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. We can also provide magicians, jugglers and clowns.

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

If you would like info on bands that we don't have a separate page for please contact us and we'll be happy to send you additional info.

Classical/Ceremony Groups

• The Linden Trio – Flute, Violin, Cello Ensemble
• The Madison Trio – Flute, Violin and Viola
• Piedmont Chamber Players – String Trio, Quartet, and Flute Trio, Quartet
• C'ville String Quartet – Violins, Viola and Cello
• The Bluebird Group featuring Max Katz – Flute, Guitar, Violin and Cello Combinations
• Plum Blossom String Quartet – Classical, Traditional and Folk
• In Vivo String Quartet – Outstanding Charlottesville High School Ensemble
• Terra Voce – Cello & Flute Duo
• Touch of Class – String Duo, Trio & Quartet
• Mike Dunn & Janet Muse – Violin & Piano Duo
• Mike & Mary Anderson – Trumpet & Piano Duo
• Honeybirds – Americana Folk, duo or trio for a ceremony

• Matty Metcalfe – Classical and Jazz Piano, Accordian
• The Metcalfe Duo – Classical Piano with Violin, Cello, Guitar and vocal
• Mike D’Antoni – Solo Classical Guitar, Jazz, Swing, Pop & Dixieland
• Peter Richardson – Solo / Duo / Trio Classical Guitar & Latin

• Eve Watters – Celtic, Classic and Contemporary Harp
• Virginia Schweninger – Pedal Harp, Classical, Pop & Show tunes
• Laura Stokes – Traditional Wedding and Classical Harp. Also Irish, English and Welsh Folk tunes
  
  Solo Pianists, Vocalists, Bagpipers and Trumpeters available too

Variety/Top 40/Motown

• 180 – Favorite Rock & Dance tunes from the 60's to today
• Abbey Road – Beatles covers
• Almost Brothers Band – Top 40/Variety, Classic Rock, Country
• Attraction (formally BS&M) – Motown & Variety with 8 pieces, 5 Singers, 1-3 Horns
• 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
• 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
• The English Channel – British Rock Invasion!
• Essence – Top 40, Motown, R&B, Dance Music, Female Vocals
• Funk45 – Classic funk tunes with a fiery horn section
• Groove Train – Disco party band
• HoneyBirds – Americana, Folk, Rock covers
• Horizon – Beach, Motown, R&B, Dance Music
• Houserockers – Top 40/Variety - special events only
• In Full – Jazz, Funk, Motown, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Current Pop
• Janitors – Variety, Motown, Classic
• Jimmy - O Band – Classic Rock, Oldies and Rockin’ Country
• Johnny White & The Elite – Motown, Soul, R&B
• Key West – Jimmy Buffet Covers, Island Music
• Kings of Swing – Big Band & Variety
• Liverpool Beat – Beatles Tribute Band
• Local Vocals – Acoustic rock covers
• Midnight Movers – Wilson Pickett’s Back-up Band
• NRG KRYSYS – Dance Music of the '60s & '70s
• The Overtime Band – Beach & Variety
• Premiere – Classic Rock, Motown, R&B
• Rhythm Kings – R&B, Swing, Variety
• Ron Moody & The Centaurs – Variety and Classic Beach
• Rumours – Classic Dance hits
• Second Nature – Jazz, Funk, R&B, Soul, Motown, Classic Rock
• Soul Transit Authority – Motown, Jazz, Soul, Classic Dance Music
• 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
• Subway Band – Fabulous Oldies and Beach Show Band
• Tolliver & Company – R&B, Motown, Swing and Jazz
• Venture Rays – Classic Rock & Roll
• Vi-Dells – Top 40 Trio

Jazz

• Acme Swing Mfg Co – Jazz and Swing classics
• Alegria Latin Combo – Latin Jazz
• Bosque – Flamenco Fusion Band
• Bobby Read Quartet – Bruce Hornsby’s saxophonist
• Charlottesville Swing Orchestra – Classic, Swing and Big Band Jazz
• Destiny Jazz Band – Jazz, Soul, Motown, R&B
• Emme St James & Her Jazz Gentlemen – Jazz Standards with a female vocalist
• Evan Mook – Solo or any size group, classical, jazz and pop
• Falling Grace – Jazz standards with scat vocals
• For Dancers Only – 17 piece Big Band, Jazz and Swing
• 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
• Jennifer Kirkland & Bert Carlson – Jazz/American Popular Music
• Jim Howe Jazz Ensemble – Classic Jazz, Latin, Swing, Blues, Bosa Nova
• Matty Metcalfe – Piano Jazz: Solo, Duo, Trio
• The Matty Metcalfe Band – Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock Trio or Quartet with vocals
• 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
• Shades of Blue – High School Jazz Band, standards and improv
• Shenandoah Swingers – Dixieland, Jazz, Big Band, 40's & 50's
• SPLAAAT – Dance music from 1930's to the 1990's
• Wayne Parham – Solo Jazz and Blues
  
  We also have several excellent solo pianists

Rhythm & Blues

• 3rd Party – Original, upbeat funk/blues/R&B-influenced rock
• Alligator – Grateful Dead covers
• Chicken Head Blues Band – Danceable, fun, upbeat Rhythm & Blues
• Dr. Levine & The Dreaded BluesLady – Early Acoustic Blues
• Gladstones – Originals and rockin' covers
• Jeebus – Original swamp swing 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
• Rogan Brothers – Rock 'n' roll, Rhythm & Blues
• Scuffletown – Guitar & Harmonica Acoustic Duo
• South 29 – Classic Blues, Funk
• Skip Castro Band – Boogie Woogie Rhythm & Blues
• Stoned Wheat Things – Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Rock
• Wayne Parham – Solo Blues and Jazz

Acoustic/Folk/Americana

• Second Draw – Americana jam band with a banjo and accordian
• Buzzard Hollow Boys – pedal steel, upright bass, guitars and accordian
• The Company Store – Authentic, Traditional String-Band
• Billy Caldwell – Solo Acoustic Guitar, Americana & Pop Classics
• Harry Faulkner – Acoustic Standards & Classics
• Honeybirds – Americana, Folk, Rock covers
• Honey Dew Drops – Americana Folk Duo
• Jan Smith Band – Folk, duo, trio or full band
• Jay Pun & Morwenna Lasko – Folk, jam, violin & guitar
• Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees – Americana
• Junior Moment – 60’s & Folk
• King Golden Banshee – Traditional Irish Music
• Lost Highway – 5 Piece Hank Williams Classics Band
• Mando Mafia – Oldtime Hoedown, Calypso, Rockabilly Klezmer, Reggae
• Moon Rats – Americana, Folk, Rock
• Robin & Linda Williams – Old Time, Folk, Bluegrass, and Acoustic Country
• Rock River Gypsies – Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, Rock and Jazz
• Ross Key Country – Solo, Duo or full band - Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Popular Country and Blues
• Scruffy Murphy – Irish Pub Music
• Seven Mile Ford – Classic Counrty Rock
• Steve & Timi Ryalls – Acoustic Duo
• Sweetwater – Classic, New and Original Country
• Terri Allard – Original Folk, Rock, Country
• Tommy Wood – Classic Country, Current Hits & Originals
• Warmed Over Boys – Banjo & Guitar newgrass, rockabilly blues, pop & folk rock
• William Walter & Co – Acoustic duo or full rocking band

Bluegrass

• Courtney Hollow Band – 4 piece Traditional Bluegrass
• Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band – Traditional and Old time
• Hackensaw Boys – Americana
• Harwell Grice Band – Original Bluegrass
• 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
• Kim & Jimbo Cary – Celtic, Old Time, Bluegrass
• MD Mallory & The Charlottesville Grass – Traditional Bluegrass
• Nothing Fancy – Traditional Bluegrass
• Uncle Henry’s Favorites – Old Time / Traditional Bluegrass
• Virginia Ramblers – Traditional / Contemporary Bluegrass
• Whiskey Rebellion – Bluegrass and Beyond
• Willow Branch – Traditional Bluegrass

Zydeco/Cajun/Reggae/World Beat

• Ban Caribe – Caribbean / Island Rhythms, Steel Drum Band also
• Beleza Brasil – Guitar & Vocal Flamenco, Brazilian Treasures
• Bio Ritmo – Latin / Dance
• Darrell Rose’s African Drum Festival – Authentic African Rhythms
• Greg Ward Project – Classic Reggae
• 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
• 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