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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What kind of music will the jazz band perform?
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?
Can you give me some examples of the kind of repertoire and songs the jazz bands will perform?
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?
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?
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?
How much space will a jazz band take up?
How loud will the jazz band be?
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?
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