The Ted Hefko Jazz Band

Why not hire a genuine jazz band featuring active members of the New York music scene instead of the standard "wedding band?" We offer great jazz for your cocktail hour and swinging sets of jazz, blues, dixieland, and even a little New Orleans funk for your reception. Treat your guests and yourselves to entertainment that is unique, memorable and above all fun.

The Ted Hefko Band consists of myself on saxophone, vocals, and flute, accompanied by Guitar, Upright Bass, and, when appropriate, Drums and/or Trombone. We perform a wide variety of vocal and intrumental jazz, with an emphasis on New Orleans traditional jazz, swing, and folk music.

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

The Ted Hefko Trio performs regularly at The Antique Garage, in SoHo saturday afternoons 12:30-3:30, unless, of course, we're playing at your event. Please let me know if you'd like to come see the band to make sure we're there, and give us a wave when you arrive so we can emphasize some of your favorite styles in our set.

"Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires," plays thursdays 8-10 pm at The National Underground, but we play mostly originals along with New Orleans Funk, Country and Folk music.

The Ted Hefko Jazz Band is happy to provide proof of insurance to meet your venue's requirements.

• A Kiss to Build a Dream On - Louis Armstrong
• After You've Gone - Traditional
• Azalea - Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington
• Almost Like Being in Love - Frank Sinatra
• Basin Street Blues - Traditional
• Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
• Bye Bye Blackbird - Miles Davis
• Cabaret - Louis Armstrong
• Down By The Riverside - Louis Armstrong
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Exactly Like You
• Fly Me to The Moon - Frank Sinatra
• I've Found a new Baby
• I'm Beginning to See the Light - Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington
• I'm Gonna Sit Right down and Write myself a letter - Fats Waller
• In a Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
• It Had to Be You - Frank Sinatra/Harry Connick Jr.
• It's Allright with Me
• I Want a Little Girl - Count Basie
• Just Squeeze Me - Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington
• Lady Be Good - Count Basie
• L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
• Loverman - Billie Holliday
• Margie - Fats Waller
• Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
• Moon River - Andy Williams/Louis Armstrong
• Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Bessie Smith/Derek and the Dominoes
• On the Sunny Side of the Street - Dizzy Gillespie/Louis Armstrong
• Pennies Frim Heaven
• Please Don't Talk about me When I'm gone - Fatts Waller
• Shine - Louis Armstrong
• Shiny Stockings - Count Basie
• Some of these Days - Shelton Brooks
• Stompin' and the Savoy
• Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Louis Armsrong
• Sweet Sue
• This Can't be Love - Ben Webster/Oscar Peterson
• Washington and Lee Swing
• When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Fats Domino
• When You're Smiling - Louis Armstrong
• You Are My Sunshine - Nat King Cole
• Time After Time - Chet Baker
• Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
• Crazy - Willie Nelson/Patsy Cline
• Tell Me it isn't True - Bob Dylan
• I threw it all away - Bob Dylan
• Buddy Bolden's Blues - Jelly Roll Morton
• I Got the Key to the Highway - Brownie and Sunny
• Trouble in Mind - Richard M. Jones
• How Long Blues - Leroy Carr and Tampa Red
• Hesitation Blues - Rev. Gary Davis
• Outskirts of Town - Jimmy Witherspoon
• Such a Night - Dr. John
• All of You - Miles Davis
• Along Came Betty - Benny Golson
• Besame Mucho - Carlos Velaquez
• Confessin' - Louis Armstrong
• Darn the Dream - Dexter Gordon
• Desafinado - Stan Getz/ Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Dolphin Dance - Herbie Hancock
• Doxy - Sonny Rollins
• Do You Know Waht it Means to Miss New Orleans
• East of the Sun - Stan Getz
• Everything Happens to Me
• How Insensitive - Estrud Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim
• I Hear a Rhapsody
• I Remember You
• I thought About You
• In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
• My One and Only Love - John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman
• My Romance
• My Foolish Heart
• Night and Day - Frank Sinatra
• The Night has a Thousand Eyes - John Coltrane
• Our Love is Here to Stay - Lester Young/Teddy Wilson
• Petite Fleure - Sidney Bechet
• Polkadots and Moonbeams - Dexter Gordon
• Stablemates - Benny Golson
• Triste - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• The Way You Look Tonite - Frank Sinatra
• Willow Weep for Me - Dexter Gordon
• All of me
• I Can't Give you Anything but Love
• Summertime - Gershwin
• When the Saints go Marching in
• Take the A train - Duke Ellington
• A Foggy Day in London Town
• All the things you are
• Autumn Leaves
• Body and Soul
• God Bless the Child - Billie Holliday
• How high the moon - Les Paul
• I could happen to you - Miles Davis
• I Remember April - Clifford Brown
• On Green Dolphin Street
• Out of Nowhere
• Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
• Softly as in the Morning Sunrise - Sonny Rollins
• Someday My Prince will come - Miles Davis
• Stella by Starlight - Miles Davis
• There will never be another you - Chet Baker
• Let's Get Lost - chet Baker
• There is No Greater Love - Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt
• A Night in Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie
• All Blues - Miles Cavis
• Footprints - Wayne Shorter
• Black Orpheus - Louis Bonfa
• Girl From Ipanema - Estrud Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Saint Thomas - Sonny Rollins
• Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderly
• Mr. Magic - Grover Washington
• Sissy Strut - the Meters
• Sugar - Stanley Turrentine
• Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann
• Soul Eyes - John Coltrane
• Meditation - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Angel Eyes - Sinatra
• I could write a book - Harry Connick Jr.
• Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
• The nearness of you - Norah Jones
• Embraceable you - Ella and Louis
• Moonlight in Vermont - Willie Nelson
• You don't know what love is - George Benson
• Tenderly - Nat King Cole
• Bourbon Street Parade - Tranditional
• Yellow Moon - The Neville Bros.
• Hey Pocky Way - The Meters
• Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
• Cold Duck Time - Les McCann and Eddie Harris
• Qualified - Dr. John
• Let's Make a Better World - Dr. John
• Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
• That Lucky Old Sun - Ray Charles
• Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan
• Copper Kettle - Bob Dylan
• and many many more.....

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• On time, responsive, and great music! -- Abby V, New York, NY, 9/24/2008
• 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
• 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

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