughout France.

For weddings, they often perform at the wedding reception in the evening, but are frequently booked to provide background music at the wedding cocktails or even the wedding ceremony.

FixTheMusic recently provided The Paris Jazz Band for an international convention held in Paris. The event was attended by delegates from around the world.

Where in France Will the Jazz Bands Perform?

Each jazz group is available to travel almost anywhere in France. Some of the most popular parts of France that our bands are requested to perform at include Paris, Bordeaux, the Dordogne and other parts of south-west France; Cannes, Nice and the Côte d'Azur in the south-east, as well as Lyon and other areas close to Switzerland.

So if you are looking for the best jazz band France can offer, get in touch with FixTheMusic and you'll soon be receiving offers from France jazz bands available on the date of your event.

What Kind of Music Do the Jazz Bands Perform?

Our jazz bands perform a mixture of French and international jazz standards. Examples include "La Vie En Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Fly Me To The Moon".

They also perform jazz-style renditions of pop music, in the Postmodern Jukebox style.

France is also home to numerous world-class jazz manouche bands, who play in the "gypsy jazz" or "manouche jazz" style inspired by Django Reinhardt. These groups generally don't include a singer, so are most commonly booked as background music at cocktail receptions.

Some of the French jazz bands also perform French chanson, by artists such as Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet and Georges Brassens. These are are often covered by female jazz singers and are very popular during wedding ceremonies and during drinks receptions or vin d'honneur.

How Much Does It Cost to Hire a France Jazz Band?

The average price of a professional jazz band on FixTheMusic is 2,350 EUR. The exact price will depend on a few factors, including how far they need to travel for your wedding or event, the number of musicians you book (e.g. a jazz duo will be cheaper than a larger jazz trio or quartet), whether they require accommodation.

Mant of the best jazz bands France offers can take numerous requests – these are often for your first dance or another special part of your day.

Some FAQs About Hiring a Jazz Band for Your Wedding or Party...

What kind of music will the jazz band perform?

Our jazz bands perform a wide range of music – of course, each jazz band has a vast knowledge of the jazz standards and classics from the Great American Songbook. As well as that, our jazz bands perform a lot of swing music. Many of our jazz bands also play music from soul, rock n roll and pop.

A particularly popular trend is for modern jazz bands to play pop or rock music but in a vintage and jazzy style. A swing band almost always includes a singer in the group. They will cover classic "Rat Pack" tunes (covering artists such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr).

Many of our bands also perform in the Great Gatsby style, specialising in music from the 1920s – often with a more modern twist too and sometimes even combined with electro-swing music. This style is frequently referred to as post-modern jukebox band style.

Gypsy jazz or gypsy swing (also known as jazz manouche) is also increasingly popular, as well as purely acoustic jazz bands. Trad and vintage jazz bands perform more Dixieland, ragtime music and New Orleans-inspired songs that originated in the early 1900s. These bands usually include a full brass or wind section, such as trumpet, trombone, and even sousaphone. These bands are often roaming jazz bands – and some can even perform as marching jazz bands.

Blues bands are also featured on FixTheMusic as an especially popular jazz ensemble.

What kind of events will the jazz bands perform at?

On FixTheMusic, our jazz bands are booked to perform at a wide variety of events. The most common are weddings and corporate events, but they also entertain at charity functions, product launches, festivals, gala balls, hotels, restaurants and birthday parties.

Can you give me some examples of the kind of repertoire and songs the jazz bands will perform?

The most commonly requests jazz songs include: At Last (Etta James), All Of Me (jazz standard), Come Fly With Me, Fly Me To The Moon (both by Frank Sinatra), Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles), It Don’t Mean A Thing (Duke Ellington), On The Sunny Side Of The Street and What A Wonderful World (both by Louis Armstrong).

Other famous jazz singers or bands that our jazz groups will cover include Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Billie Holliday, Jamie Cullum, Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, George Gershwin, Michael Bublé and Nina Simone.

What line-ups are available with most jazz bands?

Jazz acts can range from solo jazz singers, right up to big bands and full jazz orchestras. The most commonly booked size of wedding jazz band on FixTheMusic is a 5-piece jazz band. This usually includes singer (male or female vocals), bass guitar (or upright double bass), drums, piano or keyboard and guitar.

If you wanted a bigger line-up (e.g. a 6-piece or 7-piece jazz band), the additional instruments would likely include saxophone, trumpet, trombone or more singers.

Jazz duos and jazz trios are also frequently booked – especially for background music, e.g. at an outdoor garden party, drinks reception or even a wedding ceremony.

How long does a jazz band usually perform for?

The standard sets a jazz band will perform are 2 x 60 minute sets. This could be split into 3 x 40 minute sets if you prefer. Some bands prefer to play for a bit shorter than this (e.g. 2 x 45 minute sets). The jazz band will always confirm this with you when they respond to your enquiry.

From a cost perspective, it can be a good idea to hire the jazz band to provide live music for earlier in the day, as well as for the evening party. Most jazz & swing bands can provide some live music during the wedding ceremony or afternoon champagne reception at a small additional cost. Hiring a jazz band for your wedding reception is the most common request we receive at FixTheMusic.

During the band's breaks, they will provide music from a laptop or similar device. This isn't quite the same as having a professional DJ, but it does ensure your entire evening of musical entertainment is covered. The laptop DJ service is usually provided free of charge by the jazz band.

The standard arrival time for a band is 5pm. This gives them enough time to get set up and carry out their soundcheck. They will then finish by 12 midnight. If you wanted them to perform later into the night (e.g. until 1am or 2am) then there would likely be an additional cost for this.

Is it possible to see the jazz bands perform live before I book?

As most professional jazz bands perform at private events the majority of the time (such as weddings and corporate functions), it can often not be possible to see your chosen band performing live before you book. That said, some public gigs do occur now and then, so feel free to ask your band if they have anything coming up.

How much space will a jazz band take up?

You should consider that most musicians would need around 1.5 square metres each, and others (e.g. a pianist or keyboard player, or drummer) would need a bit more space than this. In addition, there would need to be space for the band's PA system and speakers. Our jazz bands are happy to be flexible though – just ask them about the dimensions at your venue if you're concerned and they will let you know what the ideal band size would be.

How loud will the jazz band be?

If your wedding venue has a sound or noise limiter installed, then you will want to consider the volume of the jazz band you are hiring. You can read more about this topic in our guide to sound limiters.

Many of our jazz bands can perform without amplification (i.e. as just an acoustic jazz band) – but they are only really suitable as background music or where the number of guests at your event is relatively small. If you want the band to provide music for dancing (e.g. at your wedding reception), then you'll want the band to be amplified through their PA system.

Instruments such as the band's drum kit and horns like a trumpet, trombone or saxophone, could trigger a noise limiter at your venue. It's always best to speak with your jazz band about any noise limits at the time of booking.

Should I hire a jazz or swing band for my wedding?

Yes! Our jazz bands are perfect for every part of your wedding day: from providing low-key music for your ceremony (e.g. a jazz singer and acoustic guitarist), to background music for your drinks reception in the afternoon (e.g. from a jazz duo or trio, or solo jazz sax player), to a larger swing band or big band – perfect for getting your guests dancing at the evening's party.

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Founded in 2015 by two brothers who share a passion for great live music, FixTheMusic is a new way to find and book hand-picked bands for weddings, private parties, corporate events and charity events.

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