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Swing Cafe Swing Band from Boston, MA

Will travel up to 1105 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 13 Reviews
  • 19 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2006
  • 3 Awards & Badges
  • Starting at $800 per event

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Swing Cafe is a high-class acoustic swing, jazz, and rockabilly band that plays around New England at parties, clubs and concerts. Combining lead and harmony vocals, archtop guitar, mandolin, saxophone/clarinet, double bass and drums, Swing Cafe's music is welcome addition to any function. Swing Cafe can also appear as a trio ( guitar. mandolin, bass, with lead and harmony vocals) or as a duo with guitar and mandolin, also including lead and harmony vocals. Swing Cafe was described by one client as " a great wedding band that doesn't sound like a typical wedding band", and were called "The best band we've ever had here" by the management of the Putney Inn in Putney ,Vermont in August 2008. While Swing Cafe knows a wide variety of upbeat, danceable songs, the band's acoustic instrumentation keeps the volume at comfortable levels and enhances the fun and infectious rhythms of the music . Swing Cafe's sax and clarinet player, Billy Novick, is one of the most respected horn men in the country, and frequently preforms at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Other members of the band have toured internationally with the US Air Force Jazz band, and have recently performed at Carnegie Hall. Swing Cafe's presentation is both professional and relaxed. The band is fastidiously punctual, and always willing to accommodate a client's special requests, and travels with their own state-of-the-art sound system. At the same time, the band's smooth stage presence and often humorous audience repartee helps to break the ice and get people into the spirit of the show.

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Review by Susan R.

Birthday Party (Adult)Reviewed on July 20, 2014From Ashland, MA

The Swing Cafe was terrific at our party. The music was great, very appropriate for dinner and dancing. Played wonderful Klezmer and other stuff. Nice folks, very energetic. We could not have been happier. We had a lot of musicians at the party who gave them a lot of compliments. If we ever have another event of this size, we would try to schedule the Swing Care again.

Review by Betty A.

CelebrationReviewed on January 19, 2014From Narragansett, RI

They did a great job and everyone enjoyed!

Review by Virginia B.

CelebrationReviewed on August 16, 2012From Port Clyde, ME

We absolutely loved this band! They are excellent musicians and worked with us to design a set list for the varied tastes of our guests. They did a really good job of moving between a wide range of musical styles. Everyone from age 3 to 83 got up and danced. We would hire them again in a heartbeat. We can't recommend them enough.

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Song List 

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  • All of Me | Frank Sinatra
  • Ain't She Sweet | Frank Sinatra
  • Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles
  • The Nearness of You | Hoagy Carmichael
  • Crazy | Patsy Cline
  • Pennies From Heaven | Bing Crosby
  • Is You Is | Louis Jordan
  • Route 66 | Nat King Cole
  • Straighten Up and Fly Right | Nat King Cole
  • It Don't Mean A Thing | Duke Ellington
  • Up The Lazy River | Mills Brothers
  • 5 Guys Named Moe | Louis Jordan
  • Ding Dong Daddy | Louis Armstrong
  • Shine | Louis Armstrong
  • Choo Choo Ch'Boogie | Louis Jordan
  • The Glory of Love | Benny Goodman
  • Get Rhythm | Johnny Cash
  • Ain't Mishbehavin' | Fats Waller
  • Honeysuckle Rose | Fats Waller
  • The Joint is Jumpin' | Fats Waller
  • I Get A Kick Out of You | Frank Sinatra
  • Until The real Thing Comes Along | Frank Sinatra
  • In a Mellow Tone | Duke Ellington
  • Walkin' After Midnight | Patsy Cline
  • Jack You Dead | Louis Jordan
  • That's Alright Mama | Elvis Presley
  • Summertime | Ella Fitzgerald
  • Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me | Ella Fitzgerald
  • Sweet Georgia Brown | Louis Armstrong
  • Nice Work if you Can Get It | Fred Astaire
  • Cheek to Cheek | Fred Astaire
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me | Fred Astaire
  • Mack The Knife | Bobby Darin
  • Beyond The Sea | Bobby Darin
  • Autumn Leaves | Roger Williams

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Past Events

August 9, 2014 • Wedding Reception
Sat5:00 PM - 9:30 PM North Conway, NH
July 23, 2014 • Nursing Home Event
Wed6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Worcester, MA
July 13, 2014 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sun4:30 PM - 8:00 PM Ashland, MA
January 18, 2014 • Celebration
Sat1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Narragansett, RI
August 8, 2012 • Celebration
Wed6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Port Clyde, ME
October 1, 2011 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sat7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Winchester, MA
August 21, 2011 • Wedding Reception
Sun5:30 PM - 9:30 PM Hollis, NH
July 24, 2011 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sun5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Rockland, ME
October 9, 2010 • Wedding Reception
Sat3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amherst, MA
December 11, 2009 • Christmas Party
Fri1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Concord, NH
November 7, 2009 • Wedding Reception
Sat12:00 PM - 5:00 PM New Haven, CT
August 16, 2009 • Wedding
Sun5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Boston, MA

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