We love Cosmo Alleycats! We couldn't have asked for a better band to play at our wedding! They brought so much joy and personalization to our day making it truly magical! Their music had everyone dancing and atmosphere they created was simply unforgettable. Not to mention, they were a joy to work with leading up to the wedding. We loved every moment and would highly recommend Them to anyone looking to make their event extraordinary! read more

This band is top-notch. Emily has a fantastic voice, is always entertaining, and her band is outstanding -- with wonderful timing and solos to boot. Crowds love the Alleycats, and honestly, what's not to love? Whether seeing them in a listening room or a dance hall, or at a private event, no area swing band is better at its craft. Highly recommended! read more

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The Cosmo Alleycats were great! They were responsive in planning, detailed, organized, and most of all amazing live at our wedding! They played throughout the night, and were really great in playing appropriate music for all of the events and creating a really wonderful musical experience. We loved having them as part of our wedding! read more

We hired the Cosmo Alleycats for our wedding and it was by far one of the best choices we made. Working with Emily and the Cosmo Alleycats is a dream. First up, they are obviously very musically talented - their style is fun for everyone of all ages and they are open to working with you for your preferences. They went above and beyond by making a special arrangement of our first dance song. We wanted to practice dancing to their rendition before the big day, so Emily shared a recording of it with us which was extremely helpful. Emily is a true professional, helping us organize all of the details and logistics in addition to emceeing for the evening and bringing her gorgeous singing voice, and each member of the band brings their own talents and flair. I cannot recommend them enough. Live music at a wedding is a top-notch experience for you and your guests and you won't regret hiring the Cosmo Alleycats for your special day. read more

Oh their lead is just absolutely magnificent. (Not to disrespect the rest of the band - they were perfect too.) But the lead just stays with you. read more

The Cosmo Alleycats blend of classic swing and big band music (at our request), combined with their energetic stage presence, created an great experience for our event at Testarossa Winery. The band's smooth vocals and rhythm section took the winery's beautiful setting to the next level. I would book Cosmo Alleycats again! read more

My husband and I saw the Cosmo Alleycats perform at the Black Cat Jazz Club in San Francisco months ago and we were so impressed. Emily has a warm, well-controlled voice perfect for jazz and classic standards. After that evening, we asked them if they were available to provide the music at our wedding in May 2024. Emily was a pleasure to work with in the lead-up, especially when we planned a choreographed first dance and wanted to select a special song. The band also learned the Star Wars Cantina Band song since our wedding was on May the Fourth ("Star Wars Day"). The live music was a highlight of the day, and we wish we'd had even more time with them. read more

Our wedding was the most fun party I have ever attended and it is primarily due to Emily and the Cosmo Alleycats. Emily was great to work with and very professional. Emily helped me plan out the music and timing for the whole wedding, including mike for the officiant and playing a special disco song as we walked out of our ceremony. Cocktail music was wonderful, then our first dance...we picked a song from their list and Emily made sure their version matched the one we practiced. It was perfect! Then after dinner the dance party was on with one rockin song after another from the Alleycats. This is no ordinary swing band - they know how to keep the dance floor packed. Emily just has the most gorgeous voice and the band is incredible. I cannot recommend them enough! read more

The Cosmo Alleycats were AMAZING at our August 2021 wedding in Northern CA!! We and all our guests were blown away. Emily is an incredibly talented vocalist and the entire band is just fantastic. We were so impressed by the sound quality and balance even outdoors - it was perfect. The song choices and execution were amazing. And Emily was so responsive and such a pleasure to work with throughout the planning process and day-of, which made me feel so at ease! The band members were also all so nice and friendly. We cannot say enough good things. The Cosmo Alleycats made our wedding!!! We are still listening to them and reminiscing! They even got the "I don't dance" people to dance! I only wish we lived closer so we could become their groupies at their shows in the SF bay area! From now on I'll be looking for their shows each time I visit! Do not get a DJ. Book this band!!!! Original review updated to add our wedding photos, which we just received. read more

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GREAT Band...&: Emily Day as vocalist is a local SF talent who is an excellent, eloquent talent. Regards, Daniel E. read more

The Cosmo Alleycats played at our wedding and they were a huge hit! We got so many compliments on the band from our guests. I loved working with Emily to create an incredible evening of music for our wedding guests. She even helped with the wedding timeline to make sure we had enough people watching our first dance. I highly recommend them! read more

The Cosmo Alleycats played at our wedding in June 2021, and couldn't have been more amazing. I can't recommend them highly enough! We had three different combos for the different parts of our wedding, including a keyboard for our ceremony, a trio for the cocktail hour, and the full band for our reception. Although the full band, with its wonderful range of songs and all the amazing musicians, was our favorite part, the ceremony and cocktail hour were perfect as well. Emily was wonderful to work with, and was also kind enough to act as our MC, introducing us and helping keep things moving smoothly. The music itself was great; the band did a wonderful job getting everyone dancing, and the range and mix of music was so much fun. They made an already wonderful day even more special for us. Hire them! read more

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The Cosmo Alleycats played at our first client event a year ago and were a huge hit. Not only did our clients love them but we enjoyed working with them so much that we hired them again. They are talented and professional, and I highly recommend booking them for your events. read more

Emily Day and the Cosmo Alleycats "MADE" our 40th Anniversary party. They are fantastically talented, a joy to work with and inspired 80 attendees to dance until the last minute of the evening. Can not recommend them highly enough. read more

Cosmo Alley Cats are FRICKEN AMAZING! Holy COW! Emily was absolutely wonderful to work with and was super responsive and helpful throughout the entire process. We got to do custom song choices that were not in their normal setlist which elevated the wedding even more. They knocked our choices right out of the park!!! The actual venue music was spectacular and their choice of music for every part of the wedding was spot on. Everything fit the mood perfectly. They were so good that many family and friends requested business cards and EVERYONE COULD NOT STOP RAVING ABOUT THEM!!! In addition, the band actually helped coordinate some of the wedding and queues to help keep things on track. HOLY CRAP, what a way to go above and beyond. THEY KILLED IT!!! Please hire them now or you'll regret it. read more

Saw them perform at a wedding recently and was super impressed! Their musicianship was rock solid and they matched the vibe of the event perfectly. read more

Cosmo Alleycats are a great band for all occasions to include in your event planning. Emily and her band are highly professional and wonderful to work with. The communication pre-event was seamless and day-of logistics went off smoothly. The whole crowd had nothing but praise for their performance and their ability to read the crowd throughout the program made for a fun night for all of the guests. read more

The Cosmo Alleycats played at our wedding and were simply amazing! Emily was so easy to work from our planning calls to her care-free demeanor at our wedding and helped keep the timeline of our wedding running smoothly! They were recommended to us by our venue and we are so happy we chose them. Emily has the most beautiful, yet unique voice and the band played fun-to-dance-to songs! Our family and friends kept saying how good they were and everyone was enjoying the party dancing! The band learned our first dance and father-daughter dance songs and played a recording for our mother-son dance from an old Indian show for my now-husband. My dad got tears in his eyes when they played St Louis Blues that his dad used to play. So happy we had them at our wedding! read more

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Excellent, fun band .....fine choice for a wedding .....a senior prom....a jazz club, bar, or restaurant.....Great to watch while you tap your foot.....or for partner dancing. read more

Are you getting married and are on the fence of band vs. DJ? Let me help you decide -band. Are you having a hard time deciding which band? Let me make it simple - THE COSMO ALLEYCATS! The Cosmo Alleycats are the classiest, most talented musicians in the Bay Area. When searching for a Wedding band and listening to them play at Local Edition we were immediately sold and ready to book ASAP. Emily's voice could melt stone. Her voice is so sultry and beautiful, vintage Ella Fitzgerald. Her vocals blend perfectly with the talent of the 6 piece instrumental band! Who wouldn't want a 6 piece (including horns!!) play at their wedding??? The song selections are vast and had our guests complimenting us for weeks! CAC are so easy to work with and are so reliable. Not only are they the best wedding band (trust me, we just about checked all of them out) in the Bay Area but they are also the most affordable. Book them NOW, You will not regret it! read more

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Best band ever!! Noam was super helpful and understanding and Emily was adorable! We were debating if we should find a live band or simply a DJ for our wedding, but we decided to have Cosmo Alleycat as soon as we found them! Noam was very nice when we contacted him and he invited us to one of their live performances in downtown San Francisco. We fell in love with the band and the atmosphere they created that night. We can feel they they love what they are doing and they listened to their customers. They were super helpful, understanding, flexible, and professional! They made our wedding perfect. :) All of our guests enjoyed their performance very much and said that was the best band they have ever seen! Highly recommended! read more

BEST BAND EVER! My husband and I got married last year in Occidental, CA and I remember the hours he and I spent going through endless gig masters pages for bands trying to find one that we both agreed on, and whose audio clips sounded good. We contacted a few bands through the website for pricing and availability but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but wish that I would hear back from Cosmo Alleycats that they would make our dreams come true. Talking to my husband a few days later he felt the same and at this point my fingers were crossed so tight they probably went numb. Sure enough Emily responded to our initial email promptly and we heaved a sigh of relief to find that they were not only available, they were willing to travel to our location, and they were within our budget. They made all the checks, and I felt like this had to be too easy to be real. Let me make one point abundantly clear; Emily is the living, breathing, epitome of the word professionalism. In her initial email she asked to set up a call to discuss our specific music needs, hours, music genre desired, ideas, etc. We had a quick phone call which she was gracious enough to take after hours when I was off work. Following that she crafted the absolute best email I've ever seen, explicitly going through all the details and what if's, personal recommendations, variety of options, add ons, and everything I hadn't even begun to think of. Seriously, that email was a thing of beauty that a detail oriented person like myself gets starry-eyed over. We signed the contract and mailed the deposit feeling like this was the one part of our wedding we were absolutely confident about. Over the following months, Emily would occasionally check in with me to see how things were going, obtain additional details, and invite us to see them at one of their local performances. About 2 months prior to our wedding I finally beat my husband into submission of picking out our first dance song, as well as mother/son, father/daughter, and ceremony processional. Of those 4 songs, 3 of them we had our heart set on songs not listed in their repertoire on their website so I reached out to Emily to see if they would be able to accommodate. They were more than willing to learn these songs for us and truly went above and beyond to make the day special for us. The day of, the band arrived and got themselves set up unbeknownst to me; I didn't have to lift a finger and they worked with the venue owner to get situated on their own. I really appreciated that. They arrived early, were dressed in formal vintage attire and were prepared for every scenario. They provided mic's for our officiant and speakers for our outdoor ceremony. At the ceremony we had Steve play piano and he played music as guests arrived and during the cocktail hour following the ceremony. During the ceremony I remember looking at the top of the hill and seeing Emily checking in with Steve to make sure everything was going smoothly. Following the cocktail hour our reception was down the road in a restaurant ballroom. Cosmo Alleycats was of course set up and prepared for our arrival, and played a few instrumental songs during dinner. Following dinner, we had the pleasure of witnessing the band in it's full awesome glory. They had even set up lights! Their performance was absolutely impeccable, their arrangements were fabulous, Emily's voice was stunning, and I was in heaven. Throughout the night (and for months afterward) our guests raved to us about their performance, usually with an "OMG this band is amazing!" "Where did you find this band?" "This is the best wedding band I've ever heard!" "Do they have a CD?" and on and on. This includes my Dad who teared up during our dance and was especially touched that we chose a band with a trumpet player as he used to play himself. To anyone reading this review thinking that all is well through the rose colored glasses of your wedding day; you need to know that no joke, this band is incredible and the best decision you'll make about your special event. As a musician myself, I know the effort that goes in to learning new music, to hauling an electric piano across a field for set up, to making sure all band members arrive promptly, to ensuring you've got the backup speakers, mic's, batteries, etc in case of the worst, to performing for several hours on end and not getting tired....it's a lot of work and believe me they definitely earn the money they receive. It shows in every facet. Also please please please make a CD. read more

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These folks are just wonderful. They performed at our daughter's wedding in San Jose. They were easy to deal with, friendly, and personable -- and the performance was perfect. Many of our guests specifically commented on how great the band was. We'd certainly book them again. read more

We originally wanted to hire the Cosmo Alleycats for our wedding band after hearing them play at Local Edition and talking to Noam and Emily. Noam is the nicest band leader I have ever met, and spent time on the phone with me discussing our music choices and preferences. We ended up hiring a different bad that could play more of the foreign songs of our heritage, but even after we hired, the Cosmo Alleycats and Noam and Emily's talent and personality stayed in my head, and I could not forget about them. THEN - our ceremony musician quit a week before the wedding. I jumped at the chance to call Noam, who agreed to step in on short notice, for a reasonable price, and on his birthday nonetheless. He played beautiful piano, with sax and clarinet accompaniment for our ceremony and cocktail hour, with a mix of classic rock, jazz and traditional Jewish music. If you are looking for a wedding band or ceremony musicians look no further! read more

We hired The Cosmo Alleycats for our wedding on 4/16/16. My husband and I wanted our reception to have a classy, vintage feel and couldn't get that with a DJ. He loves jazz, so after searching the internet, we felt The Cosmo Alleycats would be a great fit. Both sets of parents were worried about a live band and thought no one would dance or enjoy it. Boy, were they wrong. I have no idea how much my guests enjoyed the food at our wedding or the cupcakes or the decorations. However, guests came up to me during the reception and after telling me how amazing it was because of The Cosmo Alleycats. My sister mentioned wanting them at her wedding. Our officiant took their business card. Everyone danced and enjoyed themselves. Emily's voice is amazing and the rest of the band matches her excellence. They were so easy to work with as well throughout the process after we hired them. Honestly, we could not have been happier with The Cosmo Alleycats! read more

Hiring the Cosmo Alleycats for our wedding was seriously one of the best decisions we made. I found out about this band through research online, as we were getting married in Napa and I knew I wanted a jazzy styled band with female vocals. To my surprise, it was difficult to find a quality sound, and after weeks of research, it was clear that the Cosmo Alleycats were in a class above the rest. However, I was worried that working with musicians would be difficult, as I have planned events in the past and have had trouble in this department. Well, from the moment I sent an email to inquire about their services, I was met with professionalism, friendliness, and great service. Planning a destination wedding in CA from NYC on your own isn't an easy task, and I mainly worked with Emily Day, who is the lead singer of the band. She made this experience so easy for me and was always available to answer questions and give advice. There was never one moment I didn't trust her capabilities and she was so wonderful that I can easily say that working with her was an absolute pleasure. I personally used to be a DJ and had gone to audio engineering school, so music is really really REALLY important to me. When envisioning my wedding I wanted the music to be a huge highlight of the day and I knew exactly what songs I wanted played during the ceremony. Then for the reception, I wanted a mix of old and new tunes- played in that fun jazzy style for our guests to enjoy. The Cosmo Alleycats really know how to deliver! Emily worked with me to ensure we had the ceremony of our dreams. We even had one of our friends sing during the service, and Emily was happy to work with her before we arrived in CA and even before the wedding day. On the day of the wedding, we had some unforeseen hiccups that had caused our timeline to be thrown off. Luckily, the Cosmo Alleycats were ready for anything and this did not effect their performance in any way. Emily was there to communicate with me the whole time and made sure everything worked out great. One of the most important features of the band is that they played our 1st dance song perfectly. We had rehearsed a dance over 8 weeks that was perfectly choreographed to the song, "That's All" by Sarah Vaughn. I needed the band to play the song in the exact style that was made by Sarah Vaughn. They executed this feat perfectly- the timing, the style, the sound, was exact and dare I say- even better than the original. We were able to pull off our 1st dance and all our guests kept remarking on how great they were and how special it was to have our 1st danced played live. It is one of my favorite memories of the night. :) I can't say enough nice things about this band. Throughout the night at the reception, you could feel the positive energy from this band. They aren't just skilled musicians, and excellent performers, they are just all around awesome people who love what they do and are amazing at it. This band added so much to our wedding, we were so lucky to find them and I can't recommend them enough. Just brilliant, a class above the rest, read more

Let me paint you a picture... You have just married the love of your life, the planning is complete, the lighting is romantic as hell, you are enjoying the food, friends, and drinks when you hit the dance floor. You are met with the smoothest vocals, the tightest musical arrangements, and musicians who love what they do, because everything is just MAGIC! Seriously, I will never forget how perfect and amazing everything was at my wedding reception and The Cosmo Alleycats are the second only to my amazing husband for making our wedding the best and most memorable ever. If I had to plan it all over again, The Cosmo Alleycats would be my first call. Seriously, they could double their rates and it would be worth every cent. Thank you to Emily and the Band- my guests are still raving! read more

These folks are some of the most professional and talented musicians I know! They put on a hell of a show and do justice to the large variety of songs in their repertoire. read more

Cosmo Alleycats, under Emily's direction, performed at our wedding and they were fantastic. Our guests were so impressed and were talking about the band for days. Emily was so accommodating and collaborative and seamlessly moved the band from one location to the next. The music was the perfect compliment to the wedding vibe - classy, intimate, soulful. Emily has an incredible voice and the musicians are so talented. Highly recommend the Cosmo Alleycats! read more

I hope to find a band which can perform the vintage jazz & blues for my wedding and then I find Cosmo Alleycats form Etsy because of the good reviews in the beginning. And when I met Noam & Emily(managers of this band) , I know that is what I want. So I made a best decision for my wedding. There are some reasons why I saying like this. 1, Noam can totally keep our budget & give us the best choice. For this, He is the best one in my wedding vendors. 2, The contract is very clear & precise. That is also the best one in my wedding vendor list. 3, he is gentle and patient. Actually I misunderstood some details when we make the contract, but Noam totally understand and modify the contract for me as soon as possible. 4, Flexibility. Some guys prefer DJs because of it is flexible, but for Csomo Alleycats, it is also flexible and have better visual & sound effects indeed. On my wedding day，My husband hope to sing "cannot take my eyes off you". Noam's band could change the song style quickly to match my husband's time. That is amazing. All of guest like this performance. 5, The band is more professional than my expected indeed. I hired them to perform from 4:30 to9:00 on my wedding day. they played from4:00 and end at 9:00pm, even though most of guests already left to catch the flights at8:40 But they still finished their performance in the end. I really like this band & Noam. Do not hesitate , chose them~you can enjoy your big day totally. read more

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The Cosmo Alleycats did an AMAZING job for our wedding, it was such a special day, and would not have been the same without this great band! I would give them a million stars! Every musician in the band is so outstanding and gave a stellar performance the entire night, but besides that their stage presence, musical selections, communication with us/organization and dependability, lighting, the pacing and musical flow through the evening, everything was perfect and far exceeded our expectations in every way! This band absolutely does it right, they are one of the best bands I've ever heard and we were amazed that they were available for our date, and that the price was in our budget. We couldn't believe how lucky we were to have found them. We were looking for a 5-7 piece jazz, swing, dance band and saw some bands online we wanted to hear live. We went to Local Edition in SF to hear a band that sounded great online. When we got there the band was so dull, they were not exciting or into it, and no one was dancing. We were so disappointed and thought we would never find the right band, if this is what is out there. The waitress was kind enough to tell us to come back on Tuesday because there is a GREAT band called the Cosmo Alleycats that has a huge following and lots of dancers. We came back to hear them and sure enough were blown away by their performance, Emily has the most amazing voice, on par with Ella Fitzgerald, and Noam is an absolute genius keyboard player/arranger and adds a lot by having another great voice to add to the band. The drums, bass, trumpet, and clarinet/sax fill out the sound and dynamics beautifully, everything is tight, in tune, and the perfect vibe and sound. They have a sound engineer to check balance, projection, so everything sounds exactly right. They are dressed super classy in vests/suits and have a great rapport with the audience. People were dancing and having a great time. When we spoke to the band they are the nicest, friendliest people and again we were blown away that they were actually available to play our wedding and we didn't have to mortgage our house to hire them. When I went online and saw their repertoire list I thought ok there is absolutely no other choice than this band, they can really do anything and as good as it gets in quality. Again, we were amazed they were available and were sure to book them a year in advance because we knew we wanted them. The wedding was a huge success in large part to the band, they even played special arrangements for us for our first dance, and also performed it live a week before for us, so we could record it and practice dancing to it. This band is a gem in the Bay Area and we hope to continue to see them play live any time we can. Our wedding guests can't stop telling us how good the band was and what top level musicians they are, not just people that play music as a hobby or on the side, they are amazingly talented and life-dedicated musical professionals and put an amazing amount of energy into what they do, and they do this full time. I am a professional classical musician and so were many of my guests and they all agreed the band was amazing and had so many compliments for them. It was an absolute honor to have them play for us. We hope to book them again for our future anniversary or other party. read more

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We loved Emily and the Cosmo Alleycats! The band performed at a nice cocktail party hosted at Trou Normand and did a perfect job of fitting in as fun, entertaining and beautiful background music. We had a mixed bag of attendees and I heard all amazing things at the end of the night. Everyone loved the bands style, sound and interactions with the crowd. Hoping to hire them again in the future. They were fantastic! :) read more

Words cannot begin to describe how happy I am with The Cosmo Alleycats. I was looking for a band to play my wedding reception on 7/2019 and stumbled across them on theknot.com. I found their album on Spotify and played it for my fiancee' and I. We were pleased with it and we looked to see if they were playing live somewhere. My best man and his girlfriend joined my fiancee and I at Local Edition (a bar/music venue) in SF and thoroughly enjoyed the show. The next day I sent an email to the band and was quickly contacted by Noam Eisen ( band leader). I scheduled a call with him so my fiancee and I could speak with him. In between this, i was also in contact with another band that left a bad taste in my mouth. We had a quick 10 minute call, that was supposed to be followed up with a email proposal that never came. When Noam called my fiancee and I we had a long, thorough, very professional talk. I was super impressed by how detailed Noam is. He wanted to go over every detail of what we were wanting our reception to be. Since we had contacted him early enough he had the band learn our song we were going to have our first dance to. He made sure to follow up on details, helped with choosing a song for my mother son dance, and agreed to MC the reception to make sure things ran smoothly. He tailored the band to our needs and budget, ultimately I would have likes to have the whole 6 piece band play the whole 5 1/2 hours but my budget wouldn't allow it. We ended up going with a trio for cocktail hour, the full band played 3 1/2 hours and for the last hour they went DJ style with more contemporary music. Our song is Songbird sung by Eva Cassidy and Emily Day the lead singing absolutely crushed it. She brought so much emotion out in me and my wife that Emily's version is my definitive version of the song. All of our family and friends raved about the band to me all night. Emily sang La Vie En Rose for my wife's father-daughter dance and it was spectacular. Noam and Emily sang duet on Unforgettable for my mother-son dance and was floored. The whole night was magical and The Cosmo Alleycats made it even better. I will never forget that night. If anyone ever needs a band, they are the ones to hire!! Thank you Alleycats!! read more

Cosmo Allycats are, hands-down, the most talented group of individuals playing music in the Bay Area. Not only does Emily's voice and style take you back to another era, but her band plays with an excitement and vigor that you don't typically hear. We met Emily after seeing Cosmo Alleycats play at Local Edition (if you haven't seen them there, you absolutely have to experience the speak easy vibes of their shows there). Upon hearing them we decided right there and then we wanted them to play our wedding. Emily was so easy to work with and really excited about our jazz era themed wedding. She was fast to respond, thorough in her explanations, and easy to negotiate with for the package that fit our needs best. Two weeks before our wedding, we received the bad news that due to the forrest fires in Big Sur our wedding venue was no longer able to accommodate us. WHAT?!? We found another venue quickly but the set up was completely different. Without batting an eye, Emily helped us re-arrange the entire plan for music. Instead of 2 band moves, the new venue would require the band to move 4 times! Not only did Emily not charge us more for the extra work, but she worked closely with the new venue to find solutions to make our ideal scenarios play out. Day of the wedding, their performances went off without a hitch! My favorite video of the whole wedding is my husband and I dancing to their "I got a women" mash up. Our guests are still raving about the band!!! Emily even got extra into theme and had costume changes throughout the day. My guests thought she totally pulled the whole event together. With Cosmo AlleyCats, you get more than a wedding band; you get a partner in planning the most fun part of your wedding! read more

We booked Cosmo Alleycats for our wedding back in October, and I cannot recommend them enough to everyone. Their energy and dedication to making such wonderful memories is second to none. They brought an amazingly powerful performance that still has all our guests telling us how good they were. 6 months later, we still talk about them and look forward to the next time we can see them play live. Thank you Noam, Emily, and the entire band for such an amazing experience. read more

We hired the Cosmo Alleycats to play at our wedding in El Cerrito in April 2018. Our contract included 3 combos who played at different parts of our wedding: 1) a trio (piano, bass, flute/clarinet) for the ceremony; 2) a trio (same) for the cocktail hour; and 3) full band for the reception. Having a live band was probably the highest priority for me as far as my vision for our wedding and so I started looking for a wedding band before I did any other wedding planning. There's just something special about having a live band. I also knew I wanted a group who could play various different styles, be it jazz, big band, swing, klezmer, etc. I found the website for the Cosmo Alleycats to do some research and their repertoire list seemed to fit the bill of what I was looking for in a wedding band. I went to see them live in SF at Local Edition, just to see what they were like and I knew right away they would be a good fit for our wedding. I worked with Noam Eisen (pianist and co-manager) throughout the wedding planning process. He was so professional and easygoing - it really put my mind at ease knowing I could trust him to coordinate the music (and MC'ing, and setup, and song selection...) flawlessly. Honestly, I felt like I didn't have to worry AT ALL about the music (which, to be honest, sets the vibe for the reception). The fact that they had played so many weddings and events gave me confidence that they would be great. And let me just say that in the weeks preceding the wedding, not having to worry about one thing was such a gift. We thought their price was totally reasonable for how much we received; we essentially had the band all day and they played in 3 different setups at the venue. The fact that they have a large klezmer repertoire was a big plus for us since we had a Jewish wedding and wanted to have a hora as part of our reception. The band KILLED IT. It was seriously the best hora ever. (We had planned for a 6-minute hora, but at the reception, the guests were so into it, the band just kept playing! It was amazing!) Totally a highlight of the evening. We received MANY compliments from our guests about how great the band was at our reception! The music was so delightful (and not TOO LOUD) that our guests were able to socialize while enjoying the really wonderful music. Take home message: This band is fantastic, they're lovely and professional to work with, and your guests will have an amazing time. read more

The Cosmo Alleycats were wonderful to work with. My husband and I had hired them for our wedding at the Palm Event Center in August. They hit all the right notes for our ceremony, cocktail reception and our reception. Our guests continuously praised the music they heard and people danced until the very last song. We couldn't have asked for anything more. Both Emily and Noam along with the band members were so easy to work with. Thanks for making our wedding day so special with your smooth sounds and lively beats. We could not have asked for a better band. Book them if you are considering a Bay Area wedding band. :) read more

The Cosmo Alleycats played at our farewell brunch reception, the day after our wedding, in July 2017. They were fantastic! Many of the guests raved about their music, and my husband and I loved every minute of it. They bring such a fun and positive energy to the place, and we got to do some swing dancing to their tunes. They kept the party going, with many guests dancing after brunch! Emily is very professional and responsive via email, and the band was very easy to work with. Would highly recommend them. read more

WOW! That's all I can say. They performed at our Sunday wedding brunch and to me, it was like the icing on the cake. We were outside in a beautiful setting in Sonoma, sun was shining, slight breeze blowing and Cosmo Alleycats treating us to beautiful music. They made brunch surreal, like being on a movie set. The music, the vocals and they're all so nice and friendly. We were appreciative they had availability in their schedule to perform at our event and thankful our guests were treated to an incredible day thanks to this group. read more

We loved working with the Cosmo Alleycats. They were incredibly flexible and reasonable in their pricing. We had multiple staged set ups at our venue, for cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing, and they were able to accommodate it all. They also learned some new songs for us to dance to which was a bonus. At the end of the night, everyone was wishing they could have played longer - if only our wedding had been planned for that! We had a great time working with them and would recommend them to anyone who wants to have a unique, jazz swing style band that also has a diverse set (for example, they did 20 minutes of Jewish klezmer music for us by request). We couldn't have chosen better! read more