We are a small jazz band playing tunes from the early swing to contemporary era and charts from the days of the Rat Pack. We can scale from a trio up to an 11-piece group and are available for small & large functions; either main performance or background music.
8 reviews
Colleen L.
June 2, 2026The Ottawa Pocket jazz band exceeded our expectations! They were the perfect surprise for our son in law, who is a huge lover of jazz music! Everyone was raving about this band! We couldn’t have asked for a better band to play! Thank you so much to Norm and the band!
Hired as: Jazz Band
Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band
Thanks, Colleen. We had a great time at your event.
Ekaterina P.
February 9, 2026Our cocktail hours ran later than expected and our band got started while guests were mingling before dinner. It was great! We were able to communicate with the band members easily to make changes like- "Lets have our first dance now instead of at 830". The band was friendly and professional. We even asked them to stay an hour longer than originally planned. They were a hit. We would love to have them back at another one of our events.
Hired as: Jazz Band
Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band
Thanks again for the great party. Our musicians had a great time playing for you all.
Christine M.
January 26, 2026Thanks to this incredible band! Highly recommended 😊
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Colin M.
December 29, 2025We’ve used Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band a couple of times now for events, and they’ve been fantastic every time. They are excellent musicians, very professional, and extremely easy to deal with from start to finish. They create a great atmosphere and are a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended.
Hired as: Jazz Band
Mona S.
September 22, 2025This was our first time with this band and everyone agreed that they were amazing. They played during our cocktail hour and many guests were seen humming and singing along to tunes they knew, which is amazing considering that our members are mostly unilingual francophones. The fact that they could hum along shows how classic and timeless the music was. I would recommend them highly to anyone organizing an event.
Hired as: Jazz Band
Price range: $300-$4000
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes
We can provide "background" music for events such as dinners, conferences, etc. as well as "main stage" productions. Our group scales from a duo up to an 11-piece big band group and can provide a range of jazz standard and contemporary jazz charts both instrumental and with vocals.
People who love to dance to jazz and swing dance charts will love the variety in our repertoire.
Most of the instruments are acoustic; however, if amplification is required, we can provide the appropriate microphones & sound equipment (for additional charge). For the other instruments (e.g., piano), we include the amplification equipment at no charge.
An electrical outlet is required to power the equipment. A single circuit is typically more than enough for our needs.
Lighting can be provided at an additional charge.
Our layout size depends on the number of musicians in the event: a trio can take up as little as 10'x10'; however, the larger group would require up to 24'x40'
Typical group instruments are the following:
- duo: piano, sax
- trio: duo + bass (or guitar)
- quartet: trio + drums
- quintet: quartet + trumpet
Electrical outlet
Jazz Band
