3rd Degree Band

Irvine, CA

$400-$2000 up. contact us to discuss your budget.

Travels up to 200 miles

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3DB at HOB , Blues is my Buisiness

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I'll play the Blues for You.

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Blues Man at Bowers Museum

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O.C. Festival , Cross Cut Saw .

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Coach House

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HOB Blues Brunch

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BB Kings Hollywood

Overview

3rd Degree is blues and much more.
Blues R&B Dance Funk Oldies Rock Reggae & Jazz

We will entertain and work with our audience to be sure they all have a good time. Our band has been together for 22 years and has played many types of venues including, concert performances, weddings, nightclubs, corporate events, fairs, etc.


Reviews

5 reviews

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Maritza R.

September 20, 2025
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Best Blues Band

We were looking for traditional Chicago Blues Band for our private lounge. Their songs, sound & performance was awesome! Will definitely hire them again!

Hired as: Blues Band

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3rd Degree Band

Your review is much appreciated. We enjoyed your lounge and the positive response from your members.


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Yolanda B.

June 15, 2025
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Great time!

We hired the 3rd degree band for a family birthday celebration. The music was great and the band members were gracious. We communicated a number of times prior to
the event and they were prompt. A good time was had by all!

Hired as: Blues Band


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Emily S.

October 10, 2024
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Amazing entertainers!!

We hired this fantastic group for our wedding reception and they did not disappoint! Really fun group of performers and all extremely talented. Coordination leading up to the event was seamless, the band leader did a wonderful job conducting regular check ins with me to be sure they catered the event and the set to exactly what we were looking for. It really was an amazing set and we didn’t need any of the other traditional wedding reception features, they were entertaining enough to keep our group engaged and boogying for hours. 10/10!!!

Hired as: Blues Band


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Karen G.

December 21, 2022
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10/10!!!!

Such a great band! Hired them for our Christmas Party and everyone enjoyed the show!!

Hired as: Blues Band

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3rd Degree Band

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am a keyboard player that normally plays with the band, but could not be there because I was sick. In the future, should you decide to hire again you’ll even get a better performance


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Norma H.

January 10, 2020

Love this band!

This band is awesome! They play blues, R&B, classic rock, funk...…..Danced the night away!

Hired as: Blues Band

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Booking information

Price range: $400-$2000 up. contact us to discuss your budget.

Languages: English , French

Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes

What to expect

We are all about the "Real Deal" with our sound and performances. All live music with clear sounds so you can hear our blend of danceable rhythms, vocals with character, and instrumental solos that represent the music we love to play. We cover music form the past and present that will keep you tapping your feet.

About

Welcome to 3rd Degree , a Blues, R&B, Jazz & Rock band from Southern California, so sit back and enjoy the vibe . Our main purpose is to keep the blues flame alive ! " The tradition of the blues is one of the most vital links to almost every form of modern popular music being performed today . " A.C. . Historically the blues is no doubt the most powerful music in America , given that it gets virtually no airplay on radio or t.v. formats , but still is being played in every bar , juke , nightclub , casino , and arena or festival and the funny thing about it , this is all over the world . So the blues journey continues from Africa to America to England to Japan to Baghdad it's the story of life ! We are professional, show up on time, and put on a great entertaining show.

Additional booking notes

We are self sufficient for audiences up to 500. Beyond that we will need additional sound reinforcement as required.

Services offered

Past booked events

September 2025

19

Friday

Cocktail Party

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Pomona, CA

June 2025

14

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Riverside, CA

October 2024

05

Saturday

Wedding Reception

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Twentynine Palms, CA

October 2023

07

Saturday

Corporate Event

11:00am - 4:00pm

Perris, CA

December 2022

16

Friday

Christmas Party

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Whittier, CA

Team

Aaron "Big Hands" Chapman Band leader. Lead guitar and Vocals
Harrison "Hatch" Manell Keyboards, Event contact mgr.
Billy Pulliam Bass
Jeff Fish Drums
Johnna Schulz Lead vocalist / blues-soul singer

Set list

A Real Mother for Ya
Ain't That A Bitch
Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't Got No Home
Ain't That Lovin You Baby
All Your Lovin
At Last
Baby Baby I Love You
Bad To the Bone
Big Bossman
Blind Man
Blues Is My Business
Blues Man
Bo Didly Medly
Boom Boom Boom
Born In Chicago
Born Under a Bad Sign
Brick House
Burn Rubber on Me
Cash ain't Nothin But Trash
Chain of Fools
Change is Gonna Come
Chtilins
Cisco Kid
Cissy Strut
Cold Shot
Crawling Kingsnake
Cry To Me
Cross Cut Saw
Damn Right I got the Blues
Don't Want Mutch
Down Home Blues
Drowing On Dry Land
Dust My Broom
Everythings Gonna B Allright
Everybody needs Somebody to love
Feel So Bad
Fool In Love
Gimme Back My Wig
Gimme Some Lovin
Going Down
Going to New Orleans
Green Onions
Groove Me Baby
Hellbound Train
Hoochie Coochie Man
I Drink Alone
I ain't Drunk, I'm Just Drinkin
I'd Rather Go Blind
I Just wanna Make Love To You
I Want My Girl
I Wouldn't Treat A Dog
If Loving You is Wrong
If You Should Loose Me
Johnny Be Good
Jody
Jumbalia
Keb No Song
Knock On Wood
Last Two Dollars
Let's Get It On
Let's Stay Together
Lets Straighten it Out
Light My Fire
Love & Happiness
Love her with a Feelin
Love Me (Elvis song)
Lowrider
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Messin With The Kid
Midnight Hour
Miss You
Midnight Hour
MONEY
Mojo Working (I've Got MY)
Moon Dance
Mr Magic
Mustang Sally
My Sweet Angel
No Woman No Cry
Off The Wall
Oop Oop A Doo
Peter Gun
Pitty The Fool
Pretty Woman
Pride & Joy
Rawhide
Red House
Red Red Wine
Road House
Rock me baby
School Girl
Scratch My Back
Sex Machine
Sell My Cadillac & Buy Myself a Mule
Shade Tree Mechanic
Shake A Tailfeather
She Caught the Katy
Sissy Strut
Skin Tight
Slippin Into Darkness
Someone Else is Slippin In
Soul Fixen Man
Stand by Me
Stagger Lee
Steppin out Steppin In
Stir it Up
Stormy Monday
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Suga Suga
Superstition
Sweet Home Chicago
The Blues is Allright
Thrill Is Gone
This is A Mans world
Tore Down
Treat Me Mean and Cruel
Try To Make A Living
Walking Blues
Walking to New Orleans
Use Me Up
Watiting In Vain
What Does It Take
What'd I say
When The Saints Go Marching In
Why I Sing the Blues
Wild Horses
Ya Ya
YOU GOT ME RUNNIN
You Shook Me
You Don't Love Me
You Don't Love Me No More
You’re a Fool In Love
Adding more all the time....

Influences and inspiration

BB King, Booker T, Bo Diddly, Aretha, Tina Turner, Johnny Taylor, Grover Washington, Jazz Crusaders, Albert King, Etta James, War, Keb Mo, and many many more.

Setup requirements

We are self sufficient. Just provide a couple of 120 Volt outlets for us to plug into and we are ready to go.

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