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Jens
Fuglsang & Rêve Bohème
The Sound // Vocal Gypsy Jazz
IImagine; a long night at a typical, bustling Parisian street
café in a bygone era, Django Reinhardt bumps into a
young Frank Sinatra and they start to jam!
This scenario is the inspiration for the sound and music of
Jens Fuglsang & Rêve Bohème in 2012 -updated
hot and swinging vocal jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt.
Everybody in France knows of the fabled gypsy guitarist Django
who became a living legend in Paris in the 1930’s, and
his music and spirit still live on. With a repertoire of Django’s
tunes, their own compositions, and jazz standards Jens Fuglsang
& Rêve Bohème have created a unique and modern
blend of European String Swing and the American jazzsinger
tradition.
The line-up consists of Jens Fuglsang (vocal & lead guitar),
Finn Poulsen (harmonica),
Robert Pilgaard (rhythm guitar) and Jesper Riis (bass).).
The Band // The Story
Over the years Rêve Bohème has performed in different
line-ups and musical settings. Their fusion between the Nordic
and South-European traditions always creates a unique musical
universe which can be heard on their four previous albums:
Café Django 2009 (Calibrated), Best of Rêve Bohème
2007 (Hot Club Records), Django’s Dream 2005 (Calibrated)
and Django Jalousie 2002 (Cope). These albums feature Jens
Fuglsang, Robert Pilgaard (guitars), Kasper Fredholm (sax),
Morten Ravn (bass) and various guest appearances by Karina
Kappel (voc), Lisa Haavik (voc), Knut Haavik (perc) and Bjarke
Falgren (vio).
The band debutised at the famous gypsy jazz restaurant Bistro
d'Eustache in Paris, 1998. Since then they've been touring
and playing at clubs and festivals in France, England, Germany,
Holland, Greece, Poland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The band
have played and performed with international gypsy jazz artists
such as Robin Nolan, Andreas Öberg, Jon Larsen, Dorado
Schmidt, Basily, Paulus Schäfer, Angelo Debarre, Gary
Potter, Biel Ballester…and many others.
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