Jamie Nanci and The Blue Boys

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Kevin Brady on drums

Dave Redmond on Bass

Pawel Grudzien on Piano

Ciaran Wilde on Sax and Clarinet

Heres what the media say:

Along with his Cohorts, The Blueboys, Jaime nanci has served up a theatrically flourished debut album that covers a lot of musical styles, from cabaret to blues to jazz. The album, at its best, is blessed with a live feel from the group known for its killer performances. Among the highlights are a cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ I Put A Spell On You, but it’s their own dramatic tales such as Take Me To The Market which captivates the listener most. - The Star

Dublin singer Jaime Nanci and The Blueboys cook up dark but payful jazz on their sparkling debut. Already a long-established star in his own mind, self-styled lounge punk Jaime Nanci ushers us back into a golden bygone era on his sparkling debut album. It's an age seeped in romance and populated by rakish beautiful losers. With killer quintet The Blueboys providing a rolling, jazzy backdrop, the Dublin singer is a loveable roué - he's a bourbon-soaked Deano one minute and a coquettish Minnelli the next, playing in a deadbeat venue where Cabaret plays on a loop on a crumbling wall. The Blueboys are a superb band, featuring Dave Redmond on dark and delicious double bass, pianist Pawel Grudzien, ace brassman Ciaran Wilde, and drummer Kevin Brady. It's all reclaimed territory already mapped by the likes of Jack L, Gavin Friday, and Marc Almond but Nanci and The Blueboys bring their very own whiff of devilment and fun to a fresh set of tales. On Cassanova Street, a sozzled sailor ducks down the narrow streets of old Barcelona where "mojito vampires" lurk in the shadows; on album stand-out The Isle of Misfit Toys, Ciaran Wilde's saxophone and clarinet dance about a singularly warped fairytale; and Nanci's musical take on acclaimed documentary film Grey Gardens is both funny and touching. TOY is an impishly seductive piece of work. It's not hard to see Nanci and The Blueboys cooking up their own brand of musical trouble as Bogie and Bacall exchange acidic bon mots over a bar in a Howard Hawks' movie. - RTE 10

Singer-songwriter Jaime nanci has gotten himself well and truly noticed around Dublin with his defiantly androgynous take on the jazz vocal tradition. So his debut album had some promises to keep – could Nanci and his talented Blueboys capture their theatrical Waits-meets-Weimer sound on record? The answer is a pink fluffy YES! TOY is a finely crafted collection of original songs (with a couple of covers thrown in, including a plangent version of Chris isaaks Wicked Game) REVIEWS TOY. All are sung with wit and wounded conviction by Nanci and faultlessly performed by the group that includes pianist Pawel Grudzien, saxophonist Ciaran Wilde, and the ace rhythm team of bassist Dave Redmond and drummer Kevin Brady. – The Ticket