Reviews of Ian Thompson (Saxophone & Vocals)...

Ian, you did a fantastic job for us, you played brilliantly and did exactly what I hoped for our event and are such a lovely man with it. I have had so many comments from guests at the event about how much they enjoyed the music and how good they felt you were, so a huge, huge thank you for what you did for us all.
If you want any kind of recommendation then please do say, I would be most willing to give a very positive one or if you want to use me as a 'reference' if anyone is unsure at any time.

Wonderful sets and thoroughly enjoyed by all guests. Great choice of tunes too. Such a fun evening and made all the more enjoyable by super talented Ian.

Ian was fantastic, he played during our welcome drinks for our company Christmas party and everyone enjoyed themselves listening to Ian. We spoke prior to the party and Ian made sure he had all the details of what we wanted prior to the event. He has a great mix of songs which were upbeat and got everyone into the party spirit. He was very professional and friendly to work with. Thank you Ian!

Ian was terrific at our wedding. His music was the perfect backdrop to our reception drinks before dinner. We had nothing but great feedback from our guests. He was an important part of an amazing day. From the first phone call to the final day he was friendly, professional and trustworthy. He has a wide range of songs covering many different genres and has all bases covered. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.

Ian kick started our post wedding breakfast celebrations creating just the right atmosphere with his effortless smooth relaxing music, which set the tone brilliantly. We would recommend Ian for anyone wanting a refined sophisticated professional experience.

Ian was a super star at our wedding! We love the sax, and were so excited to find how easy it was to hire him & have him play along to all our favorite tracks with our DJ. He slotted in really easily, played like a total pro and just added to the party atmosphere we were after. THANK YOU! Annie & Henry

Ian was absolutely fantastic he was more than happy to start playing a bit later as our speeches and meal overran. He played for our first dance and made it magical and came in throughout a lot of songs in the evening. Each time he played everyone got up and joined in and he kept the party going strong. After the day I had such lovely feedback from all of our guests saying how amazing he was, some even saying it was the best saxophonist they’ve ever heard. He was able to play to loads of different songs both modern and party classics. He was extremely professional and worked well with our DJ despite never meeting or playing alongside him before! Absolutely brilliant!

Ian was great from the first point of contact up until our big day. Nothing was a trouble and he listened to our requests to make our day exactly what we wanted. On the day he was absolutely amazing! Our guests kept talking about him and how good he was, several guest said, “best wedding entrance.....ever!” Thanks to Ian!
Ian thanks again for making our day the best day of our life! Xxx

We honestly cannot thank you enough for playing at our wedding! We were inundated with overwhelming comments from all of our guests and thought it was the perfect touch for a perfect day. Leading up to the wedding, you were so organised ensuring we were happy with everything which put our minds at ease which is something that anyone organising a wedding truly wants! Thank you once again for making our day so special and we would recommend you to anyone..... so much so our friends who attended the wedding have already booked you! All our best Jemma and Chris Simmons x

Ian welcomed us and our guests at our wedding on the 30th June, and as expected was amazing. Thank you so much for being part of our day and making it so special. Mr and Mrs Stoodley.

Ian played at our wedding on 2nd August at Caswell House. He was absolutely brilliant, really helpful in the planning and so smart and professional on the day. Our guests loved hearing the live sax played and Ian played some beautiful songs. Thank you so much Ian for helping to make our wedding day just perfect. We would highly recommend Ian for any future wedding!' Maxime & Olie xx

Ian played at our wedding on the 28th July 2018. We couldn’t have asked for anything more! He lived up to expectations and more and our guests thoroughly enjoyed it, as did we. I would highly recommend Ian to anybody looking for a saxophonist - we will definitely be using you again in the future Ian. Thank you for being a special part of our day! Mr and Mrs Love xxx

Dear Ian, I wanted to write to thank you so much for playing at Danielle & Joe's Wedding on 21st July '18. Where can I begin! You were amazing, so professional from the moment we booked to the last song. You made our drinks reception so special, so many guests said how lovely it was. The playlist was fantastic and you were superb. If you ever at anytime need references, I am have to be emailed. Best wishes & thank you again.

Ian was absolutely fantastic. All of our guests thoroughly enjoyed. He was extremely professional keeping in contact prior to the event and arriving within plenty of time to set up. Will certainly look to use again for future events.

Hi Ian, sorry we didn't get to speak yesterday. I just wanted to say thank you so much for playing at our wedding. You were just amazing! Thank you again, all the best Mr & Mrs Keilit

Hi Ian,
Just a quick note to say thank you again for Saturday night.
We had a really good evening and received a great number of very positive and complimentary comments in respect of your two sessions and the variety of music, something for everyone.
Once again many thanks and we certainly won’t hesitate to pass on your details should anyone ask.
Regards, Nick Hall.

Ian, Thank you so much for making out wedding reception amazing!! We were both amazed at how great you were and we received so much feedback on how talented you are! Not only are you incredible at what you do, you are so polite and professional. Our big day would not have been the same without you!!! Thank you again and all the best! We hope to see you soon!
Rushi and Uzma x

Thank you so much for making our party so wonderful, you created an amazing atmosphere and your saxophone playing was sublime. When you played Summertime for one of our guests, that summed up our beautiful sunny summer afternoon garden party. Your perfect rendition of Baker Street, John's favourite, heavenly!
Everyone said how fabulous the day was and how you got the mood and songs just right, many were asking, "Where did you find Ian? He is brilliant." One friend said he didn't realise initially that we had live music because the sound was so good. You read the mood of the afternoon so well and got the balance just right, well done! We could have listened to you all day and all night.
Thank you again, Sally & John x

Ian was absolutely fantastic from start to finish - he was professional, very lovely and his music is outstanding. He played for us from the ceremony to the end of the wedding breakfast and people were complimenting how amazing he was all day!
He was that good our guests were singing and dancing on they’re chairs during their meal and the atmosphere was simply perfect.
Thank you so much Ian - we couldn’t recommend him anymore x

Ian - thank you so much for helping to make our wedding so special! You are very talented! Our first dance was infused with extra emotion and romance by your passionate performance. In our view, the song itself was awesome, however, the way you played it added so much depth and richness to the sound, that we felt blessed to have you there. I confess that we were worried that the tracks we chose and the risk we took with trying to mix your performance with dhol players might end in a flop, but it didn't. Our guests were impressed! However, when we look back, the thing that really stands out in our minds were how helpful, polite, kind, considerate and so very very flexible you were! Once again, Ian - thank you very much!

What an amazing sax player, he absolutely made our night - it was fantastic. What a delightful man too. We will definitely be using him again.

It was lovely to meet you Ian Solid Sax - you really are exceptionally talented - we were blown away by how long you played for! You had the dance floor full! Well done! We hope to meet you at another wedding or event someday soon!

Thank you very much, Ian for your wonderful performance on 6th January for my 80th birthday bash. Your flexibility, expertise and professionalism were greatly appreciated by all my guests. I wish you well today and hope you go on making great music for years to come. You have ticked all the boxes. Well done.

Thank you Ian for being part of our wedding day. We both love the sax and can honestly say your music (and vocals) really made it special and sounded beautiful as we mingled with our guests. You didn’t just play but filled the venue with magic and we’ve had so many amazing comments on how perfect your performance was from start to finish. A true professional and superb from our first communication, we will be recommending you to all of our friends and family. All the very best from both of us.

Ian played beautifully and created a wonderful atmosphere while guest arrived at my daughters wedding reception. He was very professional, well before the day he sent us his extensive repertoire, so we were able to choose the perfect tunes for him to play for my daughters special day. Brilliant!

Ian was fantastic at our wedding. We wanted Ian to perform while everyone were eating their main courses and provide a very good mood. Ian did more then this and managed to get a lot of people on the dance floor because of how well he interacted with the audience. Thanks once again.

Ian was easy to deal with in the arrangements. His performance for the first 45 minutes was gentle and quite laid-back. After his break he changed the pace of the music and everyone was up dancing. It was a great end to our day's celebrations. Thank you Ian!

Great sax player and really nice guy. I would recommend Ian for all occasions.

We would like to thank you for the most beautiful music at our Wedding. All morning I didn't cry but as soon as you started playing that was it, floods of tears!
Thank you again. Love the Yussufs xXx

Where do I start...
I found Ian on the internet as I was searching for a sax player for our wedding, I listened to his music on his page and was immediately taken back by it! He is truly amazing and he made our wedding so so special! Everyone loved it and it was beautiful to listen to as we arrived at the venue and also when we sat down for the wedding breakfast. Ian got everyone up dancing and our day couldn't have gone anymore perfect. Thank you so much! HIGHLY RECOMMEND :-)

Ian played at our wedding and was absolutely fantastic, every one of our friends and family have all said just how good he was, Ian's repertoire was amazing and catered for all tastes, we would recommend Ian to anyone who is considering a top class sax player, Ian both Michelle and I would like to thank you once again for helping to make our special day.

If we could do it all over again Ian would still be our number one choice. Everyone has raved about him ever since and we thoroughly recommend him to all. His range of music suits all ages and I can't wait to book him again for more of our special events. Thank you Ian you really made our day. Yasmin and Ibrahim xx

It was perfect, we had an amazing time. Ian was really good in understanding what we wanted.

We booked Ian for our wedding reception, he was very kind polite and professional leading up to the big day! He made everything so simple and easy and even learned a new song for us! He's a great sax player and would definitely recommend him!
Thanks again Ian!

Wow you was fantastic couldn't wish for a better day thank you so much x

Perfect day. He was spot on, lovely person and a fantastic saxophonist
Excellent

We had Ian play at the reception of our wedding & he was absolutely amazing played such a different mix of music & everything we had asked for, all of our guests commented on just how brilliant he was & how having him playing whilst we had our photos taken really made the reception. Ian was also so friendly I really couldn't recommend him enough thank you again.

Ian was brilliant! All our guests really enjoyed the evening, particularly when Ian joined in with the band, Fantastic!

We organised an Indian music show and Ian played the sax for us. He was the star of the show and no one would ever say he was playing those songs for the first time. He is very dedicated, talented and an amazing person to work with. And when he is on stage it's like magic..!!

Hi Ian can't thank you enough for making Leanne and Alex's day so special the music was fantastic and everyone commented on how great you where. We would highly recommend you, once again thank you.

A massive Thank you for playing at our wedding. You was the icing on the cake and made our day extra special with some great memories. Everything you done was absolutely fabulous and the music was magical. We would highly recommend you to anyone considering booking you, and we can't thank you enough. Alex and Leanne x

Thanks for everything. You made our drinks reception and entrance so so special.

So so glad Ian came recommended to us! Not only is he a down to earth, genuinely nice guy, he is a superb musician and we are so lucky to have come across him. He set the mood perfectly throughout the day and all of our guests were saying how good he was! We'd really hope that we'd get the opportunity to use him again. From the bottom of our hearts thank you Ian, you made our day truly special!

Ian was brilliant !!! He put me at ease prior to my party with a couple of phone calls re playlist etc nothing was to much trouble. He sounded great and started the evening off brilliantly. Ten out of ten. Thank you Ian xx

Hi Ian,
You were absolutely fantastic!
Mel loved you, l loved you, all the guests loved you! We'll definitely be calling on you again when we have a big family event on.
So many people said it was a great touch for the evening and loved the fact it was a surprise! Funny thing is, Mel didn't even realise there was a live sax until you were standing in front of her! Lol

Absolutely First Class!
Ian played for our annual dinner and dance last week, he is a genuine and professional musician. The evening was such a success, as a result the future captain booked Ian for the following year on the evening! This should be testament enough for anyone uncertain of committing to a booking.
Leading up to the event, communication was second to none and the reassurance from Ian of his experience of playing at events was welcomed.
It was great to work with Ian, organised and friendly. I really cannot thank him enough for helping make the evening a success for the club.

Thank you to Ian for helping to make my Mum & Dad's Golden Wedding celebration so special
Lovely friendly man and a superb musician , Thank you

A-MAZ-ING!
Not only one of the best saxophonist we've ever heard (So many guest said they could listen to you all day & night) but also one of the most friendliest, nicest, kindest gentleman we've come across. So accommodating.
Amazing saxophonist. Really made our wedding complete. Thank you.
Gemma.

Hi Ian thank you sooooo much for playing at our wedding! You were fantastic and everyone was talking about how great you were! Some people have decided to start learning the sax! Haha we can't thank you enough and will be recommending you to all our friends and family! X

Thank you so much Ian & Ben, absolutely exceptional, made our wedding breakfast & ceremony with your music. Our fav was "walking after you" highly recommend you both! Thanks again Daniel & Nancy

Thank you very much Ian... my daughter Dionne, and her now husband Simon absolutely enjoyed the surprise! I had so many people at the wedding saying how good you were and asking how I found you... We are so pleased that we booked you personally - very professional and just perfect for my daughters wedding. Wishing you all the best, and will keep you in mind for whenever we need to book a saxophone player again, and obviously will recommend you to friends and family.' Kind regards, Deborah & Mark Oakley

Thank you Ian for playing at our wedding, you were fantastic and exactly what we had imagined.
Having a Sax player was one of the first things we wanted when we started to plan our wedding as we knew it would be perfect for the type of day we wanted.
It was really important to us to find the right person as the Sax is very close to our hearts so it was a big decision.
You are such a lovely person and went out of your way to ensure everything was perfect including learning a song for us!!! Which was brilliant, thank you.
We are really grateful to you for making our day so special, We wouldn't change a thing!!
Thank you Ian,
The Murrays xx

Ian literally hit all the right notes. He was totally flexible and our guests loved the laid back style and choice of music. Many thanks for helping make the opening successful.

I cannot describe how amazing Ian was during my husband's 60th surprise birthday. His choice of music and his amazing sax playing was absolutely perfect. He created the atmosphere that I could only have dreamt of! I was absolutely thrilled with him.... Such a lovely guy too. He really made the party one to remember. Thank you so much Ian I am beyond happy that we found you!
Amazing, Amazing Amazing!

Ian is a very talented saxophonist. He made our drinks/meal reception extra special. On the wedding day itself and after our special day, many of our wedding guests have commented on how brilliant Ian was. Ian was a pleasure to deal with prior to our wedding day and on the day itself. It is clear that he really enjoys playing at weddings. We will be recommending him to all of our friends and families in the future. Thank you Ian for making our wedding day so special.

I had so much trust for Ian from the moment he picked up the phone on the first enquiry. Ian is so utterly professional and I knew we were in good hands. He spent time on the phone on many occasions before the big day making sure everything was as we wanted. Our guests loved the music and I wish we could have heard more of him. It was perfect during the signing of the registers and the whole day was just set off on such a classy note. Thank you Ian for helping make our wedding day so special.

I hired Ian to play for my 40th, and what can I say - he was absolutely brilliant! A great selection of tunes, and wonderful playing, he totally made the Party! Thank you so much Ian!!

Excellent musician very entertaining!

I hired Ian for my renewal of vowels. He was brilliant he had a large variety of music which he played extremely well.
He even learnt my original wedding song and a couple of other records which we wanted.
He was very professional, friendly and courteous.
I would definitely use Ian again and would highly recommend him.