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"Dom is a high class musician and entertainer. We hired him for a small private event and he made it very memorable."

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"Awesome perfomer Tyler came to perform for my company event. He came well prepared with 30 minutes before the event and got everything set up in no time. He has a good list of songs played and everyone loves his performance."

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"Wow, Niki was absolutely amazing and made our Ocean Club Party as close to as we could get it with not being able to travel to Marbella this year. Her playlist was perfect and was fully engaged with my guests. Very flexible with her approach and was great company on the afternoon and evening. Thank you for making the event a tremendous success ? Craig and Nathan x"

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"Paul was amazing, would defo recommend! So easy to talk to and really listened to us and was amazing on the night! "

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"Spicy Sax was fantastic, very helpful in all "bride" requests and professional in finding songs for the wedding day. We thank him very much, the sax was fantastic in the church. A thousand thanks."

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"Great as always! This is our second time using his services during our cocktail hour and it's always a pleasure! Reliable, Friendly, and Great Music!!"

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"Great added touch to our wedding reception. Thankyou ☺️"

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"Really professional and punctual artist! If you wanna feel only good emotion after show -I recommend you - invite Paulo on your event"

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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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"Charlene is a performer that creates mesmerizing moments. What a gift that was! And super professional Thank you!!!"

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"Als je een tuinfeest organiseert voor familie en vrienden en je hebt er prachtig weer bij, dan denkt je dat alles klopt. Maar op het moment dat Kirsten begon te spelen en de prachtige klanken van de saxofoon door de tuin galmde, dan voel je gelijk dat het feest dan pas echt helemaal klopt. Kirsten, heel erg bedankt. We hebben genoten van je prachtige saxofoon muziek. En wat ben je een leuk en spontaan mens."

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"Mark is a true professional from initial discussions on how the night would work playing alongside a group of different DJ’s to the big itself where he just fitted in to our styles with no upfront practice. We got some great feedback from some of our loyal customers and would definitely work with him again. (10 / 10) "

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"Very relaxing and wonderful to listen to during dinner"

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"Well, where to start!? I booked Vicki for my sister wedding and WOW, she is amazing!!! Phenomenal even. The music was absolutely incredible and everyone at the wedding enjoyed it so much. It was just what we needed whilst we had some food and drinks. I had so many people come up to me to say how much they loved her performance, how talented she is and how much they loved her vibe. I even got a comment saying how incredible it was that Vicki was smiling, whilst playing the saxophone! I mean, she really was incredible. Vicki’s time at the wedding has left a wonderful memory for us all to look back on. We truly loved every minute of her playing. If you’re thinking of booking Vicki, please do it! You will not regret it at all. A lovely, talented and overall fabulous person. Thank you SO much Vicki ? (10 / 10) "

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"Will is excellent! I liked his prompt response to my texts. He can learn any type of music. We enjoyed having will in our party. The guests loved his music. I highly recommend Will to anyone looking for a saxophonist."

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