Reviews & Critics
"Ms Henry has found a winning formula with her homage to the giants of Jazz"
(Trumpet Trilogy)
The Dancing Times
"A set of technically accomplished and spirited musicians on stage played rousing Jazz, but it was the dance itself that dragged the performance, high kicking and screaming into action"
(Dizzy Heights)
Nicholas Dromgoole - Sunday Telegraph
"Ms Henry's choreography is big, brassy and yet warm and romantic. Music that has the dance tumbling out of the performers and the audience wild for more"
(Touches of Miles)
Emma Manning - The Stage
"New impetus in British Jazz Music & Dance for Theatre"
(The Journey)
The Grapevine Theatre Magazine
"Wildly exuberant, inventive and stylishly athletic, this production became a mesmerising spectacle and fun all the way"
(Dukes Place)
Nicholas Droomgoole - The Sunday Telegraph
"No one in the line up puts a foot wrong in Dollie Henry's superbly choreographed routines"
(Duke's Place)
What's On in London
"An exciting, moving, vibrant evening's theatre with Dollie Henry's cool choreography & Paul Jenkins sympathetic band" (Inner City Jam)
Time Out Magazine
"Inner City Jam is a rare thing, a musical with real soul from arranger Paul Jenkins. At it's considerable best it stands comparison with urban classics such as Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Stevie Wonder's
Living for the City"
Charles Spencer - The Daily Telegraph
"Musical director and composer Paul Jenkins offers a sophisticated sound system and selection of songs - soul, R&B, Dance - that the multi ethnic cast perform with great enthusiasm"
(White Folks)
Colin Shearman - The Stage
"The main attraction is clearly the music. Paul Jenkins offers a sophisticated sound scape and selection of unforgettable songs of soul, R&B and dance" (White Folks) Colin Shearman - The Stage
"Jenkins musical numbers are a slick combination of soul and R&B performed with simple charisma that often makes for sublime moments on stage"
(White Folks)
Olly Lassman - Time Out
"Congratulations on an excellent performance here by BOP. The company, dancers and musicians were all outstanding artists and it was a treat to have the combination of dance & music in the venue. All in all an excellent evening"
Marie McCluskey - Director Swindon Dance