Review Centre: 1930s Era Musicians & Bands

"The band played for my event and were outstanding. Very friendly lads and lots of great feedback about the music."

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"Ons verjaardagsfeest in Theater Posa was extra speciaal door een feestelijk optreden van Gradalicious. Moderne sounds in een jazzy popy jasje, sfeervol en dansbaar. De muziek en zang waren fantastisch, de band geweldig en dus was de avond een groot succes. Ook onze gasten waren heel erg onder de indruk.” Mark & Inge Blom"

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"I hired Rick Holland Productions for my wedding and I thank my lucky stars I did. They were just an absolute solid band. I live in Toronto so the 10 piece band crossed the border for my wedding - our wedding coordinator said she'd never heard a band that good over her decade long career. I like to think I'm a genius for finding them ?? Kian K., Toronto, ON, CA"

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"Stolen Moments was perfect for our company holiday party and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend Event Date: December 14th, 2018 Services Provided: Jazz Band"

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"Every struggling student of the piano must feel some sort of envy as he sails serenely through the tempest of notes, the trills and scales, runs and arpeggios bouncing off his fingers like spray from a rock."

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"There hasn’t been a lot of great song options for wedding music. It’s always either lacking or overused. Sofia put together such a great song list for us. We had a video prepared last minute and Sofia chooses the perfect songs to go with it. It was such a beautiful moment for us when they go live. We got so many compliments from guests."

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"Ho avuto il piacere di ascoltare i ragazzi suonare e sono stati al di sopra delle aspettative. Bravissimi e professionali, hanno entusiasmato tutti gli ospiti. Assolutamente consigliatissimi!!"

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"Rosie performed at a Corporate Work Party at Canary Wharf - she was fantastic & professional - Thank you so much Rosie, thoroughly recommend x"

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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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"Annelise Molloy performed at our WW1 Centenary Commemoration. She is an incredible singer and was the perfect booking. Her song choices were great and very fitting for the day. The crowds loved her and many enquired about booking her in the future. I would totally recommend! 5 stars"

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"Derek, It was our pleasure to have you entertain us & have had many complimentary comments. See you all again. Richard"

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"Thank you so much for providing us and our guests with beautiful music - the rendition of one day like this was just beautiful."

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"Je viens d'écouter ton enregistrement, bravo à toi et aux autres musiciens! C'est très agréable à écouter et pas si sombre que ça, comparé à Almost blue de Chet Baker, une des rares musiques que je connaisse vraiment de lui avec My funny Valentine. Cela m'a surtout fait replonger dans l'ambiance d'un très bon film noir de Louis Malle de la fin des années 50 à Paris " Ascenseur pour l'échaffaud", la BO est de Miles Davis"

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"Dinner Jazz Duo played during my wedding breakfast at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire - they were lovely. Nice background music and friendly with my guests. "

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""Dupa trio" played at my birthday party and it was a blast . if you need a jazz band - they are what your looking for ! "

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