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.