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Hoi Polloi


Ceremony pricing

Prices start at $3,700

Reception pricing

Prices start at $250

Category: Live Band or Ensemble

Type: Multi-piece live band

Genres: Country/Folk

  • Disco/Funk
  • Jazz
  • Motown/Soul
  • Pop/Top 40s
  • R&B
  • Rock
+6 genres


About Hoi Polloi

James M. Albrecht

Band leader - guitarist

A stable and fun act that has been serving the New Jersey/NY market for over 20 years. Very dependable, very responsive and helpful when asked for assistance or suggestions. We encourage our clients to come out and hear us live to decide for themselves. Much better than viewing a video and trusting it was all done live in one take.

We are not the vendor that disappears once we receive the deposit! You can count on us to return your call or email, and we will genuinely assist you when asked. We learn songs when requested, and we never use tracks!! So many "live" acts are augmenting their stage sound with pre-recorded tracks to include both instruments and vocals - and they are fooling clients. We are 100% live.


Services

Services

  • Ceremony microphones and sound
  • Dance floor special effects
  • Fog/Snow machines
  • Hear us live
  • Learning new songs
  • Master of ceremonies
  • Multiple location support
  • Music during breaks
  • Photobooth
  • Sound system capability audience <300 -
  • Sound system capability audience >300
  • Uplighting

Musical genres

  • Country/Folk
  • Disco/Funk
  • Jazz
  • Motown/Soul
  • Pop/Top 40s
  • R&B
  • Rock

Reviews

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5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • No need to look elsewhere! Hire Hoi Polloi!

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    Morgan P.Aug 19, 2024

    Jim and the band are wonderful! He is so communicative and always answers in a timely manner. And the band is AMAZING! You can really tell that they love what they do. Our dance floor was packed all night. My brother had them at his wedding, I had them at mine, and my sister in law's sister is having them at her wedding too - says a lot! Can't wait to spend another night on the dance floor.

  • Book Hoi Polloi NOW!

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    Kaitlyn H.Nov 14, 2023

    Hoi Polloi - 10/10 having a band was super important to us. Hoi Polloi was everything we could have hoped for and more! They played all the music we asked for and were great to work with from the start. We booked them for our ceremony, our cocktail hour, and had 11 people with horns and a DJ. They were fantastic to work with and we loved working with them. Jim is super responsive which makes a difference. He made sure the band knew all the music we wanted to play and they even interacted with guests (which I loved).They are also VERY reasonably priced and should probably charge more! They were great. I think the biggest compliment is that people from all ages kept saying they loved them which was perfect to me. They opened with Runaround Sue which is one of the best wedding songs in the world. Everyone got on the dance floor once that song came on and they didn’t leave.

  • Best decision of the wedding.

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    marissa z.Dec 24, 2022

    They were so amazing, responsible and attentive. My husband and I told them all we cared about was that it was one big party and they made sure to make that happen. They knew exactly what songs needed to be played at the right time and kept everyone on their feet all night. I can’t tell you how many people specifically complemented them specifically! Best recommendation I could make!