Review Centre: 1930s Era Musicians & Bands

"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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"Played two sets of excellent Jazz. Was enjoyed by all those in attendance. Would highly recommend to anyone. Superb. Thanks Chris and Sue. "

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"Alexander is amazing! He is thoughtful, fun, kind, creative and such an amazing artist to work with! He was so patient with planning and even added ideas for a surprise birthday song for my girlfriend! I would absolutely work with him again🥂"

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"Melisma Manouche were great. Brilliant music and very friendly. Would definitely recommend again."

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"Francesco and his band were amazing! It was so magical having them play for our Tuscan wedding celebrations. They created the perfect ambience and played beautifully! We couldn’t be happier and they made our day very special and memorable! Great communication, wonderful performance- we’d highly recommend them for any occasion. Thank you so much! "

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"We came across the band Hot Wings quite by accident and we are incredibly happy about it. We couldn't have chosen a better musical accompaniment to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Schrack Technik. At an event for hundreds of people there was dancing, guests were having fun and the dance floor was empty at most during the breaks. The chosen repertoire was excellent, with both younger and older ages coming into their own, and the band was one of the first things guests praised after the celebration. The communication before the event was also great, quick, everything was fine-tuned at the joint meeting in the space, and there was not a single problem on the day of the celebration. Thank you for the amazing music at our party, it was a great experience for everyone!"

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"This was just a quick email to say thank you so much for performing at our wedding at Mount Edgecumbe! I had a truly wonderful day! I just want to say that you were the highlight of the wedding, everybody agrees! We literally can not sing your praises high enough! You were amazing and got everyone dancing! Definitely will recommend you to anyone who needs a singer at their wedding. Thank you so much for being so kind, wonderful and an exceptional singer! It'll be a night nobody will forget….Once again, thank you and you are extremely talented!"

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"Had a fantastic time listening to this group with a diverse type of music and songs . Would highly recommend them to other venues . "

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"We had a lovely evening. Everyone said how good they are. Would highly recommend "

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"Euro Café Duo were invited to entertain guests at my 80th birthday event held at the beautiful Rockport Barn venue at Rockport, Ontario on June 8, 2024. I had asked for a blend of nostalgic easy-listening and European/Parisian music as social-background and then more watchable treatments. Andrea and Edward delightfully exceeded my expectation. Our mixed age gathering thoroughly enjoyed the music and the duo’s showmanship. My wife and I loved dancing to some of our requests such as, La Vie en rose and As Time Goes By. Thank you, Andrea and Ted, for adding such a magical touch to my special day. "

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"These guys were great, they made the evening so much fun. They were accommodating and even moved and changed to acoustic after our venue got a bit hot and our guests moved to a cooler part of the venue."

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"A truly sublime evening! - I could not recommend Dolores & F. highly enough, led by the exquisite vocals of Sarah Jane. Our perfect mid-summer conditions; outdoor 60th birthday with 80+ guests, were complemented by crystal-clear vocals, excellent instrumentalists and a repertoire from ‘50s -90s which set and caught the mood. The band’s flexibility even embraced ‘roving’ musicians (ie the birthday boy on clarinet) who wanted to indulge in some trad jazz. Everyone had such a good time, in no small part due to the quality, atmosphere and enjoyment created by D&F. Brilliant!"

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"Friendly, professional and efficient! 10/10. I would book them again."

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"We invited Dupa Trio to play in our annual international conference of "awwwards" that took place this year in Amsterdam at the theatre Delamar. they were so cheerful and amazing, what a professional and unique band! we will most definitely hire them again next time we plan an event in Amsterdam. "

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" All Music Review Thom Jurek The title of this set is an apt one. While much of the music presented by the Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band, it hearkens back -- in terms of its sophistication, confidence and outright jazz literacy, not nostalgically -- to an era when progressive jazz, and big bands (this one numbering 10 pieces) flourished on the scene. This is one sophisticated outfit. Featuring the arrangement and compositional skills of Brent Wallarab, Jim Martin, Bill Dobbins and Kerry Strayer, this band struts out the tradition and make some joyous, complex, and elegant music that reflects its own unique identity. The résumés of all these players are impressive and reflected in the confidence of the date. It opens with "SUNY-Triangle," a Martin composition that works its artful sleight-of-hand over Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Triste." Martin uses the rhythmically complex samba and drapes some tough, knotty twists and turns over it. The intro is a beautiful and raucous wake-up call, while the head of the tune, with its staggered entrances and exits -- including some fine soloing by John Viavattine on tenor and John Nyerges on piano -- give this tune a unique identity. "Creature Comfort" is a beautiful mid-tempo ballad by Wallarab with edgeless yet multi-dimensional dissonances written into its harmonics. It swings beautifully and includes a fine, punchy solo by tenorman Glenn Cashman. Besides the originals, there are some fine readings here as well. There's Wallarab's arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" that's a thoroughly modern exercise losing none of Ellington's humor or rhythmic complexity. Likewise, Gerry Mulligan's haunting, wee-hours, "Night Lights," is given expert treatment here by Strayer, and Dean Keller's baritone saxophone playing combines Mulligan's sense of lyric and Ben Webster's sense of time. In Time's Shadow reveals that innovation need not sacrifice accessibility or swing. It is convincing evidence that the big band form is alive, well and full of surprises."

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