The Jay Middleton Party Band

The Jay Middleton Party Band is a San Francisco Bay Area band serving weddings, corporate events, private parties, and festivals, ranging from solo acts to 10-piece ensembles. Led by Jay Middleton, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist (vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele) with over 40 years of experience, the band works with clients to curate personalized setlists across every stage of an event, including ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and high-energy dance sets. Jay Middleton has performed more than 3,500 live shows, including 1,000 weddings, and has worked with other Bay Area bands including All Star Jukebox, Pop Fiction, and Boombox SF since 1985; The Jay Middleton Party Band was created in 2023. Based in Northern California, the band performs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and has also traveled extensively on the West Coast and farther. Couples and event clients frequently cite the band's ability to read the crowd, keep the dance floor full, coordinate smoothly with planners and venue teams, and accommodate personalized song requests.