Danny Kramer Dance Band

Last reviewed: August 28, 2026. Business status: Active.

Danny Kramer Dance Band is a live Winnipeg wedding band offering music for wedding receptions and related parts of a celebration. Its official website presents the group as a flexible dance band and identifies additional formats such as solo piano, instrumental duos, jazz-oriented trios and quartets, and piano with a vocalist. These choices may help couples consider different musical settings for dinner, cocktails and dancing without assuming that every option is included in one package.

The business says it has performed at hundreds of weddings and can travel outside Winnipeg. Its pages also make several award and performance-quality claims; those remain operator-published statements rather than independently verified findings in this profile. The useful confirmed details are the available ensemble formats, the published phone number, the willingness to travel and the absence of public prices. This profile was last reviewed on August 28, 2026.

Services and specialization

The core wedding service is a live dance band intended for the reception and dance floor. The official wedding page says the ensemble can change in size, and the home page describes band sizes from five to 14 pieces. Another official page refers to a five- to 12-piece dance band, so couples should ask which configurations are currently offered for weddings rather than relying on either range alone.

The official extra-services page documents several smaller music formats: a solo jazz pianist, an instrumental duo using piano with saxophone or trumpet, piano with a vocalist, a jazz-oriented trio, and a quartet. It describes these primarily as background-music choices for dinners, cocktail receptions and other events. A solo percussionist and the possibility of adding saxophonist Walle Larsson are also mentioned, subject to availability. The site navigation includes wedding ceremony music, while the wedding page includes an operator-published client account referring to a pianist at a ceremony; couples should obtain a direct description of the current ceremony offering.

• Live dance-band entertainment for wedding receptions
• Smaller instrumental formats for dinner or cocktail settings
• Solo piano and piano-with-vocalist options
• Potential ceremony music, to be defined in the quote
• Travel outside Winnipeg, subject to event-specific arrangements

Service area and who it may suit

The official website identifies Winnipeg and Manitoba as the band's home market and says the group can travel to another city or town. Its corporate page makes a broader claim that the band can travel anywhere in the world, but it does not publish travel fees, minimum booking requirements or geographic restrictions. Couples planning outside Winnipeg should therefore treat travel as possible, not automatically included.

The service may suit couples who want live musicians for reception dancing and would like the option of a smaller ensemble earlier in the day. Adjustable group size may also be relevant where a venue has limits on stage area, musician count, electrical access or sound levels. Suitability still depends on the room, schedule, repertoire and quoted configuration; the official pages do not provide enough technical detail to determine those points in advance.

• Winnipeg weddings seeking live reception music
• Manitoba celebrations where travel can be arranged
• Events considering different ensemble sizes across the day
• Couples interested in both background music and dance-band formats

Confirmed strengths and practical limitations

A documented strength is the breadth of ensemble formats shown on the official site. Instead of describing only one fixed band, the business lists solo, duo, trio, quartet and larger dance-band possibilities. The wedding page also says the band has performed at weddings ranging from small to large. These are concrete service features, although the site does not define what guest counts it considers small or large.

There are practical evidence limitations. The official pages do not publish a current repertoire, sample wedding timeline, contract terms, cancellation policy, insurance information, production requirements or a complete explanation of what each wedding package includes. Some wording is also dated: the wedding page refers to availability in 2019 and bookings into 2021. That language should not be used to infer current availability. Award statements displayed by the operator are not independently verified here.

• Documented feature: multiple ensemble formats
• Documented feature: reception and background-music applications
• Limitation: current availability is not published
• Limitation: package inclusions and technical requirements are not fully detailed
• Limitation: official pages give inconsistent upper limits for dance-band size

Pricing

Current prices are not published. The wedding and home pages say varying band sizes can accommodate different budgets, but they provide no dollar amounts, deposits, minimums or package comparisons. That statement should not be interpreted as a guarantee that a particular configuration will fit a couple's budget.

A useful quote should identify the number of musicians, performance duration, breaks, ceremony or cocktail-hour coverage, sound equipment, setup and teardown, travel, accommodation if applicable, overtime and taxes. Couples should also ask whether smaller ensembles are separate bookings or additions to the reception band. Written inclusions matter because the site describes many possible services without presenting a standardized wedding package.

• Request an itemized written quote
• Confirm deposits, payment dates and cancellation terms
• Ask whether travel, production and taxes are additional
• Verify the exact musician count and performance hours

Contact and booking

The official website publishes 204-996-7664 as the contact phone number. It also displays dannykramer1@gmail.com for enquiries. No clean postal business address appears in the supplied official pages, so the legacy address has not been included in this profile.

When making an enquiry, couples can provide the wedding date, venue and municipality, expected schedule, estimated guest count, preferred ensemble size and the portions of the day requiring music. The official wedding page warns that the band may receive multiple offers for the same date, but it does not provide a live calendar. Availability must be confirmed directly, and no booking should be assumed until the parties have agreed to written terms.

• Official website: dannykramer.com
• Phone: 204-996-7664
• Email shown on the official site: dannykramer1@gmail.com
• Current availability requires direct confirmation

What couples should confirm

Before booking, confirm whether the proposed musicians and ensemble size are appropriate for the venue. Ask who supplies microphones, speakers, monitors, lighting and any required staging, as well as how much setup time and electrical access the band needs. Venues may also impose load-in procedures, curfews or sound limits that affect the plan.

Musical expectations should be recorded clearly. Couples can ask for a current song list, the process for requests and do-not-play selections, and whether the band will learn a first-dance or ceremony song. They should also clarify break music, emcee duties and the handling of schedule changes. If ceremony, cocktail, dinner and reception coverage are all requested, each segment and performer configuration should appear in the quote.

• The currently available band sizes and named musicians
• Repertoire, requests and special-song arrangements
• Exact start times, set lengths, breaks and overtime rates
• Sound, staging, lighting and venue requirements
• Travel charges and accommodation outside Winnipeg
• Contract, deposit, cancellation and rescheduling terms

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Frequently asked questions

Does Danny Kramer Dance Band provide music beyond the wedding reception?

The official site documents solo piano, instrumental duos, piano with a vocalist, jazz-oriented trios and quartets, as well as the larger dance band. These formats may be relevant to ceremonies, cocktails or dinner, but couples should confirm which options are currently available and whether they are quoted separately.

How large is the Danny Kramer Dance Band?

The home and wedding pages describe configurations from five to 14 pieces, while the extra-services page refers to a five- to 12-piece dance band. Because the official pages differ, couples should ask for the currently available configurations and the exact musician count included in their quote.

Does the band travel outside Winnipeg?

Yes. The official website says the band can travel to other cities and towns. It does not publish travel charges or logistical conditions, so mileage, transportation, accommodation and any minimum booking terms should be confirmed for the specific location.

Are wedding prices available online?

Current prices are not published. Couples need a direct quote covering ensemble size, hours, additional music services, production, travel, taxes and any overtime.

Sources checked

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• Weddings | Danny Kramer Dance Band
• Extra Services | Danny Kramer Dance Band
• Corporate Events | Danny Kramer Dance Band

Phone: 204-996-7664

Website: https://www.dannykramer.com/