Galaad MoutozOrchestra
Galaad Moutoz Orchestra
Formed in 2016, the band hit the ground running by exploring swing repertoires from the 30s (Chick Webb & Ella, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmie Lunceford) before pursuing a more modern sound (Gerald Wilson, Buddy Rich), original arrangements, and finally compositions.
After 7 years, one album and more than 300 concerts in France and worldwide (Vittoria Jazz Festival, Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, Opéra Garnier, Jazzablanca, Jazz Club Étoile, Gouvy Jazz Festival, Pannonica, Havel Hop Berlin, etc), the orchestra releases today its new EP "Heal My Soul" with the singer Mélina Tobiana.
Convinced that a show is a moment of sharing, this dream team unleashes an original jazz, that is both pop and sophisticated, in a big swing celebration.
Melina Tobiana
« Used to jazz clubs, where she spent many nights honing her very own approach to singing. With her suave voice, her solid presence, her impactful soul & swing, Mélina Tobiana is a among the most irresistible jazz women of our time ! »
Louis-Julien Nicolaou - Télérama (TT)
Both a writer and a composer, she releases a first album made with original compositions in 2015, reaping critical acclaim.
In 2018 she creates the vocal ensemble Bloom, for which she writes and arranges, and with which she releases the 2019 album "Dièse 1 ".
With the Galaad Moutoz Orchestra, she delivers an emotional interpretation with an imppecable swing, full of groove and good vibes.
Galaad Moutoz
Trained in classical piano, ancient music, composition and conducting, Galaad Moutoz fell in love with jazz, which will always be in his heart.
A talkative piano player with many shades, he spends as much time practicing Earl Hines, Red Garland and Oscar Peterson, as he does Couperin or Rameau. As a composer, he's inspired by the likes of Cole Porter, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Duke Ellington, or Gabriel Fauré.
When he's not leading his
Enamoured with vocal music, he now brings original jazz songs blending hints of broadway musicals, baroque music, pop, folk, and of course a lot of swing.
Lineup
Anna Stevens
Anna Stevens is mad about swing...
She has been singing with grace and energy this repertoire from the 30s and 40s for nearly 10 years. With Galaad Moutoz, they have travelled France and the world as a duo, a trio, and now as a quintet with renowned musicians (Björn Ingelstam, Jérôme Etcheberry) and always the same passion.
Eager to spread the “good word of swing” around them, they created together in 2017 a show for kids : The Swing Conference, which makes children and adults dance in many festivals.
In 2022, they created a new ambitious show, Swing Celebration, gathering 16 artists (8 musicians and 8 dancers). This rhythmic, glamorous and funny show is an immediate success and continues to play throughout France.
Thanks to her impressive vocal technique, her rich and elegant musical ideas and her communicative smile, she is now establishing herself as a complete artist who delights the audience wherever she goes.
Website : www.annastevens.fr
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Hot Sugar Band
Born in 2010, the Hot Sugar Band has become one of the top-rated bands in the world of Lindy-hop and Swing dance in general.
Based in Paris, and featuring some of the finest musicians of the french swing and jazz scene, the band has performed all around the world, including Sweden, Vietnam, Hungary, Lithuania, Canada, Spain, South Korea, China, Italy, Netherlands ... among many others !!
Its unique, highly recognisable sound, at the crossing of John Kirby's sextet, Django Reinhardt big band works, and Count Basie and Duke Ellington's classics, in addition to the band's endless energy on stage, have contributed to make it one of the most-demanded bands in the world of swing, with 300+ shows over the 5 last years, 4,5M streams, and more than 14.000.000 views on youtube.
Galaad joined the adventure in 2023, playing the piano and writing new arrangements, more swinging than ever.
Website : www.hotsugarband.fr
