About Johnny Barcelona & The Swing Lovers – professional jazz & swing band based in Barcelona, Spain
Johnny Barcelona & The Swing Lovers are a fun-loving and charismatic jazz and swing band for hire throughout Northern Spain.
We primarily perform at weddings, corporate events, private parties and wherever upbeat swing music is required!
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at MAS TORROELLA in Palafrugell and Castell de Sant Marçal in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Axel is a singer and guitarist with disparate roots (United States, Holland, Caribbean and Brazil) and settled in Barcelona.
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Specialized in the American Song Book, his clean voice and refined touch will bring you back to the golden age of jazz of the 1940’s and 50’s without forgetting the jazz, soul and bossa nova rhythms of the 60's.
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Axel es un cantante y guitarrista de raíces dispares (Estados Unidos, Holanda, Caribe y Brasil) y afincado en Barcelona.
Especializado en el American Song Book, su voz limpia y toque depurado nos transportan a los años dorados de la música jazz de los años 40 y 50 sin olvidar los ritmos jazz-soul y bossa nova de los 60´s.
Su repertorio comprende grandes hits de Broadway popularizados por Frank Sinatra y el Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Luis Armstrong y Duke Ellington entre otros además de canciones de autores americanos de Soul Jazz como George Benson, Stevie Wonder o Al Greene y de Bossa Nova como Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Axel interpreta su repertorio en formato solo, duo, trio, quarteto y quinteto, siempre acompañado de los mejores músicos de la escena del swing y el jazz. Los conciertos son dinámicos y amenos con toques humorísticos en las presentaciones de las canciones.
Algunos títulos del repertorio son: I’ve got you under my skin, I’ve got the world on a String, Route 66, Smile, Without a Song, Cheek to Cheek, Have you met Miss. Jones, Moondance, Via con Me, Just Friends, Ain’t nothing but the blues, The Nearness of You, Fly me to the Moon, On Broadway, etc..
"Thank you so much for your assistance with booking Johnny Barcelona & The Swing Lovers for our event on Friday at The Vividora Hotel. I have been inundated with messages about how amazing the party was, especially as we were so unsure if people would get up and dance, it was an incredible atmosphere and the dance floor was full all night!"
"Johnny Barcelona & The Swing Lovers were absolutely fantastic and were so accommodating with my request to accompany the song as I walked down the aisle in addition to the brilliant set they did during the reception drinks at our wedding. It was exactly what we’d hoped for and really created an atmosphere for our guests during drinks!"
"Hi Johnny, Just wanted to say a massive thank you for everything on Saturday! You helped us have the most perfect day. The songs you played were brilliant and it was exactly the atmosphere I was after! Wishing you every success for the future. Thanks, Amy."
