VIDEOS COCKTAILS

Your cocktail hour is the first impression your guests will have of your reception.

Our Jazz Trio gives you a seamless transition between Ceremony and Cocktails. Your guests will be able to socialize comfortably right next to the trio.

RELAXING COCKTAIL MUSIC

Our Jazz Trio (Piano, Bass, and Sax) sets the perfect mood during your Cocktail Hour. They specialize in background jazz to enhance the relaxed atmosphere as guests mingle. It’s typically an hour and creates a perfect first impression of your reception.

You can also use a solo piano instead of the jazz trio. If the venue has a piano we can use it. Otherwise we can bring a keyboard free of charge. The piano player will become part of the full orchestra for dinner and dancing.

We had a Jazz Trio during cocktail hour, who set the mood perfectly, and were extremely talented. They started playing as soon as the ceremony was done. 
It helped the transition from the ceremony into cocktails very easy. When it came time to move from Cocktail Hour to the Reception for dinner, David acted as wedding planner and helped to gently guide people into the room to find their seats. It was a great first impression of our wedding reception.
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Keep in mind that your cocktail hour music should be in the background and should not overpower conversation, but it can be at a slightly higher volume than your dinner music.

While jazz and swing music generally works particularly well as pre-reception music, the type of wedding music played during your cocktail hour will depend greatly on the vibe you’re trying to create. The trio can perform pop music as well as any ethnic too.

These are separate musicians than those who play for your Chicago Wedding Ceremony. The ceremony musicians will continue playing until all the guests have left the ceremony room. In the meantime, the jazz trio will start playing as soon as your guests enter the cocktail area. This will keep a smooth transition between your ceremony and cocktail hour!