Review Centre: 1920s, 30s & 40s Style Bands

"On behalf of both of us and of all the guests, thank you so much for making the day the delightful, joyous and musical one that is was. Everyone has told us how much they enjoyed dancing to and hearing Dr Jazz and has praised the quality of the music and musicians in the highest terms. We’re so glad that you were on board on Thursday and look forward to encountering you again in the future. Thanks once again!"

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"Small Days guitarist Dave Merrick was the master of ceremonies, with vocalist Natalie Davies and sax player Brendan Whitmore joining him for the live songs. Dave unfolded the story at a well-judged pace, with records of Bessie Smith’s evocative voice even drawing applause from the attentive audience whenever they were included. The live contribution was important, too, and Natalie wisely steered away from imitating Bessie’s full-throated contralto to emphasis the singer’s lyrics with an upbeat swing on numbers like Need A Little Sugar and Send Me To The Electric Chair. Brendan Whitmore switched between soprano and tenor sax, the former particularly eloquent on Need A Little Sugar, the latter coming to the fore on T’Aint Nobody’s Business If I Do. All in all it was a satisfying journey through blues history with one of the great women who made the music what it became. Impressively, this was its first performance – and hopefully it will be seen again. - Tony Benjamin, Bristol 24/7 (Apr 08, 2017)"

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"We just wanted to thank you again for playing at our wedding, it was truly fantastic. As I'm sure you could tell, our guests also shared our sentiments completely. Sarah particularly, had always hoped of having a big band play on her special day and you fulfilled her dream beautifully! We wish you all the best for the future."

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"Hi, Thoroughly enjoyed the concert tonight. It was the best evening we have had for many years. You all took my wife and me down memory lane and made us feel like teenagers again. I wanted to jive but the wife felt embarrassed. Thank you for all the hard work you put in. "

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"Thank you so much for your wonderful performance and your flexibility on the night!"

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"I liked the fact that when booking it was 'relaxed' in that it was not too rigid with the timing. Unfortunate that Hannah was sick but this made no difference to my party as Sarah -Jane stepped in. Again flexibility (on both sides) resulted in a great performance - we received lots of compliments only downside was that we were unable to listen as much as we would have liked to .... There's always a next time. ..... We and especially our guests thoroughly enjoyed the performance - very happy to recommend . Ann & Antonio"

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"Hi Jessica, You were absolutely fabulous and kicked off the evening perfectly. We really loved it and had so many compliments about you! Thanks again, Mags and Rob "

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"Honestly you guys were amazing! Everyone has asked where we found you and said you were the best band they've ever seen at a wedding!"

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"Many thanks Jessica for the lovely evening. All our visitors truly enjoyed the live performance tonight. We look forward to seeing you again soon."

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"My husband booked Emily as a surprise for our wedding. Her performance totally made the wedding, she sang all of our favorite songs and was an absolute hit with our guests. Post wedding I asked Emily if she would record the songs she had sung during our wedding to give to my husband as a gift so we can continue listening to all of our favorite songs and so we could remember the great day we had and the fab performance by Emily. I would recommend Emily to anyone and really hope for another excuse to invite Emily back to perform again."

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"Glorious, hilarious, utterly eccentric and seriously worthy of this week’s voucher from your CD-buying ration book!"

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"Thank you again for yesterday - perfect genre and set up for what we needed. Thank you!"

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"It was a great gig on Saturday and everyone at the New Winton concert really enjoyed BV's music. Lots of good feedback."

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"(Pete and Frankie) were excellent and helped make the evening of our wedding day very special indeed. Everybody enjoyed their music. They were punctual, very friendly and they sound fantastic. I would definitely recommend them to others. Tina and Tom Clark. (Wedding) (10 / 10) Tina & Tom Clark"

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"I recently booked Ruby to sing at a 100th birthday celebration for one of our residents at the care home where I work. I wanted to organise the most perfect party for Ida and her family and even managed to secure the Lord Mayor of Sutton Coldfield to attend the celebration. From our first conversation, I knew Ruby was just perfect to perform for us all. Ruby arrived and set up at the agreed time looking fabulous, and sang us through the ages. One memorable moment was whilst singing The White Cliffs of Dover Ruby sang right next to Ida and they interacted beautifully with Ida fully engaged and singing along. The feedback I received from our residents, their relatives and staff in attendance at the celebration was absolutely brilliant and many have asked when Ruby will be back to sing for us all again. I have booked Ruby for our next event and look forward to working with her on many more occasions. I can not recommend this lovely lady enough."

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