I hired a mariachi band for my father’s 80th birthday party a couple of weeks before the event. The band that performed, Garibaldi was punctual, and professionally dressed. The women were beautiful, but most importantly, they were fantastic! They brought my father to tears with their song selection and music! I will hire them again for my next event!! ❤
7. GRUPO VERSATIL KARIS MUSICAL SHOW
Address: 4087 Gion Ave, San Jose, CA 95127 , Alum Rock , California , United States
Bernadette is a gifted teacher. Her knowledge, patience, dedication and love of piano make for an excellent learning experience. My daughter has been a student of Bernadette’s since early grade school and she is now a teenager. Never once, in all of that time, has my daughter said she wanted to quit. If you wish to have a joyful, well-rounded music education and foster a life-long love of music, there is no better place to go!
Bernie is a passionate and patient teacher. The method she uses allows you to quickly play pieces which builds confidence and kept my daughter motivated to practice.
I started taking piano lessons from Mrs. Ashby at age 7 and not only did it lay a foundation for me to start composing at a young age but I have continued to play into adulthood. Piano has been and continues to be one of my greatest passions and I’m so thankful that I had such a wonderful teacher!
11. Xenrelic Amplification
Address: 3770 Rosemar Ave, San Jose, CA 95127 , Alum Rock , California , United States
First time in there. Brought my marshall tube amp to get repaired. Wait was minimal compared to other places I looked at. Marty and Robert were both extremely helpful with making sure i got all the info i needed. Lots of cool guitars, amps, pedals. Very talented&professional employees and would recommend this place to anyone.
Randall is a miracle worker! He can transform pretty much any amp to your liking within reason. Very knowledgeable and does very clean and reliable work.
Randall knows what he’s doing and brought life back into my fender amp which had a smoking PCB after a botched upgrade kit. Quality job, bravo! Highly recommend.
I waited 5 months to hear ‘we can’t fix it’ on biasing a mono bloc OTL amplifier. This after 3 emails and 5 calls. That’s my experience – take it for what it’s worth. There are other more qualified repair shops in San Jose I’ve used before. Sure the turnaround is a couple of month but wow. Appalling customer service and a total waste of time
12. mariachi band in san jose ca
Address: 1493 Mt Shasta Dr, San Jose, CA 95127 , Alum Rock , California , United States
I worked a couple of shifts and my coworkers are awesome!!
Nick, the barista there is professional and sweet. He wen’t above and beyond even though he was super busy. They’re super busy especially in the mornings, yet still managed to make my bagel amazing.I’ve worked both a previous Starbucks and the most expensive bagel shop in Palo Alto and at and it can’t even compare to the customer service here. Great way to start your day. Highly recommend. All I ask from the customers is to be patient as this place can get super crowded.
Great place
Close to home,busy on occasion!Friendly employees,clean but small dining area.Parking is tight out front,there is parking in back,hard to see with a little walk.Area outside a little grimy,with a few vagrants around,but I never had a problem.
No unicorn drinks here. Bummed! Still trying to get the experience.
It was cool, just went on the wrong time,when it was happy hour,so it took a little longer than usual.
un Starbucks normal
Drink took 12 minutes longer than expected to make, app said estimated 910 after I ordered at 9 however I did not receive my drink until well after 920. The drink itself was sub par, not worth a 20 minute wait but it was not horrid. I got a java mint frappe. These employees were understaffed and overworked for a busy Sunday morning.
One of the workers was really rude
14. Discoteca El Indito
Address: 2261 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95122 , Alum Rock , California , United States
Great Customer Service….Bilingual English & Spanish
Todo muy bien yebo mucho tiempo bisitando el indito y muy amables sus trabajadores
Fune
Paid my PGnE bill here!
Sucio y desorganizado
Muy mala experiencia..No ay buen servicio al cliente.
Es un lindo puesto sus propietarios son muy amables enpesando por pati
Overpriced for there old stale bread. When I order some donuts and a mix of pastries, they where hard and old. For what I paid, it is deferentially not worth the trip.
We hired Rigoberto and his mariachi trio for a birthday party. They were so amazing! Customer service was great. They showed up right on time and were so good! They all had such beautiful voices and were amazing musicians. It really could not have been better. HIGHLY recommend these guys.
A friend surprised my sister with a guitarist for her birthday and he was fantastic! Great voice even with a mask on and sang a couple different types of songs. It was a wonderful surprise, would recommend them!!
Me and my family enjoyed the music very much.. Súper Fun!! Very friendly and professionals. start on time and ready to make people feel happy. Time went too fast.. Definitely I will have them again very soon!
recommended
16. HighEnd Records
Address: 2950 Story Rd #30, San Jose, CA 95127 , Alum Rock , California , United States
We got excellent customer service from start to finish!
Great selections, Friendly service, I’ll be returning for my future needs. Thanks! =)
Awesome service ((: great items and very reasonable prices thank you very much Iris
This place has a very high variety of items and the staff is pretty friendly. I am giving it 3 stars because my boyfriend bought a new lighter and the 1st day was not working we got fuel to refill it and is still not working. I am guessing defective. Maybe they should have sample lighters to show and leave the new ones to sell. Other than that they have great selections.
Cool people nice price and great variety.
Awesome selection but workers are straight up WEIRDOS
This Place Is Never Busy! But The Employees Act As If They Are Too Tired To Answer Any Questions!
Bueno no visite pero paso por Ahí siempre y a mi no me gusta fumar nada así que disculpen por la calificación y espero no se ofendan mis respetos para las personas que visitan este lugar
Yesssss
18. Music Village
Address: 5885 Santa Teresa Blvd, San Jose, CA 95123 , Alum Rock , California , United States
Michael Humphries can fix just about anything in this world, let alone instruments….
The world sadly lacks in good music shops where you can go check out an instrument, find sheet music, take lessons, and get instruments repaired. Note I said “good”, and that leaves out the giant mega guitar store with their bad attitude matches by bad service.
I won’t go into it all but I find Music Village to be as good a store as the big guy on the block when it comes to stock in hand for strings and accessories, better when it comes to sheet music, and while they don’t have the guitars hanging on the wall they have good guitars, ukes, keyboards, and I am sure can get what you need.
The staff is helpful, nice to deal with, and is far more pleasant to deal with than the giant instrument center, who I shan’t name, As for lessons I find Music Village to be the best place in San Jose to go. They care, are good at their jobs, and don’t give you attitude. They have been around a long time, I got a harmonica from them some 45 years ago.
Support your brick and mortar music store. Don’t give into the name and guitar on the sign at the other place… They are not there for you. Music Village is like the local costume shop that existed in profit from Halloween until the Halloween super store killed the guy who was around all year then packed up and split Nov 2nd. Music Village IS our local music store. If you must go to a bigger source try Sweetwater in line, they also have great customer service but Music Village should be your go to. Go get your kids a recorder flute…I loved those
Very friendly staff, willing to go the extra mile. Rented a Trombone, smooth and fast. They have everything you need for all of your instruments.
I was looking to see if they sold used musical instruments. It may be my older age holding me back, but I couldn’t easily find the information I was looking for. Other music stores have websites that seem easier to navigate, to me.
Overall staff could be a bit friendlier and way more professional. To start, the older gentlemen working here can be a bit stuffy. Once I asked one of the guys behind the counter who was ringing me up(short dark blonde hair, blue eyes, about mid 20s/30s[not the guy with a beanie]) if he could process payment for two items separately(I am a teacher and frequently purchase books for my students and have their parents reimburse me), and he loudly let out an exasperated sigh, letting me know he was clearly annoyed, then asked if he could just make two copies of my receipt in a somewhat indignant tone. There is also one very elderly gentlemen who is very, very quiet and seems to not like eye contact and/or smiling. An incident I should also mention is that once when I paid at the counter, a different male employee(I believe his name is Luis) told me I was “very beautiful” as he handed me my items and receipt. It made me extremely uncomfortable because I am not there to find a date, nor am I interested. Very unprofessional and neither the time or the place. As a teacher, I just want to be able to take my time browsing the store comfortably without worrying about whether an employee is eyeing me. That was the last straw for me-being that this is the closest sheet music store to me at a 20 min drive, it was pretty much my only choice aside from the Branham location. However, nowadays I make the extra effort to drive 15 more mins. to the Branham location instead-friendlier staff, and I don’t have to worry about employees checking me out while I’m browsing the shop.
19. Soulfulwake Studio – Professional Music Lessons
Address: 218 Kirk Ave, San Jose, CA 95127 , Alum Rock , California , United States
With great joy, I give my HIGHEST recommendation that you hire Sarah Mitchell as your new vocal coach! In addition to singing, she also teaches song writing, guitar, and piano.
Not only is Sarah a naturally gifted teacher, but she is warm, personable, and so encouraging which keeps you motivated! So enjoyable to learn from her and see yourself progress as a singer!
Additionally, she is a very organized, focused, and responsive person with excellent communication skills which makes it easy to understand her.
As a caring coach, she uses various ways of teaching to ensure that her students learn the vocal technique called “Speech Level Singing”. This technique is what vocal coaches on the tv show “American Idol” use with contestants to improve their singing! It’s very effective!
When I was her student, Sarah introduced me to proper breathing, helpful warm up exercises, and had me practice singing one of my favorite songs to apply the new methods. Exciting!!
To be honest, she inspired me “find my true voice”. I no longer felt the need to sing a song the same way like the original artist, and I felt a greater sense of freedom to be myself as a singer! After only a few lessons, the tone of my voice improved right away, and I was able to sing with confidence!!
I am totally confident that you will enjoy working with Sarah as you put in the time and effort to pursue your singing goals and dreams!! Best to you!!!
Sarah is an incredible teacher. I’ve been taking lessons with her for almost 2 years. Not only she helped find my voice type, but build my confidence in believing in me. She is also a kind and compassionate human. As for her lesson, it is always a pleasure to spend time with her. She is open to suggestions and always shows guidance and keep track of progress. Whether you are serious about a singing career or just want to learn how to sing on key for fun, she is the right coach for you.
The owner, Sarah, is professional and dedicated to her students. She really creates an atmosphere in each lesson that makes you comfortable and confident in your improvement. I am really happy to know her!
20. Guitar Center
Address: 5140 Cherry Ave #10, San Jose, CA 95118 , Alum Rock , California , United States
Absolutely the best service and selection bought several guitar there.
Excelente! Encontre todo lo que ocupaba..
Looks just like any guitar center you’ve ever been to…and staffed exactly one as well.
Awesome place
Not enough staff thete,but was very helpful
Mal trato al consumidor
So i bought a guitar back in January for my his birthday. It some kind of layaway policy on it, that at time of purchase, i couldn’t take it. I had to wait until February 15th or so to pick it up. I was told my an employee & management that all i had to do was bring in the receipt an i could receive it. So i waited. But upon picking it up around the date mentioned, that was not the case. It was a lot of chaos just to pick it up. I was so frustrated & left angry. My experience with the staff was very unpleasant & unprofessional. I think management & employees need to be retrained on customer service & register practices.
