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"WOW excellent band we really enjoyed seeing them play at our venue. Great set up. Lovely guys who interacted with our guests played great music also played requests. Will definitely have them back again very soon."

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"Such a great band who really set the tone for the evening and got everyone up and dancing which is difficult given our crowd aren't big dancers. Everyone I have spoken to so far says they were the best part of the evening and really contributed to making the night a big success."

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"Thank you and the team so much. It was crazy, we had a blast!"

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"What a beautiful arrangement. Thank you for sharing the spirit of Christmas!"

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"Alessandro De Meo, Karlsruhe Germany, Apr 1 2024 12:34 AM Dear Brother Jon, yesterday i was listening to a Sermon of David Wilkerson…I finally found a Christian Song that ive forgotten for so many years. The Name of the Song is when God ran. It was on a Christian Album on the iTunes Store. And After that i found the Song of yours Friend in you. After some Research on the Internet and on iTunes i found alot of Songs and Albums of yours. Your music is truely spoken from the Heart. Your music is so encouraging to me. Im so glad that i finally Found the Type of music that i Like that also Speaks to my Heart, actually its God speaking thru your music. I pray for you that you can make a new Album soon. May God bless you. I greet you from Karlsruhe, Germany with Psalm 20 : 2-4. What a Great and Mighty God we have in Christ Jesus our King Lord and Shepherd. He is risen!!! We Serve a Mighty God!!! And we all Need his love more than before. Your Brother in Christ Alessandro "

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"The Unexpected Duo play a wide variety of music, and there are some “ unexpected” choices as a Duo they don’t seem to be limited, they play everything! Jan has a lovely voice , she sounds like Bonnie Raitt..we will continue to have them back every year!"

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"Awesome band! If you love jazz you will love their music. Michele can really rock it. ❤"

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"There’s more to Johnny Ticktin than meets the eye. Well-versed in the blues, having once served as lead guitar player for the legendary Louisiana Red, the open-minded Ticktin is a sponge, soaking up the subtle six-string nuances and intricacies of a multitude of genres—from surf to classic R&B, swing and even Mambo—on his eighth album with The Headhunters, That’s All I Need. It would feel right at home in any rough-and-tumble roadhouse. The title is borrowed from a song, covered here in all its dark, swampy glory, off Magic Sam’s 1967 iconic electric blues marvel West Side Soul. Watery, backwoods ripples of Sam’s tremolo guitar style and seductive rhythms meander through Creedence Clearwater Revival’s mysterious kudzu on Johnny & The Headhunters’ version, as Ticktin and company paddle up a lazy river of Bayou groove. Just as fluent in nasty rockabilly, they thrive in the sweltering heat of the 1957 obscurity “Chicken House,” giving it a warm buzz and making it rumble and swagger, while the lascivious, infectious funk of “Body and Fender” – a Doc Pomus/Duke Robillard joint originally built for soul crooner Johnny Adams – shakes all over and ogles the female form. A rousing, boogie-woogie version of Lowell Fulsom’s Chess Records’ hit “Rock ‘Em Dead” is wonderfully shambolic, and Ticktin rides the lightning of the Link Wray instrumental “Ace of Spaces” like a champ, gleefully wheeling through edgy garage-rock riffs with appropriate vim and vigor. What feel he and his band have for this material. There is not the slightest bit of indifference to it anywhere on this record. Not that they need it, but help arrives in the form of keyboardist Tam Sullivan, who wraps smoky, sensual organ and wraiths of piano around a soulful remake of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Lead Me On,” and singer Liz Springer, who joins her brazen vocals to Ticktin’s in the cheeky, but charming, duet “Watch and Chain.” And, with the solid machinery of a good backing band at work behind him, Ticktin can just let loose – witness the slide-guitar fury of their cover of Elmore James’ “Shake Your Money Maker.” For aficionados of tasteful guitar work and music that time shouldn’t have forgotten, this is what you need. —Peter Lindblad SPREAD THE NEWS! FacebookTwitter RELATED STORIES September 3rd, 2023 Rhythm & Roots Festival August 28th, 2023 Rhythm & Roots: Family Fave July 28th, 2023 When Rock & Roll is a Verb"

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"Michael is just a super guy and we are honored to have him every time he comes through this part of the world, great performer obviously, just a class act all the way through. Heard about how good he was and we fortunate enough that they came through here and wanted to play here and it’s been a great relationship ever since."

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"We enjoyed it immensely! The music certainly met our expectations. I am glad I chose you. And that it turned out so well. Without ever having met you, without having heard the music beforehand (other than on the site), the performance was as expected. I can confidently recommend someone else to book you this way. Friendly (telephone) contact."

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"You might expect an album with edgy, teal-lit cover art and the title of The Isolation Blues, by the Mike Goudreau Band, to be either dark and brooding or a real barroom stomper, showcasing the loudest guitar you’ve heard since Jimi Hendrix’s. Instead, from the first notes, you’ll find it’s a peppy ensemble extravaganza with horns galore. More’s the better, too – the Winter Solstice is coming up, and we need an eye-opening blast of sunshine in the middle of it. Smooth, jazzy-influenced, and boasting crystal-clear vocals, it’s a must-play on New Year’s Eve. Born in 1965 in Newport, Vermont, into a musical family with an English mother and a French-Canadian father, Mike Goudreau picked up his first guitar at age 14 and hasn’t stopped playing since. His early influences included the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and later, Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Powder Blues and Downchild – to name a few. Such diverse interests help to explain why Mike is comfortable in so many musical genres, especially jazz and blues. Since 2007, Mike’s songs have been heard on hundreds of network TV shows and films, such as the TV movie The Happiest Season (Hulu), Dynasty (CBS), the Universal Pictures film Dark Waters, the Hollywood film The Banker, starring Samuel Jackson (2020), The Neighborhood (CBS), NCIS Los Angeles (CBS), and Chicago PD (NBC), among several others. Joining Mr. Goudreau (vocals, guitars, bass and hand claps) are Jean-Francois Begin (think Menachem Begin, not “begin”) on drums and percussion, Dany Roy on tenor sax and trumpet, Ira Friedman on organ and piano, and Pascal Veilette on harmonica. You know all the shows and films mentioned earlier? Together, they spell diamond-level QUALITY. That’s what’s been poured into each of the fourteen original tracks on this CD. Every note, every musical phrase, glimmers like the light off one of that gem’s many facets. This is real-deal blues, whether in swing/jump form (as on the opener “Let’s Go Down to the River”), the angsty, harmonica-infused title track, the guitar and piano boogie known as “The Mooch,” or the laid-back instrumental “Sea Breeze Blues.” Any band can crank out an album in their garage or basement and deem it good enough, but not Goudreau and his posse. They care about their offerings like Michelangelo cared about David, or Da Vinci the Mona Lisa. That’s because they’re not just musicians. Not just craftsmen. They’re artists, and don’t you forget it. Got The Isolation Blues? Here’s the cure, or at least the vaccine! "

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"This band rocks, Great energy, great engagement , and lots of fun"

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"Mr. James Sexton and The Sexton Connection were absolutely perfect for this special occasion. The Sexton Connection are extremely professional and talented musicians. Every song played was befitting the entire occasion as well as several request songs. Additionally, every musician and artist were extremely polite and intelligent. Without a doubt, I would recommend them to friends and family. Their showmanship is excellent. The guest were very well satisfied with their music and sound quality and continually inquired, what is name of the band? I appreciated their performance and will hire The Sexton Connection for any occasion. Thank you, Edwin Bell"

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"Ashford Gordon & the Local Group played for our corporate holiday gathering. Everyone was moving to the music and their musicianship and professionalism was superb."

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"Wonderful to hear live jazz from a group of young, spontaneous and polished performers. Great rapport between the players and with the audience. Loved the energetic and stylish scat singing and instrumental solos, and it’s doubly great to have been in the audience of a live recording."

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