Laurent Fourgo and his Ensemble charm music lovers with their sweet, jazzy sound. In presenting a delightful representation of the great American Jazz standards, Laurent sings these familiar classic songs with such passion, that the words and melodies will touch your heart as if you were hearing them for the very first time. In addition, they also perform French and Italian favorites that have been popularized by Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, and Dean Martin, among others.
This San Francisco-based flexible and elegant ensemble features
1-7 musicians (piano, upright bass, drums, guitar, accordion, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, and trumpet,) and can perform with or without vocals. They are happy to customize their size and style to best suit your event.
Melody, sincerity, and passion characterize this band that will ignite the atmosphere of your celebration!
Laurent and his Ensemble perform in the following styles:
Jazz standards, Pop standards
Jazz subgenres (Swing, Latin, Be Bop, Bossa, Samba, Dixieland, Modern, New Orleans)
French favorites (their talented pianist can double on accordion)
Italian favorites (their phenomenal guitarist can double on mandolin)
Ballroom dance music (Cha-Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Mambo, Pasodoble, Rumba, Samba, Tango, Waltz, and West Coast Swing)
MUSIC SAMPLES
Vocals
Autumn Leaves
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Summer Wind
C'est Si Bon (French)
Volare (Italian)
Mack the Knife (German)
All Shook Up
Instrumentals
"A" Train
Wave
Philadelphia Mambo
Watermelon