BOOKING THE BAND
The Beantown Swing Orchestra specializes in performing at weddings, corporate functions, and other events where it's important that everyone gets on the dance floor. That's right, and that means all generations, including seniors, who grew up with this music and love it; college kids, who love our music's energy and drive; kids and teens, who look upon us as rock stars; and everyone in between. Regardless whether your guests swing dance or not, we will get them on their feet.

You can't beat the value. You will get eighteen top-notch musicians for the price of a DJ or even a much smaller band!


ONE-STOP SHOPPING
Not only can we provide the musical entertainment for your party, but we offer you a package deal for many of the other elements you may require. These are vendors we work with all the time, and we know they can do a great job.
  • Wedding ceremony music. We can provide an ensemble, such as a string quartet, for your wedding ceremony. Like our swing orchestra, our string, wind, and brass ensembles consist of energetic musicians in their early 20s with a lot more musical experience than most players their age. These ensembles are also available as a stand-alone option if you decide not to hire the swing band. Click here for more information and links to audio samples.


  • Cocktail hour music. We can have some of our band members (e.g. sax, piano, bass, drums) arrive early and perform background jazz music during your cocktail hour, for a price much lower than hiring a separate jazz combo to do the same job.


  • Dance lessons. Although it's not necessary to know how to swing dance in order to enjoy our music and dance to it, we can provide one or two swing dance instructors to your event if you want to give your guests a group lesson. We are so well connected to the Boston swing dance scene that we know all the best dance instructors, who also happen to be national competition champions. Also, if you and your fiancé want to take a crash course in ballroom or swing dancing in preparation for your first dance, we can have you looking like pros in no time! Whether it be with simple moves like turns and dips, or exhilirating ones like lifts and backflips, you are the stars of the night and we will make sure your dancing attests to that!


  • Videographer. This is not just someone with a camcorder. We provide a video crew with two or three cameras so that everything is captured and from different angles. Then the videos are edited in the studio and the final product is similar to a professionally-produced movie. We can even shoot your event in High Definition, which will look amazing when viewed with the next generation of DVD players (such as Blu-ray or HD DVD).


  • Lighting. We will provide supplemental lighting for your venue, if required for optimal video capture and mood setting.



VENUES
We will travel anywhere in New England and parts of New York to play your event. If you are still searching for a venue, we highly recommend our two favorite places, which happen to be completely different from each other: one is a barn in a quaint New England village, and the other is a posh ballroom in the heart of Boston.

The Barn at Gibbett Hill - Groton, Mass. This rustic yet elegant space has the best acoustics for a big band out of all the venues we have played. That's because the stage area has a wooden overhang that simulates a "half shell" which not only projects the sound evenly but also gives it a special "warm" quality that cannot be easily reproduced at other venues. The sound is so good that we made a demo CD from a live performance there. The restored 1906 post-and-beam barn is located on a farm in the picturesque town of Groton, just an hour's drive from Boston.

The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel - Boston, Mass. This is where we filmed the climactical scene with Kate Hudson, Dane Cook, and Jason Biggs for the upcoming movie My Best Friend's Girl. The producers chose the most luxurious setting in one of the fanciest hotels in Boston for this movie, in which we play an upscale wedding band known as the "Beantown Swing Orchestra." For your event, book the same band at the same location that millions of people will soon recognize! We also played a consulate ball here that was emceed by R.D. Sahl and included delegates from several dozen foreign countries.


CONTACT
If you are interested in booking the band or have questions, or if you would like to receive a demo CD and/or DVD, please contact:

Frank Hsieh, Director
617.272.5730
director at beantownswing.com


Beantown Swing Orchestra
photo by TLM Studios