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Lois and her groups provide music for wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, dinners, and receptions with dancing. She meets with clients in advance to plan the music and logistical details for the event. Great care is taken to tailor the musical selections to fit the needs and tastes of each client, with special sensitivity to appropriate volume levels.
Two portable digital pianos are available for sites where there is no piano. The extra piano works well in situations where the music needs to move from one area to another. Grand piano rentals can also be arranged.
Classical and/or contemporary music is often chosen for the ceremony, followed by upbeat background music - jazz, Latin and standards - for the cocktail reception. Dinner music is usually more low-key so that guests may converse easily, with the energy level increasing after dinner as guests mingle and dance.
The dance band ranges in size from 5 to 8 musicians, and specializes in swing, classic rock, disco, Motown, and reggae.
For a small elegant gathering, either solo piano or a piano-string bass duo works well. Trios, quartets, quintets, and full bands are appropriate for larger events.
Lois's classical quartets are comprised of piano, string bass, violin, and flute, and are very elegant. Trumpet players and ceremony vocalists are also available. The jazz quartet is usually piano, bass, percussion, and sax/flute/clarinet. The dance band includes a guitarist/male vocalist and often a female vocalist.
Here's an example: A piano-string bass-flute classical trio or quartet, with violin added, plays for the ceremony, with the possible addition of trumpet and/or vocalist.
Moving into cocktails, the flute player then switches to sax, clarinet, and flute, and the violinist is replaced by tasteful percussion, forming a jazz quartet. This jazz ensemble swings nicely as upbeat background music through the cocktail reception.
Then, for dinner and dancing, the group expands to a 5- or 6-piece band or larger, with the addition of guitar/male vocals, female vocals, and possibly trumpet/flugelhorn.
If you wish to have a demo CD sent to you or would like to set up a live playing demo via telephone, please call 401.849.3470 or email Lois at music@loisvjazz.com. You may also check the play list section of this web site for on-line audio samples.
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