Birmingham ยป Calendar ยป Fiddlebop at Babar Cafe
Fiddlebop at Babar Cafe
When
Thu, July 6, 2023
19:30
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Musicians
Dave Favis-Mortlock
violinJoanna Davies
guitar, acousticPaul Stevenson
keyboardsGraeme Lamble
bass, electricAbout
FiddleBop plays "Gypsy jazz: re-imagined for the 2020s" on violin, Spanish guitar, keyboard, and fretless bass, plus four voices in harmony.
FiddleBop's jazz is sophisticated but not pretentious or stuffy, is danceable but not rhythmically boring, has plenty of go-for-it improvised solos but is still tuneful and melodic. And, like the first Gypsy jazz bands, FiddleBopโs โGypsy jazz: re-imaginedโ is highly eclectic. Expect Gypsy-flavoured jazz drawn from all of jazzโs century-long history. Thatโs get-up-and-dance jazz from the 1920s, 1930s chilli-hot swing, and cool post-bop. Plus jazz-flavoured classic pop, folk-jazz, and the bandโs own creations. All played and sung with Gypsy zing and passion!...