Ted Hefko's New Orleans Band

Gigmasters top Jazz Band in North America 2010!

We're here to offer a refreshing alternative to the standard wedding band with swinging sets of Jazz, Blues, Dixieland, New Orleans Funk and Roots Rock and we're always happy to add a few of your favorites to add to the list. Ted Hefko's New Orleans Band consists of myself on Vocals, Sax & Clarinet and Acoustic Guitar along with electric guitar, upright bass, and drums/vocals with the addition of horns and keyboards for larger events.

Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires have just finished up a brand album of originals entitled, "If Walked On Water," featuring our unique blend of New Orleans Jazz and Roots Rock. The Ted Hefko Trio performs most every Sunday afternoon at The Antique Garage in SoHo and frequently at Jules Bistro. Please "Google Me" for longer video and music samples elsewhere in cyberspace.

- We're is happy to provide proof of insurance to meet your venue's requirements.

- I'm happy to help with emcee duties, and you're welcome to use our sound system for speeches and toasts

- We offer classical flute and guitar duets for ceremonies, as well as ethnic wedding dances such as the Hora, on clarinet.

• Traditional and Dixieland Jazz - our favorites
• Accentuate The Positive - Dr. John
• After You've Gone - N. Simone
• Aint Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
• Avalon - Traditional New Orleans
• Azalia - Armstrong and Ellington
• A Kiss to Build a Dream On - Armstrong
• At the Foot of Canal Street - John Boutte
• Basin Street Blues - Spencer Williams
• Bourbon Street Parade - Paul Barbarin
• Exactly Like You - Louis Armstrong
• Beginning to See the Light - Ellington
• I'm Gonna Sit Right Down - Fats Waller
• Just Squeeze Me - Ellington
• Margie - Fats Domino
• On The Sunny Side of the Street - Louis Armstrong
• Pennies From Heaven - Louis Armstrong
• Please Don't Talk About Me - FatsWaller
• Some of These Days - Fats Waller
• Sunshine of Love - Louis Armstrong
• Sweet Sue - Just You
• Washington and Lee Swing - Dixieland
• When my Dreamboat - Fats Domino
• When You're Smiling - Louis Armstrong
• Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey - Sam Cooke
• You are my Sunshine - Ray Charles
• Standards - our favorites
• All Of Me - Armstrong/Sinatra
• Almost Like Being in Love - Frank Sinatra
• Bye - Bye Blackbird (F)
• East of the Sun - Frank Sinatra
• Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
• I Could Write a Book - Harry Connick Jr.
• I Get a Kick Out of You - Frank Sinatra
• If I Had You - Rudy Val
• It Had to Be You - Harry Connick
• It was Just One of Those Things - Ella Fitzgerald
• L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
• Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
• Moon River - Andy Williams
• Our Love is Here to Stay - Nat King Cole
• There Will Never Be Another You - Chet Baker
• Time after Time - Chet Baker
• This Can't Be Love - Rogers and Hart
• Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
• New Orleans Funk and R&B - our top picks
• Ain't That Love - Ray Charles
• Hey Pocky Way - The Meters
• I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
• Iko - Iko
• Sissy Strut - The Meters (intrumental)
• Just Kissed My Baby - The Meters
• Lawdy Missy Claudie - Lloyd Price
• Such a Night - Dr. John
• Qualified - Dr. John
• Yellow Moon - Neville Bros.
• Yes We Can Can - Allen Tousaint
• Rock - our favorites
• And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison
• Cripple Creek - The Band
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
• Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Dylan
• Friend of The Devil - Greatful Dead
• Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
• Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
• It's all over now - Rolling Stones
• Jockey Full of Bourbon - Tom Waits
• Lay - Lady
• Lookin' Out my Backdoor - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan
• One Too Many Mornings - Dylan and Cash
• Ophelia - The Band
• Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
• Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan
• Stuck in the Middle with You - Steeler's Wheel
• Tonight I'll be Stayin Here with you - Dylan
• Under my thumb - Rolling Stones
• Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
• Blues - Folk & Country
• Crawfish Hole - Doc Watson
• Crazy - Willie Nelson/Patsy Cline
• Deep River Blues - Doc Watson
• Folsum Prison Blues - Johnnie Cash
• The Fugitive - Merle Haggard
• Hard Travelin' Blues - Woody Guthrie
• Hey - Hey Good Lookin'
• How Long Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
• Hesitation Blues - Rev. Gary Davis
• Key to the Highway - Brownie and Sonny
• Jambalaya - Hank Williams
• Outskirts of Town - Jimmy Witherspoon
• Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
• T'aint Nobody's Business - Freedie King
• Trouble in Mind - Richard M. Jones
• Wang Dang Doodle - Willie Dixon
• Pop (and previously requested) - misc
• Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers
• Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
• Forever - Ben Harper
• In My Life - The Beatles
• Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
• Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
• Love Me - Elvis Presley
• My First - My Last
• No Woman - No Cry
• Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• Take Me To The River - Al Green
• Use Me - Bill Withers
• You Send Me - Sam Cooke
• Latin - misc
• Black Orpheus - Louis Bonfa
• Besame Mucho - Carlos Velazquez
• Desafinado - Jobim
• Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
• How Insensitive - Jobim
• Recordame - Joe Henderson
• Saint Thomas - Sonny Rollins
• Song For My Father - Horace Silver
• Wave - Jobim
• Modern/Intrumental Jazz - a selection
• All Blues - Miles Davis
• All the Things You Are - Bill Evans
• Autumn Leaves - Cannonballl Adderley
• Billie's Bounce - Charlie Parker
• Body and Soul - Colemand Hawkins
• Darn That Dream - Dexter Gordon
• Doxy - Sonny Rollins
• Footprints - Wayne Shorter
• God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
• I'll Remember April - Clifford Brown
• In a Sentimental Mood - Johnny Hodges
• In Walked Bud - Thelonius Monk
• It Could Happen to You - Miles Davis
• Mercy Mercy Mercy - Cannonball Adderley
• My One and Only Love - John Coltrane
• The Nearness of You - Norah Jones
• Misty - Dexter Gordon
• Night Has a Thousand Eyes - John Coltrane
• Polkadots and Moonbeams - Dexter Gordon
• Shiny Stockings - Count Basie
• Someday my Prince Will Come - Miles Davis
• Take the A Train - Duke Ellington
• There is No Greater Love - Gene Ammons
• Willow Weep for Me - Dexter Gordon

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• From our initial wedding planning through the event itself, Ted collaborated in a most helpful way. We were particularly impressed by Ted's invovlement in researching and identifying a wonderful selection of classical pieces to play during our ceremony. Later, Ted and his band entertained our guests with a variety of jazz, New Orleans, and dance music that had the everyone bopping right until the end. We were all impressed with Ted's friendly professional manner, stage presence and versatile talent. We felt that music was the most important element of our wedding, and thanks to the Ted Hefko Jazz Band, we had a truly wonderful and memorable event! -- Hector D, New Preston, CT, 6/14/2008
• On time, responsive, and great music! -- Abby V, New York, NY, 9/24/2008
• They were perfect. On time, courteous, charming - excellent musicians - great stage presence and a please to look at. Everyone enjoyed the band greatly ... very talented and well versed musically. -- Susan P, Purdys, NY, 5/10/2008
• As a professional composer and musician it was important to me for our wedding music to be something special. The idea of a DJ or bad pop covers was out of the question. I'm admittedly a bit of a snob when it comes to music - it's my job. The Ted Hefko band was just what we were looking for: fun, energetic, laid-back, and danceable. These are real musicians that live and breathe music and - it shows. Many guests gave us their unsolicited opinions of the music: "the best music at any wedding, and one of the best live bands they'd seen." If you're like me and can't stomach the idea of what normally passes for acceptable Wedding music give Ted a call. -- Sebastian K, Asbury Park, NJ, 9/25/2011
• Ted is very professional with a wonderful voice. He and his four piece band were a great addition to our New Orleans themed cocktail hour. Ted was always available to us prior to the event and the entire band was there early on the day of our wedding. We gave Ted a rough idea of the music we wanted to hear and he put together a terrific set. -- Carolyn P, Mineola, NY, 3/17/2012

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