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What Other People Say About Us
“Angelic Music”
June Wolff,
Boston Globe
"The Angels of Jazz have the audience's feet tappin' and
fingers snappin'"
Kathy Uek
Metrowest Daily News
“The Follen Angels provide fresh
arrangements to familiar classics that not only entertain, but
enlighten the audience. The group plays exceptionally well
together: Hildy Grossman provides a powerful yet smooth as silk lead
vocal. Drummer Ken Dantzig plays from whisper soft to Buddy Rich
hard solo, always in time, always in the pocket. Pianist and
support vocalist Reiko Tanaka provides a beautiful harmony and unique
style all her own. Together with their bass player Nick Thibault
and horns by Rick Stone, they make the perfect quintet. Their
repertoire sounds unique and fresh, not dated. Gershwin never
sounded so good with a twist of funk. This was the most fun I've
had in the cabaret in a long time. The Follen Angels are a must
see!”
Andy Skurow
Producer, New York City
"The Follen Angels keep the tradition of
authentic European cabaret alive."
Ron Della Chiesa
WGBH Public Radio
"It was a pleasure to revel in the
true talent of international jazz and cabaret favorites The Follen
Angels in the cozy ambiance of Marblehead Little Theatre. While I am
admittedly not an aficionado of jazz music or the genre of the Gershwin
Brothers and Cole Porter, I was instantly smitten with the Follen
Angels and their unique presentation of music. You’d have to be Scrooge
himself not to have an appreciation of vocalist Hildy Grossman’s talent
and enthusiasm. In fact, the entire ensemble sparkled. Reiko Tanaka
played the keys with passion and periodically joined Grossman in
vocals. Rick Stone’s brilliance on the sax was illuminated throughout
the evening as he boogied and blew with total conviction. Bass player
Nicholas Thibault was more subdued but also enraptured and entertaining
with his instrument while drummer Ken (W for Wonderful) Dantzig let
loose with gusto a couple of times on the drums. The group has the
robust talent of a big band coupled with the intimate charm and allure
of a glamorous piano bar entertainer from a sequined era. All
in
all, it was a toe tapping good time that made me want to don an
evening gown, color my lips ruby red and sip a bubbly glass of
champagne. The show proved quite a treat to ring in the holidays."
Stacey Marcus
Marblehead Reporter
About The Follen Angels
The Follen
Angels have delighted audiences at such Boston venues as
Scullers Jazz Club, Club Passim, the French Library, the Goethe
Institute, the Sundays at Seven Series at Longy, and Le Meridien Hotel
in Boston. They also appeared in New York at The Metropolitan
Room and Danny’s Skylight Room. The Follen Angles
have also headlined at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, New
Hampshire, Chans Eggrolls and Jazz in Woonsocket, RI, The Rhode Island
Summer Jazz Concert Series in Newport, RI, the Center for the Arts in
Natick, the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, MA, the
Framingham Performance Center, Framingham, MA, and the Blacksmith House
in Cambridge, MA. The Angels have had
numerous radio and TV appearances including a simulcast of their live
show at the historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA with a simulcast
on WICN Public Radio. They celebrated Bastille Day with an hour-long
live broadcast of jazzy French songs on WGBH Public Radio on Ron Della
Chiesa's popular program, “The Jazz Songbook”. They also have
been heard on WBZ radio with Jordan Rich. The Follen Angels
have been featured on WJAR, Channel 10 TV in Providence, RI.
They have also been featured headliners along with national
comedian, Louis Black. The Follen Angels are
also popular performers at private functions and corporate events on
land, and sea.
The “Angels”
have been selected as the Boston Globe Arts Calendar choice multiple
times, as well as the Globe “Go” Arts section, the Metrowest Daily News
Arts pick, the Metrowest Globe Arts section choice as well as
others. Their music has received enthusiastic reviews from the US
and around the globe.
Show Themes
The Angels take great pleasure in creating
diverse and adventurous programs. We boldly go where no other
groups have gone before!
An Evening of Gershwin and Cole Porter
An Evening of Irving Berlin and
Rogers & Hart
Jazz Divas: Songs of Ella, Peggy and
Billie
Pop Goes the Angels, Songs of the
50’s 60’s and 70’s
I Love Louis
Moulin Rouge
Our Kinda Guys: Sinatra, Chevalier
and Montand
Broadway Divas
Women of Heart: Judy Garland,
Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf
A Night at the Movies
Mama a Rainbow: Love Songs to Mothers
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
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