Craig Gildner Jazz
About
We provide a variety of ensembles from jazz guitar duo to a 16 piece swing era big band, with many smaller ensembles in between covering jazz from 1925-1965. Bebop and bossa, trad and mainstream. Since 2000, we've been the purveyors of authentic sounding jazz, using the correct instrumentation and keeping our variety within genres of jazz, not rock or pop. Our ensembles have played inauguration parties, appeared at Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian, and The Strathmore. https://www.facebook.com/Blue-Sky-5-194695255233/
No reviews (yet)
Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Initial phone call or contact via e-mail to discuss event needs. Price quote over the phone/e-mail, followed by contract (created on our end) which is binding, signed by two parties, and secured with a deposit of 1/2 the performance fee, either by check, credit card or PayPal.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
20+ years experience in being a bandleader and hundreds of succesful and satisfied clients from wedding venues, jazz clubs, and swing dance event planners.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your services? If so, please share the details here.
Duo-350
Trio-600
Quartet-900
Quintet-1,300
Sextet-1,800
13 piece big band 2,500-5,000
Pricing varies depending on type of event. These are standard rates for general events.
How did you get started in this business?
Studied jazz in college and became a jazz DJ about the same time, while taking guitar lessons.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Wedding event planners, event planners, non-profit orgs, dance event planners, club owners, wineries.