KAPTEN Ö-TOM presents WHATCLUB+ (XTENDED MIX - IN ENGLISH) SEP17 2023

Whatclub (Nominees for The Nordic Council Music Prize 2013) creates their own distinctive version of what is commonly called ‘gypsy swing’ or ‘jazz manouche’. Initially embracing the gypsy swing of Django Reinhardt, they gradually realized they also wanted to reach beyond that style and began exploring rhythms such as bossa nova, rhumba and bolero.
The repertoire of the band consists of standard pieces within the genre, evergreens and their own pieces with elements of different rhythms.
They also draw inspiration from folk and classical music.
Whatclub has developed an own distinct approach to the style of the acoustic jazz music called ”gypsy swing”. The characteristic rhythm (la pompe in French) is still there, but the harmonic and melodic structure is contemporary.