VBLE 2027
Musical Guests
[dʒãŋɡo] - The D is silent (AT)
They are back!
Django Reinhardt – a name that represents a musical genre like no other: Gypsy Jazz. The D is silent is a Viennese ensemble that is passionately dedicated to this unmistakable musical style.
As part of dance events, for Lindy Hop or Balboa, this band plays swing music classics and provides a pinch of Parisian flair to energetic dances.
The Band – line up:
Silvio Wagner – guitar
Erwin Glatz – guitar
Thomas Zahel – accordion
Franz Oberthaler – clarinet
Phillip Unterreiner – double bass
Learn more about the band – visit their Facebook site
Fats Jazz Band (SK)
They are back!
After their well-received performance at the Vienna Balboa & Laminu Experience 2016 and 2022, the Fats Jazz Band (SK) is back!
FATS JAZZ BAND is a first-class nine-member swing orchestra steeped in the swing music of the late 1920s through the 1940s. Founded by Ladislav Fanzowitz, one of today’s finest Slovak pianists, the orchestra performs authentic hot-jazz and swing music that takes you to another world, gets your blood pumping and brings you back in time to the era of elegance, glamorous gowns, and wild parties.
The band’s repertoire features some of the most interesting pieces by the great legends of American jazz music of 1930s and 1940s, including Thomas “Fats” Waller, whose nickname inspired the band’s name.
Line-up:
Ladislav Fančovič – piano, saxophones
Ľubomír Kamenský – trumpet, cornet
Branislav Belorid – slide trombone, trombone
Ján Gašpárek – clarinet, saxophones
Michal Matejka – guitar, banjo
Pavol Kušík – double bass
Patrik Fičor – drums
Jana Dekánková – songstress
Niko Mato – singer
Learn more: https://www.fatsjazzband.com/en
Axel Schwarz and Sandra Hartbach
Shellac/78rpm CAMP DJs
This year, Sandra & Axel will be creating the warm, sizzling, energetic soundtrack for the VBLE 2026. Their love for music and dancing reflects in their selection of unique original records of the era. It is the first time that they will be Camp DJs for VBLE (while also organising and teaching Laminu).