Sponsored by Toni Jones & Christopher Klitgaard
The Django Festival Allstars return to the Bach, joined by the masterful vocalist Veronica Swift. Led by gypsy guitar virtuoso Samson Schmitt of the legendary Dorado Schmitt family, the Django Festival Allstars are a dynamic, all-acoustic ensemble of talented French musicians who transport audiences to the vibrant jazz scene of 1920s and ’30s Paris. Veronica Swift, renowned for her performances of the Great American Songbook, Bebop, and Vocalese classics, is also a passionate aficionado of ’20s and ’30s music making this collaboration with the Allstars a perfect match.
The Django Festival Allstars are known for their high-energy swing and soulful ballads, blending blazing guitar, soaring violin, dazzling accordion, and a deep, grooving bass. Their electrifying mix of classic swing and modern vitality always brings audiences to their feet. DownBeat calls them “the hardest swinging group,” while George Benson simply says, “sensational.”
Veronica Swift, born into a family with a storied jazz history, has become one of the genre’s most exciting vocalists. A Charlottesville native, she is a genre-fluid artist who blends scat vocal artistry like Ella Fitzgerald with the raw stage presence of Tina Turner. On this special occasion, Swift will showcase her love for the Django Festival Allstars, a group she’s always dreamed of touring with, and deliver a brilliant, swinging jazz performance that will captivate and thrill.
Veronica Swift – Vocals; Samson Schmitt – Guitar; Ludovic Beier – Accordian; Pierre Blanchard – Violin; Antonio Licusati – Bass; Francko Mehrstein – Rhthym Guitar
