Electro swing (or swing house) is a music genre that combines the influence of vintage or modern swing and jazz mixed with house, hip hop, and EDM. Successful examples of the genre create a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear, but that also retains the energetic excitement of live brass and early swing recordings. Electro swing groups typically include singers, musicians playing traditional jazz instruments (e.g. trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone) and at least one DJ. . In 2004, the first release by Parov Stelar appeared. Most recent Popular bands include Caravan Palace, Kormac, Lyre le temps G-Swingand Swing Republic.
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