Somewhere between Swing, Trip-Hop, Alternative Rock and Latin lies The Violet Jive's alluring sound, all with a cool dark twist.

10 MP3 Songs in this album (32:38) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Jazz-Pop, ELECTRONIC: Trip Hop

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The Violet Jive: Original Swing with a cool dark alternative twist!

Led and formed in 2006 by U.K Singer/Guitarist Steve Spall, the live incarnation of the band also features Double Bass, Drums and either hot Sax or cool Trumpet! Influences from 50's jazz, alternative rock, trip-hop and Latin styles help create The Violet Jive's atmospheric, alluring sound. Appealing to a wider variety of hepcats and music lovers in general. (somewhere between The Jungle Book, Portishead, Wes Montgomery & Soundgarden, perhaps!)

The 10 track album 'Far Flung' available here is about strong songs, strange melodies, dark riffs and colourful lyrics with sprinklings of musical prowess as opposed to overblown indulgent soloing.

As well as being the platform for Spall's original material the band also perform a set of covers and arrangements of tunes swing style, with dark takes on classic standards and jazzy versions of Rock tunes.

Recent sessions on BBC Radio Kent and regular gigs/festival dates in and around the South East U.K have helped establish The Violet Jive as one of the most popular and original sounding acts on the local scene.