We believe clients are entitled to know the price of the band before they call. Prices below are the regular (maximum) price for a local performance of each full band. Non-local travel will generally be more; weekday performances or a performance by a smaller version of some of the bands will usually be less.

We can help you select the very best band for your event.  We know and trust all the bands featured below and have no hesitation in recommending any of them; but we also recognize that choice of live music is a personal  decision.  We can provide more information concerning any of our groups. We will also encourage you to speak directly to the band leader before you make a final decision.

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	Top 40,  Motown,  R and B,  Variety   Bands
	Amaretto Price Range  $6000 - $9000 Amaretto is the East Coast's premiere high-energy dance band.  Amaretto has appeared with the Four Tops, the Spinners, the Pointer Sisters, and Wynonna Judd.  The band features two dynamic lead vocalists, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and a full horn section. Led by New York musical director and bassist David Fletcher, all of the members of Amaretto are sought-after recording session players. [more info]
	New York Minute Price Range  $6000 - $9000 New York Minute  offers one set rehearsed band that has been serving the industry for 8 years now providing the BEST in live music & event production. New York Minute is available from 7 to 21 pieces.  We have performed in Paris, West Palm Beach Florida, Houston Texas, Cleveland, as well as the tri-state area.  [more info]
	Millennium Price Range  $5000 - $7000 Millennium is a collection of seven multi-talented musicians that have entertained at some of the most notable locations, from the Rainbow Room in NY City to Gurney’s Inn at Montauk Point.  Millennium features Nancy, an award winning vocalist, Bonnie on bass & vocals, Jonny Ray on guitar & vocals, Eric on drums & vocals, Al on keyboards and Joe & Eric with the amazing brass section.   [more info]
	The Hit Girls Price Range  $2500 - $4000 The Hit Girls is the newest all-female tribute band dedicated to the most influential singers, bands and songs by the female genre!  From Joplin to Jett, Franklin to Summer, Madonna to Gaga! The Hit Girls captures the rock, pop and soul sounds of the 1960s to today. [more info]
	Full House Price Range  $5000 - $7000 Our gimmick has always been no gimmick - just the music, performed authentically and true to the original artists, with a high energy presentation.   Long Island has long been known as a hotbed for "cover" bands, and at times that term has gotten a bad connotation. Full House is The Ultimate Cover Band, and it is our ultimate compliment to wear that title. [more info]
	Kazz Music Orchestra Price Range  $5000 - $7000 The goal of the Kazz Music Orchestra is to provide premium live musical entertainment for weddings and special events. On the way to reaching that goal, we strive to have fun, and work in a professional manner that makes the planning of these events as simple, enjoyable, and stress-free as possible for our clients. [more info]
	Soul Be It Price Range  $6000 - $8000 SOUL BE IT is New York’s hottest premiere performance band.Complete with front line choreography, young interactive lead vocalists, a killer rhythm section, and a featured slammin’ 5 piece horn section. The “Soul Horns”, are most known for their performance on the album dubbed by The Reverend Al Sharpton as  “The OFFICIAL Tribute to the late, great James Brown”. [more info]
	Curbside Manner Price Range  $2500 -  $4000 Curbside Manner is a young 5-piece band that entertains with original modern pop, with roots in the classic blues-rock of the 70's combined with modern pop sounds that will remind audiences of Vampire Weekend and The Strokes. Professional players with years of experience, CSM's combination of classical and jazz training with youthful rock ambition results in a unique, energetic sound. [more info]
	Average Bar Band Price Range  $2000 - $3500 Average Bar Band is a soulful and grooving rock cover band with a little R&B mixed in. Our members have played with Gloria Estefan, Norah Jones, Lauryn Hill, The Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), and The Chiffons ("He's So Fine"), among many others. We love to play and sing, and audiences respond very positively to our love of music.   [more info]
	Uptown Get Downs Price Range  $2000 - $3500 The Uptown Getdowns are a reincarnation of the funky, soulful, smooth and groovin sounds of decades spanning from the 60’s to today.  They methodically select tunes that are recognized and loved by your typical audience, as well as unique lesser known tunes that keep those in search of fresh sounds satisfied. They’ll have the shy folks boppin their heads, and the unreserved folks dancing the night away. [more info]
	Groove Buffet Price Range  $4500 - $6500 Paying homage to Soul legends, founded solely on passion for the music, Groove Buffet formed in early 2005 has become one of the best Classic R&B, Motown & Soul acts on the East Coast  Groove Buffet captures the true spirit of what the music was all about.  People want to get up and dance to every song that they perform. [more info]
	White Wedding  80's Price Range  $3000 - $5500 White Wedding is one of the most awesome 80's Tribute bands in the Tri-State area. The band has played some of the most prestiges venues in New York. BB Kings, SOB , Brooklyn Bowl and often on the Jersey Shore. Guests are brought back to1985 with the band’s great character singers such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Blondie,U2.  [more info]
	Amethyst 80's Price Range  $2500 - $4500 The members of the 1980s cover band Amethyst didn't just learn the songs, they lived the decade, beginning their musical journeys in high school when the Rubik's Cube, regular Nintendo, leg warmers and Pac-Man were popular. The current band started out in 2002.    Now the members  in their late 30s, something that began as just for fun has turned into a popular cover band after its '80s concept stuck.[more info]
	Broadsound Price Range  $7000 - $9000 PROFESSIONAL, EXTREMELY TALENTED, AND EXCITING are a few words to describe BroadSound. This ten piece band is perfect for your wedding or corporate event.The Band consists of ten pieces including four lead singers, one who doubles on piano, one on percussion and one on trumpet,   an  extremely versatile  band BroadSound has performed for many wedding receptions, corporate events and for President Barack Obama for a democratic national convention event.[more info]
	Jazz,  Swing, Specialty  Dance Bands
	New York's Best Little Big Band featuring Elan Garner Price Range  $4000 - $6500 [more info]
	Lushlife featuring Brandon Combs Price Range  $2000 - $4500 Brandon is still widely regarded as one of the best kept secrets within the music scene, having returned to his soulful roots and reestablished himself as a true force to be reckoned with. The first choice of musicians that have played with Prince, Patti LaBelle, Justin Timberlake, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder and Lalah Hathaway. It’s time for the secret to be revealed.. [more info]
	Oh La La! with Marie Davy Price Range  $1500 - $3000 Oh La La! featuring French chanteuse Marie Davy  is the perfect band to serve as either a soothing backdrop for an intimate evening with friends (soft acoustic jazz, chanson française, 30's and 40's swing, bossa-nova ) or a sultry soundtrack of classic Soul and Blues from the 50's and 60's.Comprised of some of the top jazz and world musicians in the New York and New-England area, Oh La La! Sets itself apart from other bands in its stylistic versatility and ability to adapt to your specific tastes. .[more info]
	Double Down Price Range  $3500 - $5000 From the classic lounge stylings of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, to fun twists on popular modern hits, Double Down plays the songs you know and love. The band's original style fuses together their fresh, bold talents with a tribute to the songs of yesteryear.Double Down gives the Rat Pack a swinging update for the new millennium. [more info]
	The Hot Sardines Price Range  $3000 - $4500 The Hot Sardines play liquor-drinking music from the last Great Depression and thereabouts: Mad stride piano, hot gypsy guitar, growling trombone and assorted horns with vocals (some in French), plus percussion that includes washboard, drums and -- yep -- a tap dancer. If anyone's ever left a Hot Sardines show sober, we haven't seen it..[more info]
	J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band Price Range  $6000 - $8500 JC Hopkins is a playwright, poet, filmmaker, painter, piano bar entertainer, Grammy nominated composer of wry, inventive tunes and front man for one of the hippest little big bands in the country, the JC Hopkins Biggish Band. His original songs formed the basis for the jazz musical, Show Biz'ness, created by JC and poet Peter Simonelli, which had an extended run in San Francisco.. [more info]
	David Fletcher Company /  Johanna Telander and Erica Ramos Price Range  $2000 - $3500 David Fletcher is a professional musician: pianist, bassist acoustic/electric with extensive experience as music director. Background as academic music educator - Director of Bands and Choruses Georgetown University. [more info]
	The Sheatles Price Range  $4000 - $5500 A NEW TWIST TO THE FAB FOUR!  2010, I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY! Five talented WOMEN join together to create the newest and hottest tribute act to The Beatles! The Sheatles can honestly claim to be the US's only all female tribute band to the Fab Four![more info]
	Love Revival Orchestra Price Range  $7500  - $9500 If you're looking for an exciting, young act with unparalleled energy - an act that is not just "going through the motions" but feels genuine joy and love entertaining and playing music, look no further. The Love Revival Orchestra is happy to work with you to arrange ANY song in ANY style you can think of, but we specialize in Classic Rock from Billy Joel to the Beatles to Elton John, the Soul of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding, feel-good motown and New Orleans party music that comes complete with parades. [more info]
	Dan Levinson /  Swing Wing Price Range  $3000 - $4500 Dan Levinson and His Swing Wing brings together some of the finest musicians in the New York area.  The repertoire of this seven-piece group includes the music made famous by such pre-eminent Swing Era small bands as Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven, Bob Crosby's Bobcats, the John Kirby Sextet, Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra, expertly blending written music with free-wheeling improvisation.  Molly Ryan's lush, elegant voice adds a dash of spice to the ensemble. [more info]
	The Recessionals Price Range  $1500 - $3000 Attending a performance of The Recessionals can be hazardous to your health. You will not be able to resist the energy. whether they are blasting forth at near light-speed tempos, or keeping it slow and hazy. Don’t snap or clap along too hard or too much. The band’s heavy-hitting rhythm section takes no prisoners when it comes to laying down the hard driving, Second-Line rhythm synonymous with Traditional Jazz. The music is lively, the faces are fresh, and the beat swings like a wrecking ball. . [more info]
	Miss Babs & the Kickin Boogie Band Price Range  $2000 - $3500 MISS BABS & the Kickin’ Boogie Band performs at various events, including recent appearances at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, Westbury Music Fair, NYC & Long Island Outdoor Concert Series and various charity benefits and corporate functions.  Her CD, “GOOD HOME COOKIN”, hit the top 50 on the Pan European Charts and continues to receive raves from music lovers far and near. [more info]
	Paul Hemmings Uketet Price Range  $2000 - $3500 The humble ukulele has sat on the back burner throughout most of Jazz music's rich history. Paul Hemmings is determined to change that.  With The Paul Hemmings Uketet, the unassuming four-stringed Hawaiian instrument takes its place front and center, alongside bass and drums, in a well-seasoned jazz combo that pushes the boundaries of what has often been considered a mere novelty instrument. Based in New York City, The Uketet (pronounced yook-TET) serves up a savory blend of jazz standards, contemporary classics, and original music, all the while showcasing the instrumental virtues of its key ingredient.. [more info]
	Adrienne Hindmarsh Price Range  $2000 - $3500 Bandleader Adrienne Hindmarsh is a vocalist with a unique voice, often  compared to the female singers from the 1950's big band swing era. She is also a dynamic Hammond organist with immense skill in the style of jazz organ.. [more info]
	Hot Jazz of the 20's with Flapper Dancers Price Range  $1500 - $3500 In the hot jazz style of Stephan Grapelli and gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt,  this group features  noted jazz violinist Skye Steel,  guitarists Paul Hemmings and Peter Tascio,  with David Fletcher on acoustic bass. [more info]
	Fete Manouche Price Range  $2000 - $3500 Jazz manouche—literally “gypsy jazz”—is the name given to a kind of music born in France in the early 1930s.  But for the huge mass of devoted performers and followers throughout the world today, it’s more than a kind of music, it’s a way of life [more info]