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Slammer Jazz!
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jazz Band
- Travels up to 90 miles
- $150 and up; band can be sized to fit budget!
Overview
Professional Jazz Band: solo, duo, or trio. Featuring Jim on multiple instruments including Sax, Trumpet, Vibes/Keyboard, Trombone, Fluglehorn and Flute. 50+yrs experience in straight-ahead jazz, big band swing, bebop, Dixieland, Latin jazz, smooth jazz, classic pop/rock, and Great American Songbook, performing for weddings, cocktail receptions, corporate banquets, outdoor festivals, and senior communities. Duo/Trio adds Heidi on vocals and keyboard and/or Craig on trumpet, guitar, and vocals. Over 125 years combined experience in the Trio! Please check out our numerous live videos, audio, photos, and reviews!
36 Reviews
Perfect party because of Slammer Jazz 🥂 we hosted a to theme 1920s haunted speakeasy Halloween party. Jim was beyond the perfect addition to our party. He got a long great with everyone, great personality, excellent talent, and he totally understood perfectly without discussion what we would love to have for the perfect party!
Jazz Band, Saxophone Player
Talented, prompt, attentive. Definitely recommend for any of the events.
Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Olesya. It's an honor and a privilege to praise God with your beautiful Church.
Slammer Jazz did a wonderful job for my wife’s 30th birthday party. His ability to switch between Brass, Woodwind, and Percussion was simply incredible. He truly personifies a one man band and was well worth the investment for his services.
Jazz Band, Acoustic Band, Brass Band, One Man Band, Saxophone Player, Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Stephen. It was a lot of fun playing for your wonderful wife and family and revisiting beautiful Madison, IN.
Jim made my mom’s 50th and my sister-in-law’s 30th birthday so special. Extremely charismatic guy, we all had a blast.
Played a variety of music and instruments during our cocktail hour at our wedding. He also took the time to learn and play a song for my late grandpa. He was amazing and would highly recommend him to anyone!
Wedding Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Maggie! It was an honor and a pleasure to play for your wonderful family and friends.
Jim performed at my wife's 30th birthday party and was a pleasure to have involved. I received so many compliments from my guests on how good the music was. I would recommend Jim & Slammer Jazz every single time.
One Man Band, Saxophone Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thanks Nik. That was a very classy surprise party.!
We are looking forward to booking again in October
Jazz Band
Jim was really helpful and flexible in setting up this house gig for a relative who is ill. Our relative thought it was the best gift of his life and their upbeat jazz renditions sparked his spirit and brought pure joy to the house. I’ll hire them again.
Excellent music, very talented!
One Man Band
I appreciated Jim working with us thru the Pandemic they were extremely accommodating. Can’t wait to have them again at our event.
Jazz Band
Jim’s performance was great every member of my family was very happy with his performance I’ve passed gigsalad.com contact information a long to several people. Thank You Jim!
Funeral Music, Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Linda. It was my honor to play for your Mom's funeral. It was a unique and very classy procession, well done!
Jim was fantastic! Everyone (over 100 people) responded to his trumpet, trombone, and sax music with much happiness and applause and stating that he was one of the best musicians they had heard. He was the "icing on the cake". It was good to work with him. In dealing with him before the party he called, was prompt in responding to whatever I asked of him and was pleasant in greeting my mother and others. He would easily get ten stars!
Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Mary Jane. It was an honor and a pleasure playing for your amazing Mom and her extended family!
We booked Slammer Jazz as a jazz duo for a luncheon. They sounded great. Leading up to the event, Jim was wonderful to work with. He made his requirements clear and simple. I would recommend Slammer Jazz!
Party Band, Saxophone Player, Trumpet Player, Jazz Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thanks for your help Melisa!
We hired Slammer Jazz as a two person ensemble to play at my husband's 50th birthday party. It made the party so much more fun to have them there! We love jazz, and they are very talented and professional. I was amazed that he could play equally well on the trumpet, flugal horn, tenor sax, and vibraphone. Very impressive! And Heidi is a wonderful singer. The music was tasteful and just the right volume, and the back-up tracks made it sound like a full jazz band with featured live soloists. Highly recommend!
Jazz Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Neisha. It was a fun party with all of the gag gifts to celebrate Steve's 50th birthday!
Everyone enjoyed the evening and it really set the atmospher having him play. Got lots of compliments on him.
One Man Band, Jazz Band
Slammer Jazz performed wonderfully for our event! He arrived and set up on time. Very professional. His musical performance was exactly what we needed. Uplifting and fun, but not overwhelming for the crowd. Would definitely recommend!!
One Man Band, Jazz Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you Sam. Georgetown Market is a great neighborhood grocery store and it was a pleasure to play for your friendly customers!
Slammer Jazz, Jim and Craig, are amazing musicians and entertainers. They brought exactly and more to our event of our expectations and desires. We fully recommend them to anyone seeking great Christian men to put on a second-to-none quality show. Thank you kindly for the wonderful service you provide for good, clean, and inspiring entertainment.
Jazz Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
It was an honor and a pleasure to provide the music for your www.MAPA.love charity event. We would love to continue working together to support your vital mission for the prevention of substance abuse.
"Slammer" was AMAZING!! He arrived early and was all set up and ready to go when our little party started! His song list was perfect and everyone loved the music. HIGHLY recommend Slammer Jazz for your event. My mom loved her surprise "Happy Birthday " song! Would DEFINITELY use again!!
He made our event very special!
Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you, Donna. It was my pleasure playing for you and your guests!
We had Jim and Heidi play for two hours at our 500 outdoor pig roast. They were perfect for the party. Easy to listen too,, easy to talk while they were playing, great selection of music. Just a wonderful touch to a wonderful event.
Party Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you Gary. We enjoyed playing for your wonderful family and friends, and the pig roast food was great!
He is the ultimate in friendliness and talented beyond words. He played at the brand new 5-star Carmichael Hotel Adjacent to The Palladium for a formal event (instrumental only for our ever). Couldn’t be happier with our choice! Also, he is a DEAD RINGER for Feed Astaire! CLASSIC! Much love to you, Jim so glad we found you! The Bush-Shively Wedding
Acoustic Band, Brass Band, Caribbean/Island Music, One Man Band, Saxophone Player, Trumpet Player, Jazz Band
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thank you so much for your gracious compliments. Your wonderful family gave the new couple a very classy launch at the gorgeous Hotel Carmichael. Fred Astaire must be my long-lost uncle because I hear that often! :-)
Hired Slammer Jazz! for a 3 hour Mardi Gras-themed cocktail party, and was very pleased! Jim arrived in plenty of time to set up and brought with him an impressive array of instruments. His music suited our event very well, adding to the mood while still allowing our guests to chat amongst themselves. Jim was also extremely willing to talk with our guests and answer questions they had about the music and his instruments. I highly recommend him and will be keeping him in mind for future events!!
Jazz Band
Jim did a great job entertaining my party. I would highly recommend him and hire him for future events!!!!
Saxophone Player, Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
It was my pleasure performing for your wonderful family at Damon's college graduation party at the Embassy Suites. Many people asked for my business card for their future events so I will likely be seeing you again soon!
Jim :-)
Slammer Jazz is a one man band! He played 5 different instruments and switched them multiple times throughout each song. Not only do you get great music, but you also get a great show to watch as entertainment. Highly recommended!
I cannot say thank you enough to Slammer Jazz and his accompanying harpist and soloist. They all were outstanding, and I will cherish the memories for all time. I asked them to play some contemporary songs and they nailed them!
Funeral Music
We hired SlammerJazz to do about an hour and a half of dinner music (jazz and holiday standards) for our company holiday party. Everything was great, from the initial contact all the way through the performance. Communication was easy via GigSalad and Jim made sure we had everything the way we wanted it. SlammerJazz was a great addition to our party.
Slammer Jazz was great. Showed up on time and sounded great! Very easy to communicate with them.
Jazz Band
He was able to create great background music and entertainment by himself with multiple instruments, which was very impressive. He did a great job for our reception!
One Man Band, Jazz Band
To provide entertainment to our wedding guests and to set the mood for positive experience Slammer Jazz was contracted.
The variety of selections presented on saxophone and xylophone were EXCEPTIONAL!!
Our wedding guests spanned five generations and came from all regions of USA. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Several remarks were shared about the vibes one gets from live music. Our young family members were mesmerized and calmed by music.
This is an element that pleases us and our guests. Even the venue staff enjoyed Slammer Jazz.
One Man Band, Saxophone Player
I have had the opportunity to hire Slammer Jazz for 4 events and at every event our guest rave about the music. The musicians are all so talented and play music that is appropriate for so many events and settings. I recommend Jim and Slammer Jazz to non- profits, corporate event planners and brides all the time. The professional manner in which Jim approaches his business is much appreciated.
Multi-Instrumentalist
We needed some "cocktail hour" entertainment for our daughters wedding reception. Jim fit the Bill, and how.
Slammer Jazz was a hit for our event, everyone commented on how talented he was and his selection of music was "spot on".
HIGHLY recommend Slammer Jazz!
One Man Band
Jim and his band members were wonderful to work with from start to finish! He was extremely professional in both our many emails back and forth as well as onsite. He was able to answer any questions we had and made sure that our event went off without a hitch. Along with his professionalism, the music was fantastic and enjoyed by all! We are located in DC, but if we are in the area again for another event, we will be sure to contact them! I would definitely recommend Slammer Jazz!
Jazz Band, Jazz Band
THERE WAS THIS ONE SONG U GUYS PLAY THAT HAD A KILLING BASS LINE AND HAD A NICE GROVE...WHAT THE NAME OF IT?
Jazz Band, Jazz Band
I recently heard the Slammer Jazz Quartet at both the Jazz on the Monon Series and the Carmel Arts Festival. They provided excellent musical entertainment with a wide variety of "oldies but goodies" songs. Jim displays his talent by playing several instruments and his daughter, Heidi, is a great vocalist. I would highly recommend them to play for any future event.
Slammer Jazz was very accomodating with all of my requests before the concert. The residents enjoyed the music and asked for us to have them back again in the future. Thanks Slammer Jazz!
Jazz Band
I've worked with Jim several times. He's able to play all styles of music
on vibes, trumpet, sax and flute. He's a true professional. First class!
Jazz Band, Saxophone Player, Trumpet Player
Response from Slammer Jazz!:
Thanks, Janese! Hope to be working together again soon. There's nothing like working with a truly professional musician.
Booking Info
Price Range: $150 and up; band can be sized to fit budget!
Languages: English
About
Slammer Jazz is led by Jim VanSlambrook, a multi-talented musician on the sax, trumpet, vibes, trombone and flute. With over 50 years experience entertaining at corporate receptions, weddings, private parties, senior living communities, and music festivals, "Slammer" knows how to work closely with you to make sure your event runs smoothly from beginning to end.
Slammer will provide a Professional Band sized just right to fit your budget and include all the styles of music you want including jazz for background music and pop/rock cover tunes for dancing. Check out our live videos, audio tracks, photos, and client reviews!
Set List
List of over 400 jazz and pop songs available upon request.
Setup Requirements
Standard 120 VAC outlet