The fleeting paradise orchestra
The Fleeting Paradise Orchestra is Ewan’s 10-12 piece jazz ensemble that plays arrangements of popular songs and original blues and jazz numbers from the 10-piece ‘territory’ bands of late 20s and early 30s America, such as Benny Moten, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams and Duke Ellington. They also play material from the polite society dance bands such as Guy Lombardo, Bert Ambrose and Ben Bernie and Ewan is also providing original compositions and arrangements in his own unique style
EWAN BLEACH solo and JAZZ COMBOS
Ewan reguarly performs solo at piano is cocktail bars and clubs as well as for private events and is know for his large repertoire of pre war popular songs and jazz instrumentals. During lockdown was performing a 2-hour livestream every Sunday from his livingroom, experimenting with playing piano and horns simultaneously.
He also can be booked as anything from a duo to a octet, featuring some of London’s finest, bass players, drummers, pianists and horn players. Ideal for swing dance nights, jazz clubs, weddings and private events.
The cable street rag band
The Cable Street Rag Band are a band that formed at the Cable Street studios in Limehouse who play old-style jazz rags, blues, song-book foxtrots and swing numbers along with other dance music from around the world, including waltzes, beguines, tangos and the odd polkas, All of their repertoire dates from the 1850s-1940s. In 2018 the band released the brilliant ‘Dust’ LP.
Whiskey Moon Face
To describe Whiskey Moon Face as an alternative folk group doesn’t even begin to do justice to the breadth of influence, inspiration and style in their music.
Based around double bass, accordian, and clarinet, they’re led by the stunning vocals and hallucinatory lyrics of singer Louisa Jones. Both ear-to-ear grinningly entertaining and profoundly moving, they combine elements of Eastern European traditional & old-time New Orleans jazz and the baroque folk styles of Sufjan Stevens and Beirut with their own unique take on contemporary folk to make for a superbly realized, truly beautiful, and utterly original sound- there is simply no-one in the UK making music like them. (New Roots Promotions)
Frog and Henry
Formed in New Orleans as a collective of several street performing groups, Frog & Henry perform and record old dance and jazz music from the early 1900's on brass and string instruments, with several singers and vocal harmony. Most of our repertoire was obtained by digging up forgotten songs from the dawn of recorded music, in the form of early dance tunes, and from even earlier 19thc sheet music.
Basin Street Brawlers
The Basin Street Brawlers are acclaimed as 'London's top hot jazz ensemble' (visitlondon.com). Since their inception in 2014, this band of 'world class' (BBC) musicians have gone about bringing to you the most beautiful melodies and raucous rags of the 1920s and 1930s.
The ensemble regularly give concerts at the UK’s most prestigious jazz and chamber music venues, including the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, the Pizza Express Jazz Club and the Holywell Music Room. They toured the UK in 2016 with the New York City based ragtime pianist Terry Waldo, in addition to many festival and jazz club appearances. The Brawlers have also featured as guest artists on BBC Radio 3 (live from the Southbank Centre) and BBC Radio 2
Arifa’s reefers
Arifa’s Reefers are a jazz band that plays swing and blues from the 1920s and 30s. The band is led by singer Arifa Hafiz, a Bangladeshi British who miraculously manages to channel the voices of great blues and jazz singers, such as Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Merline Johnson, whilst still sounding truly herself. She has an honest and giving spirit and she’ll be accompanied by some of London’s great specialists.