Alex Mendham and His Orchestra
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| Alex Mendham & His Orchestra at the Savoy Hotel in London Alex Mendham & His Orchestra at the Savoy Hotel in London | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | British dance band |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | alexmendham.com |
Alex Mendham & His Orchestra are a British dance band, led by Alex Mendham, that performs and records music from the 1920s and 1930s.
They perform concerts internationally. The orchestra held a long standing residency at the Savoy Hotel in London.[1]
Their debut album, Whistling in the Dark, was released in January 2013, followed by a second album, Jazznocracy, in December 2015.[2][3]
In 2017 they released On With The Show, their third studio album.[4]
On 1 September 2018, to mark the centennial of I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles debut in 1918, the orchestra performed a special arrangement of the song at the London Stadium, the current home of West Ham United F.C. [5]
References
- ^ "- Promotions – The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel". fairmont.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ 'Album Review – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi'
- ^ "Alex Mendham / Alex Mendham & His Orchestra - Jazznocracy CD Album". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Alex Mendham And His Orchestra - On With The Show". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "West Ham-supporting bandleader Alex celebrates Bubbles' 100th birthday". West Ham United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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