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Album Launch For UK's Leading Gypsy Swing Ensemble, Trio Manouche

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'Now What?' is the debut album from Trio Manouche, it's been a long time coming...
Sting, KT Tunstall and Suzy Klien (BBC) will be amongst Trio Manouche’s fans that’ll be eagerly anticipating the long awaited first album Now What?

Now What? is the debut album, following the successful EP released back in 2012, for Trio Manouche, the UK’s most original and leading Gypsy swing band, and this debut will be launched, most suitably, at the UK’s home of Gypsy swing and mecca to Django Reinhardt, Le QuecumBar in Battersea London, on Sunday 22nd May 2016.

Simon Harris, band leader, said “it’s a fitting choice to launch our debut album, Now What? at Le Q, as we’ve enjoyed a long standing relationship with the venue dedicated to Gypsy swing, and of course the Trio’s guitarist, Ducato Piotrowski is a Patron of the venue. Trio Manouche are looking forward to welcoming fans of the band, as well as industry VIPs to this event in May." On the album, Harris goes on to say “We’ve worked hard to produce an album which features lots of the band’s original material, Django style, as well as a couple of classics from the master’s era! It’s an exciting piece of work, and isn’t the title just about right, now what?!"

About Trio Manouche

Trio Manouche are probably the UK’s best-loved Gypsy swing ensemble, playing music it’s impossible not to love with infectious energy, virtuosity and joy. Established back in 2006, their music brings together the core repertoire of Gypsy guitar legend Django Reinhardt with the band’s own foot-tapping arrangements of traditional swing greats such as Nat King Cole, and bandleader Simon Harris’s highly acclaimed original material.

They are residents at many of London’s top live music venues and have performed for some of the world’s most glamorous private parties and events. Celebrities, reviewers, industry press and private clients have lined up to shower them with praise, with Sting, Rory Bremner, KT Tunstall, Rosamund Pike, Guy Ritchie, and the late great Jack Massarik numbering among their fans and clients.

Trio Manouche are: London’s cheeky chappy from the swing jazz and cabaret scene, SIMON HARRIS; hailing originally from Poland but now the UK’s foremost sought-after Rom Gypsy guitarist, DUCATO PIOTROWSKI, and emerging as Europe’s ‘most wanted’ bassist, MARK LEWANDOWSKI.

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Trio Manouche
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Album information

Title: Now What? | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Self Produced


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