In Arrangements von Jens Hunstein spielt die Band mitreißend Jump' n Jive und Swing:
Stücke von Ray Charles, Louis Prima, Joe Williams, Count Basie Duke Ellington, etc.
Elf swingin' Profis,
natürlich klassisch im feinen Anzug mit roter Fliege auf unserer Bühne

feat. Jeanine du Plessis (vocal)

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In just a few years, Todd Gordon has established himself as “one of Britain’s most popular singers and entertainers” (Scottish Television). An avid Beatles fan until the age of 11, his musical horizons broadened when he heard Frank Sinatra's “Songs for Swingin' Lovers!” album. From that moment, he collected almost every recording by Ol' Blue Eyes whilst expanding his interest in jazz and swing, encompassing numerous other renowned singers and instrumentalists.
Further inspiration came in 1975 when he met Ella Fitzgerald prior to one of her shows. During her concert, she invited him on stage and sang “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” specially to him. Since then, Gordon has been fortunate enough to meet many more of his idols - including Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, Woody Herman, George Shearing and Tony Bennett.

Gordon has performed at various UK venues such as London's Pizza on the Park, the 606 Club in Chelsea and the Pizza Express in Soho. In the US he performed at The Plaza and Algonquin hotels in New York as well as jazz festivals and concerts.
He was the first Scottish male jazz singer to have been booked for the London Jazz Festival. The venues range from intimate jazz club settings to large-scale shows such as Jazz on a Summers Day, Britain’s largest jazz event with an audience of over 20,000 people.
He was also nominated for a national music award with Texas, Ilan Volkov and Annie Lennox.

Gordon has appeared with the BBC Big Band and in joint concerts in the UK and US.
Gordon has recorded three albums with producer/singer Ian Shaw. In January 2009,
he had released a retrospective CD of the American Songbook composer Johnny Mercer. Entitled Moon River to the Days of Wine and Roses. Gordon's latest album is Helping the Heroes, a big band album with the Royal Air Force Squadronaires, which will aid the British charity Help for Heroes.
Gordon recorded a fifth album in Seoul with Korean musicians and it is scheduled for release in Spring 2013.

»Gordon has made the great American songbook his own«
- The Guardian (UK) 2013

»The new King of Swing« - The Independent (UK)

»A fantastic performer!« - Sir Sean Connery

»Todd’s attention to a lyric is Sinatra-esque«
- Jake Holmes (USA) (co-writer of Frank Sinatra’s “Watertown” album)

»Todd strips away all the cabaret and showbiz veneer and gets to the very heart of the American Songbook« - David Jones, Serious/London Jazz Festival

»Todd’s voice can really tell a story« - Jamie Cullum

Presse: »Als bloße Sängerin wäre sie nur unzureichend beschrieben. Die gebürtige Brasilianerin, in Sao Paulo aufgewachsen, erlebt man eher schon als eine Zauberin des Gesangs mit Feingespür für edelbittere Gefühlslagen. Sie feiert die Songs aus dem inneren Herzen, mit einer Stimme, die frei jedweden harschen Glanzes, samtig-voluminös in allen Höhen und Tiefen besticht.«

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Adam Rafferty (a.k.a. “Raf”) has played as a first-call guitarist with the greatest musicians
on the planet at countless music festivals (US and Europe), concert halls with Dr. Lonnie
Smith, The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, L.A. Studio legend Bennie Wallace, bassist Bob Cranshaw from the original Saturday Night Live band)to name a few.
Students have fl own across the country and from Europe to tap Adam’s brain for of
guitar knowledge. He’s taught countless workshops, written 2 books and has a new instructional DVD available where he teaches fi ngerstyle versions of Stevie Wonder’s most
popular songs.
And now he is playing solo acoustic guitar. In just a few years, he’s become a YouTube
guitar sensation - his views are in the millions. Due to this new popularity he’s being discovered and this year he performed festivals in Bangkok, Helsinki, Germany and Austria
to name a few.
Among Adam’s musical innovations is the ability to play 2 simultanoeous melodies on
the guitar and do hip hop fl avored “human beatbox” with his mouth at the same time.
Some say that hIs solo version of Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon” sounds like the “guitarist
with 3 heads”. It has to be heard to be believed. His solo versions of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” are his most popular and requested songs and can be heard on YouTube as well. Basslines, horn parts and vocals are replicated and the groove will make you jump out of your seat.