Well, I received John's contact information from a friend who was taking private drumming lessons from him. He also provides live jazz music for special events, and so my friend recommended him to me for my soon-to-be sister-in-law's wedding shower reception (I was throwing the shower for her - bridesmaid's duty). Well, I was very impressed. The band was well dressed, arrived on time, was super polite, and best of all, played beautifully. We hired the band to play as a jazz trio (no singer, though we had that option), and the volume they played at was perfect and the song list was great. There were no added fees to the price they quoted (which was very reasonable, by the way), and when their time was up, they quietly packed up and left. We are considering having them back for the wedding cocktail reception in the fall. read more