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Priory Church of St Mary
Starting at GBP 16
Fri, 23 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm (GMT)
Priory Church Of St Mary
Upper Church Street, Chepstow, United Kingdom
Swing from Paris are a quartet of violin, guitars and double bass, inspired by the great swing bands of the 1930s and ’40s.
Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian meets Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France, plus influences of Artie Shaw and Astor Piazzolla.
Expect stylish jazz and vintage Parisian swing.
Tickets £16 in advance, £18 on the door.
A portion of all ticket sales will go towards the church's fundraising appeal.
Doors and bar open 7pm.
Performance 7.30pm - 9.30pm (including 20min interval).
Swing from Paris are Tomasz Williams (double bass), Andy Bowen (electric guitar), Fenner Curtis (violin), Sam Hughes (acoustic guitar).
They enjoy creating and playing their own arrangements of music they love, mostly inspired by the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s: including music by Gershwin, Piazzolla, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France. They’ve been seen on the BBC’s Hairy Bikers, and have appeared at major jazz festivals including Cheltenham, Brecon and the Django Reinhardt Festival at Samois sur Seine.
The band started out of a chance meeting of Andy Bowen and Fenner Curtis, when they both sat in at a Birmingham University jazz club jam session. Already fans of the music of the guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli, they started a group and began playing regularly across their home county of Gloucestershire.
Following formative years as a dedicated Django Reinhardt ensemble, they widened their repertoire to include many other greats of the era and beyond – and welcomed members Sam Hughes on guitar and Tomasz Williams on double bass in the late 2010s.
Their latest recording together is I Love Paris (2024), available on vinyl, CD and digital.
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| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | 16 GBP |
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