The Groove Merchants
A Rhein-Main Swing Band for everyone who likes to bounce! The Jazz Sextet reminds us of the good old 30s and 40s, while bringing the fresh taste of the band’s arrangers to live. Between Jam Band and Big Band, pentatonic
and tritone, straight-ahead and two-beat, a mixture of “pre-owned music”, highly inspired by Count Basie with surprising turns and original compositions. Relaxed grooves, for those who enjoy mid-tempo Lindy and outbursts of fast tempi for Balboa
and Shag lovers. The band’s tongue-in-cheek name is based on Thad Jones’ eponymous Big Band arrangement, which serves as a major source of inspiration for all band members. It
carries the joy of swing into the post-Big Band era and reminds us in so many ways that swing dancing is also about improvisation and surprise.
Frank Zeller – trumpet
Savas Bayrak – tenor saxophone
Stefan Funk – trombone
Hanko Uphoff – guitar
Stefan Kreuscher – bass
Markus May – drums
Jonas & his Jivin´ Five
The quintett is dedicated to the swingin´ sound of the 30s and 40s. With the big classics from the bandbooks of the small groups of Benny Goodmann, Coleman Hawkins and Count Basie they invite their audience to fill the dancefloor all night long!
Jonas Lohse – guitar
Corinna Danzer – saxophone
Jason Schneider – trumpet
Rudolf Stenzinger – doublebass
Johannes Langenbach – drums
Swing Belleville
Swing Belleville plays jazz manouche and all the Balboa dancers know this style for it´s vibrant rhythmical pace and intense melodic expression. This swinging style of music that was invented and shaped by the legendary jazz musicians Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and their Band Hot Club De France in the 1930s to 1950s.
Martin Landzettel – violin
Klaus Dengler – bass
Stefan Frisch – guitar
Matthias Hampel – guitar
