GUNHILD CARLING
Sweden’s Queen of Swing
SINGER | MUSICIAN | DANCER | ENTERTAINER
Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a
can’t-miss event! Whether she’s singing favorite swinging jazz standards, playing one of the 11 many
instruments (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder, or jazz bagpipe!) or juggling and
tap dancing, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines. And just wait for the finale – spoiler alert – she plays
three trumpets at once!
Carling competed as a celebrity dancer in Let’s Dance 2014 on TV4 placing third. Was also on
Sweden’s Dancing with The Stars. Gunhild performed for Sweden’s Got Talent in 2017 and America’s Got
Talent season 2019. She is an Intl Endorsed Artist for Conn/ Selmer instruments instilling music and
education in the arts for youth and adults.
She recently performed with her 'Carling Big Band' at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in the celebration for
King Carl XVI Gustaf's Ruby Jubilee. Performing such great memorable vintage songs such as "Minnie the
Moocher," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "All of Me," "It Had to Be You," and an endless repertoire of songs,
Gunhild masterfully takes you back to another era like a time machine.
Between Touring with her own band, she performs in several configurations from solo to orchestra to
symphony and  as a featured singer and multi-instrumentalist in several of Postmodern Jukebox's songs,
including a 1920s jazz swing version of "Material Girl", and a 1920s hot jazz cover of ABBA's "Dancing
Queen”. Gunhild Carling keeps serenading audiences in the US and all around the world today. Her social
media is over 3 million views and growing , which just won her the You Tube Silver Award.
“I have never seen a band so hot that a room full of 500 dancers stopped dancing just to listen!” - Hep Cat
reviews
"Gunhild is a shimmering presence, and she performs with vivacious flair and boldness!" - Jade Manson
Arts News
“Gunhild Carling has always been quite a character. Her musical abilities are simply brilliant (whether
playing trombone, trumpet, flute or even bagpipes), she is a joyous singer who can put across a
heartbreaking ballad or a joyous romp, she seems to have limitless energy, and her performances are
always quite great fun with her foundation being New Orleans jazz and swing. Gunhild Carling’s newest
recording Good Evening Cats! is consistently exhilarating, swinging, and unpredictable. Joined by a top-
notch and sympathetic band that includes pianist Billy Stritch, drummer Daniel Glass, and two up-and-
coming members of the Carling family (Nanna on soprano and trombonist Idun on trombone who takes one
vocal), Good Evening Cats features Gunhild Carling in prime form.” – Scott Yanow, Historian (Downbeat,
JazzIz)
 
“An otherworldly multi-talented performer who seems with each recording and global performance to be
gracing and wowing us from another dimension, Gunhild Carling – aka Sweden’s “Queen of Swing” – is a
show-stopping vocalist, multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder,
jazz bagpipe) and bandleader who artfully and passionately bridges these 20s with the Roaring Twenties of
a century ago. Whether she’s regaling crowds with her soulful, high spirited originals or nostalgically jazzing
up contemporary pop classics, she’s the ultimate take away our cares crowd pleaser. When she greets us, as
she does with the title of her new album, with Good Evening Cats, we know we’re in for a grand old time like
no other. “ – Jonathan Widran
 
https://www.scottstander.com/gunhildcarling.html

The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern.

For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you.

The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.