Review Centre: 1940s Era Musicians & Bands

"I would highly recommend Dinner Jazz Duo. They played for our corporate dinner last week and did a great job for us - will definitely be booking them again!"

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"We just wanted to drop you a note to thank you so much for the music at our wedding. We have received so many compliments about the swing band that we hope you can pass on to all of the members. Special thanks for putting together the My Funny Valentine piece for Karen’s parents, they really appreciated it. We both had the most fantastic day and one we’ll remember forever, thank you so much for being a part of it."

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"On behalf of Hotel De France, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for all your performances this summer. The entertainment was much appreciated by our guests and we received a great deal of positive feedback. It was a pleasure to have you working for us - thank you once again. "

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"I just wanted to say a massive thank you. You were all amazing last night! You absolutely made my party and I’m so grateful!! I had so many people comment on how awesome you were! Many thanks again for making my 40th fabulous and unforgettable."

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"Fantastic wedding celebration Thanks in part to you, we enjoyed a fantastic wedding celebration. Thank you! "

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"If Dr. John and Tom Waits leave you wanting more, lend your ear to one-of-a-kind Aussie artist Pugsley Buzzard, who assimilates their piano playing, singing and songwriting style into his own blues-jazz musical distillation. On this, his fourth solo CD since 2007’s Hammer These Tongs, Buzzard delivers an all-original set recorded in New Orleans, Melbourne and the Blue Mountains. The Aussie backing musicians are so hip to Buzzard’s swampy Crescent City-influenced grooves that it’s difficult to tell which tracks were recorded where. Complementing the Big Easy contingent of tenor and baritone saxophonist Jimmie Carpenter, trumpeter Antonio Gambrell, trombonist Craig Klein, double bassist Nathan Lambertson, guitarist John Fohl, drummer Charles Brewer and singer Irene Sage, is an equally talented band of top local players. The opening bars of the lead-in blues mambo instrumental ‘Cigarstore Indian’, on which Buzzard’s commanding piano echoes Professor Longhair, James Booker and Allen Toussaint all rolled into one, promises a bourbon-drenched musical trip to follow. Buzzard doesn’t disappoint, his gravelly Joe Cocker-by-way-of-Coco Robicheaux vocals and pulsating piano serving up a solid mix of New Orleans R&B from the Fats Domino styled ‘Dirty Kings’ and the inventive minor-key rave-up ‘Gumbo Boogie’, to the gris-gris-soaked, Night Tripper hoodoo funk of ‘Po’ Boy’, ‘Fire In The Hole’ and ‘Mischief’. The Dixieland flavoured ‘Sin City Lights’ gives way to ‘Salamanca Blues’ a solo instrumental displaying Buzzard’s mastery of stride piano. Chasin’ Aces is a well-crafted, authentic New Orleans Down Under body of work. Al Hensley Rythmns Magazine "

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" Once again, you demonstrated what a tremendous treasure you are to the music industry. The thunderous ovation that you received was the ultimate measure of success. Tom Keener Allen Library"

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"What a night! I booked Noa as a surprise for my partner’s birthday. The organisation was easy, the event was amazing and everything was seamless. Noa is an incredibly talented singer and the backing musicians that joined Noa were amazing and all joined in the spirit of the party. I will definitely book Noa again and would recommend her without reservation."

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"It was just perfect Thank you for your performance at our wedding. With your wonderful music, you created exactly the atmosphere we had envisioned for our celebratory reception. It was just perfect. We had a fantastic evening. We received many positive reactions from our guests about the enjoyable evening, which is also a compliment to you. "

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"We hired Melissa to sing at our restaurant last month. She performed a fantastic 1940's to 1960's set which went down really well with all of our regulars. Looking forward to her coming back in a few months. 10/10 highly recommend!"

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"Fantastic Band! Set just the right mood for our party, and wonderful vocals."

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"We had a great evening with Lorraine & The Flames at The Pheasantry. A really interesting and varied selection of classics and some lesser-known songs, all performed beautifully by Lorraine and her band. The quality of Lorraine's voice alongside a clearly very accomplished band displaying great timing, rhythm, and hats-offs, made for a fabulous evening. Looking forward to future gigs!"

Reply by Lorraine And The Flames
Thank you Simon for your fabulous review and really glad you had a great time at The Pheasanty with Lorraine and The Flanes !! Lorraine Lorraine and the Flames🔥

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"The band is great! We’re having a wonderful time and everyone is talking about how terrific you guys are. Thanks for playing our party. We’ll definitely tell others about you!"

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"We hebben Jazz Moments geboekt voor een privé-evenement, en ze waren fantastisch! Hun mix van klassieke jazztunes gaf een verfijnde sfeer aan de avond en creëerde de perfecte ambiance voor onze gasten. Zeer aanbevolen voor elke gelegenheid."

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"fantastici! Ragazzi e musicisti meravigliosi che hanno fatto sognare e ballare i nostri ospiti di ogni età! Non avremmo potuto far scelta migliore! Grazie mille per aver contribuito a rendere ancora più speciale la nostra giornata! L., F., e la piccola C."

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