I Discover Hetty and the Jazzato Band
AS forwarded this short YouTube clip to me – and I loved it!.
It reminded me instantly of Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), which I’ve been writing about since their debut in 2011. It has a similar vintage aesthetic, and the compositions are similarly cleverly arranged and engagingly performed.
I asked Bismarck what he thought. He said that he “quite liked” them and could understand why I would compare them to PMJ. He pointed out, though, that the two groups actually come from different musical traditions:
* Postmodern Jukebox takes modern pop songs and reimagines them in vintage American styles – swing, ragtime, big band, Motown, jazz-club cabaret, etc.
* Hetty and the Jazzato Band leans much more into Anglo-Italian swing, café jazz, and “La Dolce Vita” nostalgia – more Mediterranean elegance than American speakeasy.
“I knew that,” I told Bismarck.
He said, “Of course you did, sir.”
