Oh La La! Quartet – Bastille Day Special 15th July 2020 – Mixing Parisian folk music ( musette) , French chanson and unforgettable 20’s upbeat to 50’s smooth jazz, feel the mood with film noir/nouvelle vague arrangements and the occasional rearranged cool 60’s French pop tune. If you’re a vintage stud, francophile, jazz lover then this is the gig for you.
OH LA LA! “MIDNIGHT IN PARIS” – A TRIBUTE TO FRENCH MUSIC – Fifi la Mer- 9th OCTOBER 2019 – “Oh la la!” mixes Parisian folk music with 60’s French pop, film & impressionist music and unforgettable jazz standards. Brassierie Zedel, London
Fifi la Mer releases two new CDs – two wonderfully entertaining new albums. Her appealing vocals which convey a wonderful quality of almost childlike innocence but one shouldn’t be fooled by that because many of her lyrics contain cheeky and humorous cheeky twists. Fifi, accompanies herself on accordion and credits herself for whistling too (one can almost hear her chuckling at the the delight of this skill!) in this appealing and often humorous take on many French chansons and Standards across both two fun albums. She is aided and abetted by some truly wonderful musicians. Colin Oxley on Guitar, Julian Bury on Double Bass and Tenor Sax, Alex Garnett on Clarinet, Tenor sax, and vocals, and Olly Wilby on Clarinet and Tenor Sax.