Swing Jazz Band

Inspired by the swinging, hedonistic atmosphere of the American city that overcame the Great Depression, this 4-piece House Band stands apart from all other groups currently populating London's booming 1930s music scene.

The group's primary style is instrumental swing, incorporating the sounds of New Orleans Dixieland, classic big band swing, and straight-ahead 1950s bebop. The band features anywhere from four to eight players, covering repertoire from giants of the genre including Count Basie, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Sidney Bechet.

The band's stage presence is pure dynamism, combining a deep, collective understanding and love of the jazz tradition with a lightness of touch and a sense of adventure. They have quickly established themselves as the most exciting young jazz band in London, having already played venues including Ronnie Scott's, the 606 Club, the Vortex Jazz Club, Annabel’s, and The Servants Jazz Quarters, and also hosting their own pop-up events at The Peckham Liberal Club and the Vault Theatre Festival 2014.

The band features some of the brightest talents on London's live music circuit. Giacomo, a Ronnie Scott's regular and “a welcome addition to the London scene” (London Jazz News), leads on alto sax and clarinet. Reuben (tenor sax), Pete (trumpet), and Theon (tuba) complete the front line. The band's rhythmic identity pivots on the Freddie-Green-like playing of David on guitar and the double bass of Fergus. The phenomenal Reuben, “an exceptional pianist” (Cheltenham Jazz Fest), and Ronnie Scott's house drummer Pedro, whose “musical ability combines a blend of styles creating a unique sound on the drum set” (Ronnie Scott's), add layers of rhythmic spontaneity that complete the back line.