Jennings Jazz Duo
Their presence is warm, their smiles are contagious, and their music is charming. As they kindle the chords and lyrics of all their favorite jazz standards and pop covers, a certain glow ignites their gaze. Carrie and Thomas love playing music together, and can enchant any room with their elegant and sophisticated sound. Based in Seattle, Jennings Jazz Duo performs regularly throughout the Pacific Northwest and has been touring across the West Coast together for over a decade.
Concerts
Carrie & Thomas are available for both public and private concerts across the West Coast. The duo format provides an intimate setting for sharing their love of jazz and the beautiful repertoire of The Great American Songbook, and they love the magic that comes with a listening room atmosphere. Some recent performances include a backyard soirée in Seattle (WA), a house warming party in Bellevue (WA), live music for the Spring Market at Carnation Farms (WA), a private concert in Longmont (CO), and an evening of wine and jazz at San Juan Vineyard (WA).
Weddings
Available for ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception music, these seasoned performers know just what it takes to contribute to a beautiful and effortless wedding day. They have a minimal setup, supply all their own gear, and happily take requests for prelude, processional, recessional, postlude, and first dance music. Browse their song lists below for reference. Recently they have performed at wedding venues including The Ruins Seattle, Chateau Lill, Denver Botanic Gardens, Lake Quinault Lodge, and Vashon Field & Pond.
Background Music
Jennings Jazz Duo provides elegant background music that sets the tone for a charming brunch, a relaxing happy hour, or a special event. Playing a mix of jazz standards and covers, they aim to please a wide variety of listeners, and their mellow sound creates a delightful ambience. Recent performances include private events at InterContinental Seattle Bellevue and Bella Luna Farms, brunch on The Tahoe Gal Cruise, happy hour at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle and Stoup Brewing, and Valentine's Day on Lake Union's Waterways Cruises.
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Testimonials from past clients
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Sayre
“Thomas and Carrie are an incredible team. They performed at our wedding and blew us away. They were clean, kind, self sufficient, independent, and made us feel so incredibly special for our day. I highly recommend these two for any event due to their diverse music, soul warming sound, and adaptability.”
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Kristen
“Carrie and Thomas played guitar and sang during the reception for our wedding and set the most perfect vibe! They were professional and handled everything, from choosing soulful, romantic music, to working with the wedding venue to set up sound equipment - we didn't have to worry about anything! We highly recommend them for any event or party.”
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Connor
“Carrie and Thomas tell beautiful stories through their music- with a togetherness formed through a decade of sharpening their craft and learning together - stories of elegance and powerful emotions, soft and subtle lyrics to moving guitar solos. Genre-defying, they will pull you on a musical odyssey that takes you to your happy place.”
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From Gretchen and Peter
As musicians ourselves, when we started the wedding-planning process, we knew that we wanted to hire musicians to play our ceremony and reception. We were so lucky to have found Carrie and Thomas Jennings through a musical connection. They are professional musicians with experience in solo performance, their nationally-recognized band Mama Magnolia, and teaching. We knew instantly that we were in capable and passionate hands!
From the very start, they were organized and communicative with us about our hopes for our wedding music. We loved that they found a time to meet in person to share our vision for our ceremony and the unique details of our venue. Carrie and Thomas have a large repertoire of jazz standards, blues, and Americana tunes. They helped us thoughtfully select songs for our ceremony and together we made a list of songs we wanted to hear throughout our reception, in addition to their own selections. They understood the atmosphere that we were trying to create in our little garden-party wedding and each song brought that ambiance to life for our guests.
Carrie and Thomas are professionals through and through. They arrived at our venue early to ensure that they had ample time to set up, chat with our day-of-coordinator, and get organized for preludes. They clearly understand the pacing of weddings; they effortlessly navigated the timing of our processionals and ceremony, and balanced the dynamics of their vocals and instrumentals.
Carrie’s voice has a warm and full timbre and Thomas’s guitar skills are unparalleled. Months later, our guests still compliment how magical the music was at our wedding. We still daydream about the way their music deepend the warmth and love of our wedding day.
Song Lists
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Alicia Keys - “If I Ain’t Got You”
Amy Winehouse - “Valerie”
Aretha Franklin - “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
Aretha Franklin - “I Say A Little Prayer”
Beatles - “All You Need Is Love”
Beatles - “Blackbird”
Beatles - “Dear Prudence”**
Beatles - “With a Little Help”
Beatles - “Here, There, and
Everywhere”
Beatles - “Imagine”
Beatles - “Hey Jude”
Beatles - “Here Comes The Sun”
Beatles - “In My Life”
Beatles - “Something”
Bill Withers - “Just The Two Of Us”
Bonnie Raitt - “Something To Talk About”
Brandi Carlile - "The Story"
Cat Power - “Sea of Love”
Chris Stapleton - “Tennessee Whiskey”
Corinne Bailey Rae - “Put Your Records On”
Curtis Mayfield - “Cruisin”
David Bowie - “Life On Mars”
Elvis Presley - “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
Etta James- “At Last”
George Harrison - “I’d Have You Anytime”
Gerry Rafferty - “Right Down The Line”
Jack Johnson - "Better Together"
Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back”
James Taylor - “How Sweet It Is”
Joe Cocker - “Space Captain”
Joe Cocker - “You Are So Beautiful”
John Legend - “Slow Dance”
King Harvest - “Dancing in the Moonlight”
Leon Bridges - “River”
Looking Glass - “Brandy”
Louis Armstrong - “Wonderful World”
Louis Armstrong - “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
Maggie Rogers - “Love You for a Long Time”
Natalie Cole - “This Will Be”
Neil Young - "Harvest Moon"
Otis Redding- “Dock Of The Bay”
The Paper Kites - "Bloom"
Paramore - “The Only Exception”
Phillip LaRue - "Sweet Love"
Ray Charles - “Georgia”
Ray LaMontagne - “You Are The Best Thing”
Sam Cooke - “You Send Me”
Sixpence None The Richer - “Kiss Me”
Stephen Sanchez - "Until I Found You"
Steve Miller Band - “Take The Money”
The Temptations - “My Girl”
Wynonna Judd - “No One Else On Earth”
Van Morrison - “Crazy Love”
Van Morrison - “Into The Mystic”**solo guitar arrangements
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Billie Holiday - “But Not For Me”
Billie Holiday - I'll Be Seeing You”
Chet Baker - “Born To Be Blue”
Chet Baker - “It Could Happen To You”
Chet Baker - “My Funny Valentine”
Chet Baker - “My Ideal”
Chet Baker - “You Go To My Head”
Count Basie - “Lil’ Darlin”'**
Dexter Gordon - “Darn That Dream”**
Diana Krall - “Sway”
Dinah Washington - “I Could Write A Book”
Disney - “When You Wish Upon A Star”**
Ella Fitzgerald - “Anything Goes”
Ella Fitzgerald - “Cry Me a River”
Ella Fitzgerald - “If I Were A Bell”
Ella Fitzgerald - “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You”
Ella Fitzgerald - “In a Sentimental Mood”
Ella Fitzgerald - “It's Only a Paper Moon”
Ella Fitzgerald - “People Will Say We’re In Love”
Ella Fitzgerald - “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”
Ella Fitzgerald - “What Is This Thing Called Love”
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - “Autumn in New York”
Ella Fitzgerald & Nat King Cole - "It's Only a Paper Moon"
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass - “A Foggy Day”
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass - “Take Love Easy”
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass - “The Days of Wine and Roses”
Etta Jones - “Bye Bye Blackbird”
Etta James - “In My Solitude”
Etta James - “Stormy Weather”
Frank Sinatra - “Come Fly With Me”
Frank Sinatra - “Fly Me to the Moon”
Frank Sinatra - “It Never Entered My Mind”
Frank Sinatra - “My One and Only Love”
Frank Sinatra - "My Way"
Frank Sinatra - "The Way You Look Tonight"
George Gershwin - “Summertime”
Julie London - “Cry Me A River”
Julie London - “I Should Care”
Madeleine Peyroux “ Don’t Wait Too Long”
Natalie Cole “I Wish You Love”
Norah Jones - “Don’t Know Why”
Ray Charles - “Come Rain or Come Shine”
Sarah Vaughan - “‘Round Midnight”
Sarah Vaughan - “Someone To Watch Over Me”
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - “Corcovado”
Thelonious Monk - “Blue Monk”**
Victor Young - “Stella By Starlight”**Holiday music available by request
**solo guitar arrangements
Connect
CONTACT & BOOKING
Please contact Carrie at carriejenningsmusic@gmail.com with any questions or booking inquiries.
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Solo Guitar
Looking for something a bit more streamlined, but just as charming? Consider hiring Thomas Jennings as a solo jazz guitarist for your event. Contact Thomas for more information.