Hetty and the Jazzato Band

Hetty and the Jazzato Band are an Anglo-Italian Jazz Band that brings to their audiences a taste of 'la dolce vita' with their modern twist on; vintage, classic Italian songs, gypsy jazz, swing and jazz standards in Italian and English.

Hetty Loxston, a classical and jazz-trained (bi-lingual) singer from London formed Hetty and the Jazzato Band at the end of 2015 with clarinettist, and childhood friend Charlotte Jolly, and three Italian musicians Fabrizio Bonacci, Riccardo Castellani and Alessandro Cimaschi, upon moving back to London after a period of living in Bologna and Rome for five years.

The band was conceived as a musical project that would aim to explore the lesser-known, gems of Italian Jazz from the 1920s-1960s with fresh arrangements with lyrics translated in English for a current, international audience. It was also a passion project for Hetty, an Italophile who wished to share the Italian music and culture she had grown to love, following a long period living, working and studying in Italy.

Hetty and the Jazzato Band quickly gained an international following with their first EP 'La Dolce' Vita' (2018) and, live music video performances, in particular, their arrangement of Renato Carosone's hit 'Tu Vuo'Fa' L'Americano' (over 22 million views on YouTube alone). Their fanbase (exceeding 100,000 followers) currently ranges across six continents in 137 countries and includes younger listeners hearing this music for the first time and an older generation for its nostalgic charm.

The band grew in popularity with iconic Italian songs like 'Volare' and 'Mambo Italiano' and unvisited Italian jazz standards like 'Un Bacio a Mezzanotte' and 'Bellezze in Biciclette' performing regularly in the UK and throughout Italy.

Notable international performances include Jazz and World Music festivals in Greece, Bulgaria, and Ukraine and Henley Festival in the UK. Hetty and the Jazzato Band have also been invited to perform in the USA, China, Korea, at Moscow Performing Arts Center (May 2020- postponed due to the Pandemic), Jazz and Blues Festival 'Valcea' in Romania(July 2021) and the Rodin Museum in Paris (June 2021).

When the bands' original clarinettist, Charlotte, decided to take a break from performing in 2018 to raise a young family, the group expanded to include two exceptional new members: Richard Muscat and Stephanie Legg both doubling on clarinet and saxophones.

Their upcoming debut album 'Back in the Swing of Things' will be released on 14/02/2021.

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