Live music for private events in Miami
One Miami musician. A full band’s sound. Songs about your guests.
Willy B builds drums, bass and keys live on a looper, picks up the guitar or the harmonica, and sings over all of it. Send him your guests’ stories and they come back as songs, on the spot. Dinner stays at conversation level; when the room is ready to move, so is he.
- God Bless America · Miami Marlins · Sept 27, 2026
- Raised in Miami · sings in English and Spanish
- Insured · contract, W-9 and COI on request
01 · Events
Private events
Dinner parties, milestone birthdays, weddings and company nights across Miami and South Florida, with the whole band looped live. Insured, with a certificate for your venue. Discretion comes standard: your guests stay private, and he’s happy to sign an NDA.
Plan your event02 · Lessons
Lessons
Private guitar, piano, voice and harmonica lessons for students from age 7 to seniors: in your home, at his Miami studio, or online.
Find your lessonWilliam “Willy B” Hurwitz is a Miami-raised harmonica player, singer and multi-instrumentalist who plays live music for private events, weddings and corporate events across Miami and South Florida. His solo show is a one-man band, a full band’s sound from one musician: he loops drums, bass and keys live, plays guitar or harmonica and sings over it, and writes songs on the spot about the people who hired him. He can also plan and book the music for an entire event, has been hired for recording sessions on harmonica, guitar, piano and vocals, and teaches guitar, piano, voice and harmonica in Miami and online.
The show
A full band’s sound from one musician
Drums, bass, keys, guitar, harmonica and vocals, looped live by one musician.
More about the show
The signature
Songs about your guests, written live.
Before the party, you send him the stories: how the couple met, the trip everyone still talks about, the friend who is always, always late. You decide what’s fair game.
During the set, he builds a groove, and those stories come back as songs. The guest of honor hears their own life set to music, in front of everyone they love, and he gets the room singing along.
Willy calls it an improvisational ability “to create songs about the people that … have literally hired me for the gig that I’m playing in front of them.” And, he says, “it becomes really meta.”
It’s available with any performance, and it’s the part of the night your guests will retell for years.
For your event
Music for every kind of night
Private events
Dinner parties, birthdays and estate celebrations, with a full band’s sound from one musician.
ExploreWeddings
Ceremony, cocktail hour and a song about the two of you, written live.
ExploreOne-man band
Drums, bass, keys, guitar, harmonica and vocals, looped live by one musician.
ExploreCustom songs
Send him the stories. He turns them into songs about your guests, live.
ExploreCorporate events
Client dinners, company nights and hotel events, with songs about your people.
ExploreHarmonica for hire
Blues, soul and country harmonica for your event, stage or recording.
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On the record
Where he’s been.
God Bless America at a Miami Marlins game
He sang God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch at a Miami Marlins game (September 27, 2026).
Booked again, and again
One private host has booked him about every three weeks for the past three years, for dinner parties where every guest gets a verse.
Published research
Co-author of a peer-reviewed study on individualized piano lessons for breast cancer survivors (Oncology Nursing Forum, 2019), from his years in cancer research at the University of Miami. Read it on PubMed.
The Harp Machine in New Orleans
The Harp Machine, his duo with Venezuelan electric-harp player Leonard Jacome, played the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans on April 24, 2025, the first night of Jazz Fest.
How it works
From first message to last song.
Tell him about the night
Date, place, guest count and what you’re celebrating. An approximate date is fine.
Your personal quote
Willy learns about the people and the room from you or your planner, then quotes your event personally. No packages to decode.
He shapes the set
Your favorite songs, the ones to skip, and the stories he’ll turn into songs. His certificate of insurance, contract, W-9 and invoice go straight to your venue or planner.
The night
You host. He handles the music. Your guests go home with a memory, and maybe a song about themselves.
Availability
Is your date still open?
Tell him the date, the place and who the night is for. He’ll take it from there.
- Sang God Bless America at a Miami Marlins game, September 27, 2026
- Insured: contract, W-9 and certificate of insurance on request
- Discretion comes standard, and he’s happy to sign an NDA
- Raised in Miami; sings in English and Spanish
Looking for lessons? See lessons or choose “Lessons” in the form.
Check your date
Got it. Thank you!
Willy or someone on his team will get back to you, usually the same day. Keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder, just in case).
Questions
Good to know
Who is Willy B?
Willy B is William “Willy B” Hurwitz, a Miami-raised harmonica player, singer and multi-instrumentalist. He plays private events, weddings and corporate events across Miami and South Florida as a one-man band, writes songs live about his clients’ guests, can plan and book the music for an entire event, and teaches guitar, piano, voice and harmonica. Read his story.
What kinds of events does Willy B play?
Intimate dinner parties of 10 to 40 guests, milestone birthdays for every generation, engagements, proposals and surprise serenades, wedding ceremonies and cocktail hours, estate parties, hotel and company events, wellness retreats and celebrations of life. See private events, weddings and corporate events.
What makes his show different from a regular solo musician?
Two things. He sounds like a band: he loops drums, bass and keys live, then plays guitar or harmonica and sings on top (how the one-man band works). And he can write songs about your guests on the spot, from stories you send ahead (custom songs).
How do I book Willy B, and what will it cost?
Send the date, place, guest count and occasion through the booking form. Every event is quoted personally: the fee depends on the date, how long he plays, the format and any add-ons, like a song about your guest of honor.
Does Willy B teach music lessons?
Yes. Private guitar, piano, voice and harmonica lessons, for students from age 7 to seniors, in your home, at his Miami studio, or online. Explore lessons.
Where is Willy B based?
Miami, where he was born and raised. He plays events across Miami and South Florida, and teaches in Miami and online.
Let’s make it unforgettable
Tell Willy about your night. He’ll shape the music around the people in the room.