Swing/Pop Mash-Ups: The Background Sounds
The Background Sounds bring their unapologetic genius combinations of vintage jazz and perfect pop mash-ups to Blackfriars!
About Swing/Pop Mash-Ups: The Background Sounds
The Background Sounds - expect unapologetic genius combinations of vintage jazz and perfect pop mash-ups as surprising, uplifting and as energetic as a wild night out on tequila!
Dr Dre, Irving Berlin and Star Wars? Sure!
Blondie on a Blind date with Stevie Wonder? Of course.
Harry Styles and Nina Simone? You're curious, right?
See you on the dancefloor, Glasgow.
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