Charlottesville Wedding Band | Big Ray and The Kool Kats

Big Ray and the Kool Kats is a Charlottesville, VA, Wedding Band but regularly serves all couples throughout the country, such as Richmond, VA, Texas, Maryland, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and many more. We have even traveled overseas and will for you!

Big Ray and the Kool Kats is a Charlottesville Wedding Band dedicated to delivering a highly professional, musically diverse, and multi-talented live music experience designed to lend sophistication and generate excitement for your event.

Imagine the first notes of your perfectly chosen song filling the air as you take the floor for the first time as newlyweds.

As the evening unfolds, with heartfelt toasts and blessings, now the party begins as your guests stream on to the dance floor to begin making memories, celebrating you as a couple all night long.

Big Ray and the Kool Kats knows just how to provide a once in a lifetime performance for your special wedding day and that’s with live music.

Find Out Why Modern Bride Magazine Named Big Ray and The Kool Kats One of the Best Wedding Bands in America!

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Talented, experienced, and fun!
Everything you need in your wedding band

Looking for a Wedding Music Band? Big Ray and the Kool Kats is the best Charlottesville Wedding Band there is!

WEEKS LATER, WE ARE STILL GETTING COMPLIMENTS ON THE BAND – ROSS N.

Named one of Modern Bride Magazine’s “Best Wedding Bands in America,” while also garnering multiple awards from Wedding Wire, The Knot, Virginia Weddings, and more, Big Ray and the Kool Kats has performed live music at multiple Presidential Inaugural Balls, charity galas, corporate events and of course hundreds of wedding receptions from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Big Sky Montana, Bellagio Las Vegas to The Kennedy Center.

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BRINGING THE BEST TALENT TO YOUR WEDDING DAY

Big Ray and the Kool Kats will bring the same musicians to you who have performed live with John Legend, Ben Folds, 16x Grammy winner David Foster, The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Warren Buffet, Sir Richard Branson, Tyler Perry, Martin Short, Julie Andrews, Johnny Mathis, The 4 Tops, Frankie Avalon, The 5th Dimension, Wayne Newton, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Charlie Daniels, Debbie Gibson, Jennifer Garner, Christian Slater and dozens more.

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WE PLAY YOUR MUSICAL VISION

From your personally chosen live music for the wedding ceremony to early evening cocktail and dinner selections at that perfect volume to the best in cross-generational dance music for when the party switches gears, BRKK always has available the greatest songs from every era.

“Book them now! No questions asked.
They are outstanding, amazing, and unforgettable. Big Ray and The Kool Kats have
done three weddings for our family!”

Lisa S.

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Not a single person sat once the band got going.

10/10 Big Ray and the Kool Kats were the best part of our wedding. He made our day. He was respectful, professional, creative, accommodating and downright fantastic.
By in large made our night. Not a single person sat once the band got going. We received SO many compliments. Five stars across the board!

Meredith

Ray went above and beyond to ensure that the band knew all of the music we wanted.

Ray was such a pleasure to work with! He was so attentive to every detail and made sure that we were happy throughout the planning process. Ray went above and beyond to ensure that the band knew all of the music we wanted. All of our wedding guests said the band was amazing (we agree too). I want to do it all again just so we can dance the night away. I can’t recommend Big Ray & the Kool Kats enough. We love this band!

Jemma P.

Married on 4/24/21

We have had Big Ray and his Kool Kats for two weddings

We have had Big Ray and his KK’s for two weddings. Without hesitation, we give him our highest endorsement. Big Ray is engaging, attentive, and responsive. He listens to the preferences, sets the appropriate feeling, delivers beyond every expectation on presentation, and will make your event the most memorable you could ever imagine. Don’t miss an opportunity to allow Big Ray and his team to join you for your special event.

Jackie

As a wedding planner myself, I have heard and worked with a lot of different bands, and Big Ray and the Kool Kats top them all!

Big Ray and the Kool Kats are INCREDIBLE!!!! As a wedding planner myself, I have heard and worked with a lot of different bands, and Big Ray and the Kool Kats top them all! They had the dance floor packed all night long and our guests have been raving about them since our wedding in January.

Jordan

True Professionals

Big Ray and the Kool Kats were amazing- we had so many compliments throughout the night! They were super easy to work with, had extremely talented performers, and kept people dancing all night! True professionals!

Sasha F.

Big Ray and the Kool Kats are simply the best.

It’s a shame I can’t give 10 stars for each category above because I would. From first meeting Ray to the end of the event it was pure professionalism. Our wedding was a Jewish/Hindu event. The band played a beautiful Hora that had everyone up and dancing. Then Ray arranged to have his band learn and then play spectacularly a Hindu rock song that we had requested in advance – and the singer sang part of it in Hindi! (The Indian guests were in awe and thought the song sounded amazing!). The band can plan anything and did – Hard rock, Sinatra, Motown, beach music, Country and Western. Ray is incredibly nice – polite to everyone.

Beth E.

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(O) 434-202-1769 (C) 434-960-4595

Big Ray and the Kool Kats is from Charlottesville, VA, but regularly serves all couples throughout the country. We have even traveled overseas and will for you!