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    la grande bouche

    jazz manouche • american swing

  • la grande bouche

    Das berliner Swing-Duo mit dem Gitarrenvirtuosen Andreas Sommer und dem Pianisten Charles Matuschewski bietet Swing auf höchstem Niveau.

    Durch die Mischung aus amerikanischem Swing am Klavier und dem europäischen Jazz Manouche an der Gitarre, schaffen es la grande bouche Django Reinhardt auf Erroll Garner oder Earl Hines treffen zu lassen.

    Mit Ihren Eigenkompositionen wie les Catacombes oder Lino Ventura tragen sie die Tradition von Django Reinhardt nicht nur in die Gegenwart, sondern haben dabei einen eigenen Stil kreiert: den SWING NOIR !

     

     

    The berlin swing duo with guitarist Andreas Sommer and pianist Charles Matuschewski offers swing music for the Finest.

    Taking the traditional Django Reinhardt guitar approach and mixing it with the american swing piano styles of Errol Garner or Earl Hines, they offer an unusual but shining combination of the guitar and the piano.

    With their original compositions, such as les Catacombes or Lino Ventura they create a style of their own the SWING NOIR !

  • video

    get some impression

    Minor Swing

    (Django Reinhardt)

    live showreel

    Lino ventura

    (C.Matuschewski)

    already an eternal melody -

    light and crunchy as french baguette with a black morning coffee...

  • who we are

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    Charles Matuschewski

    piano

    a gifted pianist, composer and piano teacher from berlin with lot of experience in all different styles of music found his home in american swing always in the steps for the light, easy and uplifting groove of erroll garner.

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    Andreas Sommer

    guitar

    a talented guitar player from berlin devoted to the sound, spirit and style of Django Reinhardt.

    Pushing melodies, driving rhythm and hunting for dancing feet.