The Creswell Club
Overview
The Creswell Club is a constellation of musicians who play music that makes life better. We love jazz standards and music from the 1920s, but we play everything from swing to bossa, Motown to Sinatra, Edith Piaf to Lana Del Rey. We play hard, dress well and look like we’re having a blast, because we are!
We can be anything from a duo to a septet—we offer guitar, piano, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, clarinet, banjo, accordion and vocals.
We've played with celebrated names in music, including Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan. But when we’re playing together what matters is the music. What matters is the mood. What matters is the moment we’re all sharing together—you, us and the people in the room.
Reviews
30 reviews
Eliza S.
July 21, 2023Fabulous band for a wedding or any festive occasion
The Creswell Club puts on a helluva show! We hired them for a wedding, and they provided a la carte services: the trumpet and guitar player played during the ceremony, a three-piece played during the cocktail hour, and a full six-piece band with a singer played for the reception, where they filled up the dance floor. Dan Martin, the band leader, is a great communicator, and didn't miss a single detail. The band has a truly extensive song list, and it was fun going through it and picking some requests. We mostly picked jazz standards with some New Orleans and contemporary tunes thrown in. The highlight was their jazzy rendition of the Guns N Roses song "Sweet Child of Mine." You can't do better than this band!
Hired as: Wedding Band
The Creswell Club
Eliza! Thank you so much for the review, and for having us there. I'm so glad we got to play for you. Congratulations! —Dan
Beth G.
January 9, 2023Phenomenal from first to last note!
We contracted The Creswell Club to play at my dad's funeral service. From the first call Dan was professional, detailed and caring about making our event special. They were flexible ( as we wanted to do a "Second Line" if weather permitted but the event taking place in Pennsylvania in the winter we didn't have any idea) and consummate professionals. They were an absolute HIT! Extremely talented musicians with caring hearts! We definitely put the "fun" in funeral!
Hired as: Jazz Band
The Creswell Club
Thank you for the review, Beth. I’m so glad we got to play for you. —Dan
Sarah G.
December 14, 2022Fabulous group for any event
Dan and the group were amazing. They had a great selection of music for our corporate holiday party moving from cocktail hour to dinner music. Well timed and very accommodating. Highly recommend for any event!!
Hired as: Jazz Band, Jazz Singer
The Creswell Club
Hello, Sarah! Thanks so much for having us there. It was a lovely event, and we really enjoyed playing for all the guests. —Dan
Shara B.
September 27, 2023Amazing musicians & great to work with!
We hired the Creswell Club for our 160 person wedding and the band was amazing! Dan was very helpful, detailed oriented / thorough, and responsive in setting up our wedding day preparing and selecting songs. We had the jazz quartet for our reception, and also had live music at our ceremony. We opted with a jazz-only sound and the entire band sounded incredible. I was very impressed with their professionalism and the music was great. Dan is a pleasure to work with and I would gladly recommend using Creswell Club for your next event.
Hired as: Jazz Band
The Creswell Club
Thanks so much for your reviews, Shara. We loved playing for you. Congratulations! —Dan
Joe T.
June 28, 2023Perfection
Dan and the band absolutely crushed it our wedding. Amazing catalogue of songs and every member was extremely talented. The couldn’t have possibly done a better job and we couldn’t have been happier. All of our guests commented how incredible the band played and has already asked to share their info for their own event planning. Highly recommend.
Hired as: 1920s Era Entertainment, 1930s Era Entertainment, 1940s Era Entertainment, Brass Band, Dixieland Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Guitarist, Jazz Pianist, Jazz Singer, New Orleans Style Entertainment, Pianist, Swing Band, Wedding Band
The Creswell Club
Thank you, Joe! I’m so happy we got to play for you. Congratulations! —Dan
Booking information
Price range: $1,200 and up
Languages: English, Spanish
Gig length: 10 - 420 minutes
Insurance: $2,000,000 - We have full liability coverage. We can provide a copy of our certificate of coverage upon request.
What to expect
We’re so glad you’re here. Four things to know about us:
1. We’re friendly, flexible, top-shelf musicians who love the worldwide evolution of jazz in the 20th century. And who play like people in love.
2. We’re not so much a jazz band as an emotional weather system. We’re a party on Gatsby’s lawn. We’re a cobblestone street in Paris at dusk. We’re a nightclub in Rio. We’re the early hours of the morning in the French Quarter of New Orleans. We’re a mood, an atmosphere, an experience.
3. We’re here for you. We love talking with clients about styles and song lists. We know thousands of songs, and we’re always eager to try new songs and new arrangements. We’re also magically able to transform ourselves into different combinations, from a duo to a septet—anything with guitar, piano, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, or vocals (plus clarinet, banjo, and accordion!).
5. We were Gigmasters’ 2016, 2017 and 2018 Top Jazz Ensemble, we’ve won “Best of Gigmasters” awards five years in a row, and we’ve played with people like Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, and Ray Charles. But we don’t play for likes, or ratings, or stars. We play for love, we play for lovers, and we’d love to play for you.
Additional booking notes
Our setup is simple! Most often, the only things we need are:
— chairs without arms
— access to one regular power outlet
— a place to put instrument cases
We bring all the necessary audio equipment to be heard by your guests. If you need additional audio equipment, for example a PA system for speeches, we would be happy to provide one for a small additional fee.
Services offered
Past booked events
August 2024
24
Saturday
Wedding Reception
4:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
October 2023
21
Saturday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Newport, RI
08
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Jersey City, NJ
July 2023
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Hackettstown, NJ
May 2023
06
Saturday
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Hamden, CT
December 2022
30
Friday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Farmingdale, NY
13
Tuesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Boston, MA
June 2022
25
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
May 2022
21
Saturday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Centerport, NY
April 2022
07
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2021
23
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Haddonfield, NJ
09
Saturday
Wedding Reception
12:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Burlington, MA
03
Sunday
Cocktail Party
2:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New Canaan, CT
September 2021
10
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
August 2021
21
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
July 2021
29
Thursday
House Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
East Islip, NY
May 2021
01
Saturday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Sea Cliff, NY
April 2021
24
Saturday
Restaurant/Bar Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Greenwich, CT
March 2021
26
Friday
Birthday Party
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Greenlawn, NY
October 2020
10
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Sea Cliff, NY
February 2020
25
Tuesday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 2:30pm
•
New York City, NY
November 2019
16
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Larchmont, NY
December 2018
05
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
August 2018
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Montville, CT
May 2018
11
Friday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
09
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
11:30am - 1:30pm
•
Bronx, NY
December 2017
01
Friday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
April 2017
08
Saturday
Wedding Reception
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Chappaqua, NY
October 2016
01
Saturday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
July 2016
30
Saturday
Religious Celebration
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Southampton, NY
October 2015
17
Saturday
Wedding, Elks Lodge Hoboken
7:00pm - 8:00pm
17
Saturday
Wedding Reception
12:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Hoboken, NJ
September 2015
25
Friday
Wedding, East Setauket, NY
7:00pm - 8:00pm
October 2014
12
Sunday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Philadelphia, PA
June 2014
03
Tuesday
Other
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Manhattan, NY
April 2014
06
Sunday
Private Party
5:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Long Island City, NY
February 2014
13
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
New York City, NY
Team
Set list
This is a list of some songs we've played in the last few years:
Ac-Cent-Chu-Ate the Positive
After You've Gone
Aggravatin’ Papa
Agua de Beber
Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ain't She Sweet
Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Ain't That a Shame
Airegin
Airmail Special
Al di La
Alfie
Alice Blue Gown
All Blues
All I Have to Do Is Dream
All of Me
All of You
All or Nothing at All
All the Things You Are
All You Need Is Love
Almost Like Being in Love
Alone Together
Alright Okay You Win
Always
Am I Blue?
And I Love Her
Anema e Core
Angelica
Another Star
Anunciaçao
Anything Goes
April in Paris
As Time Goes By
At Last
Au Privave
Autumn in New York
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Serenade
Avalon
Ba-Lue-Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Baby Face
Baby Mine
Baby We've Got a Date
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Back in Baby's Arms
Ballin' the Jack
Barbados
Basin Street Blues
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Love
Be-Bop-a-Lula
Because of You
Begin the Beguine
Belleville
Bemsha Swing
Besame Mucho
Bessie's Blues
The Best Is Yet to Come
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Big Bad Handsome Man
Big Butter and Egg Man
Bill Bailey
Billie's Bounce
Bird of Beauty
Birth of the Blues
Black and Tan Fantasy
Blackbird
Black Orpheus
Blame It on My Youth
Bloomdido
Blueberry Hill
Bluebird
Blue Bossa
Blue Christmas
Blue in Green
Blue Monk
Blue Moon
Bluesette
Blues for Alice
Blue Skies
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
Blue Suede Shoes
Blue Turning Grey Over You
Body and Soul
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Botch-a-Me
Bourbon Street Parade
Broadway
Budapest
Buona Sera
But Not for Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blues
C'est Si Bon
Can I Steal a Little Love
Can't Buy Me Love
Can't Help Falling in Love
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Canal Street Blues
Canetella
Cantares de Navidad
Caravan
Careless Love
Carinhoso
C'e la Luna Mezzo Mare
Chain of Fools
Chan Chan
The Charleston
Cheek to Cheek
Chi-Chi
Chicago
A Child Is Born
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Christmas in New Orleans
Christmas Is Coming
Christmas Night in Harlem
Christmas Song
Christmas Time Is Here
Cicirinella
Ciribirbin
Cissy Stru
Close Your Eyes
Come Away With Me
Come Fly With Me
Come Rain or Come Shine
Come See About Me
Come Sunday
Come Together
Como Fué?
Con Te Partiro
Confessin (That I Love You)
Confirmation
Con Tres Palabras
Cool Yule
Coquette
Corcovado
Cou-Cou
Count Your Blessings
Countdown
Cousin Mary
Cravo e Canela
Crazy
Crazy Love
La Cumparsita
Daddy's Little Girl
Daphne
Darn That Dream
The Days of Wine and Roses
Deed I Do
Desafinado
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Diga Diga Do
Dinah
Dindi
Doce de Coco
The Doctor Who Theme
Doin' the New Low-Down
Do Lord
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
Don't Be Cruel
Don't Be That Way
Don't Fence Me In
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Don't Know Why
Dos Gardenias
Do Whatcha Wanna
Doxy
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream Dancing
Dream Lover
Drive My Car
Earth Angel
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Easy To Love
Elephant Gun
Embraceable You
Emily
En Attendant le Jour
Equinox
Estate
Europa
Everybody Loves My Baby
Everybody Loves Somebody
Exactly Like You
Farewell Daddy Blues
Feeling Good
Feliz Navidad
Fever
Fifty-Second Street Theme
Five Foot Two (Eyes of Blue)
Fly Me to the Moon
A Foggy Day
Footprints
For Sentimental Reasons
Four or Five Times
Freddie Freeloader
Freight Trane
From This Moment On
Funiculi Funicula
Funky Good Time
Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You
The Gentle Rain
Georgia On My Mind
The Girl from Ipanema
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Give Me Your Kisses
Glory of Love
God Bless the Child
God Only Knows
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Gone With the Wind
Good Golly Miss Molly
Got My Mojo Workin'
Go to the Mardi Gras
The Great Pretender
Green Dolphin Street
Guantanamera
Hallelujah
Hava Negila
Have I Told You Lately
Have You Met Miss Jones
Having a Party
Heebie Jeebies
Hello Dolly
Here Comes the Sun
Hevenu Shalom Aleichem
High Society
Home
Home (When Shadows Fall)
Honeysuckle Rose
Hound Dog
How About You
How Come You Do Me Like You Do
How Deep Is the Ocean
How High the Moon
How Insensitive
How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm
I Ain't Got Nobody
I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
I Can't Get Started
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
I Concentrate on You
I Could Write a Book
I Cover the Waterfront
Ida
If I Were a Bell
I Get a Kick Out of You
I Got Ants in My Pants
I Got It Bad
I Got Rhythm
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
I Got You
Iko Iko
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Fly Away
I'll Take Romance
I Love You
Imagination
I'm a Little Blackbird
I Mean You
I'm Glad There Is You
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
I'm Old Fashioned
I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
I’m Through With Love
I'm Walkin'
I'm Wishing
I'm Wonderin' Who
I'm Your Man
In a Mellow Tone
In a Sentimental Mood
Inchworm
Indiana
In Love in Vain
In My Life
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Mood
In the Still of the Night
Invitation
I Put a Spell On You
I Remember You
I Should Care
Isle of Capri
Isn't She Lovely
Is This Love
I Surrender Dear
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
It Don't Mean a Thing
I Think I Love You
I Thought About You
It Never Entered My Mind
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
It's Good to Be Alive
It's Only a Paper Moon
It's Too Soon to Know
I've Found a New Baby
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
I've Got the World on a String
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Want to Be Happy
I Will
I Wish
Ja-Da
La Javanaise
Jeepers Creepers
Jitterbug Waltz
Johnny Tu N'es Pas un Ange
This Joint Is Jumpin
Josette
Jump Jive N Wail
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Just a Gigolo
Just Friends
Just the Two of Us
Killer Joe
Killing Me Softly
Kiss to Build a Dream On
Lady Bird
Lady Is a Tramp
Lamento Borincano
Lastic
Lazybird
Let It Go
Let's Do It
Let There Be Love
Limehouse Blues
Linger Awhile
Locomotion
The Long Way Home
The Look of Love
L-O-V-E
Love for Sale
Love in Portofino
Love Letters
Love Me Tender
Love Walked In
Lucky
Lucky Southern
Lullaby of Birdland
Lullaby of Broadway
Mack the Knife
Make You Feel My Love
Makin' Whoopee
Mambo Italiano
The Man I Love
Man With the Bag
Marchand de Poissons
Mas Que Nada
May Every Day Be Christmas
Mean to Me
Meditation
Mele Kalikimaka
Memories of You
La Mer
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Minor Swing
Misty
Moanin'
Moliendo Cafe
Moondance
Moonglow
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
Moon River
Moose the Mooche
Mr. P.C.
The Muppet Show Theme
Muskrat Ramble
My Blue Heaven
My Funny Valentine
My Gal Sal
My Girl
My Little Suede Shoes
My One and Only Love
My Shining Hour
My Ship
My Way
The Nearness of You
Never on Sunday
New York New York
New York State of Mind
Nica's Dream
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Night and Day
Night in Tunisia
Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love
Nobody Does It Better
Noites Cariocas
Non Dimenticar
Norwegian Wood
Nostalgia in Times Square
Nothing But the Best
Now's the Time
Nuages
Ob-La-Di
Oh Boy!
Oh Hanukah Oh Hanukah
Oh Lady Be Good
Old Black Magic
Old Devil Moon
O Morro Nao Tem Vez
Once I Loved
Once in a While
Once in Love with Amy
Once Upon a Dream
One Note Samba
Only You
On the Street Where You Live
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Opus No. 1
Ornithology
Our Love Is Here to Stay
Out of Nowhere
Over the Rainbow
Oye Como Va
Peace
Pennies from Heaven
Perdido
Perfume de Gardenia
Petite Fleur
Plaisir D'Amour
Por una Cabeza
Promenade aux Champs Elysees
Puttin' on the Ritz
Quando M'Innamoro
Raglan Road
Receita de Samba
Recordame
Reflections
Relaxin' at Camarillo
Relief
Respect
Riverboat Shuffle
Rocks in My Bed
Roses of Picardy
Royal Garden Blues
Saint James Infirmary
Saint Louis Blues
Saint Thomas
Samba de Orfeu
Sandu
Santa Baby
Santa Lucia
Satin Doll
Save Your Love for Me
Secret Love
September in the Rain
September Song
She's Funny That Way
Shiny Stockings
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
Siman Tov U'Mazal Tov
Si Tu Vois Ma Mere
Singin in the Rain
Sir Duke
Sister Sadie
Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
Skating
Skylark
Smile
So Danco Samba
So What
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Solar
Solitude
Somebody Loves Me
Someday My Prince Will Come
Someone to Watch Over Me
Something
Sometimes I'm Happy
The Song Is You
Soul Shakedown Party
Sous le Ciel de Paris
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
Spring Is Here
Squeeze Me
Stand by Me
Star Dust
Star Eyes
Stars Fell on Alabama
Stella by Starlight
Stormy Weather
Straight No Chaser
Strangers in the Night
Sugar Blues
Summertime
Summer Wind
Sunny
Sunrise, Sunset
Superstition
Sur les Quais du Vieux Paris
Surrey With the Fringe on Top
Sway
Sweet Georgia Brown
Sweet Lorraine
Sweet Sue, It's You
Swinging on a Star
Swonderful
Take Five
Take the "A" Train
Taking a Chance on Love
Teenager in Love
Tenderly
Tenor Madness
Tequila
That Old Black Magic
Them There Eyes
There Is No Greater Love
There's a Cabin in the Pines
There Will Never Be Another You
These Boots Are Made for Walkin
These Foolish Things
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Think
This Will Be
Till There Was You
Time After Time
Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye
Tzena
Unchained Melody
Under the Sea
Unforgettable
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Up (Main Theme)
The Very Thought of You
La Vie en Rose
Volare
Vou Vivendo
Watermelon Man
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
The Way You Look Tonight
We See
What a Difference a Day Made
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
What a Wonderful World
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
What Is This Thing Called Love
What's New?
Whatever Lola Wants
When Day Is Done
When I'm Sixty-Four
When the Red Red Robin
When the Saints Go Marching In
When You Wish Upon a Star
When You're Smiling
When You Wore a Tulip
Where or When
Whispering
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Why Don't You Do Right
Wild Is the Wind
Willow Weep for Me
Windmills of Your Mind
Witchcraft
Wonderful Tonight
The Wonder of You
Yardbird Suite
Yes Sir That's My Baby
You and I
You Are My Sunshine
You Are So Beautiful
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
You Belong to Me
You Don't Know What Love Is
You Do Something to Me
You’ll Never Walk Alone
You Made Me Love You
You Make Me Feel So Young
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
You Stepped Out of a Dream
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Young and Beautiful
Zat You Santa Claus?
Zou Bisou Bisou
Influences and inspiration
Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Stevie Wonder, Fats Waller, Stan Getz, A.C. Jobim, Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis, Edith Piaf, Sidney Bechet
Setup requirements
We travel light! Most often, we just need chairs and access to a standard power outlet.