Review Centre: Jazz Bands

"I was fortunate enough to attend a concert by the Freshwater Jazz Players: it was a fun-filled experience filled with great music. Their repertoire, strictly acoustic, draws inspiration from greats of the past like Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt, including the tango of Astor Piazzolla, but also embraces original music and period Italian pieces, with that light-hearted, self-deprecating spirit that the group's name suggests. Unmissable!"

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"Ein echte toller musikalische Abend. Ein echte toller musikalische Abend. Wir werden Tcha und sein Ensemble ganz bestimmt bald wieder engagieren! "

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"These three (Nuance Trio) were perfect! They were dressed impeccably, sounded beautiful, and made everything seem very easy. Our garden ceremony wouldn’t have been the same without their touch of class. "

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"Our sincere thanks to you and all of your amazing musicians. Your performance was outstanding and the amazing singer alongside fantastic musicians was such a wonderful thing to listen to and watch. It truly made our evening special."

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"When you hear it on the subtly-simmering 'For Heaven's Sake' you know you're in the presence of a master improviser. "

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"Andrew played fantastic solo saxophone during our cocktail reception and then accompanied a jazz singer on his piano as we cut the cake at our wedding celebration in the Portuguese countryside. His playing and professionalism really set the tone of our wedding: our guests still talk about how classy and sophisticated his music made our day feel. It was also a lovely touch for him to stay after the performance to mingle with our group. In short, I highly recommend Andrew as a musician for your event - you won't regret it!"

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"What can i say apart from the feedback given by our residents included "awesome" Engaging talented and so very friendly. We would highly recommend you book Misty-Lee. Silky smooth had our residents dancing in their seats. (10 / 10) "

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"Saw these guys at Alexandra Palace last weekend and they are absolutely fantastic. Full of energy and great tunes which was loved by young and old. I for one will be looking out for their future shows."

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"I booked StraightFire to play for my 50th Birthday. They put on a great evening of entertainment playing some of my favourite songs and some modern numbers for the younger guests. I had lots of comments from friends and family about how great the band was and would thoroughly recommend them for any special occasion. "

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"Ci siamo sposati ad Amalfi e The Italian Soul & Jazz Band ha superato ogni aspettativa. La loro musica ha accompagnato ogni momento in modo impeccabile: raffinata durante l’aperitivo, emozionante durante la cena e travolgente quando è iniziato il ballo. Tutti gli ospiti ci hanno fatto i complimenti per la scelta — l’atmosfera era magica, elegante ma piena di energia. Professionali, gentili e davvero talentuosi. Li risceglieremmo senza esitazione! "

Reply by The Italian Soul & Jazz Band
Grazie di cuore, Francesca! Siamo felicissimi che la nostra musica abbia contribuito a rendere l’atmosfera speciale. È stato un vero piacere suonare per voi e condividere una giornata così unica. Tantissimi auguri a voi! – Giuseppe

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"I recognise immediately that these serious musicians are challenging the listener and themselves to play outside the box.(...) Music Soup is a good name for this trio of musicians because they embrace a mixed bag of styles and musical concepts that mirror their decade of playing together and their individual personalities... ... Because they have been working together for ten years, Music Soup has a tight, cohesive sound. Their music is well written and produced. On “Your Song” horns join the group. Special guests Dimitris Papadopoulos on trumpet, Dimitri Vassilakis on tenor sax and Antonis Andreou on trombone fatten the sound. However these horns, (nicely arranged by Haris Ziouva) are merely icing on the creative cake that Karlafti and Dimopoulos have baked. Nestor’s bluesy guitar and Evgenia Karlafti’s organ mastery are the fireworks of this production. "

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"Fantastic musicians an excellent singer... impossible to be disappointed! I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. Neda an Patrick"

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"I'm so thrilled with the service Fan Club Jazz Band provided. From start to finish they made the whole process so simple. Communication was clear and made my job of running the event a lot easier. The performance was beautiful! We booked a quartet to play some instrumental background music, and they were incredible. So many guests mentioned to me how good they were. I will definitely be booking them again for future events. Can't recommend them enough. What a talented, professional group of musicians."

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"Non avremmo potuto chiedere di meglio: abbiamo ingaggiato i Tea for three in versione trio e hanno superato di gran lunga le nostre aspettative. Non avevamo dubbi che la scaletta sarebbe stata perfetta per noi, che la voce di Elena e la musica sarebbero state impeccabili ma... Oltre ad essere addirittura meglio dal vivo rispetto ai video che avevamo visto e ascoltato... Quello che davvero ci ha stupite e rassicurate fin dal primo contatto telefonico è stata la professionalità e la presa in carico della situazione. Elena e i ragazzi non solo hanno capito e accolto le nostre richieste... Autonomi e allo stesso tempo perfettamente in sintonia con il succedersi dei momenti, sono stati un punto fermo per tutta la serata; al primo incontro di persona, 10 giorni prima dell'evento, quando ancora tante cose erano in forse e indefinite, conoscere Elena mi ha fatto tirare un sospiro di sollievo, e ha veramente fatto la differenza nel caos di ansia da preparativi. Sono una sicurezza prima durante e dopo (vedi labirinto del borderò siae) l'evento! ANCORA GRAZIE!"

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"These guys were amazing from start to finish. Planning a wedding overseas is not easy, but they were so responsive with emails and no question felt too much - they were always happy to reply and put us at ease. They were also extremely compassionate and patient when we had to take a break in communication due to a family illness. They were really helpful when we were unsure of what songs we should add to different moments, and were accommodating when we requested specific songs for specific moments. On the day, the music sounded even more beautiful than I could have imagined - my only regret is that I couldn’t have them there the entire day! It really was a dream come true to have such beautiful strings music at our wedding, we will never forget it!"

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