Svetlana & Delancey 5 at the Blue Note Brunch ft. James Williams

We are excited to go back to the Blue Note to present a special program of featuring Svetlana & The Delancey Five and James Williams (New Orleans) - a day before Svetlana & James depart for their Israel tour!

Two shows
11:30 http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=14777
1:30 http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=14778

"Get ready to swing and be moved" (Jazzlives) when the "extraordinary singer and songwriter" (Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal) Svetlana Shmulyian (New York) and extraordinary trumpet player and vocalist James Williams (New Orleans) partner in the show dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Verve duets bringing to light some of the favorite jazz standards and originals inspired by the record for the 21st century listener evoking the spirit of Ella and Louis collaboration albums!

Svetlana Shmulyian (www.svetlanajazz.com) is a jazz vocalist and band leader from New York. She plays "exuberant, foot-stomping music that combines swing with pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities" (WPIX11 TV Morning News) for the 21st century listener! Svetlana headlined many sold-out NYC shows (Blue Note, BBKings, Joe's Pub, Iridium, Zinc), toured US and Internationally, has appeared on WPIX 11 Morning News, US & Russian Travel Channel, Virgin Atlantic TV, Israel's i24 TV, etc - and has been featured in many US and international music and lifestyle publications. Svetlana's debut record, Night at The Speakeasy has premiered among "most added" on JazzWeek and CMJ radio charts and is poised by the reviewers to be on the "best of 2016" lists.

It's All Good, from Night at the Speakeasy Album, arr Wycliffe Gordon, m / l Svetlana Shmulyian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9av0dWDTriw
Under a Blanket of Blue, from Night at the Speakeasy Album, arr and featuring vocals / trombone Wycliffe Gordon: https://youtu.be/y3nJmc4uSxw

James Williams is a vocalist and brass instrumentalist who specializes in the trumpet and tuba. He co-founded The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band in October 2012, and currently plays and sings as well with Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. He finds great inspiration in the works of the immortal Louis Armstrong. James resides in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, LA.

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpjkRJdCpU0

Photo by Lauren Desberg