Hardly any other band navigates the tension between the waning swing era and the dawn of the rock ’n’ roll age with such skill and style.

What’s more, the Ballroomshakers have added singer Roberta Collins from Detroit (USA)—a grand dame of R&B—who brings the glory days back to life with her wit, soul, charisma, and, above all, her magnificent voice. With saxophonist Angelika Traurig, there’s another woman on board who really fires up the male trio of Kusche, Schmidt, and Hirschmann. The Ballroomshakers effortlessly bring the genre’s style, power, elegance, and dynamism into the present day.

This is no run-of-the-mill retro act, but a band that has spent a long time delving deeply into the vast wine cellar of music, tasting and sampling its contents to bring only the finest vintages to the stage. With Roberta Collins on board, the Ballroomshakers are now undoubtedly nearing perfection, and all fans of American music from the wild ’40s and ’50s shouldn’t miss this live experience.