The Velvet Sirens

The Velvet Sirens are an eclectic Cabaret Jazz and Bohemian Torch Swing Duo offering a new spin on the popular standards and influential artists of the great Jazz and Swing era. Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, George Gershwin, among others are all presented with visual and acoustic originality, charisma, and flamboyance. With the addition of their original music reminiscent of the jazz standard style, the Duo rounds out their repertoire with a modern musical experience that includes authentic, sparse, haunting beauty, juxtaposed with high spirited, humorous and fun-loving excitement. The Velvet Sirens are about to release their second album (now in production) and an upcoming music video and documentary both to be released in late summer. In the next few months, The Velvet Sirens will embark on “The House to House” Concert tour regionally then nationally to promote their music and spread the “Cabaret Love!” Writing, arranging, and rehearsing from their residence in Columbus, Ohio, the couple have made an impact on the sophisticated Jazz and Swing scene. As Bill Cohen, correspondent for National Public Radio, commented, “The Velvet Sirens are so unique...The music is jazzy and it swings. The Standards and the style that Jesse sings them in...Michael's ukulele performance, it all comes together really nicely. Simply put, The Velvet Sirens are so uncool, they're cool!” After meeting in graduate school, the pair left Upstate New York and began their careers as professional musicians and university professors teaching film and theater. They formed The Ukulele Cowboy Society in 2010 with Jesse Chandler handling the Jazz and Swing vocal stylizations which have now become her trademark as well as her well-known percussion technique. Michael Kaplan rounds out their unique sound coaxing lush and complex tones from the Jazz Baritone Ukulele. In late 2016, the duo re-branded, and became The Velvet Sirens. Armed with a serious “set of pipes,” a cocktail drum set and a Baritone Jazz Ukulele, The Velvet Sirens are primed to entertain their audiences and offer a new and sophisticated experience. One that is visually and acoustically innovative. Musical storytelling at its best. Check out our website: www.thevelvetsirens.com