C&J has provided quality entertainment throughout Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia for nearly 40 years. Our DJ's and Bands are professional entertainers and are well versed in all music styles and eras. They are experts at making your event a memorable one. We are wedding specialists and we know how important your wedding reception is to you. We're dedicated to providing you with first class entertainment that's sure to please you and your guests. This is your big day, so don't settle for anything less.
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Jim Temple had served in the Army for over 20 years, ran many very succesful Officers' Clubs and decided it was time move on. In 1973 with one phone line in the basement of their home Jim and Christine Temple started C&J Entertainment Agency. Focusing mostly on nightclub and bar entertainment initially, C&J would slowly turn their attention to weddings and private events.
With nearly 10,000 weddings and thousands of other events under our belts, we understand there's more to being a DJ than just playing music. Unlike a lot of DJ's, we know your wedding, party, or special event isn't about us at all. It's about you and your guests. That's why we go the extra mile and provide an extremely professional, unmatched level of service that everyone will enjoy and always remember.
Essence offer their clients a dazzling array of choices to accommodate any social event. From the acclaimed 6-piece variety band, founding member Kevin Brown can pare-down the band to a single, elegant classical instrumentalist, vocal duet, small cocktail-hour combo, or augment the group to a full 8-piece show band.
Instrumental music can add that special touch to your function. Whether it is a jazz trio playing background music for your corporate event, a string quartet for your wedding ceremony or any other event that requires tasteful music, Classical and Jazz groups can fit the bill Soloists such as harpists, pianists, individual horns, violins, guitars are available as well as duo combinations such as harp/flute, guitar/flute.
Reviews (9)
Talyne D.
Nov 30, 2021
Chris and DJ Karl were the absolute BEST to work with for our wedding, they made everything so easy and kept everyone on the dace floor all night! Chris was super personable and really great at walking us through the schedule of events for the day. He had great insights, gave advice when we needed it, and guided us through figuring out the best agenda that would work for what we were looking for. DJ Karl absolutely killed it on the day of the wedding!
Our dance floor was packed the entire night, and everyone was raving about how awesome our DJ was. I seriously can't give enough praise for how great DJ Karl did at reading the room, keeping us on schedule, and getting everyone out on the dance floor and dancing all night. He also called us in the weeks before the wedding to go through the plan for the evening, review name pronunciations, talk about our must play/do not play list, and made sure we were aligned on all the details.
We seriously couldn't have asked for better people, company, or vendor to work with. Highly recommend you go with Chris and his team for your next event, and especially DJ Karl who was AMAZING!
Our dance floor was packed the entire night, and everyone was raving about how awesome our DJ was. I seriously can't give enough praise for how great DJ Karl did at reading the room, keeping us on schedule, and getting everyone out on the dance floor and dancing all night. He also called us in the weeks before the wedding to go through the plan for the evening, review name pronunciations, talk about our must play/do not play list, and made sure we were aligned on all the details.
We seriously couldn't have asked for better people, company, or vendor to work with. Highly recommend you go with Chris and his team for your next event, and especially DJ Karl who was AMAZING!
Emily Michael
Aug 12, 2021
We hired Chris for our wedding and he did a fantastic job! We never had an empty dance floor throughout the night! He was a joy to work with through the entire process. He is very professional and responsive. He provided expert advice on how to pick out the perfect songs for our ceremony and key moments during our reception. We received loads of compliments from our wedding guests about him and we're so thrilled with how the entire night went. We would hire him again in a heartbeat!
Victor Marquart
Jul 23, 2021
Tony Florio
Apr 05, 2021
Tanya Pajarillo
Jan 31, 2021
Wow, Karl did such a great job! He was so flexible and went with flow. Both my husband and I forgot to communicate to him a couple changes made the day before but he caught on and adjusted accordingly for our wedding day. The music selection was exactly what we wanted. He even double checked with me regarding what songs he might not be able to get to which was highly appreciated. Karl communicated to our guests in the most perfect way.
There was never a dull moment. We were very happy and impressed with Karl's work. Thank you for an amazing day! We worked with Chris prior to the wedding day and his wealth of experience helped us set realistic expectations and plan our wedding "properly."
There was never a dull moment. We were very happy and impressed with Karl's work. Thank you for an amazing day! We worked with Chris prior to the wedding day and his wealth of experience helped us set realistic expectations and plan our wedding "properly."
Reed Perry
Jan 07, 2021
Unfortunately, our wedding reception had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we did go through the planning stages with reception, including selecting a DJ. Chris Temple was a pleasure to work with, and even during a difficult time to plan a reception, Chris was very enthusiastic and helped us enjoy the reception timeline and music selection process.
He was great in helping us think through the logistics and timing of the event. Chris was very accommodating, and it is just unfortunate we could not actually hold the event due to tightened event restrictions due to the pandemic. We still would recommend Chris, and if we have an opportunity to schedule a future event in the Annapolis area, we would absolutely hire Chris.
He was great in helping us think through the logistics and timing of the event. Chris was very accommodating, and it is just unfortunate we could not actually hold the event due to tightened event restrictions due to the pandemic. We still would recommend Chris, and if we have an opportunity to schedule a future event in the Annapolis area, we would absolutely hire Chris.
Hilary Wiseman
Feb 01, 2019
Finding a wedding DJ is OVERWHLEMING! We talked to several different companies and chose C&J. Talking to Chris was so natural that by our final meeting I felt like he was an old friend, he immediately understood who we were as people and as a couple. He did a great job of guiding how much input we needed to provide and was really helpful with laying out how the music would help the wedding flow.
On the day of we worked with DJ Karl who did an amazing job of keeping the dance floor moving! He executed our details as requested, was friendly but not overly chatty on the microphone, he was totally fun, flexible and accommodating! My guests, my husband and I all danced the night away.thank you C&J!
On the day of we worked with DJ Karl who did an amazing job of keeping the dance floor moving! He executed our details as requested, was friendly but not overly chatty on the microphone, he was totally fun, flexible and accommodating! My guests, my husband and I all danced the night away.thank you C&J!
Madeline Gentile
Jan 18, 2018
Worked with Chris (the owner) on all the prep and he was so helpful. He provided reception outlines and suggestions and helped with editing some of my longer song choices. Our DJ for our wedding was Karl & he did a great job. He really listened to our taste in music and checked with us if someone requested a song he thought might not be in line with that.
My groom and I, along with most of our guests, stayed on the dance floor almost all night! Only complaint is that he flubbed my name a couple times, but I would still recommend them and work with them again.
My groom and I, along with most of our guests, stayed on the dance floor almost all night! Only complaint is that he flubbed my name a couple times, but I would still recommend them and work with them again.
Patrick Stakem
Dec 09, 2017
Excellent service and very friendly, professional, and responsive. During a face to face meeting at their office Chris walked us through each step of the wedding and helped us start our timeline. During several follow up emails and phone calls Chris was patient and professional and took care of all of our music needs including editing our first dance song to an appropriate time.
At the wedding DJ Karl Hunt was the finest example of professionalism. Everything was set up on time and appeared clean, neat, and unobtrusive. The music was perfect for each stage of the wedding and the transitions were seamless. When a guest requested a song Karl would ask me (groom) if it was ok to play. Could not have asked for better service from C&J Entertainment and DJ Karl.
At the wedding DJ Karl Hunt was the finest example of professionalism. Everything was set up on time and appeared clean, neat, and unobtrusive. The music was perfect for each stage of the wedding and the transitions were seamless. When a guest requested a song Karl would ask me (groom) if it was ok to play. Could not have asked for better service from C&J Entertainment and DJ Karl.
