Quotes & Recommendations
MARSHALL
VENTE BAND
Eldee Young & Marshall Vente ,” The Long
and the Short of Jazz “ :-) , whatever way around it is mentioned, when
those Two ” Step up to the Mic “ , then you are listening and enjoying
a “Tall walking Team” with great variety and craftsmenship in Jazz,
no wonder that also the joyfull steeljazz of Neville York with the Spirit
of the Carribean, fits in perfectly and makes their companionship really
a “Jazz Flamboyant”!!
Joost van Steen, Host / Producer Jazz & Blues
Tour
"Your
orchestra was amazing and the tropical touch helped make the evening
sizzle with excitement"
- Du Page Children's Museum Gala 2002
"Thank
you very much for your excellent performance at our client appreciation
party aboard the Windy sailboat. The event went perfectly and your music
was a large contributor, especially the ability to play such a variety
of music to appease our group." - Di Meo Schneider & Associates
"Once
again, many thanks for the wonderful performance at 'al la Bastille'!
The opening music set the mood for the French flair of the evening.
The dinner music was a perfect background to the formal meal - yet keeping
the tables alive with laughter and conversation. The evening progressed
with the orchestra keeping the dance floor busy. Looking forward to
next year!" - Downtown Wheaton Association
"As
always, you were professional and the music was delightful. We would
not hesitate to use your services in the future." - Illinois
Spina Bifida Association
"It
was a super event in terms of the weather, the catering and the band
which was perfect for our party. Thank you for making it such a great
outing for us, you are all truly accomplished musicians. And we will
remember you." - The Reef Funds
"Now
I know why BOSSA made the comment, 'Marshall Vente loves a party!' We
were so lucky to have you and the group electrify our holiday party.
It was simply terrific and very exciting!" - Chicago Magazine
"We
want to thank you again for the fabulous job you and the band did at
our wedding. You guys were spectacular and truly made the evening wonderful.
All of our guests were complimenting you for days after the event!"
- Matt & Lisa Young
"Not
only is he a fine professional with outstanding talent as both a performer
and composer, he and his sidemen conduct themselves in an exemplary
manner with the Lion Bar management and its patrons." - Restaurants
Manager, the Westin Hotel, Chicago
"Thanks
for making our wedding day a big hit! The music during dinner was terrific,
it set the tone we ere hoping for - kind of quiet elegance. The band
did a great job of getting the party going after dinner." -
Sharon L. Johnson - IBM
"I've
been to so few of these parties where people actually danced all night,
you really kept everyone on the dance floor!" - Cleo Wilson,
VP, Playboy Foundation for Family Focus Gala
"Marshall
Vente, one of the most inventive arranger/composers in the country,
keeps on writing. Over the last decade, Vente has crafted the
Project into a flexible and powerful tool for his writing, and together
they produce some of the city's most exciting music."
-Neil
Tesser -Reader, "Critics Choice"
"Vente,
a pianist, composer and arranger, is one of the more devoted students
of his craft, as well as one of the most restless innovators."
-Lloyd
Sachs Chicago Sun Times
TROPICALE
"Folks
have been raving for years about Marshall Vente's particularly satisfying
brand of Latin-American influenced jazz." - Arts Midwest
"Tropicale
is one of Chicago's finest Latin groups." - Howard Reich,
Chicago Tribune
"Marshall
Vente loves a party!" - Fred Bouchard, Bossa Magazine
" Starting off the show were Marshall Vente and Tropicale from Chicago,
who captivated the audience with their music. The momentum was never
lost, Tropicale's wild rhythms, fantastic solos on bongos guitar, keyboards
and drums alternated with top vocals and exciting Cuban dance performances."
- Daily Herald, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
"Marshall
Vente's Tropicale was a cut above many of the Brazilian-oriented releases
that came out in 1996." - Alex Henderson, www.allmusic.com
"Tropicale
stands out as the most eclectic of Marshall's bands: in it Vente blithely
incorporates jazz and world-music pop, focusing on the sounds of Brazil
but making use of specifically Afro-Cuban rhythms as well." -
Neil Tesser, Critic's Choice, Chicago Reader
"Vente
is a Chicago institution: a fluent keyboardist and an imaginative composer
arranger who specializes in Latin music." - Critic's Choice,
Isthmus, Madison, WI
"If
you want to know anything about Brazilian music, Marshall Vente is the
right guy to contact." - BOSSA, Brazilian Jazz World Guide
"Tropicale
had an excellent performance as musical entertainers at the 'Brazilian
Night' sponsored by General Electric during the Congress organized by
the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago." -
Danilo Talanskas, GM, GE Medical Systems, Brazil
You may contact Marshall Vente
by phone at: (630) 968-3339
Marshall
Vente
P.O.
Box 1135
Westmont, IL 60559
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