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Johnny Fingers Trio
Jazz and Blues / Wedding Entertainment
A dinner jazz trio of fantastic players to compliment the atmosphere of any occasion. This act have a classy, relaxed & stylish jazz sound just perfect for either formal or laid back functions. Top class sessionists may replace the drummer or bassist.
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Profile
The Johnny Fingers Trio comprise of three professional musicians.
Johnny (Fingers) Holmes on Piano has over 10 years performing experience having played in various Jazz and Pop Function bands including a stint as pianist in The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra and 2 years playing aboard ships for Princess Cruises of the U.S.A. He is a very accomplished Jazz musician with a smooth uncomplicated style ideal to create a sophisticated relaxed atmosphere.
Richard Ashton Drums and Vocals -
Born and bred in Gloucester Richard took up drums at the age of 13. Soon he was performing around the county with various local jazz and rock ensembles. After completing his A-levels he was accepted to study on the Jazz Degree course at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he was trained by Peter Fairclough Clarke Tracey Martin France and Elliot Bennett. Training involved extensive study of Jazz Blues and Cuban/Brazilian music. Richard graduated with honours in July 2005. Since then he has been performing touring and recording throughout the UK with many groups and artists from The Welsh Jazz Composers Orchestra to Keith Tippett.
Peter Martin, Electric and Double Bass -
Peter Martin is a professional musician currently based in Gloucester and Cheltenham. He has played with two leading national Big Bands; the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra. He has also performed with famous artists including Lilian Bote (The Ambassador of New Orleans), Bonnie Tyler, Charlotte Church, Keith Tippett and Julian Jacobson.
He has performed in over 2000 performances in his professional career to date including several Royal performances, numerous festivals and a large number of musicals and highly prestigious events. Peter has been on numerous tours with groups and companies, most recently performing in Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2003 and 2004 and Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2004, 2006-2009.
He balances life as a professional musician and music educator, a classroom Music Teacher in secondary school and as a private instrumental teacher and tutor. He is also a lead tutor for the Cheltenham Rock School course. His commitments as a musician range from the “Goodfellas”, the Crescendo Big Band, freelance session work and his own Trio/Quartet. He has directed the Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra for Gloucestershire Music Jazz Live since September 2006.
The Johnny Fingers Trio have an extensive repertoire of over 300 well known modern Jazz and show song standards from composers such as Cole Porter, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and Rogers and Hammerstein. They are available for various functions with their style of playing particularly suited to atmospheric background music at restaurants, wedding receptions or corporate events. So if you are looking for music with that sophisticated edge, The Johnny Fingers Trio are the perfect solution.
The trio also have the option of an additional pop or jazz set for dancing during your evening reception
Please note that superb session musicians may be used as replacements if either Richard or Peter are out with their other bands. However please be assured that you will always have The Fabulous Fingers on keys whenever you book!!!!!
Set
list
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Ain’t She sweet
All Or Nothing At All - Jack Lawrence/Authur Altman
Angel Eyes - Matt Dennis/Earl Brent
A Nightingale Sang - Manning Sherwin/Eric Maschwitz
Another Op’nin Another Show - Cole Porter
Anything Goes - Cole Porter
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody - Irving Berlin
April Love
A Time For Love - Paul Webster/Johnny Mandel
At Last - Harry Warren
A Wonderful Day Like Today - Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley
Basin Street Blues - Spencer Williams
Baubles Bangles and Beads - Wright/Forrest
Beautiful Friendship - Stanley Styne/Donald Khan
Bernie’s Tune - Bernie Miller
Besame Mucho
Blue Moon - Rodgers/Hart
Brazil
Bye Bye Baby - Leo Robin/Julie Styne
Cabaret
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man - Hammerstein/Jerome Kern
Caravan - Duke Ellington
Cheek To Cheek - Irving Berlin
Close Enough For Love - Paul Williams/Johnny Mandel
Come Rain Or Come Shine - Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen
Crazy Rhythm
Cry Me A River - Arthur Hamilton
Day Dream - Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
Dolphin Dance - Herbie Hancock
Day In Day Out - Johnny Mercer/Ruben Bloom
Do You Know What it Means - Eddie De Lange/Louis Alter
Dream A Little Dream
Dream Dancing - Cole Porter
East Of The Sun - Brooks Bowman
Emily - Johnny Mandel/Johnny Mercer
Every Time We Say Goodbye - Cole Porter
Everything Happens To me - Matt Dennis/Tom Adair
Feel Like Makin’ Love - Eugene McDaniels(Roberta Flack
Flintstones Theme - Bryson/Goldberg
Fly Me To The Moon
For All we Know - J. Fred Coots/Sam M. Lewis
For Once In My Life (Sinatra)
Georgia - Hoagy Charmichael
Get Happy - Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen
Get Out Of Town
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Gigi - Alan Lerner/Frederick Loewe
Girl Talk - Neil Hefti
Harlem Nocturne - Dick Rogers/Earl Hagen
Honeysuckle Rose - Andy Razaf/Thomas Waller
How About You - Ralph Freed/Burton Lane (frank)
How Deep Is The Ocean - Irving Berlin
Happy Tawk - Rogers/Hammerstein
Hello Young Lovers - Rogers/Hammerstein(King and I)
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was - Rogers/Hart
I Believe In You - Frank Loesser
I Fall In Love Too Easily - Julie Styne/Sammy Cahn
If Ever I would Leave You - Lerner/Lowe (Camelot)
If I Loved You - Rogers/Hammerstein
If I Were A Bell - Frank Loesser (Guys And Dolls)
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Cole Porter
I Got It Bad - Paul Webster/Duke Ellington
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You - Ray Noble
I Know Why
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Douglas Cross/George Cory
I’ll Be Around - Alec Wilder
I’ll Be Seeing You - Irving Kahal/Sammy Fain
I Love You Porgy - George and Ira Gershwin
I’m Beginning To See The Light
Imagination - Jim Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
I’m Old Fashioned - Jerome Kern/Johnny Mercer
Indiana - McDonald/Hanley
I Remember It Well - Lerner/Loewe
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It Ain’t Necessarily So - Gershwin
I Talk To The Trees - Lerner/Loewe
It Could Happen To You - Burke/Van Husen
It Had To Be You - Isham Jones
It Never Entered My Mind - Rodgers/Hart
I Thought About You - Van Heusen/Johnny Mercer
It’s all Right With Me - Cole Porter
It’s A Lovely Day Today - Irving Berlin (Call Me Madam)
It’s Delovely - Cole Porter
It’s Only A Paper Moon - Rose/E. Harburg/Harold Arlen
It’s You Or No One - Sammy Cahn/Julie Styne
I’ve Got A Crush On You - George and Ira Gershwin
I’ve Got Rhythm - George and Ira Gershwin
I’ve Got The World On A String - Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen
I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
I’ve Grown Accustomed To Face - Lerner/Loewe
I’ve Never Been In Love Before - Frank Loesser (Guys And Dolls )
I Want To Be Happy
I Wish I Were In Love Again - (Sinatra)
I Won’t Dance - Roberta
Just In Time - Irving Berlin
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Killer Joe - Benny Golson
La Mer
Laura - JohnnyMercer/David Raskis
Let's Fall In Love - Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen
Let’s Face The Music And Dance - Nat King Cole
Look For The Silver Lining - Kern/De Sylva
Lover - Rodgers/Hart
Love For Sale - Cole Porter
Lover Come Back To Me
Lover Man - Davis/Ramirez/Sherman
Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
Love Walked In - George and Ira Gershwin
Lullaby Of the Leaves - Joe Young/Bernice Petkere
Make Someone Happy - Julie Styne/Green/Betty Conden
Makin’ Whoopie - Gus Khan/Walter Donaldson
Manhattan - Rodgers/Hart
Mean To Me - Roy Turk/Fred E. Ahlert
Mercy Mercy Mercy - Jo Zawinul(Cannonball Adderley
Midnight Sun - Lionel Hampton/Burke/Mercer
Moonglow - Hudson/De Lange/Mills
Moonlight In Vermont - K. Suessdorf/John Blackburn
Moonlight Serenade - Mitchel Parish/Glen Miller
More
Mountain Greenery - Rodgers/Hart
My Heart Stood Still - Rodgers/Hart
My Ship - Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weil
Nature Boy - Eden Ahbez
Nice’n Easy (Sinatra) - Spence/Bergman/Keith
Never Will I Marry - Frank Loesser
Nice Work If You Can Get It - George and Ira Gershwin
Nobody Else But Me - Hammerstein/Jerome Kern
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh
Once In A While - Bud Green/Michael Edwards
Over The Rainbow - E.Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
Oh Lady Be Good!
Old Devil Moon - (Sinatra)
On A Clear Day - Lane/Lerner
Our Love Is Here To Stay - George and Ira Gershwin
Oklahoma - Rodgers/Hammerstein
One For My Baby - Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer
Out Of This World - Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer
On The Street Where You Live - Lerner/Loewe
Ol’ Man River - Hammerstein/Jerome Kern
Pennies From Heaven - John Burke/Arthur Johnston
People - Bob Merril/Julie Styne
People Will Say We’re In Love - Rodgers/Hammerstein
Perdido (Or Latin) - Juan Tizol/Lengsfelder/Drake
Perfida - Alberto Dominguez
Pick Yourself Up - Jerome Kern
Polkadots And Moonbeams - Jim Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
Prelude To A Kiss - Duke Ellington/Gordon/Mills
Puttin’ On The Ritz - Irving Berlin
Quando Quando
September In The Rain - H. Warren
Secret Love - Mitchel Parish/Bobby Sherwood
September Song - Maxwell Anderson/Kurt Weil
Serenade In Blue - (Glen Miller)
She (Notting Hill) - Elvis Costello H. Kretzmer/Charles Asnavour
Shiny Stockings - F. Foster
Skylark - Hoagy Charmichael/J. Mercer
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Kern/Harbach
Solitude - E. De Lange/Mills/Ellington
Someday I’ll Find You - Noel Coward
Something Wonderful - Rodgers/Hammerstein
Someone To Watch Over Me - George And Ira Gershwin
Something Stupid (Sinatra) - C. Carson Parkes
Speak Low
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
Stars Fell On Alabama - Mitchel Parish/Frank Perkins
Stormy Weather - Ted Koehler/Harold Arlen
Stranger In The Night - Singleton/Snyder/Kaempfert
Summertime - George and Ira Gershwin
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie/Pinkard/Casey
Stardust - M. Parish/Hoagy Charmichael
Sweet Love - Anita Baker/Bias/Johnston
Sway (Quien Sera ) - Pablo Beltran Ruiz
S’wonderful - George and Ira Gershwin
Taking A Chance On Love - La Touche/fetter/Vernon Duke
Tangerine - J. Mercer/V. Schertzinger
Teach Me Tonight - Sammy Cahn/Gene DePaul
Tea For Two - Irving Caesar/V. Youmans
Tenderly - Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence
The Gentle Rain - Matt Dubey/Luiz Bonfa
That’s All - Alan Brandt/Bobby Haymes
The Joker (Roar Of Greasepaint) - Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley
The Lady Is A Tramp - Rodgers/Hart
The Man I Love - George Gershwin
The Most Beautiful Girl In World
Them There Eyes - Pinkard/Tracy/Tauber
The Party’s Over - Betty Comden/Julie Styne/Green
The Second Time Around - Sammy Cahn/Van Heusen
The Touch Of Your Lips - Ray Noble
These Foolish Things - Strachey/Link/Marvell
The Glory Of Love
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Johnny Mandel/Francis Webster
There’s A Small Hotel - Rodgers/Hart
The Surrey With The Fringe - Rodgers/Hart
The Very Thought Of You - Ray Noble
The Way We Were - (Streisand)
They Say It’s Wonderful - Irving Berlin
The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields
They All Laughed - George and Ira Gershwin
This Can’t Be Love - Rodgers/Hart
This Masquerade - Leon Russell
This Nearly Was Mine - Rodgers/Hammerstein
Thou Swell
Three Coins
Three For Nothing - John Holmes/David Wilkes
Till There Was You - Meredith Wilson
Time After Time
Tomorrow (From Annie)
True Love - Cole Porter
Walkin’ Shoes - Gerry Mulligan
Wandrin’ Star - Lerner Loewe
Watch What Happens - Michel Legrand
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
What A Difference A Day Made - Stan Adams/ Maria Grever
What Are You Doing The Rest… - Michel Legrand/ Bergman
What I Did For Love
What Kind Of Fool Am I? - Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley
What’ll I Do? - Irving Berlin
What’s New? - Bob Haggard/Johnny Burke
Where Are You - H.Adamson/Jimmy McHugh
Where I Love? - Lionel Bart
Where Or When - Rodgers/Hart
Who Can I turn To? - Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley
Why Do I Love You? - (Show Boat)
Wilkommen - (Cabaret)
Willow Weep To Me - Ann Ronell
With A Little Bit Of Luck - Lerner/Loewe
Witchcraft ( Sinatra ) - Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh
You Are So Beautiful - Billy Preston/ Bruce Fisher
You’d Be So Nice To Come… - Cole Porter
You Do Something To Me - Cole Porter
You Make Me Feel So Young - Gordon/Myron ( Sinatra )
You Stepped Out Of A Dream - Gus Khan/ Nacio Herb Brown
Zing Went The Strings - From Thumbs Up
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole (Irving Gordon )
Too Young - Nat King Cole
Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
Smile - Charlie Chaplin
Around The World
Anniversary Waltz
Avalon - Vincent Rose
Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
But Not For Me - Gershwin
Bye Bye Blackbird - Ray Henderson
Feelings
Guantanamera
I’d Do Anything - Lionel Bart ( Oliver)
One - From A Chorus Line
I’m In The Mood For Love - McHugh and Fields
I Only Have Eyes For You
A Child Is Born - Thad Jones
A Fine Romance - Jerome Kern/ Dorothy Fields
A Foggy Day - Gershwin
A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie
Afternoon In Paris - John Lewis
All Blues - Miles Davis
All My Tomorrows - Cahn/ Van Heusen
All Of Me - Simons/ Marks
All The Things You Are - Hammerstein/ Kern
April In Paris - Vernon Duke
As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfield
Autumn In New York - Vernon Duke
Autumn Leaves - Johnny Mercer
Bewitched - Rodgers/ Hart
Black Orpheus - Louis Bonfi
Blue Bossa
Blue Monk - Thelonius Monk
Blue Room - Rodgers/ Hart
Bluesette - Toots Thielemans
Body And Soul - Green
But Beautiful - Van Heusen/ Burke
Chega De Saudade - Jobim
Chelsea Bridge - Billy Strayhorn
Cherokee - Ray Noble
Corcovada - Jobim
Come Sunday - Duke Ellington
Could It Be You - Cole Porter
Dancing On The Ceiling - Rodgers/ Hart
Darn That Dream - Van Heusen
Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Mancini
Dearly Beloved - Jerome Kern/ Johnny Mercer
Desafinado - Jobim
Don’t Blame Me - Fields/ McHugh
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore- Duke Ellington
Easy Living - Robin/ Ranger
Easy To Love - Cole Porter
Falling In Love With Love -Rodgers/ Hart
Footprints - Wayne Shorter
Four - Miles Davis
Freddie The Freeloader - Miles Davis
Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
Grand Central - John Coltrane
Green Dolphin Street - Kaper/ Washington
Groovin’ High - Dizzy Gillespie
How High The Moon - Morgan Lewis
How Insensitive - Jobim
I Can’t Get Started - Vernon Duke
I Could Write A Book - Rodgers/ Hart
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - Duke Ellington
I’ll remember April
Impressions - Coltrane
In A Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
Invitation - Kaper/ Washington
I Should Care - Cahn/ Stordahl/ Weston
Isn’t it Romantic - Rodgers/ Hart
It Don’t Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
Just Friends - Klemmer/ Lewis
Lazybird - John Coltrane
La Fiesta - Chick Corea
Like Someone In Love - Van Heusen/ Burke
Long Ago And Far Away - Kern/ Gershwin
Look To The Sky - Jobim
Lullaby Of Bird Poo - George Shearing
Lush Life - Billy Strayhorn
Meditation - Jobi
Misty - Errol Garner
Moment's Notice - John Coltrane
Pop set list
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Baby When You’re gone - Bryan Adams
Can’t Buy Me Love - Beatles
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
Cathy’s Clown - Everly Bros.
Dance To The Music - Sly and the Family Stone
Do You Want To Dance - Cliff Richard
Eleanor - Turtles
Easy - Commodores
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Flowers In The Window - Travis
Give It Up - K.C and the Sunshine Band
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind and Fire
Happy Together - Turtles
Harvest For The World - Isley Bros
Here There And Everywhere - Beatles
Hi-Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
How Do You Do It - Gerry and the Pacemakers
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
I Like It - Gerry and the Pacemakers
I’m Telling You Now - Freddie and the Dreamers
If You’ve Got To Go, Go Now - Manfred Mann
In My life - Beatles
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Just One Look - Hollies
Lady Madonna - Beatles
Let It Be Me - Everly Bros
Man On The Moon - R.E.M
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Mistra Know It All - Stevie Wonder
Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
Old Before I Die - Robbie Williams
Penny Lane - Beatles
Please Don’t Tease - Cliff Richard
Poison Ivy - Paramounts
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rave on - Buddy Holly
She - Elvis Costlello
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven - Phil Collins
Summer In The city - Lovin' Spoonful
Sweets For My Sweets/Sugar and Spice
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Then I Kissed Her - Everly Bros
Ticket To Ride - Beatles
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Wake Up Little Suzie - Everly Bros
Walk In The Room - Paul Carrack
Walk Right Back - Everly Bros
We Can Work It Out - Beatles
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King
You Get What You Give - New Radicals
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Songs will play on any PC with Windows Media
player.
Song title |
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| Willow Weep for me |
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| The Girl From Ipanema |
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| Have you met Miss Jones |
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| Bye bye love (feat. optional vocalist) |
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| Corcovada |
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Line-up & instrumentation
3 piece band: piano/keyboard, drums, double bass
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Travel availability
This band are only available in the regions
listed below.
The Midlands
The South
The North
Booking options
You can also choose to have any of the
following options added to your booking.
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Additional saxophone player to make up quartet (Please allow for travel expenses), add approx £180 |
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Evening option including a vocal set approx £0 |
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Duo - piano and drums, deduct approx £-120 |
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Reviews & references
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name: Jane
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Comments: Alive Network were recommended to me and they offered a service that was good value for money.
Johnny Fingers Trio were great - they spent time sorting out the best place to perform, looked immaculate, and sounded fantastic. A really friendly bunch of guys who are totally professional, and will give you a great evening’s entertainment. 10 out of 10!
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name: Sarah Allen
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Comments: The Johnny Fingers Trio completely transformed the atmosphere of our wedding reception and made our day even more unforgettable.
I would highly recommend the band who were not only extremely talented but also very professional.
Alive Network was easy to use, helpful and friendly, I will definitely be booking again with them in the future....
Thank you all so much, Sarah & David Dunn
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name: Ruth
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Comments: We couldn't have been happier with both the band and the service we received. The music was fantastic and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We had many compliments about the choice of music.
The band arrived with plenty of time to spare and set up when we were ready with the minimum of fuss.
They also didn't complain about their less than luxurious dressing room! I would recommend them to others without hesitation.
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name: Gary
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Comments: Great service, value for money and most important, very entertaining! Thanks very much.
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name: Susan
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Comments: Alive Network were excellent. They were fast and efficient and their website so easy to use. I can highly recommend Johhny Fingers Trio: very professional, very easy to listen to and great musicians. Thank you Johnny for being so helpful and a thoroughly nice bloke.
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name: Saeed
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Comments: Hi Rebecca
We had a great wedding thanks and everything went according to plan ( except the weather).
Johnny fingers trio were great during the reception.
They were completely professional, looked great and more importantly sounded great.
Thanks for organising it.
Regards
Saeed
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name: Rachel Jones
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Comments: James,
Everything went brilliantly on Tuesday night, with the band arriving even earlier than schedule and keeping to agreed timings throughout the night.
I would like the take this opportunity to pass on my most sincere thanks to both you and the band as i feel the service recieved greatly furthered my expectations.
Thanks again for your contribution to a night that was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Rachel Jones
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name: Rachel
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Comments: Johnny was brilliant.
thanks,
Rachel
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name: Sarah Peters
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Comments: Dear Nick,
Thank you for the email. Both artists booked were fantastic - supremely professional in every regard.
The pianist was very talented and played a long list of dedications I had emailed through to him - we could not have asked for more.
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Sarah Peters
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name: Lauren
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Comments: It was fantastic the band were great played a little longer than expected and everyone was cheering more at the end! They even learnt 2 songs we had on our actual wedding day!
Thanks James
Kind regards
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name: Mark & Pamela
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Comments: We had a fantastic wedding day full of memorable moments.
A big part of the wonderful evening atmosphere was down to the presence of the Johnny Fingers Trio, who created an outstanding musical backdrop. They arrived quietly, set up with a minimum of fuss, looked the part and were very pleasant to talk to. Their enthusiasm for jazz was evident in the way they played and numerous people commented on how good they are. The volume level was not intrusive and you could still hold conversation with guests without having to raise your voice. They played three sets of 45 minutes, including a good many songs we'd asked for, and they showed no signs of flagging by the end!
We'd not hesitate to recommend them to anybody who wants a professional, class act of top musicians, providing the perfect atmosphere at a very reasonable price.
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name: Bex
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Comments: Sorry it has taken so long for me to reply - we were away on holiday until late January so only just got back to Sydney and horrible work!
I have to say that planning a wedding in the UK from Australia is not something I would recommend unless you have a fantastic organiser like my mum! However as music is such a personal choice my hubby and I wanted to make the decision on our wedding reception band - being on the other side of the world meant that we could not go and check bands out ourselves, and so web based searches were our only option. I stumbled across Alive Network on the web, and was impressed with the huge range of artists available, and it was fairly simple to search via genre and to download snips of songs. We chose Johnny Fingers Trio fairly late in the day, and it worked out that he was based in the same town as the venue - perfect! It was slightly daunting putting all your faith in the recommendations of a website but I can only say that in all our dealings with yourself and with Johnny direct, I always felt confident that they would deliver, and all emails were always answered swiftly. .
Johnny was really flexible in what we wanted - even when we requested a singer at the last minute - he also played piano during our reception drinks and then moved through to the dance floor later to play with his band. It was a perfect mix - we had a fairly small, low ceilinged room (16th century I think!) to dance in, which was the perfect intimate environment for his jazz/swing music, and kept everyone of all ages up dancing. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Johnny Fingers Trio and Alive Network to anyone - especially if they are planning wedding receptions from overseas!
Thanks Rob, hope Blighty isn't too chilly at the mo - it's mid summer here in Sydney so all blue skies and 30 degrees!
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name: Liz
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Comments: Many apologies for the very late response to your e-mail. We had a great time at our wedding but it was a bit of a shock coming straight back from our honeymoon into Christmas preparations!
The entertainment was great. The band arrived impressively early and were
fantastic - unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to have proper chat with them so I hope they were looked after properly.
Our guests were impressed with the music (and how young they all looked!) so please forward on our thanks to them all.
Thanks also for your help,
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name: Claire Morris
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Comments: Thank you, Emma!
We had a fantastic wedding thank you, we both thoroughtly enjoyed it and the
Johnny Fingers Trio were EXCELLENT! All the guests commented on how good
they were - a great sound and at just the right level too. They were
punctual and in fact had to hang around for us to finish the speeches but
they still played their two hour set. I would not hesitate to recommend
them to other people. Thanks, too, to Alive Network for your services; if
I'm ever asked to recommend an entertainment agent, I will certainly pass on
your name.
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