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"Thank you so much for an amazing evening. It was perfect xx"

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"An enormous thank you for performing for us at our festive event. You pitched everything perfectly and was very well received.I loved every moment and am very appreciative. Wish you a happy festive time and every good wish for 2023 . Barbara"

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"Ella Fitzgerald was born on 25 April 1917. She didn't have the easiest of starts to life - losing both parents and making a living on the streets as a teenager. She had hopes of becoming a dancer but had no training. What she did have was the gift of the smoothest, silkiest voice Jazz has known with the most delicate of touches - to hear Ella was to be kissed on the cheek by the lightest of breezes. Over her career she recorded 2,000 songs many of which are now Jazz standards - a fact in part due to the Fitzgerald imprimatur. Annette Gregory has a voice that is naturally lower in pitch than Ella’s and wisely she does not attempt a tribute act that imitates - rather her performance is a celebration of Ella’s legacy and the songs that will be sung and heard for as long as humans live on this planet. For this gig she was to have been accompanied by a quartet but unfortunately the bassist and sax player were caught up in a traffic standstill on the M6, but the piano (John) and drums (Matt) backing meant the stripped down support ensured that we focused on the songs. Just as Annette does not try to sound like Ella, neither does she slavishly follow her interpretations. This was strikingly apparent in songs such as “Miss Otis Regrets” and “The Man I Love” (which was more of a rocking blues than the familiar ballad). Annette's delivery is characterised by controlled, fluent and delicate phrasing and a pair of ballads - “When a Woman Loves a Man” and “Embraceable You” - were particularly pleasing. Let's hope that Annette and the full quartet make it back to Buxton soon! (10 / 10)"

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"Sonia was the perfect band for our party in the Boot Inn. Versatile and with a wide range of styles, the band soon had everyone on their feet. Would definitely book them again!"

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"Thoroughly pleased with performance. Arrived in time, were friendly with superb skills. Would love to hear them again."

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"Hi there Chris, just a quick note to thank you guys for playing at our wedding on Sat 25th Feb’ 2012. We had a fantastic day – and many people commented on the quality of the live music – so that was great. Many thanks again, and I’ll leave you some excellent feedback with the bookings agency!!"

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"great girl band. great voices. and love listening to them. higly reccomend them..."

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"__ Wow! I’m absolutely blown away by this band ! __"

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"Just to say a big thank you for playing on Wednesday.  It was just great and perfect for the occasion. Everyone loved your music."

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"Not the voice of a 20 year old!"

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"The band were really helpful when we contacted them before the wedding. On the day they set up with no fuss, and let us borrow their mics for our speeches. Their 3 sets were all really good-everyone was dancing from the beginning until the end, and everyone has been commenting on what a great band they are. They were so full of energy, and even ended up wearing props from our photo booth which added to the fun- the drummer looked great in a fez!"

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"Jay and the band were excellent. Jay has a superb vocal, he worked the audience really well, and made the night a very special one. The feedback I have received from people attending has been so positive"

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""thank you so much! everything was great" - private party, Jan 2015, Torquay, jazz trio booking"

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"Sara has been a regular feature & also running our regular Sunday jazz for 3 months now. The atmosphere on Sundays is just perfect! Sara also did a special one-off Christmas special with her trio. The repertoire was perfect & the clientele loved it, singing along & just having a great time. I can’t recommend Sara enough. Fantastic singer, so professional & easy to work with. Merry Christmas to Sara & her team!"

Reply by The Swing Outs
Hi Matthew, Thank you for your kind review. I really enjoyed putting on different trios for you & loved our Christmas event. There’s nothing like a sing-along! Merry Christmas to you & yours, Sara Oschlag

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"I just wanted to thank you and the band for playing at York Races last Wednesday for the opening day of the Ebor meeting. The band were brilliant and certainly kept the racegoers entertained, which is just what we wanted!"

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