With toe-tapping gypsy jazz, soulful chanteuses and more, spend a relaxing Friday night at Le Bar as Empress Joséphine’s Garden heads into an autumn mood.
For nine nights WA Maritime Museum are bringing together a program of live performances full of Parisian glamour and passion as we take a French-inspired musical journey, influenced by some legendary ladies.
Get a taste of France every Friday night with a unique twist each week! Embrace a season of Friday night soirées where the allure of French culture meets the magic of gardens after dark.
Head to our pop-up Glasshouse Bar before entering the stunning 360-degree digital experience, Empress Joséphine’s Garden. Soak in the vibrant garden party atmosphere and try your hand at our Sketching Salon, where you can capture the beauty of still life and taxidermied specimens using their camera lucida optical devices, a clever invention helping even novice sketchers produce masterpieces!
Bring your friends or a special someone for a vibrant Friday night soirée!
28 MARCH 2025 PROGRAM: MAJOR SWING PROJECT 6pm – 8.30pm
This stylish Perth Gypsy Jazz band explores a modern variant of the 1930s Manouche inspired gypsy sound, with the music being heavily influenced by the Hot Club of France, as well as the traditional jazz and folk music of Edith Piaf with a European gypsy flavour.
The players range across gypsy guitar, piano accordion and saxophone with additions of drums, trumpet and ukulele within the ensemble. With high energy and virtuosic skill, you will dig into the global rhythms of this music for passionate lovers.
Major Swing Project has a very diverse world-music-inspired repertoire exploring an array of swing, gypsy jazz, folk, country & western, French ballads in an eclectic mix of acoustic styles, reggae and their very own original compositions, all performed with dazzling virtuosity and passion that is intrinsic to the Gypsy tradition.
