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" It was great to meet you and the band yesterday and thank you for all your wonderful playing which really added to the atmosphere of the evening. Several people were very complimentary about you all so thanks so much and I hope we’ll have the chance to use you again in the future."

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I'm glad we went down so well. It was good to have a little crowd of dancers towards the end too! Graham

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"Sonia played to a packed and appreciative house at St Ives Jazz Club with two thoughtfully considered and slickly performed sets of songbird standards, mingled with the occasional more modern classic from the likes of Randy Crawford and even Sting. The band accompany Sonia with a suitably understated groove, giving this blossoming vocalist plenty of space, but impress when it’s called for with some fine solo and ensemble instrumental play – all very solid musicians, making this band an impressive and satisfying unit!"

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"Jimmy kept in touch in the lead up to the wedding making sure we had everything we wanted included in their live sets. It was all so well organised and went like clockwork. Can’t thank them enough for such a fantastic night, all our guests loved it."

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"Doug and Jasmine were so great. They gave us a such a good night and all had so much fun! We highly recommend them for any occasion as they were totally prepaid to cater for my tastes. Very understanding and very accommodating. As the other reviews say, they don't just stand there and sing, they entertain and make all of our guests feel involved. They made my party a wonderful night. Definitely will be booking them again for our next get together and we know that some of our friends want to book them too!"

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"We booked Sarah Lucy Jazz for our special Valentines Dinner event in our restaurant, in Somerset . Talk about cherry on top - the perfect entertainment for our guests. Incredible musicians, great choice of music creating the perfect ambience for our event. They were very easy to talk to, friendly, and accommodating to our needs. I would recommend this group to anyone for any event. We will certainly be inviting them back as soon as possible. Thank you Sarah Lucy Jazz for a perfect evening. "

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"Wow! What can we say. Thank you so so much for being part of our very special wedding day. Throughout the day our friends and family commented on how amazing you were. We loved you singing at our wedding breakfast. You are very talented and we highly recommend you ?"

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"Straight Up not only had the dance floor packed all night, but the whole area around the dance floor too! Jeremy has an unbelievable voice and performance style - it feels wrong to describe them as a wedding band because they are just an incredibly talented group of musicians who happen to be able to sing brilliant covers with their own stamp. They were also an absolute delight to deal with throughout and took the 1.5 hour delay in starting as a result of dinner overrunning in their stride. Thank you for making our wedding day so special, and for giving us so many wonderful memories. "

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"Dorian played on the evening of our wedding and he was absolutely brilliant. He played a great mix of songs and filled the dance floor. He was really accommodating before and during the day - highly recommend! "

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"They were a top class band! Would definitely recommend!"

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"Hey guys just want to say a massive thank you for last night you were absolutely brilliant we didn't want it to end. You had the dance floor packed all night and seeing Katies dad with his tie on his head rockin out to Bruce Springsteen was awsome. Thanks again Martin & Katie xxx"

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"Thank again for playing for us at our wedding - you were absolutely fantastic on the day and were also a pleasure to deal with in the run up to our big day. As I mentioned on the day, we had quite a few musicians amongst our guests who were all very impressed with you. Greg (the Owner) also thought you were fantastic. We had so many comments from people on the day saying how good you were and we thought you helped to create a great atmosphere, plus you were great to Lindy hop to! We're so glad we booked such a great band and will definitely be recommending you to all our friends. "

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"We booked Back2Skool for our wedding and from day 1 they have been amazing. From set list choices, to learning our first song acoustically, Tracy’s vocals were phenomenal, and then to bring the whole band into the song at the end was amazing. All players in the band were brilliant, we really wanted a brass section because of how good they sounded. When performing live their transition from the song to song was seamless and kept the party going all night. We have received so many compliments about the band choice. Honestly if you’re considering booking Back2Skool, do it, I promise you’ll be so happy you did it. And huge thank you to all of you for making our evening reception so brilliant, you really brought the party atmosphere."

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"We had Phil for our wedding reception upon return for getting wed in Jamaica! Phil came up with so many fun ideas and got the party started from just entering the room! Everyone was up dancing within seconds and he had people screaming for more!! The entrances ideas, games, pics from our wedding on the screen made it all personal to us - and was all Phils crazy ideas!! All our guests said they had an amazing night and Phil did a Fantastic job right till the end, we can't thank him enough!"

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"Thank you all for such a fab evening last night, we absolutely loved it. It was so much fun, so inclusive and really infectious fun. You are all very talented and amazing at what you do. We’d definitely love to go to one of your events again! Enjoy the holidays,"

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"This really was the most fun evening. Great energy and enthusiasm . What happy memories we will all have of all that laughter - June 2025 "

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