The New York Players

Mike and the band exceeded all of our expectations for our wedding. A high energy, very professional, and FUN group. My friends and I put together a surprise 3-song set as a gift to my wife and Mike was not only accommodating, but encouraging. All of our guests were exhausted from dancing by the end of the party - but full of joy and compliments to the NY Players. I would hire them again in a heartbeat.

We had the New York Players recently play at our wedding on 07/15/23 and they were the absolute best!! Mike was so responsive, helpful, and accommodating during the entire planning process. The band was so energetic, played the best music, and kept the crowd engaged and dancing the entire time! The dance floor was never once empty! They were also amazing when my father in-law requested if my husband could play the drums for a few songs and they didn't hesitate to let him and adjusted their set to let him play with them for a few songs that he knew. It was one of the most special and incredible parts of the wedding. I cannot recommend the New York Players enough! And I hope in the near future we have an excuse to hire them again!

This group delivered. They were incredibly detailed oriented, from decisions on ceremony song choices all the way to the final last song medley. They kept our guests energy up and high all night. We received only positive feedback from guests on how excellent the quality of the music was to how engaged they were with the crowd. Definitely hire them for your wedding!

New York Players were absolutely incredible! In the months leading up to our wedding, we had multiple phone calls with Mike to discuss our song choices and wedding day timeline - he was very organized and made the planning process fun and easy! The music on our wedding day was everything we hoped for- from the acoustic guitar for the ceremony to the 9 piece band during the reception. The band even learned our first dance song and played a beautiful live rendition of it. Our guests were on their feet the entire night and are still raving about the music months after the wedding! I highly recommend NYP and hope to see them again at another wedding in the future!

The NYP were the best decision we made when planning our wedding. Mike was so easy and fun to work with and they put on an amazing set. The dance floor was completely packed the entire night. They also did our acoustic guitar for the ceremony and it was so beautiful. I hope to get to see them again at another wedding or event. Do not hesitate to book they are superb.

If you ask our guests what the best part of the wedding was, they’d all say the band. We were absolutely blown away by these guys! Mike is organized, professional and responsive, and every musician in this group is so unbelievably talented! If you’re on the fence, trust me, just hire them. Our dance floor was PACKED the entire reception. They made our entire night. New York Players, thank you for the best wedding day ever!!

We saw the NY Players perform at a Gala in 2019 and booked them for our New Years Eve wedding in 2021. They were phenomenal. We had over 200 people at our wedding, ranging of all ages, and everyone was dancing, the entire night. The party was still very much alive by the end of the night, so on the spot decided to extend the band to keep playing and they were more than accommodating. Great musicians, and great personalities to work with.

Wow! We cannot thank The New York Players enough for making our wedding absolutely incredible! The dance floor was packed all night. Such fun energy. Our guests are still raving about the band. The band even learned a song we requested for our first dance and did a beautiful ballad rendition of "Sweet Child O' Mine" for the father daughter dance. A night we will never forget!

The New York Players were absolutely incredible at our wedding at Forest Lake Camp. Our guests were blown away and the compliments haven't stopped coming in, even months later. "WHERE did you find that band?!" "Those horns!!!" "The lead singers were INCREDIBLE!" They brought down the house and we couldn't be more grateful. Truly hoping one of our friends hires them next so we can have a dance party with them again!!

New York Players were AMAZING!!! It’s been almost two weeks since our wedding and our guests are still talking about how awesome the band was. The instrumentals and the vocals were so good, one friend hasn’t stopped talking about the horn section. They truly liven up the crowd. I don’t think guests left the dance floor the whole night. Mike was so awesome to work with leading up to the wedding. I am so so happy we chose NYP for our wedding band it was so memorable and we can’t wait to see them again.

The New York Players exceeded our expectations in every way and kept everyone at our wedding dancing all night! Their professionalism and ease to work with leading up to our wedding day made us know they were going to be great, but we honestly felt like our wedding night was the best concert of our lives. The music and vibe was incredible. Multiple guests told my husband and I they were the best band of any wedding they’ve been to. Truly spectacular! Thank you New York Players!

What a fantastic band! Choosing Body and Soul was the best decision we made. We were absolutely blown away by how incredible Body & Soul was at our wedding. Blown away! Our guests danced the entire night and did not want the party to end! Every song was a 5 star performance. Working with Mike was a dream. He not only helped us prep for the wedding in an incredibly organized and fun manner, but he also became a friend and we looked forward to each of our meetings. The musicians and singer are so incredibly talented! They even learned additional songs that we requested. They were amazing and we couldn't recommend Body and Soul more highly.

We planned and then re-planned (due to covid) our entire wedding around the New York Players’ availability and it could not have been more worth it. Despite torrential downpours soaking our tented reception the dance floor was packed with muddy, happy people all night and our guests could not stop talking about how incredible the band was. It’s like being at a concert…but more fun. Mike is amazing to work with. If you want to have the best wedding ever, hire NYP!

My husband & I wanted a fabulous live band for our wedding last year, and we have absolutely no regrets hiring The New York Players! The band was classy, well put together, & worked together very well. We had several compliments on the music & we personally enjoyed the atmosphere they created! Highly recommend!

My wedding was in October, and I feel that leaving no review is better than leaving a bad one. However after talking to some friends, prospective brides should know about some of these things, so I’m finally writing one. I hired Players Nouveau, New York Players’ smallest band. And let me say, they were great! Tracy, Jenry and the gang KILLED it as I knew they would. The dance floor was packed all night! However, the cover the band did of our first dance was unrecognizable. I almost looked to my maid of honor to have them cut it short because I thought they were playing the wrong song. (I don’t think Tracy or Jenry sung it.) In the end, this makes for a funny story and we will always laugh at it. But to a bride where the first dance is SUPER important to them, this should be known. I would have rather the band come to me prior, and say they weren’t comfortable covering the song but instead play the original on the DJ set up, than play their version. Some guests still don’t know what our song was, and it was a popular country song. Secondly, I don’t know if we were looked at as “lesser than” because we hired the smallest band, but communication was definitely lacking with us and Mike Emery. I communicated very early on that dinner would take place in a different space than dancing, and Mike assured me it wouldn’t be an issue. I sent him emails with my concerns about how everything would work, and he became very unresponsive. At one point, I had to CC my venue on an important email, because my venue needed to know information, and he wasn’t responding to me. At another point, my venue’s wedding coordinator had to reach out to him personally. Lastly, after the band had been paid in full for 14 months, and two weeks before my wedding, Mike changed our set up from having 3 musicians during dinner to 2. Then, he said he had to pay for them out of his own pocket. His reasoning is still very unclear to me, since this was all in our contract and he had been paid off for so long. But two weeks to my wedding, I couldn’t worry about this. Overall, I think NYP is a great band for parties, corporate events and other celebrations however for a wedding, I wouldn’t use them. Again, maybe it’s because I hired their smallest band, but all clients should be treated equally. I think the simple fix would be for them to have someone else coordinating things in addition to Mike, like Tracy. Tracy would be the only reason I’d ever hire NYP for another function again, because even with Mike not present at my wedding, she made the entire evening run seamlessly and according to schedule. Thanks Tracy! I hope this helps brides make an informed decision, happy vendor hunting!

This review is long overdue. The New York Players were the band at my daughter’s wedding last year. They were absolutely fabulous, professional, and all-around perfect. By way of background, the bride and groom were late 20s…that period of time when many friends from their college and immediately after-college social circles tie the knot. To be specific, their wedding last November was the tenth wedding of the year for their group of friends. All of the previous weddings had been fun…all over the country…some big, some more intimate…some bands….some DJs… all different. So, they wanted theirs to be FUN as well…they wanted a dance party. The Players were spectacular. Mike made the planning process easy and was very accommodating. The actual music selection couldn’t have been better. The dance floor was pretty much full the whole night. The best part, in my view, is that this band uniquely appeals to all age groups. The bride and groom and their 20 and 30 something aged friends were out there on the dance floor the whole time having a blast. Equally happy, were our 50 and 60 year old friends and family who danced all night as well. It’s now a year later and we still get compliments from wedding guests on how great the band was.

The New York Players were amazing at our wedding on September 6,2019. The dance floor was full the whole night and we are still receiving compliments from our friends and family on how amazing they were. We coordinated everything with Mike who could not have been more professional and on top of everything. We are so happy we chose them for our special day!!

New York Players is the best, and we absolutely loved them. We researched a LOT of bands based on what we'd heard at other weddings (spanning from Tennesee to NYC to upstate NY). We really wanted a band whose players were guaranteed (i.e. not a group of 30 musicians that rotate). With New York Players, who you see and hear at events is who you will have at your event. We were never worried because we knew that that the group we loved to listen to would be the group performing at our wedding. Additionally, we loved their structure! They took two short breaks throughout the night, otherwise, they were playing. This was very important to us because we didn’t want there to be a lull of people not on the dance floor. We didn’t do a traditional sit-down dinner (instead we did stations), and throughout the whole night, the dance floor was PACKED. Guests had a blast. Working with Mike Emery throughout the process was enjoyable, easy, and fun. My mom and I tend to get nervous, and Mike always put us at ease. Leading up to the wedding, we had three short phone calls with Mike to talk through everything (evening timeline, toasts, bridal party entrance, etc.). We revised our song selections a few times, and it was never an issue. Mike was so personable, and we were touched that he researched my nephew’s fatal disease after hearing about it and brought him a special present. Additionally, New York Players learned some songs for us! They learned the Backstreet Boys song my husband wanted for the mother/son dance, and they also learned a Coldplay song for our wedding party entrance. We thought this was really, really amazing. One highlight was our first dance: my husband and I worked with a dance instructor to choreograph the first dance, and we briefly chatted with Mike to time when the band would start playing our song after they announced us. We had a blast, and our guests went wild over the dance! All night everyone commented on how lively, fun, and amazing the band was. Everyone wanted to know who they were and where they were from! I cannot recommend them enough. The entire process was enjoyable, and the day of the wedding was absolutely AWESOME.

We had the pleasure of having the New York Players perform at our wedding! They are unbelievable and keep the crowd on their feet!

Players Nouveau (one of the bands from New York Entertainment Group) were a huge hit at our wedding this past September! So many of our family and friends still talk about the band and music whenever our wedding is brought up! The bands voices and sound were beyond talented and they could sing a huge variety of songs, so much so we had such a hard time creating a playlist because we liked ALL of their songs! Players Nouveau were extremely professional and organized and made our party fun and lively all night! Mike was great at communicating with us from start to finish on how the whole process worked and made us feel confident and at ease. Players Nouveau are talented and will complete your celebration!

We got married on December 8th at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga, NY. This venue has an amazing stage that is perfect for a band so when it came time to select our band we knew we had the select the perfect one. After talking with Mike and the New York Players, we knew all the reviews that they were the best band in New York had to be 100% true! From our first consultation on the phone to the end of our wedding, the New York Players rocked! Mike made sure to go over every aspect of the night and clearly has tons of experience on how to plan and execute a perfect wedding night. He’s super organized and had monthly calls starting 3 months out to go over the itinerary for the evening, the set list and other details. About a month out, he was willing to meet as much as we needed to finalize the details. So much of what a Band does isn’t the music, but the MC’ing and coordination of the night along with your caterers and other vendors. Mike and his team seamlessly integrated our music selections into the evening and gave us great recommendations for music choices at key points in the night like our entrance music and cake cutting music. They are even willing to learn three songs for you if they don’t know how to play them! If you’re looking for the best Band in upstate NY who will guarantee that you and your guests will be on their feet dancing all night long, look no further. Mike Emery and the New York players are the real deal!

Players Nouveau (from New York Players Entertainment Group) were a huge hit at our wedding! I've received so many compliments about how amazing the band was from several of our guests. They're very professional, punctual, and adaptive to their clients requests. I would strongly recommend using this group for weddings and other such events!

Body and Soul was absolutely amazing! We have had so many guests tell us how great they thought the band was! The songs were fun and kept us dancing the entire time they played. The players interacted with both me and my guests and it was a blast! They also accommodated to each song request we gave them ahead of time and incorporated the wedding games we wanted to include that day. So glad we got them to be at our wedding!

There is no better band than the NY Players! We booked the Body and Soul Band with Mike Emery and we had the best experience. From great communication to an amazing wedding day, we were more than happy with them! They learned our non-traditional wedding song for us and tweaked it to make it perfect! They kept everyone on the dance floor and having fun all night. The ceremony and cocktail hour music was perfect and the late-night dancing was appropriate for all ages. We are so happy with our experience and recommend them. The compliments are endless!

Our experience with Body and Soul was outstanding! From the outset, Mike at the New York Players Ent. Group was communicative and accommodating. Planning the event with him was a breeze! He took our requests in stride and helped plan the musical entertainment from beginning to end. His knowledge and suggestions took all of the guess work and concern off our shoulders. A beautiful string trio accompanied our ceremony, followed by a pianist at the cocktail hour and then the main event. Body and Soul have a terrific sound, fantastic energy and they have the logistics down to a science. Introductions were handled perfectly, as were speaches and necessary lulls for dinner and formalities. The rest of the reception was high energy, blurring the lines between dance party and rock concert. Blow up guitars led to epic air-guitar contests and my bride and I belted out Journey from the stage to round out the night. This is a group you can count on to make your event memorable and exciting for everyone. Our guests raved that they'd just attended the greatest wedding ever!

The New York Players exceeded all expectations. They brought our reception to life and kept the dance floor packed. They were great to work with leading up to our wedding and really put us at ease with how the evening would flow. They also learned a new song just for us. If you haven’t already, call the New York Players you will not regret it, our guests are still raving about them.

My wife and I were so happy with booking Body and Soul for our wedding. The band kept the party going all night. I would recommend having them play for any wedding or event. The piano player for the cocktail hour was a nice touch as well.

The New York Players were absolutely amazing on our wedding day!! We heard them play multiple times beforehand, and knew that we just had to have them for our big day. They certainly did not disappoint! From the beginning, Mike was so easy to work with...very professional, helpful, and quick to respond. They provided an extensive song list to choose from, and even allow you to request additional songs that may not be on their list. Our "first dance" song was not on the list we received, but I reached out to Mike and he said "no problem"! They performed an amazing rendition of the song, and we couldn't have been happier. Once the party started, it was right to the dance floor! We have quite a rowdy bunch, all of who love to dance. Not only did they know how to get things going quickly, but there were multiple occasions where a couple of the guys came right onto the dance floor with their instruments - it was AWESOME!! They kept the party going all night, and I don't think there was a second where someone wasn't dancing. I can't thank them enough for a job well-done! If you chose them for your big day, you definitely won't be disappointed!

NY Players were my wedding band this Fall. They kept the party going non-stop. They learned and played my wedding song and the parent dances songs. They played the music we requested during their set breaks. Music is SO IMPORTANT at your wedding...you won't go wrong with NYP. My guest were talking about them for months after. THANK YOU!

The NY Players were absolutely incredible. They made our wedding day perfect. They are worth every penny! Everyone is STILL raving about the music! We can't thank them enough for being so much fun and keeping the party going!!

This review is long overdue -- 3+ months later, people continue to rave our wedding and specifically, our band, the NY Players! Music was an essential element of our day as we knew that we wanted the reception to center around fun and dancing. NY Players surpassed every expectation we had and the testament was packed dance floor from start to finish (even after we extended 30 minutes!). Importantly, you made the groom's dream come true of being a rockstar for the day, and allowing him to accompany you on stage for two songs. You also made planning the music selections a breeze (every bride's dream come true) with your flexible scheduling and bullet-proof recommendations, including our ceremony. NY Players was undoubtedly a major reason that our BIG day was perfect. We are recommending them to all of our friends because we want to be at another one of their weddings! THANK YOU! -Megan (bride)

Honestly, we can't say enough amazing things about The New York Players. They are a 10-piece band: 2 male singers, 1 female singer, 2 guitarists, 1 drummer, 1 pianist, and a 3-piece brass section (sax, trumpet & trombone). They provide all their own lighting, sound equipment, power, etc. Mike Emery, the band leader / drummer, really took the time to get to know us, the style of music we like, and truly made our reception a night to never forget. You'll get a copy of their setlist (which is HUGE) and can highlight the top ~50 songs you want them to play. And they'll even learn a new song just for you if it isn't on their setlist (they learned "Feel It Still" by Portugal The Man less than a week before our wedding)! We haven't stopped receiving compliments from our guests on how great the music and packed the dance floor was all night long. If you're in the upstate NY area, we promise you won't find a more energetic, fun, and downright entertaining band than these guys! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, you won't be disappointed!

We used the Body and Soul team (a few less pieces than the full New York Players group) for our wedding. It was perfect, they were able to keep the dance floor packed for the full time they were up there and people kept raving about them. We had been to other weddings with them so we knew what we were getting, and each time they were a great show. Coordinating everything with Mike was fantastic, he had regular check-ins leading up to the wedding to make sure they had the latest information about where people need to be and when. They made for great MCs for the night.

Body and Soul rocked my daughter's wedding recently at the Troy Country Club. I hired them for an extra hour because nobody wanted to leave the dancefloor. The band was tight and produced a powerful sound that we all responded to!( we added a trombone to the horn section) I would not hesitate to hire them again. Their talent made for a memorable reception.

Just WOW! Mike and The New York Players were the best decision we made about our wedding reception. My husband and I were super picky about finding a band. It was our #1 on our list of reception vendors that we cared about the most. After a few weeks of searching and seeing other showcases, we met with Mike and were blown away by the talent in his group. Leading up to the wedding, Mike was so professional-scheduling calls and working with us to plan out the night. Being a band manager for years allowed Mike to give us some great advice as well to keep the flow of the night perfect (small things you would never think of)! The band is so talented and can play a wide variety of song/genres. Perfect for our mix guest list of college friends, family, grandparents, etc. Our guests are still complimenting them and raving about how much fun the wedding was. Our only complaint was that the dance floor just wasn't big enough ;) Hire them, just do it!

The New York Players were the highlight of our wedding - our guests have not stopped raving about them! Mike and the band were so professional and easy to work with, and they thought of every detail. As a band they're absolutely outstanding. NY Players are simply the best. They also know how to read a room! The dance floor was packed the whole night. We are so thankful they were part of our wedding day!

I can't praise this band enough. Not only are they incredibly talented, but working with Mike Emery in the months leading up to our wedding was so seamless. Our friends and family are still telling us how much they loved the band and how much fun they had dancing the night away.

From the second I got engaged, I had my heart set on having the New York Players as our wedding band. I'd heard them play before and could not imagine having anyone else play my wedding. Mike is an absolute pleasure to work with and could not be more accommodating or professional, and the band blew everyone at my wedding away. They learned songs for us, had the entire place rocking, and played a perfect mix of music -- and they called me up on stage to sing with them as well! I had people raving to me about them all night, and one girlfriend (who isn't even engaged yet) insisted I introduce her to them so she could tell them they had to play her wedding as well. They seriously made the night into an incredible celebration and dance party, and I could not imagine my wedding without them. It was a dream come true to have them play.

I bring bus trips to Saratoga every year during track season. Last year we heard The New York Players at the Horseshoe Inn (next to the track) and the joint was jumping!. The atmosphere was electric and the dance floor was jammed! I said to myself I want them for my 60th Birthday Bash at the Saratoga Winery! Emailed Mike, talked to Mike...bing bang boom...done deal! On July 27, we brought 170 people from PA to the Saratoga Winery...and The New York Players blew the lid off the place! You talk about an exciting, exhilarating, ass-kicking good-time! Wow! One hit after another, they just kept pumping them out! My people are still raving over the event! Thank you New York Players for turning my 60th Birthday Bash into one for the ages! This will happen again!

Amazing!! Our wedding on August 5th at the Sagamore was a huge hit thanks to this wonderful band! We can't say enough about Mike Emery and the New York Players! They have played two of our family weddings and they always do a fabulous job!! Thank you so much for making our day perfect and keeping our guests on the dance floor the entire night!! Highly recommend!! Best, The Paces!

Mike and the whole group were absolutely outstanding - from our initial conversation to the night of the wedding to the follow up afterwards, we could not have been happier! He was incredibly willing to meet with us, discuss options and helped us make a great decision. He worked with my then-fiance, now-husband and me to select songs for the key events and was happy to make suggestions where we needed them and let us decide on places we had opinions. The band was fantastic night of - we had to, quite literally, kick people off the dance floor at the end of the night. Two big thumbs up for the NY Players. If you want a band, you can stop looking now - they're amazing!

The New York Players were hands down one of the best parts of our entire wedding weekend!! From the very beginning, Mike was a pleasure to work with, and we knew he would do everything he could to make our day as perfect as possible! We were very particular about our first dance as we had planned out choreography, and Mike worked with us through multiple phone calls and emails to make sure it went off without a hitch! The entire rest of the night they had the whole party on the dance floor. We received so many comments from guests about how amazing they were - the music was truly the highlight of the night! They certainly delivered on bringing the party to the best wedding ever, and I cannot wait to go see them in action again soon! They are the perfect choice for a wedding band, and you will not regret your decision!

New York Players were the highlight of our wedding! They definitely set the tone with high energy and high quality music. Everyone loved them and the dance floor was jam packed the entire night. In addition, they are definitely organized professionals. Mike was great to work with incorporating our requests and filling in where we needed. I'd recommend this group for any wedding or event. They are top notch!

We were so happy with Body & Soul's performance at our wedding in May. They absolutely killed it and we have received so many compliments from wedding attendees. They stuck to the playlist we gave them for the most part and learned two songs for us that came out beautifully. Working with Mike was great. I can't say enough about Body and Soul!

The music and band members were absolutely fabulous at my son and new daughter's wedding. Wisconsin relatives and friends believe it was the most entertaining reception and dance ever!

NY Players absolutely made our wedding the most amazing day ever. They are SO GOOD at what they do, but also very easy to communicate with. After our wedding, our guests raved the most about the band, and we agreed. If you're looking for a great band that gets the energy of the crowd moving and knows how to rock a wedding- THIS is the one!!!!!

Amazing band and wonderful people! From the moment the bride and groom took the dance floor, the party never stopped! High energy and exceptional musicality from the vocalists to the musicians. The NY Players made this a night that we will never forget and they were a huge part in making my daughter's wedding dreams come true.

Body & Soul from the New York Players was such a highlight of our wedding. My husband and I are both musicians and, seriously, Body & Soul from the New York Players is the best. Throughout each phase from planning to performing, the New York Players were fun, professional, and immensely talented. The atmosphere they created was priceless; people continue to rave about them. The dance floor was incredibly energetic and wonderfully populated from start to finish. These guys and gals are beyond worth the investment. We cannot recommend Body & Soul from the New York Players enough- book them!!!

I have never seen a dance floor so packed for so long at a wedding. They were nonstop with amazing music. NY Players made our first dance and parent dances such memorable moments. Such a talented group of artists who can do anything, and put on such a great show.

I would HIGHLY recommend hiring the New York Players for your wedding, or any event. A band brings an entire different life to any kind of celebration. My husband went and watched the NY players before we hired them for our wedding. He knew right away they were it! They can play any song, but make it even better with all of the acoustics and different instruments. We had the NY players for our ceremony music (modern and traditional), our cocktail hour,and of course our Wedding Reception. No one left the dance floor ALL night. Members of the band interact with the crowd (Trumpet players come on the dance floor and play) and they dance to the music on the stage. It is so much fun. We are receiving endless compliments about how talented and incredible the NY players were at our wedding. Also, Mike Emery is so professional and easy to work with. We spoke several times by phone to set everything up. He also helped a lot when we needed suggestions for certain songs. Thank you NY players for making our wedding so memorable. My husband and I said that NY players were the best part of our entire wedding. You are SO much fun! Again, a band is the way to go....and not just any band, the NY players, without a doubt!

Talented and professional, courteous and responsive; The New York Players are hands down THE BEST BAND for your wedding. All of our guests were blown away. They handled the entire event. For one great price, The New York Players provided a string trio and microphones for the ceremony, a DJ for the cocktail hour and band breaks and 4 hours of the most incredible live music covering all genres and eras. What an amazing night! Having 3 talented singers also adds to there ability to perform any style of music. You will not find a better band. They were very easy to communicate with and were quick and courteous in responding to inquiries. They were also very helpful in music suggestions for various aspects of the ceremony and in helping with the flow of the evening which was very helpful to us. We can't wait to go see them play out again so we can relive all of our wonderful memories from our night.

What is there to say about the New York Players that hasn't been said??? They are the best band around for your wedding. We booked them before we booked our venue! After having been to many weddings with them, we realized that no one leaves the dance floor and everyone is sure to have a blast. This was priority number 1 for us! Mike emery was so patient with me when i kept calling him to check their availability when we were deciding dates. He was also so fun to have our phone meetings with. He gave us great feedback on how the flow of things work, and he even worked with a friend of ours to collaborate on our first dance. We had so many compliments. These guys (and girl!) are the absolute best.

This band is beyond amazing! They literally made our night what it was - the best night ever. Everyone that attended our wedding was raving about them for weeks after. They are so talented, fun and professional. We are so happy that we had an opportunity to work with them I would 100% recommend them and use them again.

Body and Soul was the perfect addition to our wedding in the beginning of October at the Canfield Casino. They sunk right into the crowd and played everything that made them get up and dance. Samantha, Ron and the entire crew absolutely brought their A-Game and we couldn't have asked for more. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping make our day such a memorable one!

Wow! is all I have to say about Body & Soul. I'm not easily impressed and Body & Soul blew me away. They sounded amazing. the videos on line really just didn't even come close. Our guests have all mentioned how great the band was. They had EVERYONE dancing. The saxaphone player was out on the dance floor for a solo. And the most memorable part- there was a huge storm during the reception and the power went out mid song. Without missing a beat, with no power or lights, the band stuck up and everyone kept right on dancing. Also I should mention they were very professional looking group, with the female lead singer in a gorgeous gown and completely done up make up and the men looking good on stage. And pre-wedding Mike had a few calls to go over all the details including pronunciations of people's names for the introductions. And they learned a few songs just for us. They really know how to be a wedding band.

So happy we booked New York Players for my daughters wedding. I loved working with Mike, all I can say is... trust Mike and let him and New York Players do their thing! You won't be disappointed!! They are truly amazing and had everyone dancing all night, including my 87 year old father!My husband and I never left the dance floor, they are worth every penny. What an amazing band and night, thank you!!

The New York Players were hands down the best part of our wedding, they absolutely killed it. The dance floor was packed all night long, right through the last song. Mike is an absolute pleasure to work with and makes the planning phase super easy and stress free! Everyone is still talking about how good these guys are. I would highly recommend them!

The New York Players are an awesome band and a pleasure to work with. The whole crew were super professional and sensitive to the stresses of planning a wedding. I wouldn't even think of having another celebration without them. Thanks NYP!

Stop you search here and hire the New York Players! They are out of this world amazing!! They had our party of 180 dancing all night long, the young and the older people. This band is unique. I've never been to a wedding where the players come out onto the dance floor. Right in the beginning, two of them were in the middle of the dance floor in front of my husband and I playing, what a way to star the party! Georgia, the women vocalist was on the dance floor a few times as well. Me, the bride, NEVER left the dance floor! I didn't want to leave and didn't want the night to ever end. The players are the reason for that. Numerous of my friends and family during the night, the next morning and now three weeks later are all telling us that our band was the best they've ever seen/heard! Although the they're from the Albany area, they came down to CT and rocked the house and I hope that I see them again because there THAT good. Leading up to the wedding, we had three calls with Mike, the manager and drum player. He was so helpful choosing our last fast dance song, cake cutting song and songs played during our ceremony. I also send him a lot of emails and he always got back to me fast! Pretty much, book the New York Players! They say the band makes the wedding and they made ours and they'll make yours!

If you have the opportunity to book the New York Players for your event...do it. We contacted the New York Players based on a recommendation and it was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. They are the most professional and talented band we've ever seen perform at a wedding. The musicianship and vocals were world class. Mike was always available and set up numerous check-ins throughout the planning to make sure we had all our questions answered and that we were always on the same page. Their song list is outstanding. You'd be hard-pressed to need a song played that they don't already know. They even learned to play a song for us since we picked such an obscure first dance song. Mike allows you full control over the set list if you prefer. The band was so fun and read the crowd extremely well. They even came into the crowd and passed the mic around. Young and old were on the dance floor and it was packed all night. Months later people are still talking about how awesome the band was. We were so lucky that they had an opening on our date. Book them soon!

• Simply put, the New York Players are worth every single penny necessary to secure them for any event, but especially your wedding. We got married 9 days ago and our families are still talking about how epic our wedding was and how the New York Players were the best band they have ever seen. The New York Players are AWESOME! My wife and I chose the New York Players on reputation alone, as we had never seen them play live but had heard amazing things about them. To say our expectations were exceeded is a tremendous understatement. The New York Players had our dance floor packed and rocking for the entire night, to the point where when they played the last song of the evening and all our guests were chanting, One More Song! One More Song! Throughout the planning process we worked with Mike who helped coordinate all of the information. He was tremendous and really catered to all of our wants and needs. The energy and passion that Mike bought to the planning process was infectious, and my wife and I always left those meetings incredibly happy. The band also learned two special songs for us, both with special meanings to each one our families. One of the highlights of the evening was when these songs came on to the shock of all of our guests and the pure joy that could be felt in the room. I can’t say enough great things about our experience with the New York Players. They were fully engaged throughout our entire event, and really made us feel like the most important people in the world on that day. I would highly recommend the New York Players for anyone’s wedding and I would pay money to see them perform live again.

After hearing the New York Players at a friends wedding in Saratoga, we knew that they were "the" band for our wedding (we were yet to be engaged.) A couple years later they played our wedding in Cooperstown, NY. From the start, Mike was great to work with; we are from Colorado so we did everything from a distance. He anticipated our questions and gave us great guidance, for example, that we wanted a five-hour reception instead of a four-hour one. The band learned some songs for us, Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street" and Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" (wide range!) and they did a fabulous job covering both. Every single member/musician is so talented and the dance floor was literally packed all night. They really read the crowd and every song was something we wanted to hear and got everyone dancing and singing along. The enthusiasm from the band was always apparent and they were just plain fun. We highly, highly recommend the NY Players!

All I can say is, amazing! New York Players is absolutely the band to book, hands down. I've never had so much fun dancing in my entire life and what way to experience that than at my own wedding! Mike Emery is very professional and organized, and the band being so talented! I can't that you enough, New York Players! you helped make our wedding go down in history.

My husband and I had an absolute blast with the NYP for our wedding band. They had our wedding guests up and dancing from the minute we stepped into the room. People are still telling us about how much fun they had.

The New York Players gave us exactly what we wanted: a packed dance floor all night long. I think the truest testament to their abilities is that all of our guests, young and old, absolutely LOVED this band. We had an outdoor wedding at my parents' home and even the neighbors admitted to dancing in their yards because "our band was so good!" Mike was so professional. I felt completely at ease with him, and confident that he would make sure everything went smoothly--which it did! Now I'm looking forward to attending the wedding of our friends who hired the New York Players on the spot once they heard the band at our wedding!

We always knew we wanted the New York Players as our wedding band after hearing them for years around Saratoga. NYP were the perfect wedding entertainment right from our first interaction with Mike. Both he and the band were easy to work with and walked us through every step of the way. They were easy to book, and worth every penny. They customized our wedding experience so that we had the ceremony and cocktail hour that we wanted, then we left the reception in Mike's hands. With both their emceeing and playing, the 11-piece group threw us the greatest party ever! They learned our requests perfectly, and our guests are still buzzing about "the band!" They truly MADE our wedding!

If I could give them more stars, I would. If you are considering a band over a DJ, New York Players are it. Don't even bother looking into anyone else. New York Players had EVERYONE dancing, even the guests that never dance or hate dancing. They were so much fun to work with along the way and the evening was a non-stop celebration. When I got engaged, they were one of the first vendors I contacted. I didn't care what the cost was, because all I wanted was for my guests to have the most fun celebrating our wedding. I would have worn a white paper bag as my wedding gown if it meant I could have them play at my reception. If you want your guests dancing all night long and enjoying themselves from the first second, contact Mike with New York Players. I can't say enough about them. They're incredible, amazing, fun, talented, professional, accommodating, and the absolute best!

We are so excited... we just booked Body & Soul for our March 2016 wedding. Mike has been very accommodating. I wanted to add an hour to the wedding and he is providing a DJ for the first hour, since we will just be doing speeches, first dance etc. This way the band can play right up to the end! My fiance is a musician and will be playing when the band takes a break. We are so excited and can't wait!!

I can't say enough about the New York Players! They are amazing musicians and put on an amazing show - if you want a party at your wedding, hire them now!

Mike and the New York players are incredible! My husband is thinking of reasons to have another party. The band really kept it got all night, they were awesome! Everyone was dancing, they played all the fit music. They did an amazing job with our first dance, Amazed by lonestar! I could not have been more happy they were with us. We will be having them at our 30th birthday bash, for sure! Mike knew exactly what music to play during our ceremony and cocktail hour and dinner. He was so easy to work with and was always available to answer my dozens of emails. You want this band at your wedding.

The New York Players are made up of legend in the capital region. Long before we were engaged, we had heard of the players but did not see them live until a friend’s wedding in 2009. From that night forward, we were hooked! Having the players play at our wedding was such an important choice that we actually scheduled our wedding date around their availability. We were not disappointed. Our one regret is that we had to conduct our business over the phone (as we live in NYC) and we never got to hang out with Mike Emory until the day of our wedding. Needless to say we missed out big time on face time but it did not complicate planning at all. Mike is a wonderful to work with. He is accommodating, honest and makes planning the music for your day easy. He spends time learning about you as a couple and your musical preferences to customize your wedding. He made time for us despite our distance and hectic work schedules and we are so grateful to him for that. We used the players for our ceremony, cocktail hour and extended reception. Using them resulted in a wonderful soundtrack of our day. The singers, musicians, sound quality of their equipment were above any expectation I could have set for a band. Even in the Hall of Springs (which frequently echoes due to the high ceilings) were managed perfectly by the players. They were engaging to our guests, high energy the entire night and most importantly made us feel unique (even though they’ve done hundreds of weddings). The New York Players came dressed to the nines and ready to celebrate with us. It was a true honor to have them a part of our day. There are other great bands in the capital region but only The New York Players have that “wow factor”. We loved the players and are so thankful to them for being such an amazing part of our day!

The band made the evening feel like a party for every second. I remember my guests saying that they wanted a break because every song was a great one, and they couldn't leave the dance floor. I loved how the band members would come onto the floor and dance and sing with us. A great time!

The New York Players rocked our wedding! They were so much fun to dance to! All of the guests commented on how great our band was and everyone got out on the dance floor. Both of my sisters used The New York Players before me for their weddings and we liked them so much that my fiance and I planned our wedding date around their availability - they're that good!! I would highly recommend the New York Players!

If you can see them play go. We follow them every summer at Taste. Could not ask for more from a band. Everyone is still talking about them.

I hired Body and Soul, a band under the same management of The New York Players, for my wedding. They were easy to work with, friendly the day of the event, and overall a fun cast of characters. The music was well played and they stayed true to the list of songs I had selected. After playing for 5+ hours, I had many people still dancing and ready to dance more! They are great musicians and they made our reception rock!

We had city rhythm for our band. EVERYONE raved about the band. They play a little bit of everything. They are expensive and I was worried about that, but it ended up being well worth it!

NY Players had everyone on the dance floor the entire night! I was able to completely customize the play list and lyrics to all the songs that were played. We are already planning on using them again for an upcoming 60th birthday party.

It does not get better than the NYPs. They made my wedding into the best party ever. My guests still can't stop talking about them.