This project was formed and started it’s concert activity in 2013 performing in different venues of Berlin under the leadership of saxophonist/clarinetist Eldar Tsalikov (RUS), in collaboration with guitarist Laurent Humeau (CIV), rhythm-guitarist Larik Egaña (ESP) and double-bass player Igor Spallati (ITA).
All of the band members are active musicians on the Berlin music scene and perform with numerous artists and collectives within Europe.
The quartet, built in a classic manouche-swing quartet setup, performs songs from The Great American Songbook, tunes of such composers as Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, George Gershwin, Jack Lawrence, Richard Rodgers, Jimmy Van Heusen and etc, along with manouche classics, bringing them to life in original arrangements and interpretations.