Review Centre: Latin Jazz Bands

"Bonjour, un grand merci pour notre mariage du 3 juillet à la Table de Terre brune, tout était parfait et tout le monde a adoré votre prestation. Un grand merci à vous et à la chanteuse Lucie. Le gérant de la Table de Terre brune, Mr Torrente, m'a demandé votre numéro, je me suis permise de le lui donner. On héritera pas à refaire appel à vous et à vous recommander. Bien cordialement. Marie A."

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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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"Fernando, your band exceeded all my expectations in delivering top quality live music during the cocktail reception of our wedding at Arriba by the sea in Cascais. Our guests loved your performance and we received a lot of positive feedback from many of them. We loved the jazz, latin and Brazilian music that you presented, and appreciate the ease in communicating and organizing the event with you. I highly recommend your musical services. Thank You, Isabel C."

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"Betty Boom made our wedding truly unforgettable! Their energy, talent, and wide-ranging music selection kept the dance floor packed all night. They took care of every detail and brought a magical atmosphere to our special day."

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"Wow - Kate was awesome. Such a lovely person and fabulous voice! I hired her for my husband's 60th birthday party in our back garden and she was perfect for the event. She went with the flow of the party - background effect at the start when people were arriving and saying hello, to getting louder and more upbeat as the party livened up. Loads of people asked me where I booked her from and commented on how great she was. I would definitely book Kate again. Thank you Kate - you were a very valuable ingredient at the party that made the event a fantastic success."

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"Romantic trio, heavenly tunes for our reception! Loved them"

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"Neon Blue played as a trio at our wedding and were fantastic. Great selection of tracks tailored to our taste, played really well, and set the perfect mood. Exactly what we wanted. They even impressed all my jazz-loving friends. We had a slightly unusual format of the day involving moving location and they were exceptionally flexible and helpful. Great guys easy to work with and great jazz. Thanks!"

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"The trio was amazing! Great communication as well. Thank you so much! "

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"I just want to say a personal thank you to you and your team for jumping in when needed at the event. Your performance made such a difference and actually raised the event to a whole new level! I will definitely recommend you to friends and family. Thank you again for contributing to the success of the event."

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"Great musician, skilled teacher, wonderful person. Competent, precise, sensitive, passionate, attentive, professional. All this is Davide Romeo!"

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"Girl Friday is a Great band performing great Jazz and Blues. My favourite local musicians playing music for everyone "

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" La grande classe ! Prestation de très grande classe à la hauteur de nos attentes. Le groupe Jazzador brille non seulement par la qualité exceptionnelle de ses 4 musiciens, mais également par son professionnalisme (ponctualité, adaptabilité) et sa gentillesse. Grâce à leur répertoire aussi fourni que varié, chacun y a trouvé son compte. Ils ont fait sensation lors de notre mariage et nous sommes très heureux d’avoir fait appel à eux. "

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"Quite frankly, the best "lounge act" I've even seen on a cruise ship. Enthralling, virtuoso playing and a wide repertoire. It was always hard to leave. I'd about book a cruise just to see them."

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"Olyan jó bulit csináltak a 40. születésnapon , hogy az egyébként értelmiségi társaság végig táncolta , ugrálta ,éneklte az estét . Az ének színvonala vetekszik az eredetiekkel. Nagyon ügyesen vonta be a közönséget az előadásba . Öröm volt nézni a vendégeket ! Biztos , hogy ez a csapat jön az én születésnapomra is ! Ps : minden amit ígértek , be is tartottak ! Sőt kicsit tovább is zenéltek . 10 + "

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"It really was an amazing evening, would happily book you again for future events!"

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