Review Centre: Musical Acts

"This is the first time I have seen this band and I've got to say in the 14 years I have been in Spain they are the best, they were brilliant. Geoff Murrell on vocals, brilliant. The three guitarists were fantastic and the drummer was amazing. Can totally recommend an amazing time if you go and see them."

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"Dear Hot Wings, Thanks for a great performance at our wedding celebration in Italy during July 2018! You selected the repertoire seamlessly and added the specific music songs that were important to us to help us make this a very special event. We would gladly recommend you to others and ask you to play for us again. Your performance during the wedding ceremony and celebration was very much appreciated by all our guests representing more than ten different nationalities! You are playing a perfect mix of music with great engagement that is seen by everyone who has the pleasure to listen to your performance. We are very happy with the wonderful music you played, not to mention the dedication and willingness to come to Italy to join our wedding day! Many Thanks"

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"Great event. We loved the music and Rory was completely professional and helpful right from the initial planning to the performance. We loved that he could play both sax and flute, that was very nice contrast. Our guests loved the performance and enjoyed the ambience. Many thanks from our guests and Team."

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"At our wedding Noa sung my special request of “Ne me quitte pas” the Jaques Brel classic , which she performed in French ( even though she is Spanish and is not fluent in French….). It was amazing and bought a tear to my eye. Noa is a versatile singer with a great upbeat personality who will bring joy to any event in any surrounding."

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"As a wedding planner, I had the absolute pleasure to work with Victoria as she played live piano music at a wedding reception. I would recommend her from the bottom of my heart to any couple looking for a pianist to add that extra magical touch to their wedding day. She's been nothing short of amazing throughout the whole process - super friendly and easy to communicate with, punctual and extremely flexible on the wedding day - everything that a wedding planner wants in her team. I had goosebumps listening to her play, she's created a very romantic atmosphere throughout the entire reception. Thank you for everything!"

Reply by VICTORIA singer
Thank you so much! So happy to meet with you and being part of this amazing wedding!

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"Thank Christy for the violin dance music during our corporate party. Even those who couldn't dance danced! You manage to create an atmosphere and your performance was great! Communication at the highest level and thank you separately for the help with the choice of music."

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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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"Live music στον παιδότοπο Happy Playtime στη Ν.Καλλικρατεια! Μεγάλοι και μικροί διασκεδάζουμε την Κυριακή 5 Ιανουαρίου 2025! Ώρα έναρξης: 19.00 μμ Ελληνικα και ξένα τραγούδια με σαξόφωνο, φλάουτο και κιθάρα από τον καθηγητή και μουσικό John Apostolidis! Σας περιμένουμε όλους!! 📍 Οσίας Παρασκευής 51 Ν.Καλλικρατεια Χαλκιδικής ☎️ Κρατήσεις:23990-49984/6978360456 #livemusic #musicmoments #happyplaytime #lovemusic #saxophone #flute #guitar #johnapostolidis #mariaaquamare #virginiagiouvanoudi #evanakou #panostsalis #ria #anna #georgia"

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"5 stars – everyone had a great evening, thank you for playing for our event!"

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"Night and Day were an excellent addition to our wedding festivities. From the moment they began playing they really set the tone for a fabulous celebration. We wanted a jazz set and they duly obliged playing the modern jazz sound my wife and I both love and they played beautifully. Beforehand we asked them to learn a couple of Swedish classics and many of the Swedes who flew over to London for the event were really touched that such an effort was made. We are totally happy with their performance and it was great value for money. They were punctual especially considering it was difficult to get to the venue due to the Lord Mayor's Show and they dressed just as we wanted. I only wish I had another event so I could have an excuse to hire them again. They were that good! Also, thanks to ……. for all their help with the booking. 5 out of 5 stars."

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"You have been superb Rory - many congratulations on your ability - all were blown away! Hope you got home OK - everyone - indeed - everyone - said you were a superb saxophone player - so thats good and it will be great for you to visit the back of beyond again! I very much appreciated you Rory - and also for playing so long in the evening and taking requests! I hope all will go well for you in the coming time - and many many thanks."

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"I saw Joe’s Boyz perform at The Hood in Palm Desert and I was blown away! I can’t pronounce the guitarist’s name correctly but he shredded! Every aspect of the band was on point; guitar, vocals, keys, bass and drums! I know they’re only a four-piece now but I would pay $50 to see them live again!"

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"A note to say how much we appreciated your recital on 6th April after the conference in The White hart. We have received a number of comments from delegates which expressed their pleasure in the evening and the recital in particular . . . "

Reply by David Bailey - Guitarist
Thank you for your positive review. Kind regards David

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"We already knew about Andrea and JPsax's talent and it was a confirmation: the party was exciting and all the guests went wild. Thank you for your energy and cordiality, you made our most important day truly unforgettable."

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"I highly recommend Taylor! Not only is he a talented saxophone player, but he's also incredibly professional, communicative, and punctual. He brought the perfect classy vibe to our Friday night bridal shower and read the room effortlessly—adding pop hits as the night went on. It was a great night."

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