PROJECTS Overview
#1 Billboard USA Traditional Jazz Album Charts
"Upper echelon of joy" PopMatters | "Exceptional vocalist and songwriter" Wall Street Journal | "NYC Darling" Time Out NY
SVEtlANA & thE NEW YOrk Collective
SWING & STRAIGHT-AHEAD JAZZ
“Outstanding vocalist and songwriter”Wall St Journal “Elated delivery.... upper echelon of joy" Pop Matters “Sophistipop … swing and pop-singer/songwriter sensibilities” WPIX11
Transport audiences to the carnival of sound, seamlessly moving from tender sophistication to a rowdy sound that blends vocal forward swing, straight-ahead jazz, and exciting improvisations of virtuoso musicians - on mission to uplift, connect, and spread the joy of music.
SVEtlANA & THE DELANCEY FIVE
NEW YORK CITY HOT JAZZ & SWING
"Breakfast at Tiffany’s meets Some Like It Hot" NY Music Daily “NYC Darlings” Time Out NY “Exuberant foot-stomping music” WPIX11 News
S&D5 is one of NYC’s most beloved swing bands - born in the only remaining authentic NYC Speakeasy, they enraptures dancers and listeners alike in the US and internationally in by their signature vintage-inspired sound, foot-stomping swing groove and infectious stage presence.
Swing Makes You Sing
JAZZ APPRECIATION PROGRAM FOR KIDS
“Amazing” Performing Arts Director, School District “Thank you for sharing joy of music with our children” Middle School Band Director “Jazz makes me happy and calm” 3rd Grader
Swing Makes You Sing! brings interactive virtual, in-person, and hybrid jazz performances and jazz education workshops to kids and families in the US and Internationally - sharing history, exuberance, joy and knowledge associated with this uniquely American music genre!
SVETAnA’S BIG BAND
CLASSIC BIG BAND
“Charmed an all-Manhattanite audience” Lucid Culture “Vividly channeled the deadpan vindictiveness…. balanced that with an exuberant take on It Had to Be You” NYMusic Daily
Big band combining classic swing and straight-ahead big band sound, thrilling arrangements by the best NYC big band arrangers, and Svetlana's own captivating front woman stage presence and vocals! Svetlana also available as a featured soloists with your big band!