About this Event
An evening of Parisian-flavoured jazz and Gypsy Swing
★ ★ ★ ★ “intelligent, interesting and inventive” THE JAZZ MANN
Swing from Paris are a quartet of violin, guitars and double bass, inspired by the great swing bands of the 1930s and ’40s.
Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian meets Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France.
Expect stylish jazz and vintage swing.
<h4>Timings</h4>
Doors and bar open 7pm.
Performance 7.30pm - 9.30pm (including 20min interval).
<h4>Tickets</h4>
Book in advance for £15, with no booking fees.
<h4>About the band:</h4>
Swing from Paris are Tomasz Williams (double bass), Andy Bowen (electric guitar), Fenner Curtis (violin), Sam Hughes (acoustic guitar).
They enjoy creating and playing their own arrangements of music they love, mostly inspired by the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s: including music by Gershwin, Piazzolla, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France. They’ve been seen on the BBC’s Hairy Bikers, and have appeared at major jazz festivals including Cheltenham, Brecon and the Django Reinhardt Festival at Samois sur Seine.
The band started out of a chance meeting of Andy Bowen and Fenner Curtis, when they both sat in at a Birmingham University jazz club jam session. Already fans of the music of the guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli, they started a group and began playing regularly across their home county of Gloucestershire.
Following formative years as a dedicated Django Reinhardt ensemble, they widened their repertoire to include many other greats of the era and beyond – and welcomed members Sam Hughes on guitar and Tomasz Williams on double bass in the late 2010s.
Their latest recording together is Afternoon in Paris (2022), available digitally and on CD. Their new album I Love Paris will be released in summer 2024.
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<h4>Audience comments:</h4>
"Absolutely wonderful"
"A truly spectacular and accomplished group”
“Fabulous musicians, fabulous arrangements. Can't recommend enough!”
“Highly recommended. Wonderful performance”
★ ★ ★ ★ "their love for, and knowledge of, their chosen material is wide and deep, but nevertheless they put their own stamp on it" - THE JAZZ MANN
"Clever interpretations and adaptations … what a performance by this Cotswold-based combo" – Nub News
"awe-inspiring…The band members have real rapport with one another" - Swindon Link
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
France Lynch Church Rooms, Lynch Road, Stroud, United Kingdom
GBP 15.00
