Ewan Bleach is a clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, singer, bandleader, composer and teacher based in London and specialising in the early styles of jazz, ragtime, blues and swing. His interest lines primarily in old sensibilities of pre-war music that he calls “music for dancing and romancing” and loves playing for swing dancers as well as simply setting the mood for any event.
His Fleeting Paradise Orchestra is a 10-piece jazz ensemble that plays across the UK and internationally, and specialises in arrangements of popular songs and original blues and jazz numbers from the ‘territory’ bands of late 20s and early 30s America, such as Benny Moten, Charlie Johnson, Fess Williams and Duke Ellington. Ewan also provides original compositions and arrangements in his own unique style.