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Performance TitleLate Night Jazz 2016 - Benoit Viellefon and His Orchestra
Performance Date11 February 2016
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time21:46
Orchestra or BandBenoit Viellefon and His Orchestra
Performance NotesOur intimate Late Night Jazz series presents sensational music in the sultry setting of the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room.

Inspired by the swinging music that emerged from the infamous Parisian Cafes and nightclubs of the 1930s and 1940s, Benoit and His Orchestra are a unique ensemble that celebrates the popular songs played by artists like Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet.

With all the romanticism and nostalgia of the French repertoire and with a nod to the American jazz virtuosi who visited Paris, this is the perfect mix of European finesse and the restless fervour of American hot jazz.

'This is music with a big smile on its face that communicates directly to the audience; the resulting chemistry is something extraordinary.’ (Blues in Britain)
Related Archival MaterialHandbill (RAHE/6/2016/3)
Ticket Prices£13.50-£16.50
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/WaWM3HWBTgmB
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2016/3Live Music Brunch and Late Night Jazz 201628 January-28 April 2016
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10405Late Night Jazz 201629
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/878Benoit Veillefon & His Orchestra; fl 2012; French, London-based vintage dance music ensemble
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