Available to book from $300 (USD). For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.
American Jazz Company is a local middle TN band peforming jazz and standards from the Great American songbook. We also have a solid repretoire of country and classic rock covers.
Our typical wedding band consists of 6 pieces (pianist, lead guitar, stand-up bass, sax/flute, drums and lead singer). We can easily accommodate a smaller configuration (e.g. piano and singer) all the way to a much larger big band configuration including horns and full woodwind sections.
We specialize in wedding receptions/dances, corporate events, non-profit fund raisers and other private parties. We've done very small parties in people's homes all the way up to large venues of 500 + people.
Our musicians have extensive experience with "A list" artists and are truly world class players.
We pride ourselves on professionalism, responsiveness while delivering a great musical experience for you and your guests. Frequently, we hear guests ask the wedding party "Where did you find this band? They fantastic...."
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 95 miles)
Accentuate the positive
Accustomed to his face
Ain't Misbehavin
All of me
All The Things You Are
Almost like being in love
Always on my mind
Anything goes
As Time Goes By
At Last
Autumn in New York
Autumn leaves
Begin the Beguine
Bewitched
Beyond the Sea
Big Spender
Blue Moon
Blue Skies
Blueberry Hill
Boot Scootin Boogie
But not for me
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Chapel of Love
Cheek to cheek
Cold Duck time
Cry me a river
Days of Wine and Roses
De ja Vu
Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend
Don't get around much anymore
Don't know why
Dream a little dream of me
Embraceable You
Fever
Fly me to the moon
Georgia On My Mind
Girl from Ipanema
Give Me the Simple Life
God Bless the USA
Goin Out of My Head
Good Morning Heartache
Hey There
Honky Tonk Woman
Hopelessly Devoted to You
How Insensitive
I Have Dreamed
I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
I only have eyes for you
I wish you love
I Won't Dance
I'll be seeing you
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down
I'm in the Mood For Love
I've got a crush on you
I've got you under my skin
In the Still of the Night
Isn't it romantic
It had to be you
It Might As Well Be Spring
It's Only a Paper Moon
It's So Easy to Fall in Love
Jazz Man
L-O-V-E
Lady is a tramp
Let Me Be There
Let's call the whole thing off
Let's face the music and dance
Let's fall in love
Look of Love
Love for Sale
Love Is Here To Stay
Love Letters
Mack the Knife
Makin Whoopee
Man I love
Manhattan
Mean to me
Meditation
Misty
Moon River
Moondance
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight Seranade
Mustang Sally
My Funny valentine
My guy
My romance
Nearness of you
Need You Now
Never My Love
Night and Day
Nobody Does it Better
On the street where you live
On The Sunny Side of the Street
One For My Baby
Orange colored sky
Overjoyed
Perfidia
Pretty Woman
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Quiet nights
Quondo Quondo Quondo
Route 66
S' Wonderful
Satin Doll
Secret Love
Sentimental Journey
Shadow of your smile
Since I Fell For You
Skylark
Smile
Smoke gets in you eyes
Some enchanted evening
Someone to watch over me
Something Stupid
Spy who loved me
St. Thomas Calypso
Stand by Me
Stop Look Listen to Your Heart
Stormy weather
Summertime
Sway
Sweet Caroline
Take the A Train
Tangerine
The Nearness of You
The Shadow of Your Smile
The very thought of you
The way you look tonight
Theme From Peter Gunn
There Will Never Be Another You
There's No Greater Love
These Foolish Things
They Can't Take That Away
Till there was youTime After Time
TN Waltz
TN Whiskey
To Sir With Love
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Tracks of My Tears
Unchained Melody
Unforgettable
Valentine
Watch What Happens
Watermelon man
Wave
What a difference a day makes
What a Wonderful World
What'll I do
What's going on
What's new
Whatever lola wants
When I fall in love
When Sunny Gets Blue
Where or When
Wide Variety of Holiday Songs
Will you still love me tomorrow
Witchcraft
You Belong to Me
You Don't Know Me
You make me feel so young
You'd Be So Nice
You've got a friend
We need enough space to set up and place the PA system. The exact amount of space is dependent on the size of the band. We have played in many 'tight' spaces. We will require two 15 amp outlets - preferably on separate circuits. Each member of the band will need a spot to park.
All we need is an address, where to load-in/out and park and a spot to change clothes and store our gig bags.
Yes
We have a full PA system and stage lighting for any size venue/stage.
Yes. Typically we work with the event coordinator to build a set list and play it over spotify. Many times, we also provide unique or special first dances for weddings via spotify. If the wedding party has choreographed their dance, many times they prefer the exact original recording.
Our best gig was a wedding party at the Riverside Revival in Nashville. The venue was fantastic in that they already had a world class PA system, lighting and sound engineer (and a backline drum kit). The wedding party was fun and easy to work with and the guest interaction put the event over the top. The band had as much fun as the wedding party did....
We love all types of events. Corporate parties are a bit easier in that we have a fixed set list and stick to the pre-established schedule.
However, there is something really special about playing a wedding and being a small part of their special day.
We started gigging about 8 years ago. Prior to that I played drums/percussion in various bands and our lead singer (my wife) sang in high end restaurants. We formed American Jazz Company in Nashville about 5 years ago when we relocated to TN from Southern CA.
Most Influenced - Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra
Favorite Artist is Whitney Houston
Great Song of All Time - I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
We have been performing under American Jazz Company for about 5 years in and around Nashville. Prior to that we had a similar band called Elegant Affair in CA for about 3 years.
We typically arrive two hours prior to start time to set up the PA, lights and drums. Normally, our first set is one hour. We break for 15 minutes and then do another 45 minute set and so forth. For weddings, however, the set times vary widely depending on the circumstances (first dances, cake cutting, speeches, etc.).
Yes - no problem as long as it isn't inclement weather.
Yes - we have an extensive set list but we try to accommodate any special song requests. Depending on how many songs we need to learn, we may need to charge a bit more.
Excellent. They love our musical expertise, how we organize the set list, how we handle the MC responsibilities, our professionalism and appearance. We typically receive several referrals and follow ups from the clients and their guests for future performances.
Yes - we do handle wedding dances, but we find many times wedding parties want a very specialized set list for their guests. In those instances, we partner with a world class DJ. We perform during the cocktail and dinner and then turn it over to the DJ for the dance.
This is also more cost effective for the client. I have a lot of experience as the MC for the special wedding events (introducing the couple, handling the special dances, etc.).
Variety of Wedding parties
Loaves and Fishes
Brookdale Retirement Centers
Habitat for Humanity
Big Table
Sons of Norway
Rotary club
Churches
Anniversary Parties
Political events/fund raisers
Marriott hotel - Franklin, TN. Several Corporate Events
Harpeth Hotel - Franklin, TN. Wedding Anniversary Party
Riverside Revival - Nashville. Wedding
Habitat for Humanity fund raiser at Cornerstone Church - Franklin, KY. Fund Raiser
Wilma Rudolph event center - Clarksville, TN. Fund Raiser.
Brentwood Country Club - Brentwood, TN, Christmas Party
Venue at Birchwood - Spring Hill, TN. Wedding
Brookdale Retirement Center - Franklin, TN. Christmas Party
Middle TN Christian School - Murfreesboro, TN. Christmas Party
Blackbird Recording Studios - Nashville, TN. Audio recordings
Podyum Recording Studios - Lebanon, TN. Audio Recordings
Brentwood Baptist Church - Brentwood, TN. Christian celebration event
Barn in the Bend - Madison, TN. Wedding.
We have performed at many other venues and events. These are just a few.
Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Religious Event
Recording Session
Charity Event
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
1940s Music
1950s Music
1960s Music
Jazz
Blues
Swing
Country
Pop
Motown
R&B
Classic Rock
Lighting system included
Instrumental
Male & female vocalists
PA / sound system included