SARATOGA SPRINGS — They call themselves a happy accident that could only have happened in this century.
The six singers of ACCENT first performed live at an international choral festival in Umeå, Sweden in 2014. While the self-described “jazz vocal nerds” became fans of one other’s elaborate multi-tracked jazz vocal videos on YouTube - in 2011 they began collaborating on new vocal arrangements and videos over the Internet – their first live performance came only a few days after meeting one another in person.
Musically, they clicked and since that first in-person meeting, they have released five albums, amassed millions of views on YouTube, and performed live in concert halls, jazz clubs and festivals in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East and Asia.
ACCENT is: Jean-Baptiste (“JB”) Craipeau (France), tenor 1; Simon Åkesson (Sweden), tenor 2; Danny Fong (Canada), tenor 3; Andrew Kesler (Canada), tenor 4; James Rose (United Kingdom), baritone; and Evan Sanders (USA), bass.
They will stage a show in Saratoga Springs at Caffe Lena on Sunday, Dec. 10. For more information, and tickets, go to: caffelena.org.
