The Coquette Jazz Band is one of the best traditional jazz groups in Vienna. The members of the band are based in Austria, taking an important part of the local jazz scene. Even though they’re young, they are highly committed to perform the music of the last century at the best possible level and to keep its elegancy alive.
They’ve already performed on Europe’s favourite stages, jazz clubs and festivals, like Jazzland – Vienna, Spirit de Milan – Italy, Jazz Capital Festival (HU), Royal Garden Jazz Club – Graz, International Dixie & Swing Festival – Fürstenfeld, Lamantin Jazz Festival (HU) or the New-Orleans Swing Festival (HU).
In 2016 Matyas Papp and Matyas Bartha formed The Coquette Jazz Band to bring back the golden age of jazz to audiences across Europe.The main profiles of the ensemble are danceable swing music from the 1930’s, 40’s, the sound of the “Dixieland-revival” era. The Coquette Jazz Band plays innovative arrangements along with popular melodies from Count Basie, Fats Waller, John Kirby, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Lunceford, Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Bix Beiderbecke, Ruby Braff, Chick Webb, Ben Webster, Erroll Garner, Teddy Wilson, Jack Teagarden, Lester Young.
Thanks to the popular melodies the band can be a great introduction for jazz newcomers, and with also their experiences and finely tuned sound an impressive showcase to please long-time fans of the music.
The Coquette Jazz Band is working regularly with swing-dance groups and festivals all around Europe. The standalone atmosphere that one can only find at their concerts led them to many invitations, amongst others they performed at festivals like Jump Up North, Maribor Swing Festival, Ljubljana Sweet-Jazz, Ljubljana Sweet -Swing, Spirit de Milan, Amsterdam Lindy Exchange, TranSwingania, Brussels Lindy Exchange, Houba Swing Festival, Swing City Zagreb, Ljubljana Vintage Exchange, Lindy Cats Festival, One-Minute Challenge, Ice Swing Holiday, Jazz Capital Festival, Sziget Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival…
They released their first, introduction album in 2017 entitled “Isn’t This A Lovely Day”. The following one in 2018 one with the name “Jive At Five” which is dedicated especially to the lovers of Lindy-Hop dancing. The third album, “When Light Are Low” is released in 2020, featuring the great Frank Roberscheuten as the guest soloist on the album.
“…with lightness and humour in their playing as well as great feeling and passion for swing-jazz, this band makes you feel the music swingin’, makes you happy and makes you wanna dance…”
Members
Elina Viluma – vocal
Elina Viluma is a rising talent in the vocal jazz world. Based in Graz, Austria, she is studying jazz composition and dedicating herself to her Large Ensemble, Vocal-Piano-Duo and various other international projects. Click for more
Daniel Hofecker – trumpet
The awarded jazz musician, Daniel Hofecker started his professional career as a jazz trumpet player in 2008 at the Franz Liszt Musicacademy Budapest. After graduating in Budapest, he got accepted to the Kunst Universität Graz, where he could study with giants like Michael Abene and Ed Partyka, Stjepko Gut and Jim Rotondi. Click for more
Milos Milojevics – tenor saxophone/clarinet
Milos Milojevic is a clarinet, saxophone, flute player from Serbia. His professional career started when he became a member of a serbian folk band, with that he toured in the United States, Italy and Germany. During his school years in Belgrade he discovered his love for the saxophone and jazz music. Click for more
Matyas Papp – trombone
The hungarian trombone player Mátyás Papp has performed with important artists of the world. Internationally recognized players not just from the United States but also from Europe including The New York Voices, Rhoda Scott, Jim Rotondi, Evan Arntzen, Herbert Christ, Tommy Vig and Ray Anderson. Click for more
Matyas Bartha – piano
The young pianist Mátyás Bartha has performed with internationally recognized players not just from Europe but also from the United States including Sheila Jordan, Kevin Mahogany, Jim Rotondi, Joe Farnsworth, Hassan Shakur, Don Menza and Piero Odorici. Click for more
Hrvoje Kralj – bass
Hrvoje Kralj was born in a Croatian city, Karlovac, he developed passion for music at a very young age, playing his dads guitars since ever and starting to learn the violin at the age of eight and finishing elementary and high school. Later during high school education, he became familiar with electric bass and started to play in four different bands and exploring everything from funk, fusion, jazz, to big band playing. Click for more
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Oleg Markov – drums
Oleg Markov was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1990. His first contact with Music was at the age of six. His Parents sent him to a Music School to study Accordion. Very soon Oleg realized that he had a strong passion for drums. Click for more
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