The actual Bandset of „Coeur du Bois“ again presents a new exciting Project, this time with the outstanding voice of the german/indian female Jazzsinger Pramila Chenchanna.Raised in Berlin/Germany, she studied Jazzvocals in Amsterdam to find and live her true love for the vocal-art of a Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone or Aretha Franklin about 10 years later in Frankfurt/Germany.
Founded in 2007 by Bandleader Bertino Rodmann the Bandproject „Coeur du Bois“ stands for high-classy, Guitar-oriented Jazz between Gypsyjazz á la Django Reinhardt and his heritage up to the modern sound of a Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass or Kenny Burell.
Swing, Jazz, Bossa, Jazz-Manouche - melodic and slow or wild and fast – all these are attributes of the group „Coeur du Bois“
In the past the band around Bertino Rodmann always presented high-classed musicians like for example Django Reinhardt ́s germany grandnephew Lulo Reinhardt, the belgian Gypsy-Guitarlegend Fapy Lafertin (Git) and Jordan Weiss (Git.), a Cousin of the german Gypsy-Guitarrist Hännsche Weiss) who recently passed away or as well actual concerts with italian Jazzguitarrist Dario Napoli from Milano/Italy, Christoph König (Violin) from Essen/Germany or the Starguitarrist Robin Nolan (Git.) from Amsterdam/Holland.
With the actual new project "Coeur du Bois" presents a Melange of classic Swing and Jazztunes of this era stamped by the Gypsyjazz-influences of a Django Reinhardt and modern Jazztunes of Charlie Parker.
Up to the motto: „IT MUST SWING ! “
Band-setup:
Thore Benz (Double bass)
Pramila Chenchanna (Voc.)
Bertino Rodmann (Guit.)
Andreas Mueller (Piano)