Refined live jazz for Den Haag weddings, dinners, and corporate evenings.

How it works

When a jazz trio is the right call in Den Haag

A jazz trio is for the parts of a Den Haag event where music should lift the room without taking it over: the ceremony, the cocktail hour, a seated dinner, a gallery or museum opening, a diplomatic reception, a refined corporate evening. Den Haag rooms are often international and formal, so the music has to read across an English-speaking, multinational crowd. A trio sits at conversation volume and still changes the feel of the room in a way recorded music cannot.

The Lupa jazz trio format

Piano, double bass and vocals, with saxophone as an option. Two to three sets of forty minutes at conversation volume. The repertoire runs from jazz standards through bossa nova to contemporary covers and French chanson, and the lead vocalist sings in English, Dutch, Portuguese and French, which matters for Den Haag's international audiences. The footprint is small: four to six square metres, a small line array and three microphones, so almost any Den Haag room takes the trio without modification.

Jazz trio for an international Den Haag wedding

Den Haag weddings skew international: half the room may not speak Dutch, and the music has to carry an English-speaking crowd without losing the couple who chose it. The trio plays the ceremony, a standards set through the reception and a soft bed under dinner, with the lead vocalist moving between English, French and Portuguese as the guest list calls for it. For a dance floor after dinner we pair the trio with a band or a DJ on one booking. See wedding band Den Haag for the full evening, or DJ Den Haag for the late set.

Which trio we send

Dupa Trio is our most-booked for Den Haag weddings and corporate dinners, with jazz standards, bossa nova and contemporary jazz. Velvet Jazz leans into swing and lounge for a vintage feel. Misstery Trio adds soul and pop with three-part harmony for a warmer, more vocal set. Tell us the room and the mood and we recommend the right one. For a booking outside the city, see jazz band Netherlands, and you can browse the full roster at the artiestenbureau.

Prices for a jazz trio in Den Haag

A jazz trio in Den Haag starts at EUR 1,400 for a two-set evening, all in: performance, sound, setup, VAT and travel inside the agreed radius. A soloist for a ceremony or cocktail hour starts at EUR 600 and an acoustic duo at EUR 900. If you want to move from dinner into a dance floor, a full four-piece band starts at EUR 3,000 with sound and light included, and a DJ from EUR 850. Den Haag is about an hour from our Amsterdam base and inside our usual travel radius, so most central venues carry no separate travel line.

What to check before you book a jazz trio in Den Haag

• Confirm the volume the venue expects. A dinner set and a cocktail set are arranged differently.
• Decide whether you want vocals throughout or an instrumental set under speeches.
• For an international crowd, tell us if you want French or Portuguese in the set.
• Send any first-dance or signature song six weeks ahead for a custom arrangement.
• Check the load-in and whether the room has power near the corner you want the trio in.