Review Centre: Brazilian Entertainment

"We loved having Rory at our wedding, his performance was excellent and really added an extra special something during the drinks receptions. He was also communicative in the lead up and accommodating to our requests, making us feel very comfortable prior to the day itself which was greatly appreciated."

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"It all went well."

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"Rory provided the musical background to our wedding at Old Marylebone Town Hall and after party at home. He was superb, both creating a wonderful mood, and interpreting what we wanted. We (my wife and I) couldnt more highly recommend him. Craig and Dina 01.08.22"

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"Rory was hired to play at my friends proposal and he did an amazing job! He is an incredibly talented saxophonist and performer and he really went over and above to make sure that our friends and family had a great experience. We really couldnt have asked for a better musician! Thank you Rory!"

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"Henry was so Professional, communicative and great service! My guests were on the dance floor until the end."

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"I wish to thank you for your recommendation of Rory to perform with Holly (percussion & vocals) & Julian (guitar) in a Latin jazz trio for my wifes special birthday a couple of weekends ago. They were brilliant. A great musical backdrop to a very successful garden party and a real hit with all our guests. We will recommend them without hesitation. Thank you again."

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"You were brilliant! Thanks a lot for the perfect music and great entertainment. We want to see you as my special act at my birthday party in a couple of months. Many thanks to you all for a fantastic night."

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"He was good. He performed requested tunes and for a good length of time."

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"Kulturhuset Bølgen in Ålsgårde is a rare combination of concert hall and restaurant. Hornbæk Jazzklub hosts their events here every first Friday of the month. There is room for more than 100 diners, who take their seats an hour and a half before the music begins. When the musicians take the stage, the lights in the hall are dimmed and the tables retract, and the place becomes a concert hall, where the audience does not have to move, but can remain in their good seats at the tables. The bar is silent when the music is playing, but during the break it wakes up to action, like another Holger Danske, and rattles, not with the saber, but with glasses, bottles, coffee and cake. The audience mingles both with each other and with the musicians, and a temporary close and beautiful community emerges. It was the same good atmosphere that prevailed among the musicians when Jesper Hedegaard presented his Sound of Brasil at Bølgen on Friday. The Brazilian Samba has many ramifications, and each rhythm has its own life and its own name. Jesper Hedegaard knows a lot about that, having lived in Brazil for many years. He came there in 1976 and made friends who he took with him to Denmark. Some still live here, others have returned home and new ones have joined. On Friday it was bassist Sidiel Vieira and drummer Celso de Almeida. When they play it looks playful, but that's only because they are masters of their instruments. The music flows from them, like a tsunami, whose enormous power is not noticed until it meets resistance. On Friday, there was no opposition for Jesper Hedegaard can his sambas and the evening's soloist was world class. It was Alexander Kraglund who, without a single note, played the most terrific Brazilian violin and viola with countless small shifts in the rhythmic and surprising harmony changes in the melodic, which is an essential detail of the music. Alexander Kraglund mostly played the viola and the deep timbre blended beautifully with Jesper Hedegaard's piano playing, which mostly took place in the high register. The bassist played counterrhythm and very little walking bass as in jazz. He played merrily with the already dancing rhythms in moody counterplay and he could frolic freely thanks to the fact that the drummer provided a non-slip surface for the music. The evening's many different pieces of music were a mixture of Jesper Hedegaard's own compositions and the bossa nova that Antonio Carlos Jobim started in the early 60s with A Girl From Ipanema. One is to play the violin, another is to play the harmonica, and Alexander Kraglund used this instrument in about half of the pieces. In his violin playing, there were almost no references to Svend Asmussen, which is surprising. In the harmonica playing there was great inspiration from Toots Thielemans. Jesper Hedegaard may not be the world's best-known pianist, but by thinking of another pianist, namely Chick Corea (who plays at Kulturværftet at the end of April), and some of his samba-inspired compositions such as La Fiesta and Amando's Rhumba, you get a sense of the music that was played at Bølgen on Friday. The fact that Bølgen's own sound man, Casper Skovgaard, also knows which buttons to touch and not to touch is the extra quality that Bølgen has and that many other venues can only dream of."

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"Rory was incredibly professional, flexible and enthusiastic for our event. He played wonderfully, dressed up for our theme and brought so much enthusiasm which we all very much enjoyed. I would 100% recommend Rory for all future events as he went above and beyond (including playing the flute unexpectedly!) and is incredibly talented."

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"Felipe was such a GIFT to us on our Wedding Day! The Groom & I very much wanted a relaxing, beautiful atmosphere to accompany our beachside ceremony. We also had a rather eclectic group of guests from all different age groups & all over the world. I mention this because of all of these all walks of life gathered, literally ALL of them loved Felipe just as much as we did. We each received compliments all night long about how Beautifully Talented he was, how Perfect his musical selections were & his Wonderful, Easy-Going personality was welcome & fit right in. His Voice & Guitar are both Rich & True. He even sent us an mp3 of our 1st Dance song to listen to as we wish!"

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"Thank you so much for a great night. All my friends loved to have your Latin music in my birthday party. They commented on how good you were. Some of them will get in touch soon."

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"Thank you very much The Latin Formula. You were amazing! All of us loved dancing to your music. Your entertaining performance was a plus... My guests had such a great time in our wedding party. You gave a magic touch to our special night. We loved your version of "You are so beautiful" for the first dance... Unforgettable. Thanks so much..."

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"Brilliant show last night at The Nightjar. Thank you so much for playing the rock’n’roll requests for us to dance. You brought the house down!"

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"I am happy to confirm that you and your colleagues on the sax, bass and piano indubitably added greatly to the atmosphere of the evening. Lots of the guests commented very enthusiastically on how much they had enjoyed the music. My feeling is that you added warmth, sparkle, and a sense of celebration to the evening, and the range and style of play was perfect to modulate between grabbing peoples attention and providing harmonious background, as appropriate for the stage in the proceedings. I was also appreciative of how flexible you were about the times of taking a break so that there was always music except during the brief interlude for speeches. I was delighted to have found you through Music Students for Hire and would definitely recommend not only you and your colleagues but Music Students for Hire too."

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