Prelude Productions

Once you reach out to us at Prelude Productions, you can expect white-glove service in responses, professionalism, and ease of use. We try our best to answer texts, emails, and phone calls immediately and we are more than happy to answer as many questions as you may have.

After discussing the specifics of your event, we may need a day or so to collect or research any unresolved requests, and then once we have secured all the information, you can expect a simple-to-understand contract. And that's it!

We will arrive at your venue about one-hour ahead of the scheduled start time, and barring any special circumstances, we won't require anything from you at the event. We're totally self-contained!

As mentioned in our description, while performing at your event we will remain as background music unless requested otherwise and will program material that is suitable to the venue and provides a wide variety of jazz for your enjoyment.

Comprised of seasoned luminaries based in New York City and North Carolina, Prelude Productions offers a variety of ensemble sizes for all of your jazz needs. Solo, duo, trio, quartet or vocal groups can be tailored to your specific requests. Our musicians have performed world-wide with the greatest living jazz legends, and each holds a degree from institutions such as The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music.

For programming, we work hard to provide variety within even basic genre choices. For example, with a set of music from the American Songbook, we will choose songs in an order that provides interest in tempo, feel, and even key centers so that listeners can feel a sense of movement, even on a very subtle level.

While each musician in Prelude Productions performs at the highest level of musicianship, we all understand that most often our role is secondary in a cocktail hour or corporate function. We are happy to be sensitive to volume and physical space issues, and we are readily aware that we are an addition to your event, not necessarily the main attraction.

Our goal at Prelude Productions is to provide you with the greatest sense of ease regarding your event music. With just a simple consultation, we can create a beautiful addition to any special day.

We look forward to hearing from you!

"Prelude Productions led by Matthew Rybicki played my wedding on Labor Day Sunday, and wow, they were awesome. My husband and I wanted a jazz band with the range to play a some Rock, R&B and Pop as well. We auditioned several bands and Matt's group really impressed us. They also had unbelievable flexibility. They had a guitarist accompany our ceremony and had additional band members come later in the evening as they transitioned from their superb jazz repertoire. Working with Matt in planning the music program was a pure delight. He was seemingly always available, very responsive and had great suggestions. He also was very accommodating. The wedding performance itself was just great. They are a very talented and professional jazz group. They played an excellent jazz set during our cocktail hour and then another during the dinner. After dinner they moved toward more danceable music with terrific variety. Their lead singer is a real talent. Her range is impressive. There are not too many singers that can pull off Adele, but she is more than up to the task and then some. Our guests are still complimenting us on our band selection. Their rates were very reasonable making them not only a great band, but a terrific value as well. We couldn't recommend them more highly." - Adi Haller, August 2012

"Dear Matt, We want to thank you and your entire ensemble for the awesome live jazz during our wedding cocktail hour at Addison Park! Our guests were absolutely floored and they loved the music. We go so many compliments on the live music you guys played and you may even get some referrals. Thank you for entertaining our guests! Best Wishes." - Gijoy & Purvi, February 2014

We normally have no technical requirements besides access to a normal electrical outlet, unless the event requires a much bigger ensemble than a trio or quartet/quintet. We bring everything and take everything away - no worries about providing equipment for us!