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"Moondance were amazing for our wedding in Monterspertoli, brought such good vibes and Alice was amazing !! Communication was good , would recommend to anyone!"

Reply by MoonDance Band
Thank you so much Victoria, we're really happy everything went well, best wishes for everything!

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"The performance was really great. Super nicely played and really nice music. The collaboration with music-making was also very nice. This band is really worth hiring."

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"We were so happy to have Vale Acoustic as part of our special day. We had so many compliments throughout the night from all of our guests on the music. They truly set the scene for the day and they were so easy to work with from the very beginning and all through to the lead up to the day. They were even so so so accommodating for additional requests we had, ensuring a smooth day. They were the best!!"

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"Wow wow wow, what can I say? You both were just an absolute dream. I’ve said this over and over e again but I mean it, our wedding just would just not have been the same without you! I will forever remember the moment I was walking down the aisle. Naturally I was a bit nervous but the moment I heard your incredible voice singing The Vow, the nerves completely faded. At that moment I truly felt I was living my real life dream! We can’t thank you enough."

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"Thank you so much Outriders for giving your time to this amazing charity event - you were terrific. xx"

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"Almaz have now played twice at the coachman in Hartford and have been fantastic both times, both staff and customers have praised there performances and we look forward to seeing you again."

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"Good singer with nice repertoire of pop hits, we booked them for product release event: professional band with a wow factor."

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"What a treat for our neighborhood block party picnic! Jovan and the crowd couldn’t get enough. Kids were copying his spins and my Mother said she hadn’t had that much fun in years."

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"I used them for my 60th Birthday party for 150 guests. There was a great selection of music that was loved by people from 20 to 80 years of age. People even started dancing to the sound check! I would certainly use them again. Every song had people dancing to it."

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"Perfectly blended talents! I love Euro Cafe Duo. A Husband and wife team that blend their talents together perfectly. A virtual accordion with beautiful sounds accompanying a beautiful female vocalist with a wonderful soothing voice! A terrific group that can bring happiness to any venue.  Andrea’s jazzy singing style and Ted’s café era accompaniment are a perfect match."

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"Got to enjoy the music of Sunset River Band when they were at the Speakeasy in Lincoln, ca. They have a great time on stage which transfers to lots of fun for the crowd! Love the musical style and songs! Great balanced sound with every member shining on their instrument. A great band to go see for a night out where you can listen, dance and have a Great Time! "

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"About two House of great no stop entertainment show with big hits of disco dance 70 80"

Reply by Discovery band
Great show

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"Best of The Bash Award 2023 Tennessee Honey Band Awarded 2023 Best Of The Bash Award for Highest ratings on The Bash private party bookings "

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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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"Electro Retro were amazing! They took the time to get to know us and our wedding plans before the event, and they were a perfect fit! They understood all of our needs (from ceremony DJ through the end of the dance party -- including accommodating 2 toasts given over the phone due to COVID!) and worked with us to make our event exactly what we wanted, including by dressing in costumes that fit the vibe of our event. They exceeded our expectations, and really made our wedding -- including the two hours of dance party after dusk -- everything we were hoping it would be. I would absolutely book them again. (Sorry, we don't have our professional photos back yet!)"

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