La Vie en Rose - Gypsy Jazz
The heartfelt wail of the blues; the sultry heat of the campfire; the crazy swirl of the ‘bal musette’, all fused together with virtuosity and passion in the melting pot of 1930’s Paris: the result was gypsy jazz. ‘LA VIE EN ROSE’ plays this exuberant, toe-tapping music with a swing and joie-de-vivre as fresh today as when Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli first conjured it from the back streets of Pigalle.
These Exeter-based musicians have wide-ranging backgrounds in classical music, traditional jazz, rock, blues, country, ragtime and roots, all drawn together by the shared pleasure of playing gypsy jazz and hot swing.
Tickets @ £18
7.30pm start, bar available.
To book: ring 01460 54973 or email performances@ilminsterarts.org.uk leaving your phone number.
