the ultimate
New Orleans experience
Big Easy Band specialize in creating the ultimate New Orleans event experience by mixing in a bit of local flavor with pop favorites. We offer a range of styles and band sizes to best achieve your vision and ensure an experience your guests will be talking about for years to come.
With 21+ years performing in New Orleans and around the world at conventions, wedding receptions/ceremonies, parades, festivals, concert halls, cocktail parties, house parties, parades, birthdays, etc., you’re in good hands with the Big Easy Band!
Book the most accomplished and in demand New Orleans musicians to make your occasion as seamless and memorable as possible. We’ll work with you and your other vendors to ensure timings and formalities are perfected to optimize time on the dance floor. Our attention to detail, unparalleled communication, and our ability to listen and accommodate your vision are among the reasons why our award winning band is on the preferred vendor lists of the top venues, event coordinators, and DMCs globally.
They are so much fun, have such amazing energy, and are extremely talented musicians.
Don’t just take our word for it
Our goal is to provide you with the ultimate New Orleans party experience. You could have your event anywhere but you choose New Orleans for its rich culture, music, food, architecture, and atmosphere. As such, we offer a unique service compared with a typical party band you can find anywhere else in the world.
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Chris T.
James Martin Band is amazing!!! We hired his band as a Second Line and to perform during our wedding reception at the Marigny Opera House.
To say he killed it is an understatement. Our wedding guests had such an amazing time that we ended up watching him perform again at the Spotted Cat that same night!
James was extremely professional and responsive during the entire planning process. He was very accommodating and sought to ensure our event ran smoothly from the rehearsal, ceremony, second line, cocktail hour and reception.
I would highly recommend James Martin Band for any event!!!
★★★★★
Natalie K.
James put together a four piece band (sax, guitar, bass, drums) for our reception and a separate six piece brass band for our second line and they were both amazing! My now husband and I are big music fans and we worked with James to put together our ideal setlist for the reception a good mix of New Orleans Funk with some Classic Rock; i.e. The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Talking Heads, The Band, David Bowie, JJ Cale and Robert Palmer to name a few. He was happy to accommodate some special requests and they knocked those songs out of the park - THEY ROCKED IT. I was truly blown away by the talent we had.
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Joshua H
We took to the streets for 3 days of music and marching for an Allstar Weekend activation powered by Reebok and Footaction. The guys did a fantastic job across multiple pop-up performances around the city including a show at the mall with a local Emcee and a 2nd line battle of the bands on Bourbon Street ((2) 8-person marching bands going head to head). The event, however complicated could not have gone better thanks to these awesome musicians!
★★★★★
Amanda B
Where do I even begin?! James Martin and his band were AMAZING! They exceeded all of our expectations and every single guest we talked to were raving about them! Five stars isn’t enough for this review because we were blown away. Highly recommend them if you are looking for the perfect band!
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Paige H
James Martin and the Big Easy Band brought such a fun and high energy performance to our reception. Our guests could not stop raving about how great the music was and the dance floor was filled for the entire 3.5 hours they played. We wanted to bring a New Orleans flair to our day and they did that and so much more. We cannot recommend James and his band enough. He was so professional, helpful, and quick to reply to every email sent his way. An extra special touch was the band learning a song we requested that was a dedication to my husband's late grandmother. It was such a sweet moment we will never forget. Book them - you and your guests will not be disappointed!
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Michaela D
They are so much fun, have such amazing energy, and are extremely talented musicians. I can’t speak highly enough of them! Many of our wedding guests said our wedding was the best they’ve ever been to, and much of that was due to James Martin’s Big Easy Band! HIRE THEM!