Swing from Paris + Mirek Salmon at Cheltenham Playhouse | 23 Sept

Name: Swing from Paris + Mirek Salmon at Cheltenham Playhouse | 23 Sept
Start: 2025-09-23T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-23T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Cheltenham Playhouse

Schedule

Tue Sep 23 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Cheltenham Playhouse | Cheltenham, EN

From Django to Tango - an evening of Parisian-flavoured music and tango at Cheltenham Playhouse, with quartet Swing from Paris plus special guest Mirek Salmon.
Tue 23 September 2025, 7:30pm
Book online: https://cheltplayhouse.org.uk/CheltPlayhouse.dll/WhatsOn?f=3658076
Tickets £20
★ ★ ★ ★ “intelligent, interesting and inventive” – The Jazz Mann
Swing from Paris are an all-string jazz quartet of violin (Fenner Curtis), guitars (Andy Bowen and Sam Hughes) and double bass (Tomasz Williams), inspired by the music of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s: from the cafés and cabarets of Montmartre to Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the master of tango Astor Piazzolla.
Known for their tight ensemble sound and virtuosic performances, the group brings a distinctive Parisian flair to vintage jazz and stylish swing. They have performed at major UK and European festivals including the renowned Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine, and appearances range from BBC TV and radio to the French Embassy at Kensington Palace.
Joining the band for this special performance will be accordionist and bandoneonist Mirek Salmon, a tango virtuoso who has performed with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera, the RSC, and the London Tango Orchestra. An expert in the music of Astor Piazzolla, he also tours internationally with his own trio, Tango Calor.