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"Every time I work with him, I know the atmosphere will be flawless. He has that rare mix of charisma and musical mastery that elevates any event. A true artist."

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"David & Anna provided excellent, courteous and professional delivery, setup and operation of the official film screening of our landmark documentary film - The Birth & History of Western Swing - at our inaugural Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival on Saturday, Nov 13, 2021 at Fort Worth's historic National Hall. Our audience love the quality of the film presentation displayed on Island Premiere's fabulous 12,000 lumen 4K Barco projector with 135" wide screen. We highly recommend their services for your most professional video presentation events."

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"Memphis Express was giving a solid two hours show on Feb.10 in Kanizsa Arena. This was a really great experiance to hear country music after long time. Bravo!!!"

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Idèn harmadszor lép az aréna szinpadjára Memphis Express csapata. Mögöttünk van jó pár felnött és gyerek műsor. Karácsony, Mikulás, szüreti bál, és sok egyéb rendezvény. Palini tó, csótó, Erzsébet tér, bazár udvar, Bába utcai party. Köszönöm az együttes tagok idaadó munkáját és kitartását! Gabor Memphis band leader.

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"On a beautiful August night JSJBF member band The Gumbo Gum bas, a project that grew out of leader Joe Grillo and his late brother Alfie's love of all things New Orleans, played to an appreciative crowd at Bands on the Beach. This was the second of two shows held on the beach for this summer-long Sunday night concert series, sponsored by the City of Long Branch in association with the JSJBFT. his show gave the band a chance to play live much of the material that can be found on their new CD, "Zydeland," with our own Jill Baskind donning the rub board for a couple of tunes. For those of you who may not get the reference in the title, Zydeco is a southern Louisiana dance music featuring the accordion, rub board and in this case horns. The music on the CD was dedicated to Alfie, who passed during the pandemic, and their mixing engineer, Tim Gilles, who left us during the making of the CD. All of the band members who appeared on the beach are on the record, including Dave Anthony on drums, Vinnie Borselli on trumpet, Joe on tenor sax and vocals, Steve Munter on baritone sax and clarinet, Greg Novick on bass, Steve "Big Squeezy" Rice on accordion and piano and Lars Wendt on trombone. All tunes were written, arranged and produced by Joe except as noted below. The opening title track "Zydeland," begins with the measured beat of the drums and is joined quickly by the accordion, with the horns kicking in as the lyrics invite you to join the band on a journey to this magical, musical place. As with any good Gumbo, it's flavored with local ingredients, in this case a dose of the Jersey Shore sound spices up the mix. "Dance With Me" picks up the beat and is reminiscent in tempo and style to one of Joe's major influences, Louis Prima. If this tune doesn't get you out of your seat, nothing will. "Waiting for the Cane," is dedicated to the crazies who choose not to evacuate, but start the party in anticipation of a hurricane, and party they will to this number. "King Cake" includes lyrics by Joe and music by Steve, was explained to the uninitiated that night as the legendary dessert of Mardi Gras which is said to bring luck and prosperity to whoever gets the plastic baby in their piece. It's a high energy number that gives each member of the horn section a chance to stretch out and strut their stuff, and they made it a highlight of that night and the CD. The recorded version of this song literally jumps out of the speakers. "Can't Go Back To New Orleans" is a moving tribute to Joe's brother, envisioning an ode to the city they both love through the sound of Tom Waits, one of Alfie's favorite artists. I got the chills listening to what starts out as a somber tune but ends in an upbeat fashion, finishing with Frank Rein's tuba. Joe and Vinnie collaborated on the lyrics to the tall tale of "Gumbo Parmesan," a song that's lyrics are as much of a fun dream its title implies. "By the Water'' has that infectious "Congo Square" beat, which is highlighted by Dave's opening drum pattern with accompanying percussion and conjures up a scene of the locals doing a NOLA style tap dance. With lyrics by Ken Morrison and music by Steve Rice, "Drifting Off and Dreaming of You" is a mid twentieth century style ballad, complete with strings, and has Joe in the role of a crooner which he does quite eloquently. A welcome respite from the nonstop party to this point, he sounds like the last man at the bar, smoke curling up from that final cigarette, with drink in hand, thinking about the woman of his dreams. The penultimate song, "Drinks On the House," is another fanciful flight of fantasy which would be loads of fun as an MTV video. Bring on the aliens, it's party time! The final tune, "Why Can't Everyday Be Mardi Gras?," is a fitting end to this party with Steph's clarinet leading the second line followed by the rest of the band with a chorus children along the route singing out the refrain. For this band, every time they start to play it's Mardi Gras. If these songs don't leave you smiling and dancing I don't know what will. Mission accomplished in the fun department as far as I'm concerned."

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"Great communications. A splendid group, friendly, super music, all my members enjoyed the evening."

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"Quality live music is such a rare gem these days, which is why the EnterTrain Band’s show at the Nádasdy Festival in Sárvár totally blew me away. The whole crew are absolute pros, with two incredible and energetic lead singers who kept the crowd hyped from start to finish. The instrumental section? Unreal. Their hands and even their feet were working the groove so hard, there was no way anyone could resist dancing. And that sound… just mind-blowing!!! On top of all that, they were super friendly and fun on stage. The crowd went crazy – dancing, singing, partying like there was no tomorrow. For those 2–3 hours, we all forgot about everything else in the world. Huge thanks for the experience – I can’t wait for the next show. Highly, highly recommend them! "

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"A wonderful string quartet. Amenable and professional. Willing to go above and beyond to make your event exactly as you envision it. "

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"Thank you so much for playing for us Charlene you was brilliant really made our day thanks again!"

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"I saw Jacopo several times playing live at open mic nights and in a restaurant for a private party and he has this beautiful voice, excellent guitar skills (obviously!) and a very engaging personality with a good sense of humor who manages with just that to entertain an entire crowd. You want a charming Italian man with a guitar who can sing pretty much every song you can think of (even when asked spontaneously)? Jacopo is your man. Also he replied promptly to our request, planning was super smooth and professional. Thanks a lot Jacopo and see you soon! "

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Claudia! Thanks a lot again for your kind words. This is how I try to make every listener feel, when I am live. Regardless if one-time listeners or multiple times. It's actually challenging to go beyond the music performance and to establish some fun interactions too. But it would be worse (and boring!) not to try at all. Fun things cannot happen without a special kind of Listeners who are curious and willing to engage. And you are obviously in this special List of special Listeners! This is what keeps me going, after +10 years of live solo gigs... thanks!!!

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"Thomas was a joy to work with. He played jazz from the 1950s and 60s. A real treat during our wedding reception. "

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" the bassman Wow the host has a fantastic voice Ujima Jame I was pleasantly surprised to see how much you sounded like Dionne Warwick. Great job all around! Ernest E Huffman Brown Debórah, I really hope you do a prerecorded 15 min video from your studio of a Bacharach set. “A Certain Bacharach Tribute” with stylings by Debórah Benton is a win C.J. Jenkins Debórah Benton SOOOOO GLAD to have stopped thru and found This!!! Recognized the voice IMMEDIATELY, AND The great songs! Where is this? What's the occasion? Anymore coming? Blessings and MUCH LOVE! Your Brother.... ???????? Lisha Salter Beautiful Where are you? Sannnnng Lisha Salter Range‼️ Yazzzzzzz Lisha Salter Deja vu! Blonda Poindexter Sang Sis Nancy Clardy-Howard Alright Deb! Frances Turnage SPECTACULAR! ❤️ YOU SANGING ❤️❤️❤️ Martel Davis Allen Beautiful Sam Banks Wonderful voice, Dionne Warwick Ava Smith-Zeigler Sounding good my friend C.J. Jenkins Debórah Benton SOOOOO GLAD to have stopped thru and found This!!! Recognized the voice IMMEDIATELY, AND The great songs! Where is this? What's the occasion? Anymore coming? Blessings and MUCH LOVE! Your Brother.... ???????? Kimberly Rogers Love This Beautiful ?❤ Judy Bailey Beautiful cuz! Rebecca Jones Sounds fantastic Regina J. Perry-Lisbon Sounding good! Levester Porter Beautiful Jeanette Tate Love this!❤️ Lindsay Renea Benton Sang Mommy!!!! Ernest E Huffman Brown I hope Debórah Gordon Benton considers doing a medley of Burt Bacharach music in light of his passing. Ernest E Huffman Brown Debórah Gordon Benton : I really hope you do a prerecorded 15 min video from your studio of a Bacharach set. “A Certain Bacharach Tribute” with stylings by Debórah Benton is a win Reply3w Debórah Gordon Benton Ernest E Huffman Brown Dude! I need you HERE Reply3w Monica Beasley-Martin Love this!❤️Shared Carol Luckey I could sit and listen to you all day everyday . Gifted voice, I love it . Cheryl Thomas Sing ! Germaine Bennett Go girl!? Jacquie Hays Sang Deb, you know You could always sing Crystal Williams Ooo sang sis..nice Jane Caulton You’ve got the chords! Nancy Clardy-Howard Love it! ❤️ Sang Deb! Ruby Dee Davis-Daniels Awesome‼️ Emmanuel R Sheafe Awesome❤️ Jacci Thornton HayGood Very impressive!? Susan DeLeo Novak Gifted is right girlfriend!! Ghanim Kharleed Very nice beloved Deborah A. Banks-Carpenter Awesome‼️ Judy Bailey Love it! ❤️ Paula Haynes Nice! Deloris Hill Very impressive! Willie Foster Sr. Outstanding!!! Cynthia Bailey Sang girl ..…!!..❤️ Leslie Jennings You sound great sweetheart"

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"Dancing my first dance with my husband to “La Vie en Rose” has been a dream of mine for years, and Aleksei made it absolutely magical. His beautiful accordion playing during our cocktail hour and first dance created an unforgettable, romantic atmosphere that we—and our guests—will always remember. I can’t recommend him highly enough for anyone looking to add a touch of elegance and romance to their special day."

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"We absolutely loved having The Crotchet Club play for us at our wedding. It created such a nice ambience for us when we were having drinks and canapés and our guests loved it! The band are excellent and have a really broad repertoire. They even learned a song for us to play on the day! They were also very responsive and easy to work with - I would highly recommend them!"

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"Thank you to you both Abbie & Gavie for making our wedding day so special with your magical music, really made our day so wonderful having you both there. We loved hearing our requested songs, you were both so lovely and couldn’t have asked for more perfect accompaniment to our wedding reception. Thank you again Rebecca & William"

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"Becki was absolutely amazing, the music was stunning and everything we wanted. She was a pleasure to deal with and played songs that we had requested. Couldn’t have been happier! Thank you so much for playing such an important part of making the day as beautiful as it was!"

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