Bacchus Soul Orchestras perform all of the authentic afro-North American dance music styles including R&B, blues, rock, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, disco and gospel. Our dance bands were created for corporate events, performing arts series, music festivals, society galas, upscale weddings and private parties.

Our portfolio of Bacchus Soul Orchestras includes locally-based bands in 38 US, Canadian, European, Asian and African cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal, London, Dublin, Brussels, Paris, Nice, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Cape Town.



Exciting, Fun, Diverse R&B / Blues / Rock / Funk / Soul / Motown / Disco Repertoire

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Impeccably rehearsed and with flawless execution, our Bacchus Soul Orchestras feature legendary rhythm sections, sparkling horn sections and charismatic vocalists.

With an impressive repertoire of 1000+ fully-arranged songs, Bacchus Soul Orchestras authentically perform all of the most exciting, popular and fun afro-North American dance band music styles including R&B, blues, rock, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, New Jack Swing, disco and gospel.

Bacchus Soul Orchestras are the only dance bands which perform the entire spectrum of authentic afro-North American styles including the music of Ray Charles, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Sam & Dave, Al Green, The Temptations, Martha Reeves, Wilson Pickett, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Sly & The Family Stone, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Tina Turner, Lou Rawls, The Commodores, Roberta Flack, Earth Wind & Fire, Teddy Pendergrass, The Isley Brothers, Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Chic, Sylvester, Chaka Khan, Rick James, Kool & the Gang, Ohio Players, Gap Band, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Prince, Sade, Babyface, Angie Stone, Mariah Carey, India.Arie, Alicia Keyes, Tony Braxton, Whitney Houston, et al.

In addition, we guarantee Bacchus Soul Orchestras do not perform "YMCA", "The Chicken Dance", "Mony, Mony", "Louis, Louis", "Wooly Bully" or any other embarrassing, trite, mediocre "Top 40 wedding band" schlock.



The World's Finest R&B / Blues / Rock / Funk / Soul / Motown / Disco Musicians

Bacchus Soul Orchestras feature the world's finest full-time professional recording-session and touring musicians - no amateurs, "weekend warriors", "bar lizards" or "Top 40 wedding band drones". Our artists are the most talented players in the international R&B, blues, rock, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, disco and gospel music entertainment industry.

For example, our New York R&B band musicians regularly perform with Prince and Aretha Franklin; our Chicago blues band works with Angie Stone and Issac Hayes; our Los Angeles funk band performs with Earth, Wind & Fire and Usher; our San Francisco soul band works with Diana Ross and Gerald Levert; our Philadelphia Motown band performs with Stevie Wonder and Martha Reeves; our Boston R&B band works with Erykah Badu and The Gap Band; our Washington DC blues band performs with Al Green and B. B. King; our Las Vegas funk band works with Kool and the Gang and Tower of Power; our Dallas soul band performs with the Ray Charles Tribute Orchestra; our Houston Motown band works with The Temptations; our Phoenix R&B band performs with The Commodores; our Miami blues band works with Patti Labelle; our Orlando funk band performs with the Isley Brothers; our Atlanta soul band works with George Benson; our New Orleans Motown band performs with the Spinners; our Toronto R&B band works with Gladys Knight; our Montreal blues band performs with Dr. John; our London funk band works with The Average White Band; our Brussels soul band performs with Babyface; our Paris Motown band works with The Four Tops; our Nice R&B band performs with Alicia Keyes; our Madrid blues band works with Buddy Guy; our Barcelona funk band performs with Chaka Khan; our Lisbon soul band works with Sade; our Milan Motown band performs with Smokey Robinson; our Rome R&B band works with Oleta Adams; our Berlin blues band performs with Aaron Neville; our Munich funk band works with Sam and Dave; our Zurich soul band performs with Tina Turner; our Vienna Motown band works with Asford and Simpson; our Copenhagen R&B band performs with Quincy Jones; our Hong Kong blues band works with Van Morrison; our Tokyo funk band performs with Michael Jackson; our Sydney soul band works with the Bee Gees; and our Cape Town funk band performs with Beyonce.