Reviews

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           This is what they're saying...

              Tropical retreat. 

              Spicy Latin beats,

              Good natured sense of fun. 

              Jazziz

 

       Michael's Island of the cheese

       and home of the brews.   

       Downbeat

 

       Master of Island  vacation music,

       cures my cabin fever,

       like a margarita slakes my thirst,

       the pina in your colada.  

       Tom Purdy – Just A fan

 

       Fantasies of balmy moonlit nights,

       sun-splashed days,

       margarita-enhanced hoofing.    

       Tim Forkes - Shepherd Express

       A creamy drink  blended,

       one part Latin rhythms,

       one part Jamaican rhythms,

       one part smooth Caribbean flavored Jazz. 

       Dave Luhrssen - Shepherd Express

       Fine ear food 

       balmy calypso tunes,

       energy-infused,

       feast for the musical taste buds 

       C.E Hanifin – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

       Bright dance rhythms 

       User friendly melodies.

       Superb striking trumpet solos,

       musical beachcomber. 

       Dave Tianen - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

       Spicy, horn-fueled melodies

       Captivating.

       Visitors to his rhythmic island

       will have a hard time sneaking

       their worries and inhibitions past

       the good time guard at customs.

       Jim Hoen - Visions

       Hippest  trumpet  player  alive! 

       Bring your dancin’ gear

       and beach tongs

       to his fantabulous island!

       Padraig Fionn - Steppin’ Out

       Jamaica is everywhere beach music .

       Michael Horne - Downtown Edition

       The Flamingos   might be plastic,

       but the island beat is genuine!

       Heat quenching toe tapping tropical rhythms.          

       Sarah Stoll - Leblanc Bell Magazine

       Invitation to a tropical party.

       Style and energy.

       James Bryce - VSM

       Unique talent

       Contagious laugh

       and his horn,

       has contagious melodies!

       Joel Burbach - Artesian Water

 

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