LIVE MUSIC FOR WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND
CEREMONIES
 Over
the last 15 years, Night & Day Band
has performed successfully at hundreds of weddings and receptions in
Washington
DC,
Maryland
and
Virginia.
We have established a solid reputation as one of the most
exciting and reliable wedding bands in the area. If
you are searching for the perfect swing and variety band or ensemble
to provide live music for your wedding day, Night
& Day is the clear choice.
Night & Day has
the versatility and flexibility to meet all of your musical
needs, including ceremony, cocktail, background, listening,
and dance music. For smaller, more intimate weddings,
we offer jazz/swing combos up to five pieces. For larger
receptions, our six- and seven-piece variety wedding band
may be the best choice. We will work closely with you
on your musical dance choices (first wedding dance, parents dance,
last wedding dance). Over our many years of performing wonderful
live music for weddings in
Washington
DC,
MD
and
VA,
we have received many compliments about our ability to "read
the crowd." This is an extremely important skill at
a wedding reception, where the guests may range in age
from toddlers to seniors. We are experts at sensing
when it’s time to change the beat.
PROGRESSION OF THE MUSIC FOR
A TYPICAL WEDDING
Our first set
of musical samples demonstates how the music might progress
during a
“typical” wedding reception. We begin with
mellow, jazzy instrumental pieces appropriate for the cocktail
and dinner phase. This is the time your guests want to
converse, and the music should set the mood without getting
in the way. The tempo picks up as the evening progresses,
with more swing and big band numbers to energize your crowd.
At the peak of the party the music moves to oldies, Motown and
classic rock for dancing, with romantic ballads sprinkled
in. As your wedding draws to a close, the music of our wedding band
has reflected
the many moods of the evening:
| Contents: Moonglow • Watch
What Happens • I'm Getting Sentimental
Over You • What a Wonderful World • Night
and Day • The Girl From Ipanema • Moon
River • Big Band Medley: In the Mood /
Savoy • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • Moonlight
Serenade • Mack the Knife • When I
Fall in Love • Jailhouse Rock • Johnny
B. Goode • Dancing in the Street • At
Last • In the Midnight Hour • Have
I Told You Lately That I Love You • Makin'
Whoopee |
The second
set of samples show the broad range of dance music that Night & Day plays.
To function as a successful variety wedding band for dancing at your wedding, you must
be able to play jazz, big band, swing, jump, Latin, Motown,
and Classic Rock. All of these styles are demonstrated
by the band in the samples below:
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Contents: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy • It
Don't Mean a Thing • In the Mood • Tuxedo
Junction • Chatanooga Choo Choo • Take
the A Train • Sing Sing Sing |
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|
Contents: Jump Jive and Wail
• Jim Dandy • Choo Choo Ch' Boogie |
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|
Contents: The Shadow of Your Smile • Begin
the Beguine • Copacabana
• St. Thomas |
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|
Contents: Brown Eyed Girl • Honky
Tonk Woman • Rescue Me • Teach
Me Tonight
• In the Midnight Hour • Have
I Told You Lately • Dancin' in the Streets |
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Five
/ Four Piece Combos:
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|
Contents: Three Little Words
• Love is Here to Stay • It Had
to be You • When I Fall in Love • Moonglow
• I'm Getting Sentimental • Watch
What Happens |
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To
hear expanded versions of some of these tunes, please visit
our online Music Library.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Every
bride and groom has questions about the music that adds
a romantic and lively touch to
their wedding. We
provide helpful answers and will answer any other
questions you have.
APPLAUSE
FOR NIGHT & DAY LIVE MUSIC FOR BACKGROUND
MOOD
AND DANCING
Our
band and combos have been getting rave reviews for over
15 years. Read what people say
about us.
COME
AND SEE NIGHT & DAY MUSICIANS PERFORM
Listen
to the sound of our trios, vocalists and piano music
in clubs and other venues in
the Washington area.
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