Community Event•Reviewed on August 21, 2026•From Tacoma, WA
Route 66 is a fantastic band!! I have hired them nearly a dozen times to play at various events over the past decade and they always show up with their A game. All the musicians are incredibly talented, and the singers are top notch. They play everyone's favorite songs from that era, the audience LOVES the music both for just pure listening enjoyment and for DANCING. They are energetic, fun and give a great show. I highly recommend them.
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Dear Christine,
The Route 66 big band appreciates your very kind and generous feedback on our performance for the Franke Tobey Jones community. We always aspire to give the performance our clients expect and a little more, too. Thank you also for creating such a large and appreciating audience with dancers for us to play for.
We look forward to the next time we can perform for you.
With sincere thanks,
Alan Weinstein
Route 66 Big Band
Bellevue, Wa
Review by Christine H.
Community Event•Reviewed on August 16, 2024•From Tacoma, WA
Route 66 is a WONDERFUL big band and a pleasure to work with. I've hired them many times and everyone always loves them. Their music is authentic, the singer is really great, the band players are each very talented and super as a whole, the director is kind and very easy to work with...and they are always a crowd pleaser. I highly recommend them. You won't be disappointed!
Review by Summer P.
Wedding•Reviewed on August 19, 2019•From Snohomish, WA
Route66 was very accomodating to us last minute - however, they did not come properly prepared for the formality of the event (i.e. wearing slides to a wedding). The love songs were Great! But I did not like the scat-type performance as it didn't fit the wedding vibe. I wanted all love songs and clean, jazz sound. There were some comments I received from guests that some of the band members were high or inappropriately discussing weed with my super conservative family that I was marrying into. No doubt, most of the jazz performance was good and they are talented - just make sure to emphasize the formality and if the family is conservative or not.
Review by James O.
Festival•Reviewed on August 12, 2013•From Seattle, WA
Route 66 knocked it out of the ball park for Kirkland SummerFest 2013. Love to have them back next year. Thanks all!
Review by Marjorie J.
Fundraiser•Reviewed on November 9, 2012•From Seattle, WA
Professional - great look for our event! Attentive - not upset when people didn't dance right away. Seemed to enjoy themselves. We all had a good time!
Review by Ken K.
Fundraiser•Reviewed on November 14, 2011•From Leavenworth, WA
I have had nothing but great comments and everything was done in a professional manner...our guest enjoyed the evening and I even wish we had a bigger crowd. I would hire them at the drop of a hat...
Even with my bad back and knees I was out dancing.
Ken Kohnhorst
Chairman
Leavenworth RotaryFest
Review by Amy V.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on November 14, 2010•From Seattle, WA
We booked Route 66 for our wedding reception and they were a hit! The band was extremely professional, looked great, sounded phenomenal, & we loved the music. This high level of energy created the best & most memorable ambiance at our wedding. We received many positive comments from our guests. In addition, the band manager Robert was a joy to work with &made that part of our wedding planning very easy. You will not be disappointed if you book them. We hope to book them in the future for a special anniversary party, & we always sing their praises to anyone looking for a special band to take an event to the next level.
Amy + Danny
Review by Jesse M.
Private Party•Reviewed on July 12, 2010•From Bellevue, WA
Review by Amber S.
Wedding•Reviewed on September 16, 2009•From Seattle, WA
Route 66 is AMAZING! They made my wedding truly amazing. I received so many compliments about the band. THEY ARE FANTASTIC!!!! Words really cannot express how grateful we are and how wonderful they performed.
OUT OF THIS WORLD AMAZING!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you....
Review by Col Samuel A .
Dinner Dance•Reviewed on June 13, 2009•From Seattle, WA
This is our second booking of the Route 66 Big Band. It plays the music enjoyed by all - for concert and dancing. Highly professional and easy to work with in preparation for the gig.
Review by Alicia U.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on February 23, 2009•From Seattle, WA
Review by Scott R.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on January 17, 2009•From Seattle, WA
They were perfect for our event.
Review by Diane M.
Private Party•Reviewed on December 6, 2008•From Seattle, WA
They were enjoyable, professional and entertaining. I would recommend them to others.
Review by Laura M.
Wedding•Reviewed on September 20, 2008•From Tacoma, WA
Bob and Route 66 made our Wedding celebration shine. EVERYONE has commented on how wonderful the music was durring dinner where just 6 band members played soft music to the full team of 16 playing until after we took off. Their talent is excellent. We would use Route 66 again in a heartbeat and recommend them to family and friends!
Thank you for making our wedding reception an evening to be remembered for years to come, not only for ourselves, but for our guests as well.
Fondly, Laura and Kris Akre
Review by Lee J.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on June 20, 2008•From Richland, WA
This band was perfect in all categories. Their performance was excellent. They provided an excellent experience for my family and our guests. I would be happy to recommend them to anyone!
Review by Neil R.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on February 8, 2008•From Lynnwood, WA
Gigmasters,
I can't say enough good things about Robert Yetter & Route 66's professionalism and talent. They helped me work with the hotel to get this gig approved. The hotel told me I wouldn't be allowed to have the band less than 3 days before my event, mainly due to band size and potential noise problems. I couldn't believe it. This event was planned since October 07, and I was livid. However, between Robert and myself the hotel reluctantly agreed to allow the band, and they proved to be a smashing success!! I will definately recommend them in the future, as this was the second time I had hired them.
Cheers and Thanks!!!
Neil & Catherine Roby
Review by Laura A.
Wedding•Reviewed on June 16, 2007•From Seattle, WA
Route 66 was fabulous! They made my wedding such a hit. They sounded great, all of my guests were impressed and had a great time. Our wedding even got crashed by a party in another room that heard our great music and came to join the fun. The price was unbeatable and the music was great, thank you!!
Review by Judy H.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on May 7, 2007•From Seattle, WA
Robert Yetter was our main point of contact for booking the talent. His responses were immediate and highly professional. Not only had they performed in our event space in the past, they were able to provide recommendations on how to make the sound more conducive to the networking environment we were trying to create. Cindy has an AMAZING voice and was talked about throughout the evening! I cannot wait to have another opportunity to book them again!
Judy Henrichs, CMP
Account Supervisor
Radarworks|Event Services
Review by Sarah T.
Wedding•Reviewed on July 22, 2006•From Tacoma, WA
This band MADE our night perfect, the music was perfect to link generations, as the twenty-somethings danced right along side the grandparents! I would whole heartedly and completely recommend this band to anyone, we still are receiving compliments on the band a month later!
Review by Jason F.
Fundraiser•Reviewed on April 22, 2006•From Redmond, WA
Unbelievable big band sound from musicians who do it because they love it. The price made it very affordable for my nonprofit. An amazing night!
