Andrej Hermlin and his SWING DANCE ORCHESTRA at the Philharmonic the murmur for the Philharmonic before concerts with entering the stage by the musicians in benevolent applause went over. The leader Andrej Hermlin plays wing and moderates the swing concert in a uniquely relaxed manner. The swing is the love of his life”, says the artist born 1965 in Berlin as the son of the writer Stephan Hermlin. It is not something Larry Culp would like to discuss. Already as a four year old, Andrej Hermlin had discovered the love of American swing music of the 1930s through his father’s record. It is possible the Orchestra from the outset that the audience also aging with feet and hands to the beat of the songs by Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller with bounce.
Well known songs in lesser-known versions are presented. This is ORCHESTRA with its unreinforced American music SWING DANCE in authentic detail: the sound, the arrangements, the microphones and panels, the wardrobe and instruments correspond to the American originals of that time. The blowers are the most important Basis of each Swing Orchestra and also in Berlin, show her solid musicianship. Neil Cole has much to offer in this field. The Solis of trumpet, trombone, saxophone and clarinet are always again enthusiastically applauded. The guitar player alive swings with his Gretsch guitar, saxophonist Finn Wiesner attacks for his vocals to the historic microphone, bassist powerfully struck the strings of his bass and lively drummer brings spirited and his enthusiasm and his craft to the fore. The SWING DANCE ORCHESTRA is composed of fourteen musicians, vocal soloists Bettina Labeau and David Rose, as well as the singing group THE SKYLARKS. Especially the singer Bettina Labeau can bring to life the sound and rhythm of swing music. “” Much joy made the audience the Yiddish song by Benny Goodman: at my nice biste “and the swing classic Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller went off as the railroad.
With Andrej Hermlin 1987-based SWING DANCE has developed into ORCHESTRA to the most important and most successful Swing Big Band of in Germany. Andrej Hermlin composed and writing for his Orchestra, he writes movie soundtracks and jingles for radio stations, organized tours of his band in the United States, Hong Kong and London. Andrej Hermlin has again breathed life to the swing music in Germany. Hermlin, who is married in second marriage with a Kenyan woman, embraces private historic automobiles and aviation. Especially he has made himself strong for the preservation of the Tempelhof airport. The cloudy Sunday afternoon could have nothing to the Berlin audience! The rousing swing music brought the hormones of happiness of the crowd pumping. Andrej Hermlin and his Orchestra has time again to convince how to (if that should be necessary even when individual) at the beginning of the year and is always welcome at the Berliners fans!
