Browse 124 professional big bands available for hire in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These swing orchestras and jazz ensembles have earned 173 reviews from real clients with an average 5 out of 5 rating, bringing authentic swing era sound to weddings, corporate events and special celebrations.
All 124 suppliers listed here are willing to travel to Hamilton. The nearest is based in Toronto, 38 miles away.
Also covers Burlington.
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Big band hire in Hamilton currently ranges from $280 to $6,500+, with most professional swing orchestras averaging $1,050 for standard event bookings. Pricing reflects ensemble size, performance duration and travel. Full orchestras with established reputations command premium rates, while emerging jazz ensembles offer excellent value for budget-conscious event planners seeking authentic big band sound. Contact the supplier you like for an accurate quote.
Based on 691 enquiries for Big Bands at events in every location, made through this site in the last two years. Updated 12 November 2026.
Swing Shift Big Band/Wedding Band
"Thank YOU and the band so much - I'm only sorry we cut into your playing time (speeches and photos)! Everyone absolutely loved the band and was blown away by your sets- we'll hope to catch you and the full Swing Shift band at the Rex sometime in the future and buy you a drink!"
The Rick Levine Band
"Fantastic Band! Rick is easy to work, dance floor was full all night long. Guests are still talking about how the Rick Levine Band helped make my event a success! Thanks."
Rick Holland's Uptown Society Orchestra
"All Music Review
Thom Jurek
The title of this set is an apt one. While much of the music presented by the Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band, it hearkens back -- in terms of its sophistication, confidence and outright jazz literacy, not nostalgically -- to an era when progressive jazz, and big bands (this one numbering 10 pieces) flourished on the scene. This is one sophisticated outfit. Featuring the arrangement and compositional skills of Brent Wallarab, Jim Martin, Bill Dobbins and Kerry Strayer, this band struts out the tradition and make some joyous, complex, and elegant music that reflects its own unique identity. The résumés of all these players are impressive and reflected in the confidence of the date. It opens with "SUNY-Triangle," a Martin composition that works its artful sleight-of-hand over Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Triste." Martin uses the rhythmically complex samba and drapes some tough, knotty twists and turns over it. The intro is a beautiful and raucous wake-up call, while the head of the tune, with its staggered entrances and exits -- including some fine soloing by John Viavattine on tenor and John Nyerges on piano -- give this tune a unique identity. "Creature Comfort" is a beautiful mid-tempo ballad by Wallarab with edgeless yet multi-dimensional dissonances written into its harmonics. It swings beautifully and includes a fine, punchy solo by tenorman Glenn Cashman. Besides the originals, there are some fine readings here as well. There's Wallarab's arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" that's a thoroughly modern exercise losing none of Ellington's humor or rhythmic complexity. Likewise, Gerry Mulligan's haunting, wee-hours, "Night Lights," is given expert treatment here by Strayer, and Dean Keller's baritone saxophone playing combines Mulligan's sense of lyric and Ben Webster's sense of time. In Time's Shadow reveals that innovation need not sacrifice accessibility or swing. It is convincing evidence that the big band form is alive, well and full of surprises."
Ten Most Wanted Band
"Music was great the energy was excellent they kept everyone on their feet all evening! Very professional can’t say enough about the horns and vocals. Would definitely recommend them for any type of function can’t wait to go hear them again!!"
Soular Rhythm music and entertainment
"Love this band, love these people....and that's all I gotta say!"
Sinatra & Friends Entertainer
"Our top performer. Friendly, accommodating has audio equipment to handle any type of performance."
