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"Many thanks to Casado Jazz Quartet for a superb evening’s entertainment at Sutton Arts Theatre on Saturday 13th April. They are SO talented! We enjoyed the musical diversity of their programme and their skills on the different instruments - that was a WOW and really contributed to an outstanding evening of entertainment! Lovely banter too! Highly recommended. Many thanks to all involved."

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"Victor makes marvelous music inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage that draws from historic melodies with modern looping techniques to build interest. He makes the gig on time and makes listeners very happy. He's a joy to work with. Generous, kind and smart"

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"I am delighted to recommend Vincent Cassotta of Enfield CT in pursuit of his grant application for the Louis Armstrong Tribute with a Jazz Quartet performing at the Eli Whitney Elementary School. My previous role as the PK-12 Music Coordinator for the Enfield Public School District has brought me in direct contact with the professional, innovative, creative, and artistic musician and retired teacher Mr. Vincent Cassotta. I have witnessed first-hand the impact and quality of his quality music instruction provided for his thirty-nine years of teaching tenure in our community. To have the opportunity to bring the genre of American Jazz Music as a tribute to the legend of Louis Armstrong with quality professional musicians under Mr. Cassotta’s organization is a blessing to the young minds and ears of our elementary students, especially at a time when music education in Enfield offers less opportunities. This past Spring I had the opportunity to guest speak at Mr. Cassotta’s retirement party celebrating his many years of service in music education. In that speech I spoke about multiple areas beyond the collegial and professional relationship Mr. Cassotta, and I achieved since 1999. These in my opinion provide strong evidence for the Enfield Cultural Council to support this mission of this application fiscally. One of the points shared was that Mr. Cassotta balanced his career of music education and professional trumpet performing with incredible success throughout his career. Aside from the technical, logistical and time management responsibilities from such an endeavor, he achieved this success with never letting go of the care demonstrated to his students, family members, school building staff, and his music professional colleagues. The fact that he desires to continue to expand the music opportunities to students in Enfield now in his retirement resting years is evidence of his dedication to this art form and willingness to always educate. Furthermore Mr. Cassotta’s wealth of experience professionally as a performing musician and student of the trumpet is stellar. In his education Mr. Cassotta studied trumpet with Rolf Smedvig of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Empire Brass Quintet, Jimm Maxwell a NYC Studio Musician, Roger Murtha of the Hartford Symphony and Hartt School of Music, and Dan Patrylak of the Eastman Brass Quintet and UCONN. To continue, Mr. Cassotta was a freelance performer with Frank Sinatra, Manhattan Transfer, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Vinton, Bob Hope, The Four Tops, Phil Woods, The Temptations, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Williams, Franki Valli and the Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Including numerous local and state pit orchestra’s and local well know jazz bands. He has also published works as a composer and arranger with KJOS music as well as multiple professional recordings. I strongly urge you to consider Mr. Cassotta’s application for this grant. Your support will help impact music education in Enfield and continue to make a meaningful impact on the lives of its students. Thank you for considering this recommendation. Sincerely, Mark F. Reppucci Jazz, Orchestra, Music Technology and Piano Teacher Enfield High School Write your tex"

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"It was a dream. He has a song specially that we wanted to have implemented perfectly without the notes. Everyone was excited in the church and had goose bumps. Thanks again. You completed our wedding perfectly.   The communication went smoothly.   With a lot of passion for the piece playing. He lives and loves the music."

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"A 40. szülinapi bulinkon zenélt a zenekar. Elég magas elvárásokat támasztottunk feléjük mivel sok jó hallottunk róluk. A bulin ezeket az elvárásokat messze túlszárnyalták. Olyan hangulatot tudtak varázsolni, hogy az elképesztő. A zene színvonala kimagasló volt, viszont legnagyobb varázserejük abban rejlik, hogy mindig tudják melyik zeneszám után mi lenne még ütősebb. Sokszor az az érzésem volt, hogy nincs tovább, ezt nem lehet fokozni. Viszont ők tudták… 😊 Mindenkinek ajánlom a Betty Boom zenekart, akik felejthetetlenné szeretnék tenni a rendezvényüket. 😊"

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"What an enjoyable experience! I hired them to play for my wife's birthday party, and they exceeded my expectations. The quality of the players stood out, they adapted to our setting effortlessly, and everyone who attended commented on how wonderful it was. My thanks again to the band for enhancing a truly wonderful evening!"

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Hi Christopher, Thank you so much! We’re thrilled the music helped make your wife’s birthday special. It was a joy playing for you all at your amazing beach house! Roberto KomoKeno

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"A friend of ours told us about this duo. We checked through the web and immediately called them for our wedding party. They were even better than we expected! As a guitar player myself, I appreciated Andrea's skills, but you don't need to be a musician to be charmed by Martina's stunning voice. We are Diadema fans now and follow them live, every time we can! "

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"We had the pleasure of going with Girl Friday on a Mooloolaba cruise . It was fantastic The music was terrific We sang and danced our way around the canals Thank you Girl Friday !! "

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"Girl Friday are a top class act. A group of dedicated, talented, adaptable musos who know how to entertain. Whether it’s a small boat cruise or a large venue - they can dial it up or simmer it down to suit any location, event or group size. Highly recommend them for your next celebration. "

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"Hú, még ennyi idő után is libabőrös vagyok, amikor eszembe jut a buli! Teljes beleéléssel, a zene szeretetével felvértezve adták elő a dalokat. A társaság része volt a zenekarnak, ők pedig része voltak a társaságnak. Ezt így kell csinálni!"

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"👏👏👏💯 t la música es magnífica para la gente vieja viejo y joven "

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"Great band! Great Party! Jake taught our guests a salsa dance lesson and then the band played several lively sets!"

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"We were indeed very fortunate to be introduced to Girl Friday ensemble whilst on a 2hour sunset cruise of Maloolaba canals. Girl Friday did not stop. From Classic jazz numbers to crooners and everything in betweent they had it all covered. A huge Thankyou for bringing something back of which we have been missing. Fabulous entertainment with songs and music we can relate to and all sung to perfection. Thankyou. I will be following you in your Socials now hoping to catch you on future gigs. Cheers M "

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"Brilliant! Very authentic, great voice and musicianship from the band"

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"Just wanted to say thank you again for playing at our party last weekend. We had an absolutely fantastic time - everyone said how much they enjoyed your music (it definitely helped to make the evening a special one). (10 / 10) Tamsin H "

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