20 South Productions Inc.     Live Bands Available in Charlottesville VA

20 South Productions can provide any type of live music for any event. Be it a versatile variety band for the wedding reception, a jazz band for a corporate event or a string quartet for the wedding ceremony. We can help you determine which would be the best for you and your guests. We book local, regional and national acts for all occasions.

Below is a partial list of some of our most popular bands:

Classical/Ceremony Groups

• The Linden Trio – Flute, Violin, Cello Ensemble
• Madison Trio – Flute, Violin and Viola
• Piedmont Chamber Players – String Quartet, String Trio and Flute Trio
• C'ville String Quartet – Violins, Viola and Cello
• Terra Voce – Cello & Flute Duo
• A Touch of Class – String Duo, Trio & Quartet
• Montebello Quartet – Outstanding High School Group
• The Encore String Quartet/Trio – Violins, Viola and Cello
• Jay Pun & Morwenna Lasko – Non-traditional violin and guitar: Celtic, Jazz, World, Bluegrass

• Kate Lambert – Vocalist
• Doug Schneider – Vocalist
• Lynn Mackey – Classical Pianist
• Matty Metcalfe – Classical and Jazz Piano, Accordian
• Mike D’Antoni – Solo Classical Guitar
• Peter Richardson – Solo / Duo / Trio Classical Guitar & Latin
• Rick LaRue – Solo Violin and Duo with Guitar
• Sharon McCord – Classical Guitar

• Eve Watters – Celtic, Classic and Contemporary Harp
• Margaret Marsh – Pedal Harp
• Virginia Schweninger – Pedal Harp, Classical, Pop & Show tunes
• Du Ciel – Flute & Harp Duo
• Adrienne Wager – Pedal Harp, Traditional Wedding and Classical music
  
  Bagpipers and Trumpeters available too

Variety/Top 40/Motown

• 180 – Favorite R&R Dance from 60's to today
• Abbey Road – Beatles covers
• BC’s Big Rhythm Sound – Swing, Variety, Motown
• Big Ray & the Kool Kats – Jump Jive Swing & Variety
• Bootsie Daniels Band – Motown, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll
• The Brothership – Motown
• BS&M – Motown & Variety
• Bruce Swartz Group – Motown/Beach, Pop, 40's Swing & Jazz
• C. Barnes Project – 10 Piece band that plays it ALL!
  From jazz standards to rock 'n' roll, from salsa to R&B
• Cyrus McCormick & The Reapers – 50’s & 60’s Classics
• Danny Morris Band – Rockin' Surf & Blues
• Denny Barberio – consumate "Lounge Lizard" piano man
• The English Channel – British Rock Invasion!
• The Groove Train – Disco party band
• Horizon – Beach, Motown, R&B, Dance Music
• Houserockers – Top 40/Variety
• Hula Monsters – Hawaiian, Variety
• Jangling Reinharts – Acoustic & Classic Variety
• Janitors – Variety, Motown, Classic
• Jimmy - O Band – Classic Rock, Oldies and Rockin’ Country
• Johnny White & The Elite – Motown, Soul, R&B
• Key West Band – Jimmy Buffet Covers, Island Music
• Kings of Swing – Big Band & Variety
• Midnight Movers – Wilson Pickett’s Back-up Band
• Night Vision – Big Band Swing, Soul, Contemporary Rock
• The Overtime Band – Beach & Variety
• Paddy Dougherty Quartet – Variety / Jazz / R&B
• Premiere Band – Classic Rock, Motown, R&B
• Rhythm Kings – R&B, Swing, Variety
• Ron Moody & The Centaurs – Variety and Classic Beach
• Spectrum – Ultimate Variety Band, 4 piece horn section and female vocalist
• Steve Freeman Band – Variety, Motown, Oldies
• SwiftKick – hits of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's & today
• Swing Shift – 18 piece big band, popular dance music
• Wanda & The White Boys – Variety with Female Vocalist

Jazz

• Aaron Binder Quintet – 50’s and 60’s Jazz Guitar Trio
• Bobby Read Quartet – Bruce Hornsby’s saxophonist
• Charlottesville Swing Orchestra – Classic, Swing and Big Band Jazz
• Even Mook – Solo or any size group, classical, jazz & pop
• For Dancers Only – 17 piece Big Band, Jazz and Swing
• George Melvin – Standards, Latin, Solo & Group
• Hod O’Brien & Stephanie Nakasian – Swing and Jazz Standards
• Inner Rhythm featuring Robert Jospe – Jazz and World Beat Ensemble
• Robert Jospe Trio – Classic Jazz Standards
• Joe Tucker Jazz Ensemble – Duo, Trio or Quartet of Classic Jazz
• Matty Metcalfe – Piano Jazz: Solo, Duo, Trio
• Mill Street Ramblers – Traditional New Orleans Dixieland
• Nelson’s Jazz Rascals – Dixie Land
• The Red Hot Smoothies – Lively Jazz, Swing and R&B
• Rick Oliverez Trio – Gypsy jazz, Django Reinhardt style jazz
• Royce Campbell – Henry Mancini’s guitarist
• Sentimental Journey – Big Band
• thompson d’earth – Improvised Jazz and Groove blend
• Zanna Jazz – jazz standards with female vocalist
  
  We also have several excellent solo pianists

Rhythm & Blues

• 2 Red Shoes – Blues & R&B
• 3rd Party – Original, upbeat funk/blues/R&B-influenced rock
• Alligator – Grateful Dead covers
• American Dumpster – Junkyard Folk rock
• Big Circle – Old School Power Pop
• Chicken Head Blues Band – Danceable, fun, upbeat Rhythm & Blues
• Danny Morris Band – Rockin' Surf & Blues
• The Fultones – Rhythm & Blues
• Gladstones – originals and covers
• Jeebus – originals and eclectic covers
• Johnny Sportcoat & The Casuals – C’ville All-stars
• Li'l Ronnie & The Grand Dukes – Harp Driven R&B
• Linwood Taylor Band – Original Blues and R&B
• The Mooks – Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Motown, New Orleans
• Nighthawks – Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues
• Scuffletown – Guitar & harmonica acoustic Blues duo
• South 29 – Classic Blues, Funk
• Skip Castro Band – Boogie Woogie Rhythm & Blues
• Stoned Wheat Things – Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Rock

Acoustic/Folk/Americana

• Cocklebur– Irish; 2 fiddles, flute, guitar and vocals
• Harry Faulkner – Acoustic Standards & Classics
• Jan Smith Band – Folk, duo, trio or full band
• Jay Pun & Morwenna Lasko – Folk, jam, violin & guitar
• Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees – Americana
• John McCutcheon – Folk, Children’s Music
• Junior Moment – 60’s & Folk
• Mando Mafia – Oldtime Hoedown, Calypso, Rockabilly Klezmer, Reggae
• Terri Allard – Original Folk, Rock, Country
• Robin & Linda Williams – Old Time, Folk, Bluegrass, and Acoustic Country
• Scruffy Murphy – Irish Pub Music
• Steve & Timi Ryalls – Acoustic Duo
• TigerLily – Americana, Acoustic, Folk
• Verbunk –Oldtime, Swing, Klezmer, Cajun and Irish
• Warmed Over Boys – Banjo & Guitar newgrass, rockabilly blues, pop & folk rock
• Sweetwater – Classic, New and Original Country
• Tommy Wood – Classic Country, Current Hits & Originals

Bluegrass

• Courtney Hollow Bluegrass Band – 5 piece traditional
• Hackensaw Boys – Americana
• Heather Berry & The Berry Pickers – Bluegrass / Gospel
• Hogwaller Ramblers – Americana, Traditional and Old Time
• Honeybirds – Bluegrass, Folk and Swinging Country Covers
• Jackass Flats – Progressive & Traditional Bluegrass
• Kickin' Grass – Bluegrass, Newgrass, Rock and Country Classics
• Kim & Jimbo Cary – Celtic, Old Time, Bluegrass
• MD Mallory & Charlottesville Grass – Traditional Bluegrass
• Nothing Fancy – Traditional Bluegrass
• Old School Freight Train – Mixture of Bluegrass, Funk, Latin, Swing
• Phoenix – Traditional / Contemporary Bluegrass
• Stone Masons – Bluegrass jam trio
• Two Dollar Bills – Old Time Trio two & three-part harmonies
• Uncle Henry’s Favorites – Old Time / Traditional Bluegrass
• Virginia Ramblers – Traditional / Contemporary Bluegrass
• Willow Branch – Traditional Bluegrass

Zydeco/Cajun/Reggae/World Beat

• Ban Caribe – Caribbean / Island Rhythms
• Beleza Brasil – Guitar & Vocal Flamenco, Brazilian Treasures
• Bio Ritmo – Latin / Dance
• Darrell Rose’s African Drum Festival – Authentic African Rhythms
• Guano Boys – Caribbean / Reggae
• Heather Maxwell’s African Soul – African Soul & Jazz
• Island Trio – Steel Drums and Island Music
• Kusun Ensemble – African rhythms, jazz & dance
• Mambo Combo – SOCA & Sambav
• Matty Metcalfe's Crewe d'Bayou – Local New Orleans Cajun and Zydeco
• Pirates of the Pan – Steel Drum Band
• Son Quatro – 4-7 piece classic Salsa Band
• Solazo – Contemporary & Traditional Latin-American music
• Terrance Simien – Louisiana Zydeco
• Tropikiimba – Salsa Calypso & Afro- Cuban
• Vulgar Bulgars – Klezmer
• Zydeco Crayz – Zydeco / Bayou Rhythms