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"I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for your part in making our wedding so special. Rory was fantastic at our wedding, really set a great vibe and had a great set of modern songs played in chilled way. He mingled between the guests at the drinks reception and brought a great energy to the day. Very professional and would highly recommend."

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"Hi Rory, it was a pleasure having you... Think you were a hit!"

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"A fantastic singer, wonderful performer and a warming soul on stage."

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"The performance was fantastic, drawing in guests and setting the perfect atmosphere and tone for the evening. The musicians were professional and very talented, with great energy and style and I would definitely recommend them."

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"Davina did a great job at creating the right atmosphere for us and our guests, relaxed and yet entertaining and charming. We really appreciated her care for details and her fast communication - she is totally independent in what she does from the beginning to the end of the event. Super professional, and what a beautiful voice! Thank you!"

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"Your playing was really beautiful. Youre so talented! Thank you, it added so much atmosphere. We were so lucky with the weather, you brought the gardens to life. All the best, Penny."

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"Hugo was an incredible saxophonist, he played along with the DJ. The guests were mesmerised and we were just over the moon. Hugo you are so talented and made our wedding day just as we wanted it."

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"Rorys timekeeping was exceptional, arriving over an hour before the start time. His set was very professional offering various genres in his performance. His sax was really the life and soul of the party. He was very energetic moving about the room and getting involved with the audience."

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"Rory, you were fantastic on the evening. You were sensitive to the crowd in terms of the choice of music, your were extremely professional in your approach, and the guests commented repeatedly how much they enjoyed your music. Thank you for coming along; you really helped set the ambience."

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"The Latin Formula were a pleasure to work with. The communication in the lead up to our event was great to ensure The Latin Formula met our brief exactly. On the day the band arrived promptly and set up with no fuss ready for the party to start. The delegates loved the Latin Music and audience participation, and it really made the party. I would recommend this band to anyone."

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"@Rio Brass - You were amazing! Thank you for making mine and Simon's wedding day exactly how we had hoped- if you are thinking about booking these guys, make sure you do- they are great, spread the word!!! "

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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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"In February 2020, our guests were treated to the smooth sounds of top-rated UK saxophonist Rory. A perfectly executed combination of contemporary Jazz, alongside well-loved modern classics, from Miles Davies and Nina Simone to Amy Winehouse and Gnarls Barley. A heady mix of live music and well-loved classics!"

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"Rory provided an ideal backdrop to our charity drinks reception. The choice of music was perfect for the occasion and enjoyed by all our guests."

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"I really enjoyed your playing and your set."

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