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"Bravo and thank you for this wonderful concert during the Printemps des Arts at Paris 15e. The public was conquered."

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"Lunaspina ha una voce incredibile, conosce un repertorio illimitato ed è un'abile showgirl. Ha cantato all'inaugurazione della sede della mia associazione culturale e ho avuto il piacere di assistere a numerosissime sue performance in seguito, sia come busker in giro per la Sicilia che nei locali di Catania e non solo: sempre top!"

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"The best Saxophonist out there!! Made the dance floor shake. Jorg was amazing! He played during our wedding ceremony which made it even more emotional. Totally recommend him for your events and special day!!"

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"This Absolutely brilliant tribute band performed at our wedding, so professional, from setting up, amazing performance with every one up dancing and singing along. Truly lovely people and performers, the best ABBA tribute band you'll find."

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"Dagmar wow!!!! What a wedding! And the performance from you and the band during the ceremony was truly amazing!! Ramones - Baby I love you, was my favourite, the vibe and pace and sound and your amazing voice was exceptional!! Thank you so much. Everyone commented on how incredible you were. The music was above and beyond during the ceremony and during the apéritivo. So sorry we didn’t get a chance to thank you in person. But it was truly incredible"

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"What can we say! These guys were phenomenal at our wedding! We couldn't have asked for a better band. Our guests absolutely loved them and we had so many compliments on the live music. Thank you so much guys you were awesome, highly recommended!!"

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"Caught Exit 93 at the Wellwood tonite (9/28). Fantastic! Don't miss them if you get the chance. Excellent guitar work, vocals, et al."

Reply by Exit 93
Thank you for the nice review!

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"My husband and I would like to say a massive thank you to Guty and Simone for playing at our wedding at Casa Cornacchi. They were brilliant, and received excellent comments from all of our guests! In the build up to the wedding, they were so friendly and quick to respond to any queries. We would recommend Guty and Simone to everyone planning their wedding in Italy! Thanks so much for helping to make our day so special. We couldn't have wished for a better way to end the perfect day!"

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"Charlie Jennison's debut album for Maine's Invisible Music Records is a smooth piece of work. "Smooth" not in the sense of the saccharine stuff served up by contemporary jazz players, but smooth as in classy unpretentiousness in the playing. Jennison is an alumnus of the Do'ah Wild Music Ensemble, a New Hampshire group which recorded for Global Pacific label. He has since gravitated to jazz having recorded with singers Kathleen Kolman and Leila Percy, among others. Jennison has also worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry and Buddy DeFranco and is on the faculty of New Hampshire's Phillips Exeter Academy. Forsaking standard material for his first album, the play list is made up of ten Jennison originals all in various tempi and style, but which start getting repetitious along the way as ideas get thin. Some of the better pieces include "To You, From Me" which features Jennison on alto with some exciting drum breaks by Ken Clark. Another piece spotlighting Jennison's alto, which sounds like Phil Woods when Woods is in a mellow mood, is the lovely ballad "Georgie," with "My Anne" rivaling "Georgie" for sheer musical attractiveness. The tenor takes over on "Watch Your Step" with Jennison showing some incredible dexterity with daring fingering technique. There's a nice blues with a funky piano solo by Jim Butka and good bass strumming from John Hunter on "Amanda's Blues." Jennison brings out his soprano on "Rain in My Coffee" which has a light Latin beat with more good piano from Jim Butka. But virtually all tunes on this session take the same course. There's an introduction establishing the basic melody structure, followed by some technically compelling fingering after which there's a return to the melody. No matter how good the instrumentalist is —and Jennison is very good—unless the original material is superior, it's not going to hold one's attention for a whole sitting. And that is the case here. I have heard Jennison on other albums and he handles standard stuff very well. It would have behooved him to have put a couple of those on this CD. This would have strengthened the credibility of the original material."

Reply by Charlie Jennison Quartet
I appreciate Dave Nathan's willingness to review my flagship release and also recognize his candor in suggesting that the original material I wrote could have been strengthened by including some standard tunes as well. I would like to note that, in more than one instance, I used the framework of a jazz standard as the foundation for a new composition. For example, on the track, "To You, From Me," I employed the chord progression to Cole Porter's "You Do Something To Me." My tune, "Amanda's Blues" is also just a variation of a standard minor blues. With a lifetime of experience playing, I now recognize his observation of "virtually all tunes on this session take the same course," to be spot on. This was, after all, my first (and only) excursion into the realm of recorded jazz, and as a young player, I still had a lot to learn about crafting the presentation of material in a more interesting way. Now that I am getting close to 80 years old, I have decided to create another album of original material with the same players, kind of like a bookend to wrap up a successful career teaching and playing (although not recording). Look for a release sometime in 2026!

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"The band was awesome! Everyone invited, danced all evening!! I had guests asking how I found the band as they wanted to book with them. Thanks for a spectacular job!!"

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"Central Avenue performed at the York Marina Yacht Club earlier this year – they were absolutely amazing. Their wide range of music successfully entertained all of our guests. A really slick, soulful and smooth band. Perfect for a corporate gig or wedding. Really easy to work with and they delivered an amazing result"

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"We can’t say thank you enough to the Seven Band for making our wedding a night to remember. Choosing them as the band for our wedding was one of the easiest decisions that we had to make and it turned out to be the best one too! CJ was incredible to work with during the entire process. There are many stresses that come with planning a wedding during a pandemic but he was extremely accommodating to our needs which wasn’t the case for many of our other vendors. Our guests were dancing the entire night and would not stop talking about how great the band was! We are so glad that we chose to have the Seven Band perform at our wedding and would HIGHLY recommend to anyone considering using them at their wedding! - Kaitlyn and Brian"

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"The choir added such a personal touch to our ceremony learning new songs at our request that meant a lot to us. We will forever remember those moments! And they got the crowd in the mood for drinks and dancing with the upbeat songs during the drinks reception. Everyone loved them and has asked how we found them!"

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"Matt was absolutely fantastic at our wedding, great singer and nice chap. We had him for a 90 minute slot before our DJ, the songs he played were perfect for the vibe of the evening. He even took a request from one of the wedding party. (10 / 10)"

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"Evenings turn into magical memories! The acoustic duo for me: love at first sight / ear but also second sight and ear…. In short, you are reading a review from a true fan! As an event manager I like to make an appeal and a dance with this duo, success guaranteed!"

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