Review Centre: Wedding Musicians

"Hi Natalya, Thank you so much for your fantastic performance at our Wedding in Le Meridien Hotel in Mayfair last Saturday! Our guests kept telling us how great the String Quartet is! We all loved all the music you played which really matched our wedding theme! You are also very flexible in accommodating most of the songs we would like you to play! I hope you all had a great time too!​ This is the second time you have performed for us and you never fail to awe us! You are all elegant and beautiful with very nice personalities! We would definitely recommend you to anyone we know! The positive comments and praises we got from our guests assured us that we did the right choice in choosing you to share your beautiful repertoire. Thank you very much again for your great performance! We all enjoyed it!​ I'll ask my guests to leave great reviews on you as well!​ God bless, Mark and Vanessa"

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"Katie played at Huntsham Court for my son’s wedding reception drinks outside. She brought her beautiful golden Erard harp and created a wonderful atmosphere. The music she played was appropriate and she performed Scottish music including my own arrangements which she’d learnt specially! Thank you Katie."

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"We booked Time Benders for a surprise performance for my husband's 40th birthday. He is Žana's biggest fan. They were supposed to play her hit song Druga violina, but ended up playing for two hours! We had a blast! Thank you so much for making his day so special ❤️"

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"Thank you for another fantastic party last night. You were all brilliant and really embraced the spirit of the event which really puts the icing on the proverbial cake. Please can we book you for 2024?! "

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"Mackenzie , Married on 29/Jun/2024 5.0 She was excellent! Jennifer did a great job. We hired her for our wedding, which was small and intimate. Her talent really brought our 'special day' together. She was also kind and easy to work with. Sent on 25/Aug/2024"

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"J'ai fait appel à Mik à l'occasion d'une soirée à 2. Nous avons été conquis par le professionnalisme de Mik et éblouis par sa prestation scénique. Le choix des titres etait juste top. Et en plus, il est très sympathique. Nous n'hesisterions pas à refaire appel à lui."

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"What a fantastic singer beautiful voice and amazing personality. Ruby lit up our event and had everyone singing along. We as a Community group would recommend her. Our event was to celebrate Harlow's 70th Birthday and she took the celebration to a higher league. Love by all our guests."

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"I saw him play at my friend's wedding. It was a sensational atmosphere with his talent. Highly recommended. "

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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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"He was there right on time, played the promised songs very well. Excellent job. "

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"Michael is an incredibly talented musician. I’m so grateful he was available to play at my mother’s funeral celebration. I have received many compliments on the tribute to my mom - especially the violinist, Michael. "

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"Aira_Z is definitely a talented musician with rich experience in many kinds of music. Even so, what makes her unique and gifted is her ability to catch 'on the air' what the customer/audience needs or prefers and offers it in an outstanding way!!! She has that magical feeling which guarantees an excellent performance in any occasion! "

Reply by AiraZ Violin Performance
Thank you so much! I feel so blessed to be part of your projects! AiraZ

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"We had an amazing experience during a catamaran party in Mykonos, and the highlight of the day was the incredible saxophone performance by Christos. The atmosphere on the boat was already beautiful with the sunset and the sea around us, but when Christos started playing, the whole vibe changed. It turned into a real party on the water. The music was perfect and everyone was dancing and enjoying the moment. It was such a unique experience and definitely one of the best memories from our trip to Mykonos. Highly recommended!"

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"Brad is always a first choice for live entertainment – We can’t get enough! From event host to performer, Brad always knows how to work the crowd. His professional quality performances bring something new to our events – everyone leaves with a smile on their faces. We can’t wait to have him back again soon!"

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"A true hidden gem! We hired Massive Groove Band for our wedding and it was the best decision we made. Having been to many weddings where the band was underwhelming, finding a great band for our event was very important to us. MGB is unique in how refreshing both its lineup and talent is. They are also incredibly easy to work with. All our guests are still raving about the music!"

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