Jazz & Swing Bands For Hire In Dorset

Jazz & Swing bands in Dorset can be hired from the UK's leading live music agency, Tailored Entertainment. Tailored Entertainment exclusively represents the UK's best Jazz & Swing bands and on this website you'll find videos, photos, repertoire and links to band websites so you can find all the information you need to hire the perfect live music for you. When hiring Jazz & Swing bands in Dorset with Tailored Entertainment your booking will be secured by a booking contract between you and the act. Standard payment terms are a deposit to secure the booking (usually around 20% of the total fee) with the balance payable 7 days in advance of the event.

For a professional Jazz & Swing band in Dorset, a base-level starting price is around £1,500. At this price, you’re ensuring that your Jazz & Swing band is made up of professional musicians with the requisite skill set, equipment, and production to perform at your event. Keep in mind that this is a starting price, and many of the best Jazz & Swing bands in Dorset are going to cost more than this.

Most Jazz & Swing bands will perform 2 x 60 or 3 x 40 minute live sets as standard. The Tailored Entertainment roster of live bands all provide a bespoke DJ service before and after live sets, so your whole evening of entertainment is covered.

Most of our Dorset Jazz & Swing bands take up to 90 minutes to be fully set up and sound checked. Small line-ups may be a bit quicker whereas large showbands with a lot of production will take longer. Our expert team will ensure a viable plan is in place ahead of your event so you have nothing to worry about on the day.

Most Jazz & Swing bands on the Tailored Entertainment roster offer afternoon drinks reception add-ons to their standard booking. You’ll find these listed under ‘optional extras’ on the band’s profile. Alternatively, you could book one of our dedicated drinks reception entertainment options in Dorset, we represent saxophonists, pianists, string quartets and singers.

Yes, all of our Jazz & Swing bands in Dorset are happy to perform a special request - which is often the first dance or song of the evening. We'll prompt you for this information well in advance of your event to give the act plenty of time to plan and rehearse the performance.

Yes, all of our Jazz & Swing bands performing in Dorset come fully self-contained with premium audio and lighting equipment. Our bands also provide a DJ service as standard so everything for your event is taken care of in just one booking.

This is a fairly common question and unfortunately the answer is often no. Our Jazz & Swing bands are professional event bands and bookings tend to be high-end weddings, parties and corporate functions in Dorset that we are unable to invite guests to. Our bands have excellent video footage on their profiles which provide an accurate insight to their live show and you'll also find live video clips on social media. We'd recommend reading through testimonials too to see what previous clients say about their experience.