Review Centre: Swing Bands

"Thank you very much for a superb performance for the festival. We had such great feedback from the audience."

Reply by Sabra Swing
Many thanks Richard, we enjoyed it a lot.

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"Peter sang at our wedding and then again at our ten year anniversary party. Both times he got the room on their feet dancing away - from kids to grandparents! I know that friends who hadn't heard him before booked him straight away for their own wedding as a result of his brilliant performance." - Davina and Dickon Moon"

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"Awesome band, awesome musicians and Michelle can sing anything beautifully from swing to jazz to rocknroll. Just do not get to see them enough on the Sunny Coast. "

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"Love these guys. The band and vocals are amazing. The really know how to make you feel good with music."

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"On behalf of Coby and I, we just wanted to thank you and the Mr Swing musicians for the fabulous evening of music and dance on Sunday. We all enjoyed the swing band tremendously and have highly recommended you to our interested guests. Hopefully will see you all perform again soon."

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"They added so much class and warmth to our wedding day. Their music felt personal, elegant, and unforgettable."

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"You might expect an album with edgy, teal-lit cover art and the title of The Isolation Blues, by the Mike Goudreau Band, to be either dark and brooding or a real barroom stomper, showcasing the loudest guitar you’ve heard since Jimi Hendrix’s. Instead, from the first notes, you’ll find it’s a peppy ensemble extravaganza with horns galore. More’s the better, too – the Winter Solstice is coming up, and we need an eye-opening blast of sunshine in the middle of it. Smooth, jazzy-influenced, and boasting crystal-clear vocals, it’s a must-play on New Year’s Eve. Born in 1965 in Newport, Vermont, into a musical family with an English mother and a French-Canadian father, Mike Goudreau picked up his first guitar at age 14 and hasn’t stopped playing since. His early influences included the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and later, Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Powder Blues and Downchild – to name a few. Such diverse interests help to explain why Mike is comfortable in so many musical genres, especially jazz and blues. Since 2007, Mike’s songs have been heard on hundreds of network TV shows and films, such as the TV movie The Happiest Season (Hulu), Dynasty (CBS), the Universal Pictures film Dark Waters, the Hollywood film The Banker, starring Samuel Jackson (2020), The Neighborhood (CBS), NCIS Los Angeles (CBS), and Chicago PD (NBC), among several others. Joining Mr. Goudreau (vocals, guitars, bass and hand claps) are Jean-Francois Begin (think Menachem Begin, not “begin”) on drums and percussion, Dany Roy on tenor sax and trumpet, Ira Friedman on organ and piano, and Pascal Veilette on harmonica. You know all the shows and films mentioned earlier? Together, they spell diamond-level QUALITY. That’s what’s been poured into each of the fourteen original tracks on this CD. Every note, every musical phrase, glimmers like the light off one of that gem’s many facets. This is real-deal blues, whether in swing/jump form (as on the opener “Let’s Go Down to the River”), the angsty, harmonica-infused title track, the guitar and piano boogie known as “The Mooch,” or the laid-back instrumental “Sea Breeze Blues.” Any band can crank out an album in their garage or basement and deem it good enough, but not Goudreau and his posse. They care about their offerings like Michelangelo cared about David, or Da Vinci the Mona Lisa. That’s because they’re not just musicians. Not just craftsmen. They’re artists, and don’t you forget it. Got The Isolation Blues? Here’s the cure, or at least the vaccine! "

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" La grande classe ! Prestation de très grande classe à la hauteur de nos attentes. Le groupe Jazzador brille non seulement par la qualité exceptionnelle de ses 4 musiciens, mais également par son professionnalisme (ponctualité, adaptabilité) et sa gentillesse. Grâce à leur répertoire aussi fourni que varié, chacun y a trouvé son compte. Ils ont fait sensation lors de notre mariage et nous sommes très heureux d’avoir fait appel à eux. "

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"Gli "Uke Swing" hanno suonato al nostro matrimonio, sono degli ottimi musicisti (oltre che persone molto simpatiche), con un ampio ed originale repertorio musicale, davvero capaci di coinvolgere e divertire tutto il pubblico degli invitati. Consigliatissimi! Alberto e Rosa"

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"We booked Melisma Manouche for a corporate drinks event; they were professional, friendly and very talented. Booking was easy and hassle-free. Would recommend!"

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"Dan and his band was amazing I threw my wife a surprise 10 year cancer remission party and found Dan Olivo on GigSalad. Soon as I talked to him I knew he was the right person for this special event. He definitely provided a memorable night and was the highlight of the party. I would recommend him without any reservations and can't wait to see him perform again."

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"Wow, what a show! You have a great voice and all of your musicians were just fabulous. The music was smart, fun and sophisticated – again, just what we wanted, and such a pleasure to dance to a band who really know how to play!"

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"You never fail me with your music creation.. :) thank you' Artistic Director of Maya Dance Theatre"

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"The most amazing band, absolutely smashed the day of our wedding. We highly recommend and we also loved the organisation pre-event and the adaptations they made . Amazing people, genuinely good and we felt we received a very good service for what we paid. 10/10"

Reply by JazzAbout095
Thank you very much Matteo and Brandon, we really appreciate it. Very kind of you 2. That relentless wind blowing over the glowing sea.. Francesco JazzAbout095

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"Pauline has an unusual stage presence, talking to the audience and singing directly to individuals is very clever while performing your own take on some great tunes of which ‘Lifting Me Higher’ would be in my top 10 songs! Bravo!"

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