Svetlana & The Delancey Five at The Blue Note featuring James Williams

One of the most in-demand New York Swing Bands, Svetlana & The Delancey Five (www.svetlanajazz.com / www.facebook.com/delanceyfive) has been busy playing shows around NY and beyond! Their foot-stomping sassy take on jazz standards and swinging mood-uplifting originals have been heard lately in the concert halls of New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Storrs (CT), Boston, Tel Aviv (Israel), and more! The band leader, Svetlana with her "once in a lifetime voice" (Aquarian Weekly", has been working on assembling material for the band's new record - and have played it in various shows around town - such as their critically acclaimed Blue Note Festival show featuring Wycliffe Gordon.

The band is performing a rare holiday set during Thanksgiving Weekend on Sunday, November 27 at the most legendary NYC jazz club - the Blue Note Jazz Club featuring James Williams, New Orleans trumpet player and vocalist.

"Get ready to swing and be moved" (Jazzlives) when the "extraordinary singer and songwriter" (Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal) Svetlana Shmulyian (New York) and the incredible trumpet player and vocalist "channeling Louis Armstrong" (Vanity Fair) James Williams (New Orleans) partner in the show dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Verve duets bringing to light some of the favorite jazz standards and originals inspired by the record for the 21st century listener evoking the spirit of Ella and Louis collaboration albums!

Svetlana Shmulyian (www.svetlanajazz.com) is a jazz vocalist and band leader from New York. She plays "exuberant, foot-stomping music that combines swing with pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities" (WPIX11 TV Morning News) for the 21st century listener! Svetlana headlined many sold-out NYC shows (Blue Note, BBKings, Joe's Pub, Iridium, Zinc), toured US and Internationally, has appeared on WPIX 11 Morning News, US & Russian Travel Channel, Virgin Atlantic TV, Israel's i24 TV, etc - and has been featured in many US and international music and lifestyle publications. Svetlana's debut record, Night at The Speakeasy, has premiered among "most added" on JazzWeek and CMJ radio charts and is poised by the reviewers to be on the "best of 2016" lists.

James Williams is a vocalist and brass instrumentalist who specializes in the trumpet and tuba. He co-founded The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band in October 2012, and currently plays and sings as well with Irvin Mayfield and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. He finds great inspiration in the works of the immortal Louis Armstrong. James resides in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, LA.

Tickets for the 11:30 show can be found at www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=14777 or the 1:30 show at www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=14778.

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