| Description | Price |
| 3 Hour 7 piece Jazz Reception | $3500 (USD) |
| 1 hour Ceremony Jazz Trio | $1050 (USD) |
| 20-30 min 6 Piece Brass Band Second line With Permitting and Police Escort | $1600 (USD) |
| Music Package #3 - 7 Piece Jazz Band for 3 hour Reception, Brass band Second Line, and Ceremony Jazz Trio | $5250 (USD) |
| Soloist for 1 hour | $500 (USD) |
Sunny Side is a jazz band based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. They are heavily influenced by the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Fats Waller, and many other early jazz legends.
Sunny Side provides a full New Orleans style jazz band experience with 3 part harmonies, a solid rhythm section, and an energetic vocalist and dancer.
During the 2020/2021 quarantine, Sunny Side provided a ‘Jazz in Coliseum Square Park’ series in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans hosting a variety of live music including themselves. Many locals expressed much gratitude for the music during the challenging time.
In May of 2023 they released their 2nd Album and first studio album “The Felicity Sessions” promoting this on their 2023 national tour.
In 2024 Sunny Side is planning their fourth national tour stopping in cities and towns between New Orleans, New York, and Ohio focusing on large swing dance events and jazz listening rooms across these states.
Sunny Side has also been playing regularly for private events and weddings since January of 2020. In 2021 and 2023 Sunny Side won a “Best of Weddings” award going to the top 5% of wedding bands on Theknot.com
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby, and Oscar Hammerstein II
Absolutely - Jabbo Smith
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller and Harry Brooks
Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Jimmy Van Heusen
Almost Like Being in Love - Frederick Loewe
Avalon - Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, and Vincent Rose
Back Beat (see chart) - Gerry Mulligan and Johnny Hodges
Basin Street Blues - Spencer Williams
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Sholom Secunda
Big Butter and Egg Man - Percy Venable
Bill Bailey - Hughie Cannon
Blue Drag - Josef Myrow
Blue Turning Grey Over You - Fats Waller
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me - Arthur Swanstone, Charles McCarron, and Carey Morgan
Bogalousa Strut - Sam Morgan
Boston Skuffle - Jabbo Smith
Bourbon St Parade - Paul Barbarin
Breeze - Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin, James F. Hanley
Bye and Bye -
Corner Pocket - Freddie Green
Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley, and Rudy Jackson
Dark Eyes -
Days of Wine and Roses -
Deed I Do (NEW, Arr. Rob) -
Dinah -
Do You Know What It Means -
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
Dream a little Dream of Me -
Exactly Like You - Jimmy McHugh
Fracture - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Glory Days - Adam Lessnau
Gospel Medley - Various
Home - Peter Van Steeden, Geoffrey Clarkson, and Harry Clarkson
How High the Moon -
I ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll - Spencer and Clarence Williams
I Can't Give you Anything But Love -
I Could Write a Book -
I'll fly away - Albert E. Brumley
I'll See You In My Dreams - Isham Jones
If You Don't Like My Apples -
If you's a viper - Stuff Smith
In A Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
Indiana (Back Home Again) -
Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby? - Louis Jordan, Billy Austin
It Don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington
It's a Sin to Tell A Lie - Billy Mayhew
It's Only a Paper Moon - Harold Arlen
Jelly Roll (Mingus) - Charles Mingus
Just a Closer Walk with Thee - Unknown
Just You, Just Me (NEW) -
L.O.V.E. -
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Lazy Days - Adam Arredondo
Lil' Liza Jane -
Lina's Blues - Jabbo Smith
Louisiana Fairytale - Haven Gillespie
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor - Unknown, W.C. Handy wrote "Atlanta Blues" (modified)
Mardi Gras in New Orleans -
My Blue Heaven -
My Bucket's got a Hole in It -
My Monday Date -
New Orleans (Arr. Soren) - Hoagy Carmichael
Old Fashioned Love -
Old Green River -
On a Slow Boat to China -
On the Sonny Side Of The Street - Jimmy McHugh
Ory's Creole Trombone - Kid Ory
Paul Barbarin's Second Line - Paul Barbarin
Pennies from Heaven - Arthur Johnston
Rainbows Always Come with Rain - Steve Walch
Reefer Man - J. Russel Robinson
Royal Garden Blues - Clarence & Spencer Williams
Save the Bones for Henry Jones - Danny Barker
Secrets - Frank Wess
Sister Kate -
Slipped Disc - Benny Goodman
Smile (Arredondo Chart) - Charlie Chaplin
Some of these Days - Shelton Brooks
St. James Infirmary - Irving Mills and Don Redman
St. Louis Blues -
Stompin' at the Savoy -
String of Pearls (Andy Chart) - Jerry Gray
Struttin' with Some BBQ - Lil Hardin Armstrong
Sweet Loraine -
Sweet Sue, Just You - Victor Young
Taint What You Do -
That's a Plenty - Lew Pollack
There is No Greater Love -
There'll Be Some Changes Made -
Tin Roof Blues - New Orleans Rhythm Kings (Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies, and Leon Roppolo).
Tootie Ma -
Weary Blues (Shake it and Break it) -
What a Wonderful World - Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
What is this thing Called Love -
When Did You Leave Heaven -
When It's Sleepy Time Down South -
When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Dave Franklin and Cliff Friend
Who Threw the Whiskey (C) in the Well -
You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis (Gov. of Louisiana) and Charles Mitchell
You Can Depend on Me - Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, and Earl "Fatha" Hines
Protection for rain. 7 piece jazz band takes up about 15' wide x 12' deep of space.
If there are any specific venue rules or policies we should be aware of.
Yes, we provide a full PA system with 2 mains, a monitor, large mixer, mics, stands, and cables. We have a simple lighting setup, and we even provide our own power in remote environments.
Yes, we play music over the PA using Spotify before, while on break, and after our performance.
No, we provide everything needed for a full performance including a PA system, instruments, and even battery power if needed in remote locations.
We've performed for a special swing dancing event at Mobtown Ballroom while on tour in Baltimore in 2023 with over 250 dancers. The energy was great, everyone was dancing and singing for our performance.
Weddings and Swing dancing events.
I've been playing music since I was 6 years old. I was a Mechanical Engineer for 6 years while performing music on the side. In 2017, I left my job as an engineer to pursue music full time. My engineering experience helps to keep things organized with management.
We're most influenced by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Fats Waller, and other greats of that era. Favorite artist for Sunny Side is Louis Armstrong. My personal favorite artist may be Talking Heads or David Bowie. Greatest song of all time would be "This Must Be The Place" by Talking Heads. But honestly this question is impossible to answer because it depends on my mood.
Sunny Side was founded in January of 2020. Although the musicians in the band have been performing part or full time for 5 to 30 years.
We arrive 2 hours prior for setup with the full band. Typical performance times would be 2 to 3 sets of 45 to 60 minutes of music.
Yes, when the weather is nice.
We allow up to 3 pre-approved specially arranged song requests. Most other songs we have a list for to select from, but we recommend allowing the band to select as each occasion is different, and this flexibility allows us to play to the room in the moment.
Most clients are elated after we're done performing. While on tour it's not uncommon for fans to come up to ask for autographed merchandise. When performing at private events and weddings, we usually get comments like "This was the best music I've heard while in New Orleans" or "Your music made this wedding incredible, and our guests can't stop talking about it!". They usually love Darold's singing and dancing (our lead singer), and the full live sound with arranged 3 part harmonies of the 7 piece jazz band.
Yes, our standard package includes up to 3 pre-approved specially arranged requests for weddings and special events. We can play more for an additional cost.
Western Governors University
The New Orleans Pelicans
Salvation Army
United Way of St. Charles
Signature DMC
DevlinHair
Alto Pharmacy
Mosaic Events
S&S Activewear
Infinix Global Meetings
Deanna Bernard with New Orleans Music Events
Tinubu
Ispsos
iBoss
Marcus Evans
Howard Weil
Avidyne
EBSCO
Land Trust Alliance
PROSPANICA
UAC
OpenAI
Krewe du Vieux
Krewe Boheme
and many private clients
The Bop Stop - Cleveland, OH
Cliff Bells - Detroit, MI
Mobtown Ballroom - Baltimore, MD
Crosstown Arts - Memphis, TN
Rudy's Jazz Room - Nashville, TN
Duende at Silo City - Buffalo, NY
The Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC
City Winery - Nashville, TN
Lark Hall - Albany, NY
Natalie's - Columbus, OH
St Mazie Bar and Supper Club - Brooklyn, NY
Abita Brew Pub - Abita Springs, LA
New Orleans, LA Venues
The Convention Center
Champion Square
Smoothie King Center
The Roosevelt Hotel
Hotel Saint Vincent
Columns Hotel
Latrobe's on Royal
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Virgin Hotel New Orleans
Gallier Hall
Elms Mansion
Hotel Peter and Paul
Degas House
BK Historic House and Gardens
Pat O' Brien's
New Orleans Botanical Gardens
The Riverview Room
The Chicory
Brennan's
Broussard's Restaurant and Courtyard
Rosy's Jazz Hall
The Mazant
BB's Stage Door Canteen at the WWII Museum
Chateau LaMoyne
Pontchartrain Hotel
Mosquito Supper Club
Rising Sun
St. Ann Cottage at Bourbon Orleans Hotel
The Rooftop on Basin
Vincent's Italian Couisine (Metairie)
House of Blues - The Parish
The Maison
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Cafe Negril
Maison Dupuy Hotel
Marigny Brasserie
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