"Effortlessly sweep you away on sonic gossamer wings to the happy, happy place of your choice"
- Vintage Rock Magazine
"A very distinctive French sound with a nostalgic, happy and romantic feel"
- Royal Albert Hall
"I like your sound, your style is Just Perfect"
- Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean)
"Transpirez sur des mélodies effrénées et laissez vous captiver par l’énergie et le talent éblouissant de Benoit Viellefon & his Orchestra"
- London Macadam
"We’d all be much happier if Benoit’s music was the soundtrack to our lives"
- EDP24 magazine
"We don't get enough of this kind of class act and excellent musicianship."
- Harrogate International Festival
"you were Staggering, and everybody was raving about you"
- Snowboy, Vintage Festival
"The most refreshing brand of Gypsy Jazz I’ve heard".
- Bebop Spoken Here |
"if your idea of a good time involves fiddles duelling with clarinets, backed by a rhythm section hotter than the French Riviera in high summer, then this is the disc for you."
The Syncopated Times - USA
"This definitely sounds like a phenomenon worth catching live"
- F.Roots magazine
"Your style of music suited the occasion and the beautiful settings perfectly'"
- Ron Dennis CBE (McLaren)
“Benoit and His Orchestra are our go to band for any event with a vintage theme. Time over they have always impressed guests during drinks receptions and dinners. Not only do they sound the part, they look the part.”
- The Troxy (troxy.co.uk)
"Romantic and distinctly Parisian, quite striking and perfect in our setting, it all felt rather filmic."
- London Jazz
"This is music with a big smile on its face that communicates directly to the audience; the resulting chemistry is something extraordinary".
- Blues in Britain |
"This is the perfect album to listen to on a late summer afternoon"
- Vintage Life Magazine
Superb! Every one of the dancers that I asked said that you were the perfect band to dance Lindy Hop to.
- Oxford Lindy Exchange
"This album recorded Battersea's music bistro Le Quecumbar is very enjoyable"
- Songlines magazine
"Good humoured crowd-pleasing, toe-tapping, happy-sounding entertainment"
R2 Magazine (Rock & Reel)
"Den besten Musikern im Bereich der Swingmusik in Europa"
- Wasser-Prada (Germany)
"The band’s set thrives in the type of contagious jazz that is hard to stand still to"
- Erotic Review
"these internationally acclaimed musicians are among the finest entertainers of their generation"
- French Radio London
"Viellefon is a suave cad, you know. As a rival, i have much to fear and admire in his style"
- Top Shelf Jazz |