The Stolen Sweets | |
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Origin | Portland, Oregon [1] [2] |
Genres | Jazz, [3] [1] Swing [4] |
Years active | 2005[2] | –present
Labels | The Stolen Sweets [1] |
Members | Jen Bernard, Lara Michell, Erin Sutherland, Pete Krebs, David Langenes and Keith Brush [5] [2] |
Website |
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The Stolen Sweets are an American Jazz [3] [1] group from Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Formed in 2005, the group comprises vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara Michell and Erin Sutherland, Pete Krebs and David Langenes on guitar, and Keith Brush on double bass. [2] They have released two albums so far: Shuffle Off to Buffalo (2006) and Sleepytime in Chinatown (2009). [3] [6] [7]
The band have stated that they formed with the intention of emulating 1920s–1930s vocal jazz group The Boswell Sisters. [2] [8] As well as detecting influences from The Boswell Sisters, reviewers have also compared the band to Cab Calloway and Django Reinhardt. [9] [7]
Reviews of the band have been positive. OPB's show Oregon Art Beat praised the band's "high-energy shows" and "seamless harmonies". [8] In a review of their album Sleepytime in Chinatown, the Jazz Society of Oregon praised its "impeccable harmonies" and "retro sound". [9]
«Stolen Sweets», formazione americana che propone lo swing anni '30-'50