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Music for your wedding: ceremony,
cocktails, dinner and dancing
CRFF
performs a very wide range of musical styles. Audio samples can be heard by
scrolling down this page. Our band consists of the finest musicians and singers
in the area.
Depending upon your musical needs, you can engage a solo
pianist, a 12-piece band or anything in between.
We play all styles of music needed for your wedding day:
classical music for the ceremony, background jazz for the cocktail and dinner
hours, and dance music after dinner. It should be noted that you have the
option of having dancing throughout dinner. This occurs between courses.
When performing for a wedding reception, our core group
consists of piano, bass, drums and reeds (sax, clarinet and flute). This group
includes 2 male vocalists. It can be augmented with female vocals, guitar,
trumpet, trombone and percussion. We can also provide classical music needed
for the wedding ceremony -- for example, a flute and piano duo.
“Crazy Rhythm, Fancy Feet”
always plays at a volume that is appropriate for the situation. Your guests
will be thrilled that they can comfortably talk to each other during cocktails
and dinner, while the dance music will be played at a volume that creates
plenty of excitement without going overboard!
We will “get the crowd going” so to speak, if your guests
need prompting. We keep this to a minimum, since we firmly believe that the
bandleader should not be the center of attention. All of the announcements
can be made by us, and we will discuss these, along with specific music requests,
in advance.
Alternative ideas for
your party
If you are looking for something different for your wedding
reception, you might want to consider our band that specializes in "Roaring
20s" music. As a result of the cable show "Boardwalk Empire",
wedding couples are having the riotous hot jazz of the 1920s played at their
weddings. Our "Roaring 20s" band consists of:
We specialize in swing music and other styles such as
Latin, Cajun, zydeco, and ethnic music such as klezmer. Even though this band
specializes in non-rock music, if you want rock tunes played throughout your
party, we will be happy to do so. You can hear samples of this by clicking
on the song selections below.
We
offer the option of adding dancers to your party, or as we call it, the extra
"WOW" factor.
You can make your wedding even more memorable by having us perform a dance
routine such as a wild swing, a zany Charleston,
an exciting disco routine, a hot salsa, or a romantic tango. The dance routine
is performed by Bob Butryn (who is also the clarinetist) and his dance partner,
Eva Brothers.
Click on the picture to see a video of our
wild swing dance routine. >>>>
Since Bob is already at your affair leading the band, he does not charge
for his dance services. However, there would be an additional charge for Eva.
Also included in the price is an optional FREE
private dance lesson for the bride and groom to give you the confidence you
want for the “first dance”.
We offer many options when booking our band, so please
give us a call so we can talk about what you had in mind. Together, we can
design an affair that will reflect your individual tastes, in which the outcome
will be excellent!
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