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We are a booking agent for Benoit Viellefon and his orchestra can book them for a variety of events. Benoit Viellefon is one of the outstanding band leaders at work in Europe, backed by an all-star cast of the UK’s finest swing musicians. His vintage Orchestra was voted best band to dance to at Twinwood Festival 2015. Here is Benoit’s story.

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TESTIMONIALS

Here’s what Vintage Orchestra – Benoit & Orchestra’s clients said:

Thanks for playing at my birthday party. You were amazing, the music was brilliant and you are all very talented.
Madonna (her birthday party)

Thank you very much for playing for us.
Prince Andrew (Duke of Edinburgh Awards)

Dear Benoit, Thank you so much for playing at my recent birthday party. your style of music suited the occasion and the beautiful setting perfectly.
Ron Dennis CBE (Mac Laren F1)

You were staggering and everyone was raving about You. What an incredible weekend!
Snow Boy (Festival Curator – Vintage festival)

PREVIOUS CLIENTS

Vintage Orchestra – Benoit & Orchestra’s Previous Clients :

Madonna
Prince Andrew / Duke Of Edinburgh Awards
Twinwood Festival
Specsavers
Mayfair Arts Club
Four Seasons Hotel
Boisdale

REPERTOIRE

Vintage Orchestra – Benoit & Orchestra’s Repertoire:

Vocals

After You’ve Gone
Ain’t She Sweet (1927)
All Of Me (1930’S Standard)
As Time Goes By
Besame Mucho (Mexican Trad)
Big Leg Emma (Frank Zappa)
Black Orpheus (Luis Bonfa)
Ca Se Fait, Ca Se Fait Pas
Dancing Cheek To Cheek
Dark Eyes (Russian Folk Song)
Dream A Dream Of Me (Armstrong)
Egyptian Ella
Honeysuckle Rose (1920’S Standard)
I Surrender My Dear
I Want You To Be My Babe (Louis Prima)
In The Mood For Love (1930’S Standard)
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby (Louis Jordan)
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing (Ellington)
It’s Only A Paper Moon (Nat King Cole)
Junglebook – King Of The Swingers (Disney, Ben Sherman)
Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves, Original With Verse)
Love Me Or Leave Me (1926 Standard, Nina Simone)
Mambo Italiano (Renato Carosone)
My Funny Valentine (Sinatra Version)
My Woman (Al Bowly)
Out With The Wrong Women (Big Bill Broonzy)
Pennies From Heaven (1930’S Standard)
Rosetta (1930’S Hot Jazz)
Shine
Smile (Charles Chaplin)
Sous Le Ciel De Paris (French Musette, 1950’S Jazz Waltz)
Stepping Out With My Baby
Sunny Side Of The Street (1920’S Standard)
The Sheik Of Araby (1921)
When I Fall In Love
When I Take My Sugar To Tea
Whispering (1926)

Instrumentals

Blue Monk
Caravan (Ellington 1920’S / Samba Version)
Charleston (Including The Verse)
I Got Rhythm
Limehouse Blues (1930’S Hot Jazz)
Midnight In Moscow (Russian Trad)
Misrilou (Turkish Trad, Pulp Fiction)
Subdued Mood (1920’S Harlem Swing)
Sweet Georgia Brown (1930’S Hot Jazz)
Take The A Train
The Godfather (1930’S Italian Trad)
Two Guitars (Russian Trad)

FRENCH MUSIC

Instrumental – gypsy

Daphné (1930’s Django Reinhardt)
Djangology (1930’s Django Reinhardt)
Douce ambiance (1930’s Django Reinhardt)
Minor Swing (1930’s Django Reinhardt)
Nuages (1930’s Django Reinhardt)
Swing 42 (1930’s Django Reinhardt)

Accordion tunes – Waltz musettes (Hot Club only)

Brise Napolitaine (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Flambée montalbanaise (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Gypsy Tango (French tango)
Indifference (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Mon coeur vagabond (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Reve d’accordeoniste (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Valse des niglos (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)
Valse des niglos (French musette, 1930’s jazz waltz)

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Vocals

Bye-bye Blues
I bet you don’t know who the band is
Mon amour
More Money
My dog is a gypsy
Passion for reproduction

COMING SOON (September/October)

Besame Mucho (Mexican trad)
C’est si bon (Montand)
Coming home baby (From Joe)
Coucou (Django Reinhardt)
Everybody loves my baby (boswell sisters)
Everytime I hear that mellow saxophone (Ray Montell)
Fais moi mal Johnny (Swing R&B)
Ferme la bouche (Taps Miller)
La mer ( beyond the sea) Charles Trenet
Le claqueur de doigts (serge gainsbourg)
These foolish things ( Nat King Cole)
You run your mouth (Louis Jordan)

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