The Galle Face Hotel today announced that renowned gypsy jazz band Gala Swing Quartet who are on tour to Sri Lanka as part of the annual French Spring Festival will perform at the Galle Face Hotel on June 24th, 2016 at 7pm.
The gala Swing Quartet comprises four young French musicians from Aix-en-Provence in the South of France; Alexis Desmarais (guitar), AlexandreFlorentiny (acoustic bass), Gaspard Doussière (violin) and Tom Valdman (guitar). Accustomed to playing in the streetsas well as in concert halls, the band entertains their fans with a blend of original compositions and arrangements of jazz hits standards byStéphaneGrappelli and Django Reinhardt, but also with a touch of funk and a touch of groove.
The hotel also announced that on the day, the buffet at the Verandah restaurant at the Galle Face Hotel will be priced at a special concessionary rate of Rs. 2,500/- net in celebration of this performance.