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"Wow, what a wonderful person Luigi is. He has held my hand throughout the entire process and has been incredibly pragmatic with everything we’ve asked for. He overdelivered in every possible way. Always replies to emails or WhatsApp messages no matter the time of day. I thought it would turn out well, BUT it was a hundred times better. We can truly recommend him."

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Thanks so much Freddie!!! It was been a really pleasure. Have a good Life!!!

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"100% professionals. Velvet trio met and exceeded our expectations. Plus, our special requests in the repertoire were beautifully performed "

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"Alejandro is an amazing musician. His guitar and saxophone playing were full of passion, energy, and soul. You can really tell he loves what he does. He also played music from different parts of the world, which made the event feel unique and special. On top of that, Alejandro was very professional. He communicated clearly, answered quickly, and arrived early to set everything up. Thank you, Alejandro, for your great performance! I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a talented and reliable musician."

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"We had the band play at our wedding in Sorrento for the Aperitif hour, and I can honestly say they were amazing! We had Nana singing and she was outstanding! All our guest complemented them on how great they were and it really set the tone of our wedding perfectly! Raphael was so professional he was always available when I needed to ask any questions, I highly recommend this band for any event they are top class and so professional 10/10! "

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"Professional, musical addition to our party. The men (in this case) played nice, jazzy background music and had good insight into when they had to stop for a speech, for example. The communication was very pleasant. In short, highly recommended!"

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"Just wanted to drop you a quick email to say thank you for Friday night. You were absolutely amazing, and better than we imagined. The staff have all said how brilliant you were. Thank you for being part of our Works party. We really enjoyed having you there and the music you played was just what we wanted and hoped for. We are all still talking about the night and I have party blues. Wish it hadn’t happened yet so I could do it all again. Your details will definitely come in use for future events I’m sure."

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"All guests on the dancefloor.Flexible. The band made good vibes ."

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"Truly talented artists who made our wedding unique"

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"Saturday December 14 we went to the Christmas concert of the Marcia Bamberg Swing Quartet in the old pumping station in Heerhugowaard. Great, atmospheric evening with top musicians and the beautiful, lived-in voice of Marcia Bamberg. Gipsy Jazz, the way you like to hear it. Amazing how Christmas hits and French chansons were arranged in the swinging style of Django Reinhardt. We can expect a lot from this Quartet! Recommended."

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"Thank you so much for providing us with the proper mood for the night. Excellent music for any occasion! Highly recommended!"

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"I’ve caught this band live twice now, and both times they absolutely blew me away. Tight, energetic, and full of heart, they own the stage like they were born to be there. The first time hooked me; the second proved it wasn’t luck — they sound even richer, sharper, and more alive each time they play. Pure joy to watch, and worth every minute of the wait. Can’t wait for round three."

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"You are the best. Thankfully Thanks again Theodoros "

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"Répertoire riche, service extrêmement professionnel, ajoute une vraie touche de raffinement tout en étant fun pour les invités. Nous avons adoré construire la set list avec swing it, les chanteuses et les musiciens sont extrêmement talentueux."

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"All of this is an admittedly roundabout way of confessing that I wasn't prepared to be as delighted as I am with Go Tell It on the Mountain (Silkheart), an album of traditional hymns and originals with heaven-gazing titles by Booker T. Williams Jr., a New York-based tenor saxophonist originally from Seattle who performs as Booker T. The obsessive soul-searching implicit in the programming suggests an affinity with John Coltrane. But unlike too many of the saxophonists who aim for Coltrane's spiritual elevation, Booker T has a devilish sense of humor best illustrated by his "Say amen, Gracie" drollery on "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," a homey little melody he elongates and fragments with the comic élan of a Sonny Rollins. In fact, the classic album that Go Tell It on the Mountain most recalls is Way Out West, Rollins's 1958 album of cowboy tunes--and not just because Booker T, like Rollins before him, finds inspiration in unlikely places. It's also because Booker T's interaction with the bassist Saheb Sarbib and the drummer Andrew Cyrille is as carefree and almost as electrifying as Rollins's with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne thirty years ago (or better yet, with Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones on A Night at the Village Vanguard, from around the same time). Despite the sarcasm implicit in Booker T's low-register bleats, his performances of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Jesus Loves Me" exude sincerity, much the way Rollins's interpretations of oddball pop tunes do. For Booker T, as for Rollins, satire is a sign of respect, not condescension. Booker T is ecumenical: one of the album's most infectious cuts is "Halle Kalle Mazeltov," a hora whose modality he cagily exploits. The Spartan trio format means that Sarbib and Cyrille have to function as soloists as well as rhythm stalwarts, and both men shoulder the added burden gracefully, maintaining melodic continuity in a manner that bassists and drummers seldom do when they solo. Despite the length of some of the tracks (the title tune, which is just over sixteen minutes, is a Booker T original, not the folk song of the same name), Booker T's solos never deteriorate into self-indulgent braying. His sense of thematic exposition is too well developed for that-another cue he takes from Rollins. (And as if to underscore his lineage, the CD-only bonus track is Rollins's calypso "St. Thomas.") He switches to alto on his own "When Mama Cries I Cry," and his phrasing is impressively speechlike on this lighter horn. "

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"Dear Ray, We wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you for the incredible role you played in making our welcome party so special. Your performance was everything we hoped for and more. So many of our guests commented on how memorable the music was, and we couldn’t agree more. From the first note to the last, you helped make our celebration unforgettable. Thank you again for sharing your incredible talent with us. We’ll always look back on those moments with such joy and gratitude. Warmest regards, Shelby & Ben Garama "

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