Cocktail Hour Music Los Angeles | Jazz Trio & String Quartet

 

Couples planning music for a wedding cocktail hour in Los Angeles have available to them the wealth of creative talent resident in Los Angeles. In this diverse environment anything is possible. Since 1990 Elegant Music has provided Live Music for wedding cocktail hours in some of the most beautiful locations throughout Southern California.

Definition of Elegant:

“Elegant” originates from Latin

“elegans” (tasteful choice)

from “eliger”

meaning “to select with care”

or “to choose”.

Music naturally develops as a wedding celebration progresses throughout the evening. 

Each part of a wedding can have its own music: 

Wedding Ceremony Music > Wedding Cocktail Hour Music > Wedding Reception Music.

During a wedding celebration beauty and excitement grow. This is achieved by planning and choosing music for your celebration. Helping couples and their families choose music for a wedding, and performing their music choices, is exactly the service that Elegant Music has provided since 1990. 

 

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Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

Immediately following the wedding ceremony, the cocktail hour gives the newlyweds time for photographs while guests enjoy refreshments, conversation, and live music.

Imagine a beautiful wedding ceremony with a triumphant recessional transitioning into a celebrative cocktail hour featuring a live jazz trio or elegant string quartet music contributing to the excitement of the occasion.

 

Live Music for Your Wedding Cocktail Hour

Along with décor and design, live music creates anticipation that something wonderful is about to happen. 

Live music is interactive; created in the moment, right in front of your guests; it’s a performance; this is something special.

Couples planning music enjoy the creative process of discovering wedding cocktail hour music. Expressing themselves through their choices of music they themselves become artists joyfully designing their celebration. 

Hearing their chosen music performed live by real musicians is something very special and something that Elegant Music does very well.

 

Jazz Trio for Wedding Cocktail Hour 

The Elegant Music Jazz Trio: Piano, String Bass, and Drums is one of the most popular choices for cocktail hour music in Los Angeles.

• A good looking ensemble in Ivory Dinner Jackets and Black Bow Ties; Smooth and sophisticated…
• Excellent musicians playing Jazz Standards from The Great American Song Book and Jazz Covers of Popular Contemporary Music.
• An engaging live performance for listeners of all ages. 

This instrument combination creates a relaxed, upscale atmosphere offering a wide range of music styles.

String Quartet Cocktail Hour Music

The Elegant Music Quartet performs a large repertoire of classical music, motion picture themes and quartet arrangements of popular contemporary music as featured in the Netflix Bridgerton television series.

• Variety of music styles: modern covers, Disney, tangos, waltzes, swing…
• Classical favorites; recognizable melodies.
• Transitioning from performing beautiful wedding ceremony music to exciting cocktail hour music; this versatile group performs music for special celebrations. 

Note: It is economical to have the Elegant Music Quartet perform music for both the wedding ceremony and cocktail hour.  Please plan on: $1550 – $1700 for the Elegant Music Quartet or similar ensemble to perform for your wedding ceremony and cocktail hour.

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Price Guide. Planning Your Wedding Budget by Elegant Music   

 

Custom Cocktail Hour Music Ensembles

See: Beautiful Bel-Air Bay Club Wedding – Elegant Music Quintet

At every wedding the bride and groom and their families naturally become creative evidenced by their unique requests.

Elegant Music offers a variety of ensemble options including:

• Solo Piano, Solo Harp 
• Duo combinations (piano with violin, or cello, or flute, or guitar) (harp with flute, or with violin or with cello).
• Custom cocktail hour music ensembles Trios, Quartets, Quintets performing a wide variety of music styles.   

What are your favorite instruments? What songs do you like? What style of music do you like? Listening to couples and discovering what they like, is part of planning music and choosing an ensemble. 

 

See: Ten interesting duo ensembles in this post:

Duos. Music For Two.

 

Cocktail Hour Music Los Angeles – What to Expect

Live Music during the cocktail hour: 

• Enhances the atmosphere and guest experience. Live music is interactive. It is something special that is created on the spot.
• Live music supports conversation and is performed at an appropriate volume so guests can comfortably talk with one another or just listen.
• Musical instruments and style of music can be chosen to match the design and style of your venue and your vision for your cocktail hour. 

Question:  What images come to mind when you consider cocktail hour music Los Angeles? Images of the beach? Palm trees? A sunset? Perhaps a Spanish Guitar? Combining these images and talking about the atmosphere they create result in a scene. Music contributes to that scene. With your help it’s fun to plan music.

 

Also see: Six Interesting Trio Ensembles in this post

Trios of Elegant Music 

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Wedding Cocktail Hour Music:

 

• What kind of music is best for a wedding cocktail hour?

Popular choices include jazz trio, string quartet, and light classical or acoustic ensembles. Soloists, duos, trios, quartets, quintets. Elegant, relaxed music that allows conversation.

 

• Do you need live music for cocktail hour?

Live music is not required. However, compared to pre-recorded music, live music is created in the moment, has an aesthetic impact that engages the listener. Live music significantly enhances guest experience.

 

See Video: Elegant Music Spanish Guitar & Piano @ The Langham Hotel Pasadena, CA 

• How long is cocktail hour music at a wedding?

Most cocktail hours last between 60 minutes. Musicians typically perform throughout this time without break.

 

• Is a jazz trio good for cocktail hour?

Yes. A jazz trio performs familiar songs in a jazz style.  Jazz is an improvisational art form. During the performance popular songs are improvised, recognized and appreciated by listeners of all ages.

 

• Can a string quartet play modern songs?

Yes. I have been writing quartet arrangements for over 30 years. The Elegant Music Quartet performs both classical and contemporary music, including custom written arrangements of popular contemporary music ala Bridgerton.

 

• How much does cocktail hour music cost in Los Angeles?

Note: As stated earlier, it is economical to have a Quartet for example perform music for both the wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. Estimated cost for 2 hours Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Music: $450 – $1800.  

 

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