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Minneapolis /St Paul MN Jazz Duo, vocalist Diane Martinson & jazz pianist J.J. Saecker- background cocktail & dinner music entertainment - weddings & corporate party events

Diane Martinson Jazz Duo - cocktail hour | dinner reception entertainment | background party music

"Diane jazz Duo, thanks for providing the fun 'Rat pack' background music for our annual shareholders dinner. It was most enjoyable, and I heard Many other positive comments. We will recommend you!" —Chaska Community Bank
—C. Richardson

"Martinson Jazz Trio, You were a hit! Diane lots of people from my office said how classy your background music made the event, their guests were very impressed too. THANK YOU for your wonderful performance! You could certainly use me for a testimonial, I am very happy with your performance and with your company!" — Best regards, Deena Bartz GREENSPR!NG MEDIAGROUP
Minnesota Monthly

"Diane Martinson Jazz Duo- I wanted to personally Thank you for doing an outstanding job. Everyone loved your cocktail / dinner music. You will be highly recommended. I would be happy to recommend you to anyone." —Phoebe Srinivasan, mother of the bride

"We wish to take this opportunity to say thank you for a delightful evening of music and song. It was wonderful!" —Mpls. Chapter of Christian League
—Margaret L., Chapter Secretary

"Diane (Jazz Duo) - Thank you for the beautiful music. —Mary & Shawn

"Diane, a lot of people told me they enjoyed the 30's and 40's music of your trio at our "Hollywood" theme party at Chambers Hotel, Thank you." —Marla M, -Ellerbe Becket

"Our client loved the music. Diane and company adjusted to the environment and hit the right balance of volume, music type and client interaction. I recommend Diane for your music needs" —Kevin B,StepStoneGroup Inc

Diane Martinson Jazz Duo (or Trio) provides wonderful background music to uplift private parties, wedding cocktail hour & reception dinners, company party, and social hour mixers in the Twin Cities. Live music provides a joyous ambiance at special celebrations.
Diane's unique, fun and affordable live music duo is the perfect choice for enhancing a grooms dinner, wedding reception, company party, birthday party, anniversary party, wine tasting /cocktail party, corporate awards celebration, or Christmas holiday gathering. Portable piano keyboard and sound PA is available for indoor or outdoor locations.

Enjoy the classic jazz hit music of Sinatra, Bennett, Fitzgerald, along with a mix of Swing, Broadway, Latin Jazz styles, R & B, and Pop hits. Diane and J.J. play the right mix of instrumental piano & vocal songs to keep your atmosphere lively, they maintain the appropriate volume level never overpowering, so there is plenty of room for your conversations over the music. You can select the songs played from their song list or they will select a wonderful mix of styles for you. Requests welcome.

The duo can bring a small sound PA for use with a provided piano, or The Martinson Jazz Duo's portable keyboard and sound system PA allows them to perform at indoor locations without pianos and outdoor locations with or without access to electricity.

Diane Martinson's Trio - The Martinson Jazz Trio includes pianist, vocalist, and light drums. We offer a wide variety of musical styles and also our Golden Age of Hollywood Song List features 1920's, 30's - 40's vintage style music. (to add sax, bass or guitar- see the Martinson Jazz Swing Band page for the Quartet & larger band information

Our attire ranges from business casual to formal to fit your event.

The Martinson cocktail hour/ dinner music jazz duo is an affordable way to add stylish live music to your reception without the cost of the full band. The trend has been to have Diane's Jazz duo add the special treat of live music early in the wedding reception before a DJ takes over for the dance portion.

The Music selection includes 30's and 40's jazz and swing favorites, Broadway music, Latin styles, R & B and Easy listening Pop styles. Click our song list button below for a partial list, or See the holiday music page for Christmas and winter seasonal songs.

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DMMInc. Live music packages - Entertainment at the best value:
Stretching your live music dollar / Budget Tips:

Music for parties and company receptions - Live music indicates to guests that a truly special occasion is taking place.

Include this special musical treat for your guests with Diane's Jazz Duo, even if you are working with a strict budget. Diane makes it affordable to incorporate live music with a duo rather than a larger group. Her duo and trio are the best option to stretch your dollars further, by making it affordable to book live music for a longer amount of time. The Duo and trio are often booked for the social hour before the main event, such as a featured speaker or dance DJ. Diane Martinson's music will give you more top-notch background music for your money. It's a fantastic value.

Wedding Ceremony / Cocktail hour packages - Get the most value from your musicians:
Diane and J.J. also perform the music for wedding ceremonies!

"I coordinate many ceremony and reception music packages that give clients rate discounts for the combination of music services, it's a smart way to budget for live music, saving money and planning time".

In order to maximize your budget: Instead of hiring different cocktail /dinner musicians at a regular rate, consider having our ceremony pianist / musicians stay on to play during the cocktail hour and dinner at our lower rate. We easily transition music styles keeping that jubilant feeling flowing through the wedding, receiving line and into the reception. Our musicians have lower add-on rates, and this works well with ceremony musicians staying on into cocktail and dinner hour.
Budget Tip: You can hire vocalist Diane Martinson with her pianist to provide all the ceremony music needed, AND 1.5 hours of jazz cocktail music for less cost than having a string quartet for a ceremony.
A portable piano keyboard and sound system PA is available. Diane and pianist provide all ceremony music needed -prelude to postlude, and can continue on with wedding background jazz cocktail music and dinner jazz as a duo or trio.

Affordable Duo Cocktail / Dinner Wedding Music - include Diane's live music before the DJ

The Best cocktail and dinner music is live music, treat your guests to the Martinson Jazz Duo music during the cocktail hour and wedding dinner before the DJ starts the dance. The live music really adds a lavish ambience to your celebration, and you can attain that festive feeling without hiring a band for the entire evening. The cost is very reasonable for the Martinson background duo & trio, and they are low volume for socializing, self-reliant, very flexible, and mindful of your schedule pertaining to any speeches, or cake cutting, etc. Guests are always very appreciative of this musical treat!

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