Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on December 10, 2013•From Bristol, RI
Excellent!!!!!! Very, very professional and accommodating to my needs. Superb talent and overall personalities! My guest talked about the group for days about the clarity of their musicality. I highly, highly recommend the group for any functions. I will definitely hiring them again for any function that I host.
Review by George R.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on November 18, 2011•From New York City, NY
The band’s professionalism went far above and beyond what we expected and any requests we had were accommodated. Charlie sounded wonderful as did the rest of his band. They put themselves right in tune with the mood of our reception and improved upon it. We definitely will recommend them and will have them back again. We were extremely satisfied and were lucky to have them play at our event.
Review by Lisa Y.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 4, 2013•From New York City, NY
I am so glad i made new York jazz& strings part of my wedding. Charlie was extremely organized and easy to work with. My wedding day could not be this perfect without them. All guests have commented how beautiful the music was and How amazing was Carrie Jackson's voice. I told the band to play whatever they feel like since I was too busy to put together a song list, and what they came up with was perfect. Our guests all end up dancing to the music by the end of the night. It was definitely one of the most beautiful nights in my life. I highly recommend them for any events.
Review by Kate S.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on November 4, 2013•From New York City, NY
Charlie was wonderful to work with and we had many compliments on how good much our audience enjoyed them at our corporate event. We didn't want a "typical" string quartet and this trio was a great blend of upbeat yet classical music. We will definately book them again!
Review by NOUKLA R.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on October 25, 2013•From New York City, NY
Charlie was great to work with. Very professional and communicative. Very flexible with our budget and music requests. We held a large awards dinner at the Marriott Marquis and his group was fantastic! I would highly recommend them.
Review by Alex K.
Bar Mitzvah•Reviewed on April 12, 2014•From Maplewood, NJ
They were a complete pleasure to work with and sounded amazing! I would highly recommend!
Review by Jessica H.
Mardi Gras Party•Reviewed on July 31, 2011•From New York City, NY
I recently hired CArlo Music to play for a large Mardi Gras party, and I couldn't have been more pleased. They were extremely professional, organized, and of course talented. They set the entire atmosphere for the party and really made the evening one to remember. All of our guests enjoyed them immensely, and we are still receiving compliments about them.
I highly recommend CArlo Music and will definitely be looking to hire them again in the future.
Review by Vanphouthon S.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 14, 2009•From Amherst, MA
WOW! There's no other word to use to describe all that CArlo Music has done for us on our wedding day to make it unforgettable besides WOW! Cidade was very professional with their presentation, and they even played the two of the most unforgettable renditions of LIKE A PRAYER ever at both our wedding ceremony and reception. In fact, the entire Red Barn was full of electricity and excitement when they sang and played music throughout the night. Many of our guests were so impressed by the talent on display and the dynamic energy of the entire band that they hope to someday hire Cidade for their events! We agree 110% and can't wait to see them again! ":)
Review by Katie R.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 19, 2009•From Williamstown, MA
Charlie and his crew were a joy to work with, over the phone and in person. I didn't worry about a thing at any stage of the gig. As soon as the dance floor opened up, people danced all night. We even had a bunch of Cidade's CDs available to the guests and they were all gone by the end of the night. Thanks Charlie and Cidade - What a wonderful gift peace of mind is and my family and friends are sure to be fans for life!
Review by Lisa G.
Wedding•Reviewed on May 25, 2008•From South Windsor, CT
My wedding was 4 weeks away and the band that we initially had lined up backed out. I was pulling my hair out-thinking I would never be able to a band. I came across this website, filled out the information that was asked and that afternoon when I got home from work, I recevied a wonderful phone call from Charlie! After speaking with him, I knew he was the "one". I hired CArlo Music based on our conversation and after hearing the clips of music via this website and myspace. Needless to say Charlie was EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH & VERY EASY GOING, EXTREMLY PROFESSIONAL AND THE MUSIC WAS BEAUTIFUL! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CArlo MUSIC! Thank you Charlie. - Lisa
Review by Alina C.
Wedding•Reviewed on April 19, 2008•From West Boylston, MA
The quartet was prompt, pleasant and easy to work with. They couteously accommodated last minute changes and moved their instruments outside for the outdoor ceremony and then had to go back inside the reception hall. The quality of their music was outstanding. Many guests told me that the music was exceptional. I would highly recommend Carlo Music Management without the slightest hesitation.
Alina O. Chand
Review by Valerie B.
Wedding•Reviewed on June 1, 2008•From Hingham, MA
We had a great experience with Carlo Music! We had a violin/cello combination for our outdoor wedding. Amy was very easy to work with and easily reachable by cell and email. We had a special request song and she was able to accomadate us without issue. I left the other music choose to Amy and heard great things from the guests. Thanks!
Review by Louise W.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on September 13, 2008•From Little Compton, RI
They were excellent, far exceeded my expectations and they were a great hit for my husband's 70th birthday party where there was a great array of guests from all the country as well as Europe
Review by Philip M.
Convention•Reviewed on February 23, 2009•From Norwalk, CT
Review by Erin D.
Holiday Party•Reviewed on December 26, 2012•From Springfield, MA
Very pleased. Wonderful to work with!
Review by Jill P.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on October 23, 2010•From Charlemont, MA
We had a wonderful experience with Charlie Apicella and the musicians he works with on our wedding day. It was so nice just to be able to move from event to event with their beautiful music accompanying us. We were married in a pretty non-conventional site, and Charlie and his musicians helped us plan ahead so that everything would run smoothly. The dance band to cap off the day was excellent; we had so much fun and marveled at their talent. Overall, we really enjoyed working with CArlo music, and would recommend them to anyone looking for music for a celebratory event.
Review by Terrence C.
Wedding•Reviewed on July 29, 2013•From New Hope, PA
There is no doubt that Charlie and his crew are extremely talented artists. At first I was impressed with Charlie's honesty. However, as we got near the wedding, as I constantly felt like an inconvenience to him. Further, the day of the wedding Charlie threw a couple of monkey-wrenches (including being rude to my husband) into the previously set plans, and made my day as the bride very stressful. All in all, Charlie was flexible with making the live music work in our budget. He also agreed to let our sister sing in the reception for our special dances, which was AWESOME. However the unprofessionalism was shocking and I would hesitate to recommend Charlie.
:
I want to thank Terrence for having us as part of her wedding. She and I spent many hours on the phone for several months leading up to her wedding, including several calls and emails with her sister-in-law who sang several pieces with us for the Ceremony and Reception. I was happy to accommodate all of her special requests and budget considerations and gave her our premium service for far less than our usual fee. I am completely at a loss for why her comments are so negative and I have reached out to her in order to give her a chance to express her feelings. Adding to my confusion, she was very happy during the wedding and even tipped the band for a job well done.
