“…Virtuosic playing, beautiful harmonies, and fun interaction with the crowd!” – PBS
The Black Market Trust are an American pop/vocal jazz band that combines the sound of the great American crooners and vocal groups with the romantic Eastern European gypsy fire of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world-class musicians who have traveled the globe recording, and performing on some of the world’s biggest stages with music’s most renowned artists. With their first album, the band established themselves as leaders and innovators of the style. Their second album is the critically acclaimed and commercially successful II, with their stylized and modern take on the Great American songbook. The addition of vocals and drums gave the band their first top 10 radio hit with a rendition of the classic ‘Route 66’. Their current album Just One of Those Things is available now, featuring the songs ‘Almost Like Being In Love”, the Brian Wilson classic ‘God Only Knows’, and the Jamaican Rocksteady-inspired original tune ‘Please Stay’. Their music has also been featured on the ABC Television series Happy Endings and the Hulu original program Casual.