Jazz band song list
Jazz standards, bossa nova, crooner classics, pop and soul songs in a jazz style, and holiday music. Filter by style, or search for a favorite.
This list has 98 songs, from Fly Me to the Moon and Take Five to Isn't She Lovely and Christmas Time Is Here. You share your favorites in your BookLive client portal after you book.
Find your songs
Showing 98 songs. The style is a guide; any song can work for any part of your event.
| Song | Composer or artist | Style |
|---|---|---|
| A Sunday Kind of Love | Etta James | Love songs and crooners |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Fats Waller | Jazz standards |
| Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | Pop, soul and R&B |
| All of Me | Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons | Jazz standards |
| All of Me | John Legend | Pop, soul and R&B |
| All the Things You Are | Jerome Kern | Jazz standards |
| At Last | Etta James | Love songs and crooners |
| Autumn Leaves | Joseph Kosma | Jazz standards |
| Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin | Love songs and crooners |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Blue Bossa | Kenny Dorham | Modern jazz and groove |
| Blue in Green | Miles Davis and Bill Evans | Modern jazz and groove |
| Blue Moon | Richard Rodgers | Jazz standards |
| Blue Skies | Irving Berlin | Jazz standards |
| Body and Soul | Johnny Green | Jazz standards |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | Ray Henderson | Jazz standards |
| Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley | Love songs and crooners |
| Cantaloupe Island | Herbie Hancock | Modern jazz and groove |
| Cheek to Cheek | Irving Berlin | Jazz standards |
| The Christmas Song | Mel Tormé; Nat King Cole | Holiday |
| Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi | Holiday |
| Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Come Fly with Me | Frank Sinatra | Love songs and crooners |
| Corcovado (Quiet Nights) | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Bossa nova and Latin |
| Days of Wine and Roses | Henry Mancini | Jazz standards |
| Die with a Smile | Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Don't Know Why | Norah Jones | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Dream a Little Dream of Me | The Mamas & the Papas; Ella Fitzgerald | Love songs and crooners |
| Embraceable You | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| Everything | Michael Bublé | Love songs and crooners |
| Feeling Good | Nina Simone; Michael Bublé | Love songs and crooners |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Bart Howard; Frank Sinatra | Jazz standards |
| Georgia on My Mind | Hoagy Carmichael; Ray Charles | Jazz standards |
| The Girl from Ipanema | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Bossa nova and Latin |
| Golden Hour | JVKE | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Holiday | |
| Haven't Met You Yet | Michael Bublé | Love songs and crooners |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Fats Waller | Jazz standards |
| I Got Rhythm | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| I've Got You Under My Skin | Cole Porter | Jazz standards |
| In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington | Jazz standards |
| Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder | Pop, soul and R&B |
| It Don't Mean a Thing | Duke Ellington | Jazz standards |
| It Had to Be You | Isham Jones | Jazz standards |
| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | Holiday | |
| Jingle Bells | Holiday | |
| Just Friends | John Klenner | Jazz standards |
| Just the Two of Us | Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers | Pop, soul and R&B |
| L-O-V-E | Nat King Cole | Love songs and crooners |
| La Vie en Rose | Édith Piaf; Louis Armstrong | Love songs and crooners |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Holiday | |
| Let's Stay Together | Al Green | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Linus and Lucy | Vince Guaraldi | Modern jazz and groove |
| Lovely Day | Bill Withers | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Mack the Knife | Bobby Darin | Love songs and crooners |
| Misty | Erroll Garner | Jazz standards |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini | Jazz standards |
| Moondance | Van Morrison | Love songs and crooners |
| My Favorite Things | Richard Rodgers; John Coltrane | Jazz standards |
| My Funny Valentine | Richard Rodgers | Jazz standards |
| The Nearness of You | Hoagy Carmichael | Jazz standards |
| Night and Day | Cole Porter | Jazz standards |
| O Tannenbaum | Vince Guaraldi arrangement | Holiday |
| On Green Dolphin Street | Bronisław Kaper | Jazz standards |
| Perfect | Ed Sheeran | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Route 66 | Bobby Troup; Nat King Cole | Jazz standards |
| 'S Wonderful | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Holiday | |
| Satin Doll | Duke Ellington | Jazz standards |
| September | Earth, Wind & Fire | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Skating | Vince Guaraldi | Holiday |
| Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson | Holiday |
| So What | Miles Davis | Modern jazz and groove |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| Song for My Father | Horace Silver | Modern jazz and groove |
| Stella by Starlight | Victor Young | Jazz standards |
| Summertime | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| Sunday Morning | Maroon 5 | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Sway | Pablo Beltrán Ruiz; Dean Martin, Michael Bublé | Bossa nova and Latin |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | Ben Bernie | Jazz standards |
| Take Five | Paul Desmond; Dave Brubeck Quartet | Modern jazz and groove |
| Take the "A" Train | Billy Strayhorn | Jazz standards |
| That's Amore | Dean Martin | Love songs and crooners |
| There Will Never Be Another You | Harry Warren | Jazz standards |
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | George Gershwin | Jazz standards |
| Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeran | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Unforgettable | Nat King Cole | Love songs and crooners |
| Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Valerie | Amy Winehouse | Pop, soul and R&B |
| Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans | Modern jazz and groove |
| Watermelon Man | Herbie Hancock | Modern jazz and groove |
| Wave | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Bossa nova and Latin |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Jerome Kern | Jazz standards |
| What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong | Love songs and crooners |
| White Christmas | Irving Berlin | Holiday |
| Winter Wonderland | Holiday |
How the music comes together
Tell us the mood you want and the songs that matter to you, and we'll plan the music together. Relaxed standards as guests arrive, a little bossa nova over dinner, a few songs everyone knows: the list covers all of it.
Want a jazz version of a pop song for your cocktail hour? Songs like Just the Two of Us, Valerie and Thinking Out Loud are already on the list. For a December party, the band plays music from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas, the album that made Jared want to start Dream City Jazz.
Planning a wedding? See how jazz works for the ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner, or pick a lineup.
What hosts say about the music
★★★★★“Great sound and amazing vibes, we got so many compliments on our cocktail hour music!”
★★★★★“So glad we found them. Very easy to work with, great communication. Showed up on time and played perfect music for our cocktail hour. It was a special touch that many guests commented on.”
★★★★★“The band was absolutely amazing! I wanted to provide an experience for my guests as they arrived, and they did just that. Everyone was raving about them! I am very pleased!”
Song list questions
Do you play pop songs as well as jazz?
Yes. Alongside the standards, the band plays pop, soul and R&B songs in a jazz style, from Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers to Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.
Do you play holiday music?
Yes. The holiday set includes Christmas Time Is Here and other music from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas, plus classics like The Christmas Song and Let It Snow.
Where do we share our song requests?
In your BookLive client portal, where your contract and payments also live.