Trio Manouche "A Swinging Affair" Gypsy Jazz & Swing Special Plus Special Guests
Trio Manouche "A Swinging Affair" Gypsy Jazz & Swing Special Plus Special Guests
Sun 24 November 2024
Stage time / 7:45pm
Doors / 7:00pm
Celebrating the Jazz Clubs
World class Gypsy Jazz & Swing with Special Guests Italian Vocalist Francesca Confortini & Top Trumpeter Quentin Collins
World class swing ensemble Trio Manouche are one of the foremost exponents of Gypsy Swing Jazz, bringing a unique and highly comtempory twist to this ever more popular genre. For this special show they will be performing inspired re-worked classics of the great Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt together with highly atmospheric arrangements of trad swing greats such as Nat King Cole along with original material written by band leader Simon Harris.
The lineup features Britalian sensation Simon Harris on guitar & vocals, Italian guitar maestro Giulio Romano (Antonio Forcione, Mozez) on lead guitar and Cornish double bass wizard Marcus Penrose together with special guests Francesca Confortini on vocals and the much acclaimed Quentin Collins on trumpet, bringing yet more infectious energy to this special swinging affair! "Trio Manouche are a class act .... great soulful swing delivered with wry humour ...." - Suzie Klein BBC Radio 3. "Excellent, I was hooked after just 8 bars ...." - Sting.
World class swing ensemble Trio Manouche are one of the foremost exponents of Gypsy Swing Jazz, bringing a unique and highly comtempory twist to this ever more popular genre. For this special show they will be performing inspired re-worked classics of the great Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt together with highly atmospheric arrangements of trad swing greats such as Nat King Cole along with original material written by band leader Simon Harris.
The lineup features Britalian sensation Simon Harris on guitar & vocals, Italian guitar maestro Giulio Romano (Antonio Forcione, Mozez) on lead guitar and Cornish double bass wizard Marcus Penrose together with special guests Francesca Confortini on vocals and the much acclaimed Quentin Collins on trumpet, bringing yet more infectious energy to this special swinging affair! "Trio Manouche are a class act .... great soulful swing delivered with wry humour ...." - Suzie Klein BBC Radio 3. "Excellent, I was hooked after just 8 bars ...." - Sting.
