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"It's irresistible, no matter what your taste in jazz.” The Guardian

“I must say that it is a great pleasure to work with this group of musicians; the band has a unique dynamic which is pervaded by humour, inventive musicality and a special intensity.”

“Pat Crumly is one of the saxophone players in this country that I most admire. He plays tenor, alto and soprano equally well and he is an impressive flautist and no mean composer. He seems at home in any context – I’ve heard him play rock music as well as standard tunes and ballads with emotion and feeling. He plays melodically without any of the flavour-of-the-month pseudo hip noises and pyrotechnics that pass for music too often these days. He is a jazz musician.” 

Up until his untimely passing in late 2008 the late, great British saxophonist Pat Crumly had been playing regularly at the 606. On Flamingo, his second Spotlite CD release, Crumly offers the listener considerable variety, with three tunes featuring the additional horns of Guy Barker (trumpet) and Richard Edwards (Trombone), including the title-track arranged by Charlie Mingus. The enjoyable and technically impressive playing – which bears traces of Adderley and Pepper, alongside more recent touches – exhibits a real feel for the modern mainstream.

"Whenever Crumly played at the Ronnie Scott Club, Scott would join the audience to listen, absorbed"

Steve Voce - The Independent

That indisputable fact was acknowledged when she was voted Best UK Female Vocalist by readers of Blues In Britain for 5 separate years, earning a richly deserved place in the Gallery of the Greats. 

She is also increasingly recognised on the continent, particularly in France, where she was honoured in the French Blues Trophies awards as European Singer of the Year for 2002. There are no separate awards for male & female singers in the European category, so Connie defeated all challengers.