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String Quartet, String Trio
"They did such a great job switching between songs and played beautifully! We had many compliments from our guests."
String Quartet
"They should of connected with me right away. When I finally saw them they seemed to be just figuring out what they were going to play. They played fine but the timing was off and this is what I was afraid of . I tried to give them a outline of the service but that also seemed to confuse them. There needs to be more coordination of when songs start and when different parts of the processional begins. It just was alittle frustrating. You know just because a song starts it sometimes should play alittle bit then the party should begin but there was no coordination of that . Especially for the bride."
Solo Piano, Jazz Piano
"We hired Crook & Company for our garden wedding reception outside Green Bay. They traveled 2 hours to get to us. They played as a duet for the cocktail hour, and after dinner the full quartet played swing for approximately 3 hours. When we were planning our reception Arron was responsive to our questions and professional. He was helpful for much more than just the aspects directly related to the music. He clearly communicated his needs to our wedding coordinator and made several suggestions for changes to our schedule that worked out great. The band’s performance went above and beyond our expectations, bringing a classy vibe to our garden wedding. They are passionate and talented performers. Arron has a beautiful voice. Many of the guests noted that the whole band seemed to be enjoying themselves. They were very personable with guests and took several requests. They were flexible and adaptive through the whole event, quickly adjusting to several last second changes that arose. Arron helped with announcements and provided sound equipment to use for speeches after dinner. Several of our guests had musical backgrounds and commented on the technical quality of the performance. Many asked us, “Where did you find these guys? They are great!” We had a fantastic experience and highly recommend Crook & Company!"
"Met every expectation."
Cover Band, Wedding Band
"The performance by Talon was awesome! He made my wedding reception most enjoyable. He is very professional with his sax and his appearance. The atmosphere was set to smooth music and the audience loved it. They thought that his Sax was a recording. I will be requesting him for future engagements!"
Fully staged Broadway style performance revue
original music , Solo performer
Solo Piano, Jazz Piano
"Did such a wonderful job- would definalty recommend for future events!"
Cover Band, Rock/Pop band
Jazz Trio, Jazz Quartet
"So glad we found them. Very easy to work with, great communication. Showed up on time and played perfect music for our cocktail hour. It was a special touch that many guests commented on."
Solo looping artist
Theatre, Shakespeare
Voice and Guitar
"Tim was great to work with, super accommodating, and, above all else, very talented performer. Would hire him again!"
Cover Band
original music , indie pop-rock
Cover Band
Solo Piano, Jazz Piano
"I spent many hours on my play list and he did not have. Sweet Caroline was my tip off as that was on my “absolute no” playlist. I was mortified to hear that song at my wedding!"
Blues Trio
Jazz Trio
Jazz Trio
Solo violin
"Exactly what I was looking for and what was discussed. The music was perfectly played. Extremely professional throughout the process and performance."
"Matt was such a great DJ! He played all the requested songs and really made sure to connect with the crowd. We really appreciate all the effort he put in and absolutely love the customization he did for our first dance- exactly how we requested!! Thanks so much!! "
Solo Artist/One-Man Band, Acoustic Guitarist
Solo performer, pit orchestra
Dance, Spoken Word
Jazz Trio, Wedding Band
Harpist
Dance, party
Solo Guitarist
"Sounded great and excellent song choices. It was a great overview but some of the performers didn’t have a ton of information about their type of material or video/audio"
Jazz Duo
"Arron used lyric sheets and his phone for much of his performance. I think his looking down and unfamiliarity with the lyrics detracted from his performance. Otherwise, I like Arron's voice very much and, the pianist was very talented."
DJ
jazz band
Indie Folk Trio, Indie Trio
Solo acoustic artist, Cover artist
Polka Band
R&B/Soul Band
Rock/Pop band, Cover
Brass Band
Solo Clarinetist, Solo Soprano
Cover Band
Polka
Symphony Orchestra
Cover Band, Funk Dance Cover
String Quartet, choir
Performance Experience
Brass Quintet, Brass Band
Cover Band
original music , Four-piece blues, rock, country, standards
Spoken Word, Hip Hop
String Quartet
Soloist
Solo, duo
Poet/Spoken Word Artist
Jazz Trio, Jazz Quartet
Wedding Band, Dance
DJ
DJ
DJ
jazz band, Soloist
String Quartet, Cover Band
Harpist, Solo Harp
Funk , Jazz
Community Storytelling Nonprofit
String Quartet, Mariachi Band
Solo Piano, Jazz Piano
Solo performer
Cover Band
Soloist, Indie
Polka Band
Pop, Folk Rock
Folk Rock / Americana, Electric Folk
Mariachi Band
Rock/Pop band, original music
Mariachi Band
Jazz Piano, Jazz Trio
Jazz Quartet, Accoustic
Mariachi Band
String Quartet
DJ, Photographer
Cover Band, Wedding Band
party, band
Chamber Rock Duo
Soul, Jazz
Brass Quintet
Country, blues
Solo Piano, Jazz Piano
Jazz Combo, combo
Jazz Trio, Jazz Quartet
Polka Band
Photographer/Videographer
Cover Band
Jazz Quartet, Funk
Polka Band
Bluegrass Band
Acoustic Duet
Polka Band
Rock/Pop band
band, Chamber ensemble
R&B, New School
Lake Forest offers a vibrant music scene with talented musicians and bands available for hire. Whether you're planning a wedding, corporate event, or private party, you'll find the perfect musical entertainment right here in IL.
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