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Overview
5 String Swing will sweep you onto your feet with a mix of upbeat Jazz, Swing, and American standards!
Led by GRAMMY award winning Jazz Violinist Steffen Zeichner, 5 String Swing is an energetic jazz band that will put on an exciting show for your event. 5 String Swing specializes in performing Gypsy Jazz (based on the French Django Reinhardt/Grappelli group of the 1930’s and 40’s) alongside classic American Swing music from the Great American Songbook.
With instrumentation from solo jazz violin to a full quintet, the ensemble has years of experience performing at corporate events, hotels, restaurants, weddings, and parties. 5 String Swing's professionalism and artistry is second to none.
14 Reviews
If you are considering booking them for your wedding or event... do it! They are absolute show stoppers. The 5 String Swing performed for both our ceremony and cocktail hour, and were truly the highlight of our wedding. Steffen was great to work with as we planned our wedding, and helped our vision come true. They are so talented, kind, accommodating and easy to work with. We will definitely work with them again on future events!
Wedding Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thanks so much, it was wonderful being a part of your special day!
Steffen
Steffen and the members of 5 String Swing were one of the highlights of our wedding! From the beginning, Steffen was extremely responsive and easy to connect with for planning and preparations. His musical repertoire is vast and his expertise in klezmer music was a major appeal. They created a beautiful ambiance for the ceremony, jazzed it up during the cocktail hour, and performed a raucous and energetic 30 minute horah! Our guests were singing and dancing to not just the classic hora tune, but so many klezmer classics. Toddlers to seniors were dancing and had nothing but praise to share about 5String Swing. Finding 5String Swing for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made! Thank you for making our day so special!
Klezmer Band, Wedding Band, Jazz Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Our absolute pleasure, thanks for having us be a part of your celebration!!
As good as it gets. I have had these guys on well over a 100 events and they have never missed a beat. Always impeccably well dressed. Easy going and a pleasure to work with.
There really aren’t many musicians on this level anywhere and as an entertainment director for luxury hotels, night clubs and concert venues it is my job to know.
I have had them at light and sunny brunches as an acoustic trio and as a full electric evening band with swing dancers. Very versatile.
You and your guests will without question have a great repertoire of classic song performed by seasoned pro’s.
All the best with your event!
Cheers,
Drew L
Entertainment and Staging Director
Currently
The Four Seasons and Thomas Keller Restuarant Group
Past or ongoing ala carte booking and staging
SLS Hotels, Blue Martini, Clevelander South Beach/Marlins Park, Rocwell night club, Forte Dei Marmi, The Dal Mar Hotel, Revolution Live, The Epic Hotel, Ultra Music Festival, Bayside Marketplace, The Florida Grand Opera...
1920s Era Entertainment, 1930s Era Entertainment, 1940s Era Entertainment, 1950s Era Entertainment, Acoustic Band, Fiddler, French Entertainment, Swing Band, Violinist, Jazz Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thank you Drew, always a pleasure working with you!
We hired Steffen to play during our wedding ceremony, and he was nothing short of amazing! His music added the exact atmosphere that I was looking for; chill + happy and upbeat. Better than expected, really. Would highly recommend for any event! Thank you Steffen!
Violinist
Response from 5 String Swing:
Congratulations to you and Ben, it was a pleasure!
Steffen
We had a great experience with 5 String Swing.
Amazing musicians, nice and professional people.
We strongly recommend them
Wedding Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Grazie! Thanks for having us be a part of your special day, we had a lot of fun performing with your family members as well :)
Loved these guys so much. They preformed alongside a jazzy, soulful vocalist playing classic swinging Christmas tunes for my holiday party in my backyard and it was a hit. The children loved dancing to the music and the adults enjoyed it greatly as well. Gifted violinist and guitarist. Will definitely book them against. A swinging Christmas!
1920s Era Entertainment
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thanks so much for having us, it was a beautiful party! Looking forward to the next time!
We had the most wonderful time at our wedding thanks to the talents and good nature of Steffen, Greg, and Benjamin! 5 String Swing's music created the perfect atmosphere for our 40 person ceremony and reception in Key West. We love gypsy jazz and swing music, and it was so special to share this musical experience with our family and friends at our wedding. Steffen was very responsive leading up to the date, and even went above and beyond to learn a special song for our ceremony. We could not be happier, and can't wait to come see you all perform in the future.
Swing Band, Wedding Band, Jazz Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
We had a wonderful time, thanks so much for having us be a part of your celebration!
What a talented group! They were so nice snd and easy to work with. I received so many compliments throughout the night and they really brought the vibe alive! Everyone danced and had a wonderful time thanks to the entertainment!
1920s Era Entertainment, 1930s Era Entertainment, 1940s Era Entertainment, Acoustic Band, Swing Band, Jazz Band
such amazing artists who are so professional! They accommodated requests graciously and everyone at our wedding agreed the music was amazing! Could not recommend them more. We are so glad we chose 5 string swing!
Wedding Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Our pleasure, thanks for having us be a part of your special day!
5 String Swing is an amazing group. They are true talents and were an absolute hit at our event! If you are looking to take your event to the next level you should absolutely hire them! They are wonderful!
Swing Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thank you so much! It was great to be a part of your beautiful wedding!
Steffen is as friendly as he is talented. From rehearsal to performance he delivered first-class work and was a joy.
Fiddler, Violinist
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thanks so much, it was a pleasure working with you!
Amazing band! Super talented! They customized their sets to what we wanted. Very easy to work with.
Swing Band, Jazz Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thanks so much, it was a fun night performing and celebrating with you guys!
We had a great time, the band with only 3 musicians dod an amazing job, set the mood had everyone in the Gatsby spirit. The guys are very sweet and punctual. the music wonderful, couldn't ask for more.
1920s Era Entertainment
Response from 5 String Swing:
Thanks so much for having us!
We hired the group to do klezmer and jazz standards for our Hanukkah house party. We loved their musicality and their style. Many guests commented that the music was their favorite part of the party. The group is flexible in terms of how many musicians to include, which means you probably can afford them, even if you think you can't. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Klezmer Band, Jazz Band
Response from 5 String Swing:
It was a real pleasure, and thank you so much for welcoming us to the festivities and amazing food!
Steffen
Booking Info
Price Range: $400 - $4500
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: $2,000,000 - Liability Insurance
What to Expect
5 String Swing presents exciting Gypsy Jazz and Swing music in a fun, engaging, and exciting package. The band is comprised of the highest level of musicians, all with many years of experience performing at high-profile venues, events, and stages.
5 String Swing always provides top quality music and entertainment with professionalism, flexibility, and poise.
About
5 String Swing is a lively jazz violin led band that regularly presents shows of Gypsy Jazz, Swing, and American Standards throughout the South Florida area.
Bandleader Steffen Zeichner is a Grammy winning creative violinist who actively performs jazz, classical, and klezmer music along with a variety of other genres.
Throughout his career Steffen has performed with a variety of top artists including Chick Corea, Gloria Estefan, Cyrille Aimee, Nestor Torres, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Maria Schneider, Terence Blanchard, and George Benson, with whom he was featured as the violin soloist and concertmaster for Benson's 2013 album, "Inspiration".
Steffen is also an experienced studio musician, credited on Grammy winning and Grammy nominated records, multiple Downbeat Award winning recordings, and many other albums of various musical genres.
Services Offered
Past Booked Events
| December 18, 2022 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Cocktail Party |
| October 29, 2022 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Cocktail Party |
| February 27, 2020 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Launch Party |
| January 25, 2020 • 9:00pm - 10:30pm | Birthday Party |
| January 11, 2020–January 12, 2020 • 10:00pm - 1:30am | Birthday Party |
Set List
Jazz:
Honeysuckle Rose
Russian Lullaby
After You've Gone
Afternoon In Paris
Ain't Misbehavin'
Alice In Wonderland
All Of Me
All The Things You Are
Avalon
Beautiful Love
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Belleville
Besame Mucho
Bewitched
Billie's Bounce
Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnival)
Blue Bossa
Blue Drag
Bossa Dorado
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
But Beautiful
But Not For Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
C Jam Blues
C'est Si Bon
Cantina Band
Caravan
The Charleston
Cherokee
Come Fly With Me
Coquette
Daphne
Dark Eyes
Dinah
Djangology
Douce Ambience
Embraceable You
Fly Me To The Moon
Foggy Day, A
For Sephora
The Girl From Ipanema
Groovin' High
Gypsy Fire
Have You Met Miss Jones?
How High The Moon
Hungaria
I Got Rhythm
I'll See You In My Dreams
I'll See You In My Dreams
I'se a Muggin
If I Should Lose You
In Walked Bud
Indifference
Isn't She Lovely?
It Don't Mean A Thing
It Had To Be You
It's Only a Paper Moon
J'attendrai
La Boheme Solo
La Foule
La Vie En Rose
Lady Be Good (Oh)
The Lady is a Tramp
Les Deux Guitares
Libertango
Limehouse Blues
Lullaby Of Birdland
Ma Premiere Guitare
Mack the Knife
Man I Love, The
Ménilmontant
Minor Swing
Misty
Moon River
Mr. P.C.
My Funny Valentine
My Melancholy Baby
My Way
Nature Boy
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Night And Day
Night In Tunisia, A
Noto Swing
Now's The Time
Nuages
Oblivion
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Our Love is Here to Stay
Over The Rainbow (Somewhere)
Padam...Padam
Perdido
Pure Imagination
Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours
S' Wonderful
Satin Doll
Shine
Smile
So What
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Someday My Prince Will Come
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Song For My Father
Sonnymoon For Two
Stardust
Stella By Starlight
Stolen Moments
Stompin' At Decca
Summertime
Sunny
Sway-GATG 1
Sweet Georgia Brown
Swing 39
Swing 42
Swing 48
Swing Gitan
Take Five
Take The A Train
Tears
Them There Eyes
There Will Never Be Another You
They Can't Take That Away From Me
This Can't Be Love
Undecided
Up Jumped Spring
Vous et Moi
Well You Needn't
What A Wonderful World
When I Fall In Love
Russian Lullaby (179)
Isn't She Lovely?
Get Happy
Indifférence
I've Found A New Baby
'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)
I Can't Give You anything but Love
If I Loved You
Sweet Lorraine
They Can't Take That Away From Me
One Note Samba
Historia de un amor
Por Una Cabeza
Look For The Silver Lining
Just Friends
St James Infirmary
Two For The Road
Mack The Knife
Honeysuckle Rose
Russian Lullaby
Pop/Rock:
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
A whole new world - Aladdin
Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers
All you need is love - The Beatles
American Pie - Don McLean
Another one bites the dust - Queen
Anyone - Justin Bieber
Best day of my life - American Authors
Bitter sweet symphony - The Verve
Blinding lights - The Weeknd
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Cake by the ocean - DNCE
Can't feel my face - The Weeknd
Can't stop the feeling - Justin Timberlake
Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Come together - The Beatles
Crazy in love - Beyonce
Closing time - Semisonic
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Dance Monkey - Toni Watson
Despacito - Luis Fonci & Daddy Yankee
Don't start now - Dua Lipa
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Feel so close - Calvin Harris
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
For once in my life - Stevie Wonder
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Georgia on my mind - Hoagy Carmichael
Get lucky - Daft Punk
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Happy - Pharrell
Happy together - The Turtles
Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
Here comes the sun - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Ho hey - The Lumineers
Home - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
I want to hold your hand - The Beatles
I'm yours - Jason Mraz
In my life - The Beatles
Isn't she lovely - Stevie Wonder
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
Just the two of us - Grover Washington
La vie en rose - Edith Piaf
Love on top - Beyonce
Make you feel my love - Bob Dylan
Marry you - Bruno Mars
Moves like jagger - Maroon 5
Moon river - Henry Mancini
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mrs Robinson - Paul Simon
My cherie amour - Stevie Wonder
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
One love - Bob Marley
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Royals - Lorde
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Shake it off - Taylor Swift
Shallow - Lady Gaga
Shape of you - Ed Sheeran
Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys
Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sir duke - Stevie Wonder
Sittin' on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
Sky full of stars - Coldplay
Something - The Beatles
Somewhere over the rainbow - Wizard of Oz
Stand by me - Ben E. King
Stay with me - Sam Smith
Sunny - Bobby Hepp
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Thank u, next - Ariana Grande
Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran
Viva la vida - Coldplay
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
Wake me up - Avicii
We found love - Rihanna
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
With or without you - U2
Wouldn't it be nice - Beach Boys
You and I - Ingrid Michaelson
You are the best thing - Ray Lamontagne
Klezmer:
Traditional Jewish dance music including Khosidl, Freylakh's, and Hora's
Traditional Jewish Wedding repertoire
Influences & Inspiration
Quintette du Hot Club de France
Rhythm Future Quartet
Django Reinhardt
Stéphane Grappelli
Stuff Smith
Biréli Lagrène
Didier Lockwood
Stochelo Rosenberg