That is the thing we pride ourselves on, and it is rarer than it sounds. Plenty of bands do one properly and fake the other. Ratzon Orchestra plays a real simcha set and a real American dance set, and neither one is an imitation. We are based in the Washington DC / Maryland area and travel.
Check your date Ask a question firstKabbalat panim, chuppah, and simcha dancing that actually lifts a room — the repertoire an Orthodox wedding expects, played by musicians who know it from the inside. Plus original chuppah music written by our bandleader.
A genuine dance band when the floor wants one. Motown, classic rock, swing, reggae, soul and jazz — not a keyboard approximation of them. Horns when you want horns.
Mustang Sally Satisfaction — Rolling Stones Lean on Me One Love — Bob Marley Three Little Birds Jump Jivin' Blue Skies Walking on Sunshine jazz sets dinner & cocktail standards
Home base. Baltimore, Silver Spring, Potomac, Rockville and the DC area — no travel premium.
Northern Virginia and beyond, treated as local for most dates.
Brooklyn, Queens, Monsey and upstate simcha halls.
Lakewood, Teaneck, Passaic and the whole corridor.
New England weddings, including Boston-area simchas.
Miami, Boca, Hollywood — destination simchas welcome.
Los Angeles and further afield for destination weddings.
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Texas, Israel. Ask — the answer is usually yes.
Our bandleader writes and releases in both worlds, which is part of why both sets sound like the real thing.
Jewish originals — released as Yirmi G:
Americana originals — released as Jeremy Asher: alt-country and Americana out of Nashville, including the official music video for No I Won't. Hear Jeremy Asher →
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