About Bologna Swing Band – professional gypsy jazz & swing band based in Bologna, Italy
Bologna Swing Band was founded in 2010 in Bologna by four musicians with diverse artistic backgrounds who discovered a shared interest and passion for Gypsy Jazz music, commonly known as manouche.
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They quickly began performing at various events, festivals, and weddings around Italy, quickly becoming one of the most sought after Gypsy Jazz & Swing bands in the country.
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We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Zunfthaus zur Meisen in Switzerland, Villa Rosa in Montepulciano and Abbazia San Pietro in Valle in Umbria, Italy.
The quartet resumes, investigates, and presents a repertoire authentic to the Manouche culture, always referencing Django Reinhardt, widely regarded as the finest exponent of gipsy music.
Fascinated by the stories of the many musicians who crossed Europe in the last century, the four musicians enrich their concert with original songs, themes from the Standard Jazz repertoire, and arrangements of music from different traditions reinterpreted in the Gypsy Jazz style.
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Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
Somewhere over the rainbow
What a wonderful world
La vita è bella
Can’t help falling in love
Halleluja
I’ll be seeing you
La vie en rose
Dream a little dream of me
Sheik of araby
I can't give you anything but love
I've found a new baby
Caravan
Bei Mir bist du schon
Blue skies
Menilmontant
All of me
A flor e o espinho
Sweet Georgia Brown
che coss'è l'amor
Trem DAS onze
Love
Take the A train
Putting on the Ritz
mille lire al mese
Besame mucho
It's a sin to tell a lie
Tre cumpari (Josef Josef)
manha de Carnaval
Out of nowhere
lullaby of Birdland
Something stupid
There will be never be another you
In Cerca di te
Amore fermati
Estate
Un bacio a mezzanotte
lullaby of the leaves
Fly me to the moon
Swing 12
Fleur d’ennui
It Don’t Mean a thing
Via con con me
Dream of you
Lullaby of the leaves
Mister sandman
Tuyo
Nuages
La poinciana
Paquito
Manoir de me reves
je t'attendrei
Indifference
Danse norvegienne
"Great band, they brought the right vibe to the apertivio time. everyone loved it!"
"When we hired Bologna Swing Band for my daughter's wedding reception, it was based on the videos of their music (as well as their professionalism during our email exchanges). However, when I arrived at the reception and heard their first set, I was elated that they were even better live! The vocalist has a beautiful voice, and the musicians are excellent. I hope we have another event in Italy that requires a jazz/swing quartet...I would love to hear them again."
"Thank you so much for helping me add to my welcome party last minute. It created an incredible atmosphere. Highly recommend and the sweetest musicians!"
"We hired Bologna Swing Band for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception and couldn’t have been happier with our choice! A super classy addition to our day and created the perfect atmosphere for our guests. Carlo was easy to communicate with and I would highly recommend Bologna Swing Band in any combination for their talent and professionalism."
