Photo of the Susie Hansen Latin Band Susie Hansen Latin Band
Photo of the Susie Hansen Latin Band

Weddings, Parties, Special Events

For your wedding, holiday party, fundraiser, corporate event, Quinceañera, anniversary or private party -- Susie Hansen and her crew of talented musicians will play the best of Latin and pop dance music.

Susie and her band have received many wonderful reviews, including one from Phil Elwood of the San Francisco Examiner, who describes the band this way: “It’s a sizzling, swinging band. The whole room was jumpin’ for joy.” According to Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times, "Hansen is a ball of energy, creating an atmosphere of high voltage excitement.”

Services We Offer

  • We specialize in Latin dance music of all kinds, including Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bolero, Cha Cha Cha, Bossa Nova, Samba and Latin jazz.
  • We play a wide variety of popular American music including swing, disco, funk, R&B, Motown, classic rock, pop ballads, jazz standards and big band swing.
  • We can provide a DJ/band package at a very reasonable rate. Our DJ can alternate with the band, giving you all the contemporary dance music that the younger guests will love.
  • We will be happy to emcee your event at no extra charge. We'll meet with you in advance and work out a timeline/script for your entire event.
  • We have a huge list of songs that we play. Click here to pick music clips to hear. Check out our party songlist for some of the songs we often play.
  • We can provide music for cocktail hour, such as jazz standards and Latin jazz, and dinner music, with Frank Sinatra songs, Bossa Nova, Bolero and more.
  • We have three front singers -- our vocalist who sings lead in Spanish and plays Latin percussion; Susie Hansen, who sings lead vocal and plays electric violin; and our electric guitarist who sings lead in English, including R&B, disco and swing. Our full band has twelve musicians, but we often perform with eight musicians. For the really budget-minded, we can use our six-piece band, a terrific ensemble.
  • We'll customize your event with music that matches your taste and that of your guests, keeping the dance floor crowded.
  • We can coordinate your event at no additional charge, and saving you the expense of a personal coordinator.
  • We specialize in awards banquets, too. We'll play the perfect music for each of the luminaries of your evening as he/she approaches the stage for presentation or acceptance of an award, during any photos, and as each person leaves the stage. It's almost like the Academy Awards!
  • We have terrific Salsa dancers who can provide a lively and flashy floor show, teach a Latin dance class, break the ice on the dance floor, start a line dance, mix and mingle with the audience, dance with the guests or lead a conga line. Together with the band, it's a perfect party package!
  • We can perform for many types of events, including corporate functions, non-profit dinner dances and awards banquets, weddings, birthday parties, Quinceañeras, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, anniversaries and special events of all kinds.

Services Especially for Weddings

  • We're happy to serve as master of ceremonies for your wedding reception. We can emcee in English, Spanish or both. We'll introduce the bridal couple, bridal party and parents in the grand entrance; play the first dance; introduce all the toasts; perform beautiful dinner music; play the father-daughter dance and mother-son dance; emcee the cake cutting; introduce the money dance; create a fun event with your bouquet and garter toss; and take care of all of the formalities of your reception. And of course, we'll play great dance music, too! You won't have to worry about a thing throughout the entire celebration. When you hire our band for your wedding, you'll get an experienced emcee and coordinator for free -- and free is good!
  • We will help you plan your wedding. We'll meet with you before your big day to create a detailed itinerary for the reception (and ceremony, too), subject to your approval. You can share the final schedule with your photographer, videographer and the coordinator from the location. It's like getting a wedding planner at no charge!
  • We can perform lovely music for your wedding ceremony with a trio of violin, piano and bass (or a duo of violin and piano). For many wedding ceremonies, we find that classical music is a very popular choice. View our Wedding Ceremony Music page for musical downloads. View our Wedding Ceremony Music List for a list of classical music we can play. Besides classical music, we can also play other styles of music for you ceremony and prelude -- ethnic music, such as Jewish music or Bolero; sacred or religious music; and popular, contemporary and romantic music. We will play prelude music while your guests are being seated; processional music for the family, bridal party and the bride; any music that your officiant might request during the ceremony; and recessional music as the bridal couple and bridal party exit the ceremony.

See the Band Live at a Bridal Expo -- for Your Wedding or Other Special Event

Click here for a list of Bridal Shows and Expos where you can come and see the band play live, and hear the wide variety of music we offer for a special event. We will perform songs from the many musical styles we can play for your wedding or other event. We have free tickets available for some of the shows. Please go to our Bridal Shows and Expos page for more info, or contact us to request a free ticket, good for up to 5 people.

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Music samples

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Video clips

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We're Everywhere!

The Susie Hansen Band has performed all over Southern California, at the Playboy Jazz Festival, Fiesta Broadway, the Los Angeles County Fair, the Oxnard Salsa Festival and the Newport Beach Jazz Fest. We have played for various special events, including the Inauguration of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigos, La Opinión's 70-year Anniversary Celebration, a movie premiere for Jennifer Lopez, a private event at the Los Angeles home of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Acadamy Awards events, Grammy events, exhibition openings for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and many New Year's Eve celebrations on the Queen Mary. We have played outdoor community concerts in nearly every community of Southern California. We have toured in the United States, playing jazz festivals and concerts from San Jose to Chicago, Toronto and New York City. The band loves playing weddings, has performed for countless weddings, anniversaries and special events, and has an extensive list of corporate clients.

About Susie Hansen

Violinist Susie Hansen is the musical director of the band, and has recorded or appeared as a guest artist with Tito Puente, Vikki Carr, Los Van Van, Orquesta Aragon, El Gran Combo, Sonora Ponceña, Orquesta Broadway and others. Her three CDs, "Representante de la Salsa," "The Salsa Never Ends" and "Solo Flight," have received extensive airplay across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Asia. Singles from her CDs have charted well with radio and club DJs throughout the United States and around the world. Seven songs from her CDs have been included in eight different salsa, jazz and Latin compilations in the US and Europe.

Our Clients Love Us

"The band is fabulous, the crowd truly enjoyed the performance."
- Stephanie Ross, K-BIG 104, Los Angeles

"By far you have the best music in Los Angeles and it's a joy to have you with us during our Gala."
- actress Carmen Zapata, Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

"Thanks so much for making such great music. You were terrific at our wedding--awesome!"
- Salsa promoter Albert Torres

"Your music was appreciated by all those present. Without your participation, our event would have not been as successful, elegant and entertaining."
- Sandra Eckhardt-Miranda, Macy's

"You and your band were excellent! You all looked great, too. We didn't have to worry about a thing. It was great to see so many people dancing--everyone had so much fun thanks to you!"
- Thomas and Deanne Lopez, wedding reception

"Your musical selections were right on from the first set through the last note."
- Ron Silverman, City of Hope

The Press Loves Us

"Hansen was a ball of energy, creating an atmosphere of high voltage excitement."
- Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

"I am usually hesitant to rave so dramatically about the quality of a band, but I just cannot seem to help myself. Hansen's music is simply too much fun."
- Brian McGackin, Glendale News-Press

"It's a sizzling, swinging Salsa band. The whole room was jumpin' for joy."
- Phil Elwood, San Francisco Examiner

"Hansen and her L.A.-based group achieve a rhythmic groove that's nothing less than hypnotizing."
- Mark Holston, Jazziz Magazine

"I dare you not to move. The leader's electric violin rides the band's percussive cushion like a surfboard on a great wave."
- Ken Franckling, Ken Franckling Jazz Notes

"Another zesty set – Hansen knows how to get the party started and her crew knows how to keep it going."
- Chris Spector, MidwestRecord.com

"The Susie Hansen Band kept the dance floor crowded. It is one of the hardest working, most popular bands on the Latin scene today."
- Myrna Daniels, LA Jazz Scene

"What violinist Susie Hansen delivers can be summed up in a single word: energy. Her approach to the rhythmically dynamic music is infectious."
- Zan Stewart, Los Angeles Times

Contact Us

We'd be happy to send you a free demo DVD, sampler CD, brochure and song list. For this, or for information about booking the band, please contact us either by phone at 323-224-8006 or via e-mail at info@susiehansen.com. We don't quote prices via email, so to get information about the band's fees, please call us on the phone. Thanks!