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— curate your own jazz band —
Mainly performing in the Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Luxembourg. Travelling worldwide on demand.
Five-star rated premium quality
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The Jazz Central Agency is a unique full-service jazz agency, managed by our founder, Kars Veling, offering top-level jazz bands for every occasion.
Why clients choose us:
đ A word from our founder and manager Kars:
"Feel free to get in touch with me via the Gig Heaven platform to discuss your needs in detail. I'm happy to help, and can advise you based on real experience from thousands of performances at events large and small! And be sure to check out all the other wonderful line-ups we offer — see below."
đ Where we perform
The professional musicians of the Jazz Central Agency perform everywhere in the Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Luxembourg. For example, in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Utrecht, Antwerp, Brussels, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Cologne, and many more!
đ On demand we also travel Europe-wide or even further!
This line-up is reminiscent of the hugely popular jazz quartets of the 1950s and 60s, such as those of Dave Brubeck, Ben Webster, and Miles Davis, among others. It's little wonder that this line-up captures the imagination of so many of our clients — and will no doubt do the same for your guests!
This line-up works equally well as background music or as the main event. Do bear in mind that a saxophone is, by nature, a louder instrument. Even so, this line-up can, if necessary, play softly — while, when the situation calls for it, we can also make our presence well and truly felt.
With the jazz quartet, we can play a wide range of styles: from beautiful, romantic jazz ballads (think Ben Webster), to super-funky jazz in the style of Herbie Hancock ("Watermelon Man," "Cantaloupe Island"). And of course, right in between, there's tasty, authentic jazz, just as you know it from the Miles Davis records. We can also incorporate Latin jazz and calypso, in the style of Sonny Rollins!
In short, this single line-up offers, without doubt, the greatest range of variation. That's what makes it particularly well suited to wedding parties and larger corporate events, for example.
đ¶ Ready to bring live jazz to your event? đ¶
Let's compose the perfect line-up together — from an intimate duo to a full swinging band.
đ Let's schedule a call or enquire via this platform!đ
= areas covered (up to 200 miles)All of me
All the things you are
Autumn leaves
Alone together
Almost Like Being in Love
Ain't Misbehavin'
Alice in Wonderland
Bye Bye Blackbird
Blame it on my Youth
Black Orpheus
Beautiful Love
Blue Bossa
But not for me
Cantaloupe Island
Come fly with me
Chameleon
Days of wine and roses
Dindi
East of the sun
Falling in love with love
Foggy Day
Fly me to the moon
Girl from Ipanema
Gone with the Wind
Georgia
God Bless the Child
Have you met Miss Jones
How high the moon
Here's that rainy day
If I were a bell
I Loves you Porgy
Imagination
I can't get started
I could write a book
I remember Clifford
I fall in love too easily
I've got you under my skin
It could happen to you
I'm old fashioned
I'll close my eyes
It might as well be spring
It never entered my mind
I've got the world on a string
I'll be seeing you
Just sqeeze me
Just friends
Just one of those things
Like someone in love
Let's fall in love
The Look of love
Love me or leave me
Moonlight in Vermont
My foolish hart
My funny valentine
My romance
Misty
My little suede shoes
Mercy mercy mercy
Night and day
Never let me go
Over the rainbow
Out of nowhere
On a clear day
On the sunny side of the street
Polkadots and moonbeams
Pennies from heaven
The Preacher
Poinciana
Samba de orfeu
Satin Doll
Someday my prince will come
Stella by starlight
Secret Love
St. Thomas
Skylark
Soon
Summertime
Sidewinder
Song for my father
Take Five
Take the A-train
There will never be another you
There's no greater love
These foolish things
The Lady Is a Tramp
Unforgettable
When I fall in love
Who can I turn to
Witchcraft
Watermelon man
Watch what happens
You donât now what love is
You make me feel so young
We need a performance space of at least approx. 3 by 4 meters. A normal 230V power socket is required.
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment.
Yes, weâre completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig.
Yes, weâre happy to play music from our curated playlist before, after and between our sets.
Usually we arrive 60 minutes in advance. In general we are booked 2-4 hours, but other time frames are always to be discussed. Weâre happy to play a bit longer or shorter but weâve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best.
Weâre happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
You can easily let it to the pro's to decide which song to play, so you can focus on other important things and your guests!
Without exception our clients rate us with 5 stars, indicating an exact match between our performance and their expectations. Or maybe even exceeding expectations!
Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Jazz
Blues
Dixieland / Ragtime
Latin Jazz
Postmodern Jukebox Jazz
Swing
World Music
Brazilian
Salsa
Samba
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