Jazz trios and ensembles for corporate dinners, receptions and brand launches in Amsterdam.

How it works

Why jazz works for corporate

It says something about the host without anyone having to mention it. The music works with the conversation instead of competing with it. It works for an audience of 30 or 300, in a stripped trio or a full quintet, at a volume that lets a CEO talk during the dinner and lets the room build energy after the speeches.

Which jazz format fits which corporate moment

The right lineup depends on the room and the part of the evening. This is the shortlist we draw from once you tell us the headcount and the format.

Every format above is one booking through one contact. We can stage a jazz trio for cocktails and grow it into a faster groove ensemble after dinner, both within budget for a single evening.

Which act we send

For a refined dinner or reception we usually recommend Dupa Trio, a jazz act carrying trumpet and vocals through standards and bossa nova. Velvet Jazz reworks modern hits into forties swing and lounge for a vintage-styled evening, and Misstery Trio brings soul and close harmony for a warmer room. For a ceremony-style opening or a quiet awards dinner, Laura Dooge plays the Great American Songbook as a soloist or duo.

Prices for a corporate jazz band in Amsterdam

A jazz trio starts at EUR 1,400, an acoustic duo at EUR 900 and a soloist at EUR 600. A quartet or quintet builds on the trio at EUR 500 per extra musician, and a full four-piece dance band with sound and lighting included starts at EUR 3,000. If you want a DJ to carry the late night after the live set, a DJ is from EUR 850 or EUR 1,500 with full production. For corporate clients every booking comes back as a single-line invoice with VAT and a standard contract that satisfies enterprise procurement. Saturdays from May to September and December dates run higher than midweek in the shoulder season. Send your date, venue and expected headcount and we come back within one business day with a specific recommendation and a transparent quote.

What we book

Jazz trios are piano-bass-drums or guitar-bass-vocals. Quartets add a vocalist or a saxophonist, and full quintets carry larger rooms. Every act is drawn from the Amsterdam jazz scene and is also an experienced corporate performer, so the music reads the room rather than playing at it.

Jazz for an international corporate audience

If your corporate audience is international and the evening needs to run in English, see our English-speaking corporate band page, or our broader guide to live music for corporate events. For the full corporate brief across the Netherlands, the corporate band Netherlands page covers galas, launches and company parties, the jazz trio Amsterdam page covers the smaller jazz formats, and you can browse everything we stage for live music in Amsterdam.