Stitely Entertainment

Stitely Entertainment is an Evanston-based music company offering wedding bands, DJs, orchestras, soloists, and ceremony strings for weddings and events across Chicago and the Midwest. Stitely offers live bands, pro DJs, a DJ-plus-drummer combo, live band karaoke, soloists, small combos, and ceremony strings, with a customizable song-selection process and emcee services handled in-house. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Stitely, the company has produced over 3,300 events over 25 years; Jeff began as a jazz drummer performing alongside artists including Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, and Aretha Franklin, and won Best Soloist at the 9th International Jazz Competition of Belgium. Based in Evanston, serving Chicago and Midwest weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, galas, and mitzvahs. Couples consistently praise packed dance floors lasting several hours, the ease of the planning portal and timeline tools, responsive communication from Jeff and his team, and the high energy of the DJ-plus-drummer combination.