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Buffalo

New York

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Rick Holland and his band played our wedding on August 28, 2010.  Rick could not have been more accommodating to my husband and my wants and needs for music at the wedding.  We communicated through email, over the phone, and met with each other once to go over the details.  Rick was very thorough and always set our minds at ease.

          During our ceremony, his quartet played us up the aisle with a romantic song and down the aisle with ''Fireworks'' which set the mood for the festive evening to begin.  The cocktail hour began immediately following the ceremony and Rick''s band did not miss a beat....the little big band entertained guests while they mingled and got a bite to eat.  When the wedding party was ready to be announced, Rick took the microphone as we were all introduced.  After the speeches were out of the way, Rick and the band let loose!  With a full band and two singers, a male and  a female, we partied for the next four hours!  The guests were dancing, singing, and truly having a great time as did we!  The band definitely made the night!
          The songs were exactly what we requested and the sound quality was superb.  I would gladly book Rick and his band for another occasion as well as recommend them. 

Thanks again Rick!
          Erin and Mike
          Victor, New York 09/2010

CONCERT REVIEW: Rick Holland Uptown Orchestra at Lovin' Cup By Frank De Blase ---- Sometimes it all just falls into place. The setting, the situation, the scene, the tone -- everything's going your way. That describes last night for me. And at the heart of this mid-week Xanadu was the Rick Holland Uptown Orchestra, a modest, brass-centric outfit led by the trumpet-blowing Holland that swung with equal parts effervescence and laid-back cool at Lovin' Cup. And come to find out, five of his Holland's regular guys were sidelined, and the holes on the bandstand were plugged with subs --- hired music muscle like Po' Boy Erik Jacobs on the slide trombone. By the time the Orchestra heaped on a helping of Count Basie, there was nowhere else I wanted to be. I dragged my mom out in the cold for this show and she was thrilled when they stomped on the Savoy. Holland led the affair with a relaxed air, coaxing more than conducting under his porkpie lid. He went around the bandstand numerous times so every cat there got his fair shake, including pianist extraordinaire Bill Dobbins. This is one sweet band, yes, yes. 

We had the pleasure of having the USO-10 piece play at our wedding in May 2017. From the minute we met Rick Holland and heard the band play we knew they were the band for us. It was a pleasure to work with Rick, who was so professional and helpful in many ways especially song choices from everything to cocktail music, our entrance song, first dance, parent dances to our exit song. The dance floor was never empty. We are thrilled with the USO and look forward to hearing them again in the near future!! Thank you for making our wedding so special!
Maureen and Mark Deckman

Sometimes it all just falls into place. The setting, the situation, the scene, the tone -- everything is going your way. That describes last night for me. And at the heart of this mid-week Xanadu was the Rick Holland Uptown Orchestra, a modest, brass-centric outfit led by the trumpet-blowing Holland that swung with equal parts effervescence and laid-back cool at Lovin Cup. And come to find out, five of his Hollands regular guys were sidelined, and the holes on the bandstand were plugged with subs --- hired music muscle like Po’ Boy Erik Jacobs on the slide trombone. By the time the Orchestra heaped on a helping of Count Basie, there was nowhere else I wanted to be. I dragged my mom out in the cold for this show and she was thrilled when they stomped on the Savoy. Holland led the affair with a relaxed air, coaxing more than conducting under his porkpie lid. He went around the bandstand numerous times so every cat there got his fair shake, including pianist extraordinaire Bill Dobbins. This is one sweet band, yes, yes.
Frank De Blase, Roch City News

"Rick brought his quartet and the little big band to our wedding and reception. He was wonderful to work with, being both receptive to our requests and knowing where to fill in the gaps with his expertise. Not to mention I could call him anytime, and he worked around our schedule. They played a tasteful mix of songs great for just listening to and a few that got everyone up on the dance floor. In the end, everyone was raving about how great the band was. We couldn't be happier!"
 

P.S. Lindsey was amazing, the two comments I heard most were "Wow, they are great!" and "That girl can sing!"
 Sam and Ellie Carrell


I hired Rick Holland Productions for my wedding and I thank my lucky stars I did. They were just an absolute solid band. I live in Toronto so the 11 piece band crossed the border for my wedding - our wedding coordinator said she'd never heard a band that good over her decade long career. I like to think I'm a genius for finding them ??

Amazing! Rick Holland Productions worked seamlessly with our wedding, where we had three separate "performances" that were adpated to by Rick's use of different members of the Little Big Band. We had a cocktail reception where a trio played, then a brass quartet accompanied our Wedding ceremony. After our guests were transported by horse-drawn carriage to a lake side reception site, the Little Little Big Band got things started and the full Little Big Band played the night away to the extreme pleasure of our entire party. They even let Joe Robinson jam with them in the chill of the autumn, fire-lit eveing! Thank You so much Rick! Sincerely, Matthew Cooper

Rick Holland and his band were tremendous. They gave a unforgettable performance to our evening festivities. This was a fundraiser for our local hospital, Chenango Memorial. The music and the Christmas Themed Silent Auction that we were holding during the evening helped make this one of the most successful events we have held. Thank you so much for coming to Norwich and making this an evening to remember. We will definitely keep Rick Holland Production at the top of our list. 

Jump in at the Woodsid

Fever

Hum Drum Blues

Come Rain Or Come Shine

I'll Be Seeing You

I Love Being Here With You

White Christmas

Never Will I Marry

Can't Take That Away

Best is Yet

Little Unhappy Boy

Flying Home

Sleepin Bee

Save Your Love For Me

Merry Christmas Darling

At Last

The Old Country

Come Rain or Come Shine

My Funny Valentine

Swing Band

Big Band

Dance Band

Jazz Band

Acoustic Band

Wedding Band

1)    Anything Goes (Bright Swing) 2)    How Long Has This Been Going On? (Ballad) 3)    In The Still Of The Night (Rhumba) 4)    Mack The Knife (Med. Swing) 5)    Love Walked In (Walking Ballad) 6)    You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Light Rock) 7)    Ti

The band was excellent, there were some breakdowns in communication between the band/caterer/wedding party vis a vis some of the scheduled items but i don't think anyone noticed. 

I was upset that the one song I requested the band learn in one of my earliest emails was not accommodated but they did play it on an ipod so I guess it worked out ok. 

They were very nice to let my husband play the bass on a few songs. They must get "my cousin plays whatever" so often but in this case my husband is an accomplished bassist so they let him play. 

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