Alex Mendham & His Orchestra

Alex Mendham & His Orchestra
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

  1. ↑ "- Promotions – The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel". fairmont.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 'Album Review – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi'
  3. ↑ "Alex Mendham / Alex Mendham & His Orchestra - Jazznocracy CD Album". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Alex Mendham And His Orchestra - On With The Show". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. ↑ "West Ham-supporting bandleader Alex celebrates Bubbles' 100th birthday". West Ham United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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