The Dan Willard Jazz Band is a Santa Barbara jazz band available for weddings and other events in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. They have performed for numerous weddings in Santa Barbara and other events at the Granada Theatre, Mother’s Day Luncheons at the Coral Casino, and holiday dinners at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club.
Led by Dan Willard (vocals, sax, clarinet, flute, trumpet), the band’s repertoire includes standards from the Great American Songbook as well as more recent pop tunes and light rock. The band can range in size from a duet to a quintet which would include piano, bass, drums, and another horn player or guitarist.