Sound magic: Swing à la Django crossover concert in Stuttgart!

Sound magic: Swing à la Django crossover concert in Stuttgart!

The crossover concert “Four Seasons” with the band will take place on January 10, 2025 Swing a la Django take place. The band presents an innovative adaptation of Antonio Vivaldi's famous work, combining various musical styles including Balkan folk, Manouche swing and bossa nova.

Swing à la Django is known for her impressive performances and has worked with renowned artists such as Stochelo Rosenberg, Sting, Zubin Mehta and Andrea Bocelli. The band has played in some of the most famous venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Hong Kong Opera and the Royal Albert Hall.

Band members and musical style

The band consists of talented musicians:

• Pál Lombos – Kontrabass (Bandleader)
• János Dani – Sologitarre und Violine
• Vilmos Seres – Klarinette und Tárogató
• Norbert Dani – Rhythmusgitarre und Kontrabass
• Róbert Gallyas-Lakatos – Klavier
• Nándor Weisz – Schlagzeug
• Zoltán Baranyi – Solovioline (feat.)

Please note that the city of Stuttgart assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness and legality of the information.

In addition to this concert, there is interesting news about the band Latchepen, a London-based Gypsy Jazz Manouche band that draws attention with their own compositions and jazz standards. Musicians Matt Holborn, Kourash Kanani, Dave Kelbie and Simon Read bring fresh and exciting interpretations within the Gypsy Jazz genre, which has French roots and is heavily inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt. The name “Latchepen” means “happiness and contentment” in the Romani language.

The band's debut album "Love Letters" combines original compositions and jazz standards and is characterized by various musical influences such as Romani, Balkan and North African music. Critics praise the band's dynamic and virtuoso playing style and their high-quality compositions.

– Submitted by West-East media