Review Centre: Brazilian Entertainment

"Thank you for playing at our wedding on Saturday. You were brilliant, all our guests commented on how good you were and really enjoyed the music you were playing. It was lovely to have you playing during the reception drinks for the guests to listen."

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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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"Banda sonora do seu coração ao vivo! No nosso casamento, o Felipe tocou antes da cerimónia. As músicas foram escolhidas entre as que queríamos e sugestões dele. É possível até um membro/amigo da família fazer parte desse momento! Quer clima mais personalizado e simbólico de amor do que um momento que mais ninguém terá? Ele é a certeza da qualidade de que os presentes nunca se vão esquecer desse toque especial. Para além de interpretar divinamente todos os géneros ele também pode tocar as suas músicas autorais!"

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"Thank you so much for playing on Thursday. It was a fantastic evening... the feedback was amazing! The guests told me they really enjoyed your pieces and it got the party vibe going. Hopefully will see you again sometime and hear your music. Best regards."

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"We had Rory play sax at our garden party for c. 100 guests in July. It was a hit! Although, I booked only a few days in advance it all worked out very well. Booking team was very supportive. Rory connected in advance to get a sense of the type of party, age and help decide the right playlist. On the day of the event, he came on time to set things up and was flexible to accommodate our requests. I am very happy with my decision to have live music at the party and have Rory take care of it. Highly recommended!"

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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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"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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"I had the opportunity to work with Rory at a recent wedding. He is a really great guy and was a pleasure to work with. I was impressed with his professionalism and attention to detail. Before the event he made contact to make sure everything was going to be in place for the day. He left nothing to chance and this is the type of professional I like working with. As the DJ I had the opportunity to play with him on set and he was brilliant. His knowledge and ability to adapt to all styles of music was phenomenal. He really added pizzaz to the music! Rory was a real pleasure to work with and I hope we have another opportunity to work together again."

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"Ti Boyz are the best Jazz fusion group in Finland ,by a long way and I Eetu recommend this band you can´t go wrong ."

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"To say a big thank you for coming to play at our party last Saturday! We feel so lucky it could go ahead and we had such nice weather too. We honestly couldn't be more pleased with you being there and playing - it was beautiful, and created such a wonderful atmosphere! You've also been so easy to work with and it's all been so relaxed, thank you. "

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"It was a great delight having Rory play for us last night. A pleasure to listen to and a very talented young man. If I have any needs going forward I will definitely ask for him. Very best wishes, Tim."

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"Merci pous tous! Vive la musique Jazz! Nous sommes ensemble!"

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"We booked Rory for our daughter's 21st where he played the piano for a relaxed drinks reception in the house, followed by sax working with the DJ in a much more lively party setting afterwards over at our annexe. Rory blended in perfectly in both settings, with relaxed sets being played on the piano followed by very engaged, immersive sets with the sax on the dance floor with our guests. He really just gets on with his thing and really made the event that extra special and received a ton of compliments from some very happy guests. We would whole heartedly recommend."

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"Rory was so easy to work with - a great professional. He even helped us out with last minute requests such as lending us extra microphones for speeches and bringing a music stand for our celebrant. As soon as he started playing the room came alive - from saxophone to piano he added a special, sophisticated, musical magic to the evening. You cant beat live music and Rory is a very talented musician. Thanks again Rory! It was a pleasure to have you perform."

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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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