The Steve Rice Combo is ready to take the stage to play for your audiovisual event! Steve and his collective create high-quality source and background music from a rich variety of eras, traditions, and styles. French café accordion, 1920's Klezmer, elegant, timeless cocktail Jazz, an Italian Mandolin Orchestra, 50s Roadhouse, and jukebox music. They provide high-level musicianship and a great vibe, contemporary or retro! Steve earned a Film Scoring degree from Berklee College of Music, where he received the prestigious Oscar Peterson Award.
A good natured love song sung by an updated sounding doo-wop acapella group. A cute song about how quickly your luck can change when you find the right partner. Male Vocals, RnB, Doo-Wop
A light and airy bossa nova featuring laid back piano and brazilian acoustic guitar. Great for setting a convivial mood or source music. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Easy going, relaxed retro swing music that's perfect watching the world pass by from a sidewalk cafe or reflecting on the ups and downs of life,, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A beautiful jazz ballad featuring a breathy Tenor Sax melody. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Reminiscent of great classic tenor players like Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz, Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Relaxed and easy cocktail swing played by a jazz trio piano bass drums. Lighthearted with good natured feel and possible comic undertones. Adds great atmosphere to a party scene. Friendly with black-tie elegance! Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Here's a great jazz cocktail trio playing a mid tempo track that has lots of swing, lots of space, and an upscale attitude. Fun, danceable, and elegant; this track adds great background or source energy to a scene. Real musicians! Jazz melody and harmony. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
Solo jazz piano music with a mellow but insistent beat. Cocktail background music, source music. Has direction and drive, could be the launching point for a new point of view. Accelerates slightly. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
Solo jazz piano that you might hear in a restaurant, black tie cocktail poarty or jazz club. Solo piano music Recorded on a boutique Fandrich and Sons grand piano, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
A sweet, slow and melodic ballad played by a fine violinist with piano accompaniment. Sad and beautiful classical / popular songwriting. Great for a romantic scene, breakup, late night reflections. Instrumental, Classical, Classical
Here's a laid back swing track with a great hot club Django Reinhardt style guitar lead. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
Jazz-lounge music with a hint of 70s pop sensibilities. A big bold trumpet lead over a loungy bossa nova backtrack. This track is well suited for "background music", muzak, retro source music uses. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A Hot Club style ballad with violin lead. Very mellow and introspective with guitar, accordion and upright bass accompaniment. Sweet and melodic with a slow relaxed feel. Could support genuine or comic settings. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
Odd meter jazz with quirky intensity. Soprano sax and vibraphone leads over a shifting time signature ostinato give this piece a retro film noir vibe. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Bossa -nova jazz with a laid back vibe and a mellow flute lead. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Friendly cocktail jazz featuring a muted trumpet lead. Mellow authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Upright Bass, Acoustic grand piano and drums (brushes), Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Solo piano jazz with a pretty melody and chromatic harmonies. Has a light latin / bossa nova underpinning. Recorded on a boutique Fandrich and Sons grand piano. Mellow, engaging source music perfect for late nights, a hotel lobby, background music. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Classical / popular violin with acoustic piano accompaniment. Sweet sounding parlor music that might be heard in an old fashioned elegant restaurant, Instrumental, Classical, Classical
A beautiful solo piano ballad with romantic, classical and jazz overtones. Solo piano music Recorded on a boutique Fandrich and Sons grand piano, Instrumental, Classical, Classical Piano
Quirky and fun Dixieland music featuring clarinet, violin, banjo, piano and tuba. Fun acoustic music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
Old fashioned solo piano, swinging, laid back and reverberant. mellow stride piano that takes you back to a sentimental, romantic era. great for reflection, romance, remembering. In the style of Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum or Count Basie, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Stride
A fun Dixieland version featuring clarinet, tuba, violin, piano, and drums. Cute and cheeky. Lighthearted, sentimental and fun, Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
Traditional Jewish Hora music "Hava Nagilah" played by a klezmer band consisting of clarinet, violin, accordion, bass and drums. Great for a circle dance at a jewish event. Uptempo, great energy. Instrumental, Middle East, Klezmer
A beautiful ballad that sounds like it may have been composed in the era of the "Great American Songbook" Played by a jazz trio featuring acoustic grand piano, upright bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
The famous Russian public domain standard played by a violin and piano duo. Lots of pizazz at the end! Could be a duo playing live in a restaurant or sidewalk cafe. Classical / popular violin with acoustic piano accompaniment, Instrumental, East European, Russia
A pretty and contemplative jazz trio plays a contemporary jazz waltz with a great storytelling arc. Played by a jazz trio featuring acoustic grand piano, upright bass and drums. Interactive musicianship, supports a variety of emotions. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Classical / popular violin with acoustic piano accompaniment. Old fashioned parlor music with just a little schmaltz! You can imagine this duo in a fine restaurant in Manhattan or Little Italy, Timeless, could be in the Victorian era or at a classical performance today. bik high note finish! Instrumental, Classical, Classical
Tango accordion over a driving dance beat. Tango structure lf the track alternates minor and major sections (ABABBA), then modulates for the last 2 sections (AB). On the town in Ipanema, Buenos Aires, Ibiza, Instrumental, Dance, World Dance
Slow, thoughtful, harmonically progressive solo jazz piano with lots of space. Recorded on a boutique Fandrich and Sons grand piano, Instrumental, Jazz, Dramatic Jazz Piano
A Brazilian influenced bossa nova with a melancholy jazz flute lead and a beautiful tenor sax solo.. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
A relaxed Gypsy Jazz / Hot club style slow swing track at about 105bpm. Takes you back to the great vibe of the Django Reinhardt / Stephane Grappelli era. Manouche guitar lead with accordion fills. Violin joins midway. Swingin accordion solo. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
Brasilian Bossa-Nova featuring acoustic guitar lead. SophisticatedAuthentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
A cute contemporary French bossa nova with lyrics first in French, then in English. Acoustic instrumentation with a relaxed feel. Perfect music for a sunny cafe, bistro, cabaret or small concert stage. Other arrangements of the English version "Tropical December" are available on this site. Female Vocals, European, France
Groove oriented jazz quintet takes you back to the hard bop era of the 1950s. Mellow, bluesy authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
A jazz waltz featuring a clarinet lead. This track has a continental French Cafe / Bistro vibe. Authentic jazz music played by real musicians in real time! Instrumental, Jazz, Continental Jazz
Spanish influenced classical concert piece with a gentle tango influence and structure. Starts minor and goes to a gentle major in the b section. Rubato with emotion. great for elegant source music or for underscore. Instrumental, Classical, Classical Piano
A sophisticated french waltz performed by a violinist with guitar and upright bass accompaniment. Dramatic minor key gestures and intensity lightens in B section. Instrumental, European, France
An intimate jazz piano ballad played expressively with pianistic gestures. Romantic, Florid, Dreamy, Bittersweet, Instrumental, Jazz, Dramatic Jazz Piano
Here's a sophisticated swinging trio with a mid-tempo cocktail jazz composition. Played by a jazz trio featuring acoustic grand piano, upright bass and drums. High quality background jazz great for source music for a high class event, wedding reception, cocktail party. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Fun texas style rockin' accordion music that will get you out of your seat dancing! Cajun and zydeco influence this roadhouse shuffle. High energy, uptempo and full of adrenaline. this track is great for outdoor fun, sports action, Nascar races, Southern Flavor. Instrumental, Americana, Cajun Zydeco
This solo clarinet track is a fast and frenetic Eastern European / Klezmer style melody. Off kilter and quirky, it would be great for a comic situation or slapstick scene. Think Woody Allen or Charlie Chaplin, Instrumental, East European, Russia
