Mark Russo and the Classy Cats

They played at our wedding on 8÷25÷2012 and they were great! They were really easy to work with, were there to set up early, and our guests loved them! Would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for great background music for any event.

I have been in the music industry for 35 years. I work with very demanding clients that expect the best from me. Mark is just that. I had the band on a gig this past weekend and they were incredible, on time, appropriate and a great band. I recommend them and will work with them as much as I can and whenever appropriate. They are exactly as thier name states: CLASSY CATS.
Thanks Guys.

i searched high and low for a reasonably priced live musician for our wedding. our venue was big on acoustic music because amplification was against the rules. compared to other live, wedding musicians, mark was super reasonably priced. he was easy to work with. responded promptly to emails and even called to check in.
i have mixed feelings about mark. there must have been some miscommunication somewhere because mark gave me the impression that he had been to our venue before. i sent him the venues music guidelines which he agreed to and even signed. the ceremony went great. i loved that he brought two other musicians to accompany him.
for the dinner portion his plan was to play sax along with an iPod plugged to a speaker. i knew the venue didn’t allow amplified music but because it seemed like mark had played there before and he touched base with the venue contact person, i thought we were good to go.
but before dinner started, mark was going home. i know part of it was my wedding coordinator making that call and i don’t mind. they had discussed that it was cold and he felt like nobody could hear him. part of me still feels like he left early and we hired him for a set amount of time. part of me is thinking he wasn’t totally prepared for playing at the venue.
i do wish it had worked out better

Mark was very good at selecting music and helping us focus on what we needed for our event. The music was performed such that it added to the experience — not over powering it.

To say the least, Mark Russo and the Classy Cats are amazing. I had been planning a wedding from Manhattan (that’s NYC, not Kansas) and was totally in love with the idea of a New Orleans-​style second line from the Church to the hotel. I met Mark through GigMasters and from the first time I talked to him, I knew he’d be perfect for the wedding. I never got to meet him, only talked over the phone, and somehow everything turned out perfectly. Everything was pre-​paid and Mark was able to work with me when my budget got really tight towards the end of the wedding planning.
They showed up on time, actually, earlier than expected, dressed professionally in suits on a hot July day. The guests went wild when they played songs down University Ave in Palo Alto. I got to dance to my reception. It was amazing. Thanks for making our wedding so perfect, Mark.