Jess Novak Band

were incredibly helpful, and had lots of advise for us! We attended a concert they played and got to meet the band after. Jess remembered us, and every detail from our phone conversation weeks earlier(this made us feel special, and showed that she cares about each couple she works with). Watching them all play together, and watching them have fun while playing, and hearing how amazing they sounded sealed the deal for us! Jess and her band did all of the music and MC-ing for our whole wedding. Jess played violin for the ceremony, which was amazing! She played an acoustic set for the cocktail hour, and the whole band played the first dance, they learned a new song four our first dance, which was so nice! They played after dinner and had the whole crowd dancing, and having a blast! My wife and I feel lucky to have them as a part of our wedding, and making the day so fun and special.

ed some new songs for us! In the planning phase, she was organized, professional and very timely with communicating. She was able to make many great recommendations and guide us through decisions making the whole process stress free. Her equipment is all professional grade and she had all the microphones and speakers needed for speaches in one area, the ceremony in another area both away from the main DJ set up. I would highly recommend Jess as a solo performer/DJ and I would certainly go with the Duo if your budget allows! She also performs live regularly so check out her schedule and see a show so you can have a sample of the experience.

aw your picture with Ben and listened to you guys perform “Carousel” and we were sold. We did our due diligence, listened to 17 versions of “Shut up and Dance,” but it was utterly clear the whole time that it was you guys! We were so worried when we changed the date that you’d be booked, that we were fully prepared to leave the date if you couldn’t change it. We came and saw you play just to confirm, and of course that was an easy decision - you were even better live! We, again, came to see the whole band perform, and you subtly made us feel special, and rocked out - even better than the first time. Your ease and willingness to work with our vision, make quick adjustments, and all along the way communicate impeccably were so comforting to the stress that is wedding planning. We truly meant it when we said “we trust you, rock out, riff out, play some originals, play some stuff you think would be great” and you did not disappoint. The requests and renditions that you created - we have a few videos of them - and we can’t stop watching them! Your new trumpet player was perfect - keep him around! Anthony is so friggin cool, and so talented - personally, I will never forget his final solo, it really was all I ever wanted! I feel like Ben and I should probably be best friends; his voice was amazing! Really, the whole band just absolutely crushed every aspect of the performance - seriously, we could probably accurately say that 50 people made it a point to come tell us how incredible you guys were - and that is exactly what we were wishing for! Jess, you were the perfect band for us, and probably the perfect band for any wedding, and we don’t think this thank you is enough, but we did our best! We can’t wait to come see many more shows, we can’t wait to call you up when we visit Syracuse and take you guys out to dinner, and you will always be welcome at our home! We love you, and thank you!

etails for intros, speeches and even put together a nice little Grateful Dead inspired dinner music. Jess and crew even hung out late night for a bonus jam sesh -- what a night!