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"106 Miles to Chicago Blues Brothers Tribute and 106 DJ's Hi Andy. Big thanks to you and Chris for a brilliant night. You seem to have the balance dead right. Everyone had a great time and you will be highly recommended. Cheers. Rach and Al"

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"Professional, fun and excellent musicians, this band is superb in every way. They played a selection of high-energy, swinging tunes which got everyone up and dancing. Betty was adept at sensing what got people moving and tailored the music accordingly, making for a fun night for everyone. I might have to plan another party just so I can hire them again. "

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"Very many thanks for your all round excellent service. We all greatly enjoyed your two sets of music, and lots of guests asked about you and complimented how much you added to the atmosphere of the party. Sue and I really enjoyed it. So thank you to both of you. It was exactly what we hoped for. Thank you as well for travelling to Norfolk and hope your trip back ok."

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"The band has been reliable and full of energy, probably the loudest jazz band in London, and not just jazz but different styles were played in the night"

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"Played at my daughters wedding last Saturday . Absolutely awesome !!! Thank you so much guys !!"

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"Had 106 Miles to Chicago play our annual weekender. They are a very good energetic duo, bringing laughs and some great moves on the dance floor and the audience loved the interaction with them. Bognorphenia would happily book these guys again in the future as they are reliable, competent and great fun. We danced all night"

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"When SoulNfunk, started with “pick up the pieces” my jaw dropped and I couldn’t find it for the remainder of the performance. It’s great to see a band where the instruments are not in the way, instead they complement the musician. Seeing Nords abused was a treat. Vocal was outstanding too…from Prince to Brown…and with such energy. phenomenal! It was a pleasure being the audience. Thank you. Marcin Gwozdz."

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"The HB Jazz Ensemble were great, friendly but professional. Their music was perfect for our get together and I would have no hesitation in recommending them for any occasion where smooth jazz, mixed with a few standards, was the order of the day. Many thanks to them both for helping to make our day special."

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"The Jive Collective were absolutely amazing ! Our guests haven’t stopped raving about the band since the wedding! They put on a show and they didn’t stop! The dance floor was occupied all night and they got everybody involved. The venue also complimented the band on how polite they were to work with! Not a bad word to say about these guys, thank you so much for making our wedding brilliant!"

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""Harmonica master!" What talented musicians, and all round entertainers. Enjoyed watching them time and time again, as every performance is unique. "

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"Kate and her pianist were wonderful and everyone I have asked enjoyed their music and contribution to the party. I am only sorry I was so busy I didn't hear all of the music, and maybe I should have asked her to turn the volume up! It's a fine line between being too loud and getting people to listen to Kate's fantastic voice. Thank you very much - we really appreciated all the music. Funnily enough, looking through your resume, Victoria Newton sang at Tito's 50th birthday 10 years ago!"

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"The Kate's Duo were brilliant at our party. Several guests thought it was a CD playing when they arrived and were amazed and delighted with the quality of the music. Kate's singing is a delight and her partner played guitar to the awe of the musicians in our lunch party! Kate gauged the pace really well and we would highly recommend her to anyone. "

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"You guys were amazing! Can not thank you enough. Learning our song too, you made our day! Every person in the venue said how amazing you were and asked how we managed to find you! Luckily for us our friends captured the first dance on video so we can listen again and again! :-) love from us both :-)"

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"The multimdeia presentation by Dave Merrick on the Origins of Jazz attracted an audience of more than sixty, with an encouraging number of young people. The recordings of New Orleans parade bands and others were used to illustrate the evening with Brendan Whitmore and Natalie Davis adding the live experience. Dave (Guitar) Natalie and Brendan had previously presented a Billie Holiday show at Bath's American Museum, which was a sell out with the demand for tickets exceeding the capacity by quite a margin. This is a welcome development to raise awareness to a new and younger audience of the music that has been so much of Just Jazz readers' lives especially as it is by musicians from the jazz world. - Robert Coles, Just Jazz (The Traditional Jazz Magazine) (Aug 10, 2016)"

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"My wife and I heard The Full Beans at a friend’s wedding and felt they would be perfect for my Oktoberfest themed 30th birthday. They did not disappoint and were arguably even better than we remember. The two sets they played went down and absolute treat, the songs they played were a brilliant take on the originals, that got everyone up dancing and singing along, there were definitely no shortage of people on the dance floor. Jake, who helped organise, was really helpful and was always quick to respond to my emails. I would happily recommend them to anyone who wants a really good knees up! Thanks again, was cracking!"

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