Moscow Drug Club is a unique and intoxicating musical ensemble where Berlin cabaret, Hot Club de France, tango, gypsy jazz, French musette, Latin grooves and New Orleans swing meet and mingle. Their sound blends original material with songs by Jacques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Eartha Kitt and Bertolt Brecht, creating a rich, theatrical atmosphere that feels both vintage and vividly alive.
Fronted by the charismatic Katya Gorrie, the band delivers performances described as evocative, wry, intimate and wonderfully entertaining. Katya’s background in theatre, dance and classical and jazz vocals gives her a striking stage presence; she has toured widely across North America, Europe and the UK and has recorded multiple albums.
Jonny Bruce, a Bristol‑based trumpeter known for his fiery, virtuosic playing, has performed internationally with artists across jazz, funk and soul, and is Musical Director of the Bristol Community Big Band. His trumpet has also featured on the BBC drama The Outlaws.
Mirek Salmon, an accomplished bandoneonist, accordionist and pianist, has performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and composes for television and theatre.
Andy Crowdy, bassist, composer and multi‑instrumentalist, brings both rhythmic drive and flashes of virtuosity, drawing on a career that includes work with leading UK jazz artists.
Will Edmunds, guitarist and singer, adds swing, warmth and versatility, with a background spanning jazz, blues, country and extensive touring.
Together, they create what reviewers have called a “heady and waggish mix” and an “intimate musical experience you won’t soon forget” — a darkly comic, stylish and immersive world where storytelling and musicianship intertwine.
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Mae Moscow Drug Club yn ensemble cerddorol unigryw a meddwol lle mae cabaret Berlin, Hot Club de France, tango, jazz sipsi, musette Ffrengig, grooves Lladin a swing New Orleans yn cwrdd ac yn cymysgu. Mae eu sain yn cyfuno deunydd gwreiddiol â chaneuon gan Jacques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Eartha Kitt a Bertolt Brecht, gan greu awyrgylch cyfoethog, theatrig sy'n teimlo'n hen ffasiwn ac yn fywiog iawn.
O dan arweiniad y carismatig Katya Gorrie, mae'r band yn cyflwyno perfformiadau a ddisgrifir fel rhai atgofus, chwerw, agos atoch ac adloniant rhyfeddol. Mae cefndir Katya mewn theatr, dawns a lleisiau clasurol a jazz yn rhoi presenoldeb llwyfan trawiadol iddi; mae hi wedi teithio'n eang ledled Gogledd America, Ewrop a'r DU ac wedi recordio sawl albwm.
Mae Jonny Bruce, trwmpedwr o Fryste sy'n adnabyddus am ei chwarae tanbaid, meistrolgar, wedi perfformio'n rhyngwladol gydag artistiaid ar draws jazz, ffync a soul, ac mae'n Gyfarwyddwr Cerdd Band Mawr Cymunedol Bryste. Mae ei drwmped hefyd wedi ymddangos ar y ddrama BBC The Outlaws.
Mae Mirek Salmon, bandoneonydd, acordionydd a phianydd dawnus, wedi perfformio gyda Cherddorfa Genedlaethol Cymru'r BBC, Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru a Chwmni Brenhinol Shakespeare, ac mae'n cyfansoddi ar gyfer y teledu a'r theatr.
Mae Andy Crowdy, basydd, cyfansoddwr ac aml-offerynnwr, yn dod â gyrru rhythmig a fflachiadau o feistrolaeth, gan dynnu ar yrfa sy'n cynnwys gwaith gydag artistiaid jazz blaenllaw yn y DU.
Mae Will Edmunds, gitarydd a chanwr, yn ychwanegu swing, cynhesrwydd ac amryddawnrwydd, gyda chefndir sy'n cwmpasu jazz, blues, gwlad a theithio helaeth.
Gyda'i gilydd, maent yn creu'r hyn y mae adolygwyr wedi'i alw'n "gymysgedd meddwol a waggaidd" a "phrofiad cerddorol agos atoch na fyddwch yn ei anghofio'n fuan" - byd tywyll, comig, chwaethus a throchol lle mae adrodd straeon a cherddoriaeth yn cydblethu.
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