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"Thank you for playing for us last night – we loved the music you played and felt it really set our night off perfectly! Everyone has been saying how brilliant the band was last night and the photos today show that people really had a great time!! Your outfits were also perfectly fitting with our Roaring 20s theme and we literally couldn’t have asked for more! Thank you so much once again and we would not hesitate to book you for events in the future!"

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"Made it a unique event and one everyone enjoyed thanks to Jen. Would highly recommend her for any event as something for everyone and every taste in music catered for brilliantly"

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"Rosie and James were fantastic, on time, reliable, extremely professional, looked very smart and most importantly, sounded amazing. Our guests all commented how beautiful the music was! We highly recommend them and would definitely book them again :) "

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"We welcomed Carolyn Saint-Pé and her trio Le Jazz Hot Band to Old Mary's Cocktail Bar and were treated to some classic jazz and rich vocals. Le Jazz Hot Band is a top quality trio with accomplished musicians and Carolyn is an expert entertainer and singer. We look forward to having Carolyn and her trio at Old Mary's again in the future. "

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"It was an absolutely fantastic day and I appreciate yours and Simone’s music on the day, the feedback received was nothing but positive, you really made the BBQ/party atmosphere how I imagined it to be. "

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"We couldn't have been more delighted with Hot Shoes performance, the dance floor was packed from the moment they started and stayed that way for the whole set!"

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"cocktailmusic furuns the partystart. Very apreciated of the guests"

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"Dupa Trio was incredible. They were able to bring the atmosphere of our dinner to the next level, and every guest complimented their performance. Looking forward to work with them again, Best!"

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"Thank you so much for singing so beautifully. EVERYONE loved you and you were the talk of the party! That your voice is just heavenly!... Big thank you! Hugs. Isia"

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" I invited Noa to perform at my 60th birthday. Noa’s warm and soft voice accompanied by Ben on the piano helped to created a unique atmosphere at the event. Noa’s repertoire is rich and versatile and contains some of my all-time favourites, which she sang on the evening. I would highly recommend her!"

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"Michelle's Birthday Party - excellent jazz band, very classy, perfect for the event in question. It's nice to see a band which does things so simply and professionally, providing a full sound with the minimum of equipment. They were happy to play to the room when people were eating and talking, at a volume which still allowed conversation, but were friendly and engaging as and when people wanted to interact with them. The singer they provide (if required) has a great voice, well matched to their style, no over-acting or dramatic self indulgence, just confident, strong and pitch perfect. Great day, thank you."

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" All Music Review Thom Jurek The title of this set is an apt one. While much of the music presented by the Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band, it hearkens back -- in terms of its sophistication, confidence and outright jazz literacy, not nostalgically -- to an era when progressive jazz, and big bands (this one numbering 10 pieces) flourished on the scene. This is one sophisticated outfit. Featuring the arrangement and compositional skills of Brent Wallarab, Jim Martin, Bill Dobbins and Kerry Strayer, this band struts out the tradition and make some joyous, complex, and elegant music that reflects its own unique identity. The résumés of all these players are impressive and reflected in the confidence of the date. It opens with "SUNY-Triangle," a Martin composition that works its artful sleight-of-hand over Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Triste." Martin uses the rhythmically complex samba and drapes some tough, knotty twists and turns over it. The intro is a beautiful and raucous wake-up call, while the head of the tune, with its staggered entrances and exits -- including some fine soloing by John Viavattine on tenor and John Nyerges on piano -- give this tune a unique identity. "Creature Comfort" is a beautiful mid-tempo ballad by Wallarab with edgeless yet multi-dimensional dissonances written into its harmonics. It swings beautifully and includes a fine, punchy solo by tenorman Glenn Cashman. Besides the originals, there are some fine readings here as well. There's Wallarab's arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" that's a thoroughly modern exercise losing none of Ellington's humor or rhythmic complexity. Likewise, Gerry Mulligan's haunting, wee-hours, "Night Lights," is given expert treatment here by Strayer, and Dean Keller's baritone saxophone playing combines Mulligan's sense of lyric and Ben Webster's sense of time. In Time's Shadow reveals that innovation need not sacrifice accessibility or swing. It is convincing evidence that the big band form is alive, well and full of surprises."

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"Melisma Manouche with Sarah-Jane singing were great. Brilliant music and very friendly. Would definitely recommend again."

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"We invited Dupa Trio to play 4 concerts on our exhibition on IBC 2022 , the atmosphere they created was just stunning ! Super nice people, responsible, quick responses , always on time, and of course great music that made the atmosphere of the event ! I really recommend hiring Dupa Trio, I know we will do so in the future for sure Stefan, Canon Europe marketing team "

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"Tom is a highly talented musician as well as being very professional when communicating and engaging with clients. We recently asked Tom to perform at an event in Cookham. The band were excellent, the client was delighted - wouldn't hesitate in recommending."

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