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"I booked Project Cabarazz for my sister's 18th - she loves vintage PMJ style music, so they were perfect for the occasion. We had a great time dancing!"

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"You must go and see this beautiful young lady, and her voice is absolutely amazing."

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"We hired Lee for our company holiday party, and he was fantastic! Very talented and the perfect overall vibe for our event! We will definitely work with him again!!"

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"This amazing band made the wedding even more special and beautiful. The musicians are very professional and play their instruments to perfection. Still they are also a bunch of very nice, charming and reliable guys. Everyone loved the music and we are very happy we booked this amazing band! Clear recommendation!"

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"Your talent and energy truly elevated the atmosphere, the feedback we received from both customers and partners has been very positive. It was a pleasure to work with you and your performances played a key role in making our Christmas events memorable for everyone involved. We hope to have the opportunity to work with you again in the future."

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"DO book them!! Highly recommended! The band name totally matches their identity! Smooth as velvet!"

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"I also wanted to thank you for putting on such a great event. We had some of the best feedback in years. Everyone loved y’all and they were still buzzing about it this week. Truly just a fantastic evening. 🙂"

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"Vibrant Jazz were brilliant. Provided exactly the right music for our party in the garden on a beautiful summers day greatly appreciated by all our guests.Dan and Charlie both professional and charming. Will definitely be using them again when the occasion arises. "

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

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"We were very happy and impressed with Marcia and the band, they got everyone dancing and added a great vibe to our wedding reception. We would recommend and hope to see them performing again. "

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" Eleonora M. , data nozze: 04/09/2021 I migliori in assoluto! La professionalità e la disponibilità di questo team di musicisti è stratosferica; Daniele ha rappresentato l'anima positiva del nostro matrimonio, accompagnando la nostra festa con una musica eccezionale! Si è reso subito disponibile a 360 gradi per la scelta delle nostre canzoni e anche in alcuni cambi di programma è stato pronto ad assecondare ogni nostra richiesta. La sua gentilezza, come quella di Andrea, ci han regalato emozioni uniche, sicuramente li ricontatteremo per altre feste perché, davvero, non temono rivali! Grazie ancora per tutto, Ele & Samu! Inviato il 06/09/2021"

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"Well, where can I start! From initially stumbling upon Dr Jazz and realising that there was something rather special about their approach and unique sound, to the very first email and phone calls to discuss our plans for the day, all the way through to our Wedding day itself – Dr Jazz and company were brilliant. Helpful, friendly, and wonderfully entertaining, we could not have asked for anything more. The set itself was fantastic – we were blown away with how much of an impact they made, not only in terms of everyone feeling the urge to get up to dance (which was a slight worry for us before the day!), but also with their spot on interaction with the guests, and overall management and ownership of the evening. We really knew we’d made the right decision as soon as the first note was played – talk about creating a spectacle!! In terms of a front man Matthew is absolutely superb, and his supporting crew of brilliantly talented musicians helped make our day one to remember for both us and our guests. Thank you all so very much for everything. We know what it’s like trying to find the ‘right band’, ourselves having trawled through many hundreds of sample tracks from other people and groups, and the worries that come with it regarding whether people will like it, whether it’ll be well received etc. The best advice I can honestly give is that if you are sitting there reading this review, and you have enjoyed the sample tracks you’ve listened to, then please don’t hesitate to book these guys. You will not regret it, and you and your guests will certainly never forget it. They were nothing short of marvellous. Once again we wanted to say thank you very much for everything – we really had a fantastic time, as did everyone else in attendance, and it is all thanks to you and your crew. You certainly made the evening, if not the day for us, and we are so pleased and lucky to have been able to book you to play for us. You were nothing short of brilliant, and we can’t stop talking or thinking about how amazing you were (and nor can anyone else!) It was so lovely to meet you all in person. All the best for the future, and please rest assured that we’ll be singing your praises for the years to come!"

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"The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band does it all and is incredibly talented. We were so impressed and will hire them again without question. They were easy to work with, friendly and they do a wide range of music. Everyone there was raving about how good the band was. Julie's voice is gorgeous and the music was amazing. Highly recommend!!!"

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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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"Great performance by a great band. Perfect choice for weddings."

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