THE UPTOWN STANDARD
Uptown to last call
Old New York sophistication, brought to Nashville. A wedding isn't the place for generic. The Uptown Standard is elegant acoustic ceremony music, a cocktail hour that actually has taste, a band that knows how to build a night instead of just filling one — and someone at the mic who can command a room with the confidence your day deserves.
This isn't a wedding band for hire. It's a curated standard — and it's not for everyone. That's the point.
What It Is
Nashville's wedding scene defaults to casual. That's fine for most couples. It's not fine for all of them.
The Uptown Standard exists for the ones who want something else — the kind of refined, unapologetic elegance that used to be the standard in New York's grand ballrooms.
Jay Bragg performed over 100 weddings across New England and New York before ever setting foot in Nashville — leading bands, coordinating the day's key entertainment moments, and bringing a confident, non-traditional sophistication that couples remember years later. This isn't a borrowed aesthetic. It's where he actually learned the craft. The Uptown Standard brings that experience to a city that's never had it.
What's Included
Ceremony — elegant acoustic music from arrival through processional and recessional
Cocktail Hour — a curated live set with real taste, not background noise
MC Work — the day's key moments announced with actual command: toasts, first dance, cake cutting, grand entrance
The Full Arc — a band that starts jazzy and builds through the night, ending at full last-call energy
Light Coordination — helping sequence the day's entertainment moments alongside your planner or venue
The Song List
A repertoire of nearly 150 songs, built to move the way a night actually moves.
Cocktail Hour & Ceremony
Classic jazz and swing standards — Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, the American Songbook.
Dinner
Classic and vocal pop — Etta James, Elton John, the songs that let a room exhale.
First Dance
Soul, R&B, and Motown — Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder.
The Turn
Funk and dance — where the room stands up.
Last Call
Rock and roll, full volume, the arc complete.
You choose 20 must-plays. Everything else is curated — matched to your taste and the room, the way a program is built rather than a set list is filled.
Range beyond the list — ask, and it'll be woven in.
Is This You?
The Uptown Standard isn't for every wedding, and it isn't trying to be.
If you want a band that will play anything on request, take song suggestions from every table, and blend into the background — this isn't that.
If you want a wedding that sounds and feels the way the best rooms in old New York used to — refined, a little edgy, never generic — the song list will tell you everything you need to know.
Booking
Inquire about your date.
jay@jaybragg.com
The Songlist
Cocktail Hour & Ceremony — Classic Jazz & Swing Standards
Fly Me to the Moon — Sinatra
Come Fly With Me — Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight — Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin — Sinatra
That's Amore — Dean Martin
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You — Dean Martin
Sway — Dean Martin
All of Me — American Songbook standard
Unforgettable — Nat King Cole
L-O-V-E — Nat King Cole
Beyond the Sea — Bobby Darin
Over the Rainbow — Judy Garland
Mack the Knife — Bobby Darin
Cheek to Cheek — Fred Astaire
It Had to Be You — American Songbook standard
Come Rain or Come Shine — American Songbook standard
Autumn Leaves — American Songbook standard
Dream a Little Dream of Me — American Songbook standard
Moon River — Andy Williams
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
La Vie en Rose — Louis Armstrong
Georgia on My Mind — Ray Charles
On the Sunny Side of the Street — American Songbook standard
Ain't Misbehavin' — American Songbook standard
You Make Me Feel So Young — Sinatra
Someone to Watch Over Me — American Songbook standard
You've Got a Friend in Me — Randy Newman
Let's Fall in Love — American Songbook standard
Dinner — Classic & Vocal Pop
Make You Feel My Love — Adele
At Last — Etta James
Can't Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
I'm Yours — Jason Mraz
Stand By Me — Ben E. King
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song — Jim Croce
Just the Way You Are — Billy Joel
Wildflowers — Tom Petty
Forever and Ever, Amen — Randy Travis
Starting Over — Chris Stapleton
Your Song — Elton John
Moondance — Van Morrison
Danny's Song — Loggins & Messina
Something to Talk About — Bonnie Raitt
Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton
When You Say Nothing at All — Keith Whitley
In My Life — The Beatles
Isn't She Lovely — Stevie Wonder
I Only Have Eyes for You — The Flamingos
The Very Thought of You — American Songbook standard
Unchained Melody — The Righteous Brothers
Every Breath You Take — The Police
Sea of Love — Phil Phillips
When I'm Sixty-Four — The Beatles
I Cross My Heart — George Strait
Ho Hey — The Lumineers
Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
A Sunday Kind of Love — Etta James
Come Away With Me — Norah Jones
The Way I Am — Ingrid Michaelson
First Dance — Soul, R&B & Motown
My Girl — The Temptations
Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Let's Stay Together — Al Green
You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder
Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding
Ain't Too Proud to Beg — The Temptations
Hold On, I'm Comin' — Sam & Dave
I Want You Back — Jackson 5
Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas
Uptight (Everything's Alright) — Stevie Wonder
Respect — Aretha Franklin
Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers
Lovely Day — Bill Withers
Lean on Me — Bill Withers
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) — Marvin Gaye
Kiss — Prince
You've Really Got a Hold on Me — Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Let's Get It On — Marvin Gaye
What's Going On — Marvin Gaye
I Say a Little Prayer — Aretha Franklin
Reasons — Earth, Wind & Fire
Sir Duke — Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground — Stevie Wonder
The Turn — Funk, Dance & a Wink of Country
September — Earth, Wind & Fire
Low Rider — War
I Got You (I Feel Good) — James Brown
Superstition — Stevie Wonder
Valerie — Amy Winehouse
Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry
Easy — Commodores
Don't Worry, Be Happy — Bobby McFerrin
Celebration — Kool & The Gang
Brick House — Commodores
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) — Parliament
Uptown Funk — Bruno Mars
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston
Shut Up and Dance — Walk the Moon
Ring of Fire — Johnny Cash
Islands In The Stream — Dolly Parton
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Hey Good Lookin' — Hank Williams
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton
Friends in Low Places — Garth Brooks
Last Call — Rock & Roll
Footloose — Kenny Loggins
I'm a Believer — The Monkees
You May Be Right — Billy Joel
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond
Wake Me Up — Avicii
Wonderwall — Oasis
Twist and Shout — The Beatles
I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor
The Power of Love — Huey Lewis & The News
Hey Ya! — OutKast
Miss You — The Rolling Stones
Santeria — Sublime
500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be) — The Proclaimers
Mustang Sally — Wilson Pickett
Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen
Down Under — Men at Work
Old Time Rock and Roll — Bob Seger
Take It Easy — Eagles
Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison
American Girl — Tom Petty
Crazy — Gnarls Barkley
Running Down a Dream — Tom Petty
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da — The Beatles
Mary Jane's Last Dance — Tom Petty
Hard to Handle — The Black Crowes
Shout — The Isley Brothers
Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd
Blister in the Sun — Violent Femmes
Free Fallin' — Tom Petty
Land of 1000 Dances — Wilson Pickett
Proud Mary — Tina Turner
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (reprise, full band) — Stevie Wonder
Shout (full band closer) — The Isley Brothers