rates & packages

Dancing Music

9-Piece Dance Band
$8,400

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Reception, Corporate Event, Festival, Dance Party

Why host a huge party and shell out the big bucks to hear your band play the same radio hits that everyone just listened to in their cars on the way to your party?

Make your party truly special with the authentic 9-piece Recu Jazz Band. Memories will include an impressive and enthralling full brass section, two incredible lead singers, and a dance floor livelier than you could have ever imagined.

  • Recu Jazz Band 9-Piece Dance Band:

    • The brass section (trumpet, tenor sax, bari sax)

    • 2 lead singers

    • Keyboard

    • Guitar

    • Bass

    • Drums

  • Professional sound system for the band and speeches for crowds as large as 300

    Complimentary pre-recorded background music during band breaks

    Dedicated audio technician

    Lighting for stage and dance floor

  • 3 x 50-minute or 2 x 75 minutes of music performance

    Our old school song list of all your favorite funk, soul, R&B, Motown and pop classics

    One song request

  • Nothing. This service is a complete package that comes ready to entertain your party.

    Of course, other great add-ons are available. Take a look at our cocktail music and dinner music option!

7-Piece Dance Band
$7,350

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Reception, Corporate Event, Festival, Dance Party

Maybe you're not a huge fan of brass? You can cut down our horn section from 3 to 1 and save some bank.

  • Recu Jazz 7-Piece Dance Band:

    • One horn (trumpet or sax)

    • 2 lead singers

    • Keyboard

    • Guitar

    • Bass

    • Drums

  • Professional sound system for band and speeches for crowds as large as 300

    Complimentary pre-recorded background music during band breaks

    Dedicated audio technician

  • 3 x 50-minute or 2 x 75 minutes of music performance

    Our old school song list of all your favorite funk, soul, R&B, Motown and pop classics

    One song request

5-Piece Dance Band
$5,700

PERFECT FOR:

Small Wedding Reception, Cocktail Event, Corporate Function, Festival, Dance Party

Tight on space? This is your band! You can host a memorable and entertaining party even if your venue (or budget) is on the smaller side. We can fit this group into a 10' x 10' space (no stage required).

  • Recu Jazz 5-Piece Dance Band:

    • 1 lead singer

    • Keyboard

    • Guitar

    • Bass

    • Drums

  • Professional sound system for band and speeches for crowds as large as 300

    Complimentary pre-recorded background music during band breaks

    Dedicated audio technician

DINNER Music

Sax with Dan
$3,675

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

New York's smoothest criminal Sax with Dan plays all your favorite pop songs with a jazzy twist. Your audience will dance and sing along to every song. So turn down the lights and bring out the candles, because it's about to get "saxy" in here.

  • 5-Piece Band

    • Saxophone

    • Drums

    • Bass

    • Guitar

    • Piano

  • Package includes a professional small sound system.

  • 3x50 minutes of live entertainment

    Easy listening, jazz standards and contemporary favorites

Solo Guitar or Piano
$650

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

Dinner tastes better with music! Keep it simple and classy with a solo musician who can easily pause and resume the music to accommodate speeches.

  • Solo Musician: Your choice of pianist or guitarist.

    If you have a grand piano on site, our pianist will happily play it. Otherwise, we will provide an electric keyboard.

  • If you book our 9, 7 or 5-piece band, the sound system included in that service can be used here for no additional charge.

  • Up to 90-minutes of music (15 minute break included in 90 minutes).

    Easy listening, jazz standards and contemporary favorites.

  • Item description

Cocktail Duet/Trio
$1,800

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

Nothing says "elegant dinner party" like a Cocktail Trio. Guests will remember how you made them feel... so make them feel good and get their ears warmed up for the dance music coming later.

  • 3-Piece Band

    • Drums

    • Bass

    • Piano/Guitar/Voice

    If you have a grand piano on site, our pianist will happily play it. Otherwise, we will provide an electric keyboard.

  • If you book our 9, 7, or 5-piece band, the sound system included in that service can be used here for no additional charge.

  • Up to 90-minutes of music (15 minute break included in 90 minutes).

    Easy listening, jazz standards and contemporary favorites.

CEREMONY or COCKTAIL MUSIC

String Quartet
$2,100

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

There's nothing like the warm, lush sounds of a live string ensemble. The depth and class that will punctuate your event with these several-century-old instruments will set your ceremony apart from all others.

  • String Quartet:

    • 2 Violins

    • Viola

    • Cello

  • No tech required. This ensemble performs acoustically.

  • Up to 90-minutes of music. Sample performance: 15 minutes prior background music, then processional, recessional and up to 60 minutes of background music for cocktails.

    Classical and baroque favorites

Solo Guitar or Piano
$650

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

Background music during guest arrival, wedding party entrances, and throughout the event is crucial to setting the atmosphere. A solo musician is easy to work with and versatile enough for any event.

  • Solo Musician: Your choice of pianist or guitarist

    If you have a grand piano on site, our pianist will happily play it. Otherwise we will provide an electric keyboard.

  • If you book our 9, 7 or 5-piece band, the sound system included in that service can be used here for no additional charge.

  • Up to 90-minutes of music. Sample performance: 15 minutes prior background music, then processional, recessional and up to 60 minutes of background music for cocktails.

    Easy listening, jazz standards and contemporary favorites

Harp
$500

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Music, Background Ambience

When was the last time you experienced live solo harp? Never? That's what makes this addition to your event extra special. Your event is sure to leave a lasting impression on your guests when your entertainment is this unique!

  • One harp and harpist. Delivery and transportation included (within New York City)

  • No tech required. This is an acoustic performance.

  • Up to 90-minutes of music. Sample performance: 15 minutes prior background music, then processional, recessional and up to 60 minutes of background music for cocktails.

    Classical and pop favorites

DJ Service
$1,800

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Dance Party, Corporate Event

Our DJ service is a great way to extend your party beyond the confines of our live band packages. Our DJ can fill in the band breaks to keep your party popping and add extra time to your party after the band performance has finished.

Our DJ service can also be used during cocktails and dinner if you'd prefer pre-recorded music instead of our live jazz, strings, or harp options.

Additional services

  • One DJ and all equipment:

    • Electronic turntables

    • Set up and tear down

    • Customized song planning worksheets

    • Professional sound system suitable for up to 200 guests

    • Microphone for speeches

    • Dance Floor Lighting

    • *Optional Add-On*: MC Service for $350 flat fee. Includes consultation with the MC to consolidate MC script

  • 6 hours of live entertainment (cocktails/dinner/dancing)

Sound System
$1,200

PERFECT FOR:

Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Event, Dinner Reception, Corporate Event, Festival, School Shows

Forget about costly reservation fees, grumpy technicians, or the uncertainty of not knowing which equipment is going to show up. This rig is all a band needs to be seen and heard in crowds of up to 300 people. Our equipment delivers incredible sound quality and our technicians are extra friendly.

This is intended to be booked as a standalone service and we can work with any band or event to fulfill their audio needs.

If you have already booked one of our Recu dance bands, this service is part of that package and already included in the price. So there's no need to add this again.

  • One DJ and all equipment

    Includes delivery, setup, technician for operation, teardown and pickup from your venue in NY.

    Technicians hours as follows: 3 hour load-in/sound check, 4 hour show, 1-2 hour load-out. Total of 9 technician hours included in price. More hours can be purchased for $115/hr.

    • Front: 2 x Yorkville PSA1 line array speakers, 2 x Yorkville 15" Parasource Subs

    • Monitors: 4 x Yorkville NX10C

    • Mixer: Presonus Studiolive 24R 24-channel mixer with 4 effects and 12 aux sends. Includes WiFi for remote control applications - musicians can download the "Qmix UC" app to control their own monitor mixes from their smartphones!

    • 4 wireless SM58 vocal microphones and stands

    • 4 x DI boxes

    • 1 x Audio Technica MB/Dk4 4-piece drum mic kit.

    • Plenty of xlr cable

    • 2 x light bars with 4 LEDs each

    • One effect light for the dance floor

  • Technicians hours as follows: 3 hour load-in/sound check, 4 hour show, 1-2 hour load-out. Total of 9 technician hours included in price. More hours can be purchased for $115/hr.