Alessandro Russo's striking virtuoso qualities and funny creativity are well at home in a style that relates directly to the great Django Reinhardt, while finding a more personal formula incorporating the many influences collected throughout his frequent travels.
Stefano Tavernese's multiform instrumental talent, tempered in the course of a long and rich career (which brought him lately to touring and recording with the great prog-rock band PFM) and his deep familiarity with every musical genre, gets mixed with an 'old wave' taste and delicate sense of humour. In Les Hot Swing, Tavernese is the tasteful répecheur of pre-war swing ways, of which he's an extraordinary vocal interpreter.
Acoustic bass player Piero Piciucco and rhythm guitarist Jacopo Benci, finally, are instrumentalists rich of taste and experience, creating a solid background for Russo and Tavernese to unfold their talent.