John Franzosa Music Projects
Music for Weddings, Functions & Events
Small Group Projects - Jazz for Your Wedding, Function or Event
Whether you'd like sophisticated cocktail background music or energetic swing and Latin for dancing, Small Group Projects can handle it. Our basic format is a jazz quartet (check out our CD) but we're flexible.
Sometimes you'll want a mellow acoustic sound (flute and guitar, for example) or a brassier sound with two or three horns. Sometimes something bluesy with a sax and a vocalist, or a funky electric sound. Because we play standards and popular tunes and improvise, we can handle lots of variations in personnel and format.
Dance Music for the Reception:
Our basic fare are "standards" by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Harold Arlen, Henry Mancini, Sammy Cahn, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, songs made famous by big bands and singers like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, and Ella Fitzgerald, songs that have been revived lately by Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr., and others. We also play jazz classics of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, and more. And, depending on the need, we can mix it up with Antonio Carlos Jobim or Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, or Bob Marley or Billy Joel. Click here to see short list of some of our favorites
And we do
requests. You want to hear a special song? We can do it.
Classics for the Ceremony:
Some people like their own dance music - DJ or iPod - but they want acoustic music for the ceremony or cocktails. We can also play classics, such as Pachelbel's Canon, for the ceremony on accompanied or unaccompanied flute or sax or clarinet. This past year, I've performed at several ceremonies playing solo flute or solo saxophone. Often, I'm accompanied by a guitarist or pianist.
Background for Cocktails:
For
cocktails we play background jazz - either solo piano or a small combo
of two or three pieces. Whether solo piano or small group, what we provide
is sophisticated ambience for your event, a subtle background of standards
and jazz tunes to enhance your day.
References:
We can provide references for you. Here's a sampling of recent comments:
"You did an excellent job; I have just watched the dvd and am glad that we chose you and your music to share the day." (LH)
"We were very happy with your performance at our wedding." (DB)
"We definitely enjoyed having you. I passed your name on to a couple of people who enjoyed your music and have events coming up." (MK)
"You added the perfect touch to our reception." (MT)