Swing Manouche: Simba Baumgartner & Aurore Voilque Munich Quartet

In the organizer's words:

These two are among those who cherish their musical heritage, are committed to authenticity and yet look to the future: guitarist Simba Baumgartner and violinist Aurore Voilque. What they both have in common is the passion with which they make music, the lifeblood that throbs in their improvisations, their astonishing virtuosity, their sense of marrying tradition with modernity.

Simba Baumgartner is indeed a great-grandson of the great Django Reinhardt and damn proud of his pedigree. He grew up with the music of the Hotclub de France and is a member of the Django Legacy formation, among others. Even as a child, he performed with the Gypsy Kings and Bireli Lagrène.

Aurore Voilque is a violinist who uses her instrument almost like a voice and covers the entire emotional spectrum with the violin. She is a master of musical storytelling and has great skill in combining jazz, swing manouche and chanson. Aurore Voilque has performed at all the major international gypsy jazz festivals and her albums are regarded as reference works of French jazz manouche.

Supported by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich