Alex Mendham and His Orchestra
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| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Decca Records
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Alex Mendham and His Orchestra are a British dance band, led by Alex Mendham, that performs and records music from the 1920s and 1930s.
They perform concerts internationally. The orchestra held a long standing residency at the Savoy Hotel in London.{{cite web |url=http://www.fairmont.com/savoy-london/promotions/culinaryevents/ |title=- Promotions – The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel |publisher=fairmont.com |accessdate=5 August 2014}}
Their debut album, Whistling in the Dark, was released in January 2013, followed by a second album, Jazznocracy, in December 2015.[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,10368965,00.html 'Album Review – Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi']{{Cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=10087234 |title=Alex Mendham / Alex Mendham & His Orchestra - Jazznocracy CD Album |website=www.cduniverse.com |access-date=2017-03-17}}
In 2017 they released On with the Show, their third studio album.{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Alex-Mendham-And-His-Orchestra-On-With-The-Show/release/10613288 |title=Alex Mendham And His Orchestra - On With The Show|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2018-09-14}}
On 1 September 2018, to mark the centennial of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" debut in 1918, the orchestra performed a special arrangement of the song at the London Stadium, the current home of West Ham United F.C.{{cite web |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/april/11-april/west-ham-supporting-bandleader-alex-celebrates-bubbles-100th |title=West Ham-supporting bandleader Alex celebrates Bubbles' 100th birthday |publisher=West Ham United FC |accessdate=1 September 2018}}
In 2020, the orchestra signed to Decca Records for a recording of "We'll Meet Again" backing Dame Vera Lynn in a tribute album entitled "Keep Smiling Through" released November 2020.
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External links
- [http://alexmendham.com/ Official website]
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Category:Musical groups from London