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Encyclopedia > Dorlis

Dorlis(1982) is the stage name for a Japanese musician from Okayama Prefecture. She started out in classical guitar, but at about age 17 became a street musician and dropped out of high school. In time she became a jazz and swing musician. Her music has at times been deemed nostalgic because of its Swing Revival style. This makes her work, somewhat, analogous to American swing revivalists like The Brian Setzer Orchestra or Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. She is primarily a jazz singer, although as mentioned she also is a guitarist. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Okayama Prefecture ) is located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island, Japan. ... The Swing Revival was cultural phenomenon of the 1990s and early 2000s which featured renewed popular interest in music in the style of the swing period of the 1930s and 1940s. ... The Brian Setzer Orchestra is a swing band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. ... Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. ...


Discography

  • swingin' street (2004年2月18日)
  • swingin' street 2 (2005年6月29日)
  • swingin' party (2005年11月16日)

External links

  • Nippop.com Profile
  • Keikaku.net Profile


 
 

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