Fine event and wedding entertainment in Southern California since 2000.
Acoustic Wedding Jazz by Riff Raff Swing Band
Enjoy romantic, ever-popular vintage jazz and swing tunes as performed
by these outstanding Orange County based acoustic musicians.Live music for parties and wedding receptions
Orange County and beyond...
We play fun, melodic music that is listenable and danceable - jazz standards and vintage swing. Our group is just the right size... not too large, and not too loud*.
*Garden and outside party locations (ie private homes, parks, public areas, etc) often have sound/decibel level restrictions. We are the perfect size for your romantic and intimate setting.
Upcoming events are listed on our home page.
Please submit inquiries to: riffraffjazz@aol.com
You are a savy wedding planner. Choose lively, romantic music that is appropriate, widely appealing, and of professional quality.
- Showcase performances -
You may hear us live between 8:30pm and 11pm usually on the Second Saturday of each month at The Gypsy Den, 125 N. Broadway in Santa Ana in the Artists Village.
-Sound clips from our CD -
You may listen to several selections from our Swingin’ Strings CD online - click here.
Links dedicated to Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and Le Quintet du Hot Club de France.
Quintette of the Hot Club of France •Django Reinhardt
Collection of Hot Club and Swing Links•Eddie Lang
Upcoming events are listed on our home page.
Nostalgic events include:
Wedding reception at premier reception site: Redondo Beach Historical Library, July 12, 2003
Wedding reception at Meadowlark Country Club., June 13, 2003
Wedding cocktail hour/reception in Westminster at Old World Reception Hall, June 21, 2003
Gypsy Den CD Release Party, June 8, 2002 • Irvine Spectrum, June 2 and 21, 2002
Birthday Celebration at Anaheim Public Library - 100 years, April 2002
2nd Sat of March, April, May of 2002 - Gypsy Den, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana
10th Annual Children’s Festival in Anaheim, May 2002
Wedding at Salt Creek State Beach / Reception Laguna Niguel, August 3, 2002
Wedding at Long Beach Museum of Art / Wedding and Reception, August 31, 2002
First Annual Hoag Hospital fundraiser, Laguna Hills Community Park, September 7, 2002
Sawdust Art Festival, July 3 and 7, 2002
Benefit Concert at Shade Tree Stringed Instruments, Laguna Niguel, June 30, 2002
Parkcrest Christian Church, singles event, July 6, 2002
Wedding Reception at the Decorative Arts Villla in San Juan Capistrano, Sept. 21, 2002
February 9, 2001- Borders Books- Long Beach • April 19, 2001- Anaheim Museum
April 20, 2001- Borders Books- Costa Mesa May 19, 2001- Borders Books- Long Beach
June 9, 2001- Gypsy Den • June 20, 2001 Anaheim Museum
July 21, 2001- Borders Books-Cerritos August 26, 2001- Pier Plaza, Huntington Beach
September 1, 2001- Gypsy Den September 15, 2001- Pier Plaza, Huntington Beach
October13, 2001- Gypsy Den • October 22, 2001- Borders Books-Costa Mesa
November 3, 2001- Gypsy Den • November 4, 2001- Anaheim Museum
December 1, 2001- Gypsy Den • December 2, 2001 Fund-raiser Irvine Hyatt Regency
December 8, 2001- Gypsy Den • December 13, 2001, Anaheim Museum
December 22 Holiday Bash, 2001- Gypsy Den • January 10, 2001, Anaheim Museum
Anaheim Museum -Centennial Celebration for
Anaheim Public Library -100 years-Fri,Jan 18, 2001Wedding reception at Arbor Manor in Fullerton, CA, 2000
Wedding reception at Lindley-Scott house in Azusa, CA, 2000
Djangology • Swing 42 • Dark Eyes
Django’s Castle • Daphne • Limehouse Blues
Minor Swing • Troublant Bolero • Sweet Chorus
Swing 39 • Sheik of Araby
HCQ Strut• Douce Ambiance
Mabel • Blue drag • Bossa Durado
J’Attendrai
Swing 48
Vintage Jazz / Swing Standards
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love • Unforgettable
Summertime • After You’ve Gone • Misty
I’ve Got Rhythm • Dinah • All of Me
Facinating Rhythm • I’ll See You in my Dreams
Sweet Georgia Brown • Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Shine • Caravan • Avalon • Honeysuckle Rose
On the Sunny Side of the Street • Night and Day
Autumn Leaves • Nature Boy
Exactly Like You • Makin’ Whoopee
It’s Only a Paper Moon • Tears
Dream a little Dream of Me
Oh, Lady be Good • Out of Nowhere
Is You Is My Baby? • Night and Day
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing
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My Window Faces the South
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I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande
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