Description:
Straightforward hard-swinging string-led early jazz with a unique drummerless line-up evoking a collective spirit reminiscent of pre-war jazz. Capturing the spirit of jazz pioneers from both sides of the Atlantic, the program includes Armstrong, Bechet and Reinhardt, embodying an era when jazz was revolutionary and hot. Fronted by Scottish/English Dave Kelbie of Dime Notes, Django a la Creole, and Don Vappie’s Jazz Creole – an unstoppable force on rhythm guitar. The band includes Edinburgh-raised Matt Holborn of the London Django Collective on violin, John Kelly on guitar, and Lorenzo Morabito on bass.