Paulina Plucinski - voc. (D)
Stefanie Bruckner - voc. (A)
Madeleine Haipt - voc. (D)
Christoph Spangenberg - p. (D)
Julian Külpmann - dr. (D)
Sebastian Gieck - d.b. (D)

The Airlettes sind ein Swing-Trio im Close-Harmony-Style der Swing Ära!
Mit guter Musik, viel Charme und einer großen Portion Humor im Gepäck, befinden sich die musikalischen Stewardessen auf einem anhaltenden Langstreckenflug durch den europäischen Raum. Von Klassikern u.a. der Andrews Sisters, bis hin zu eigens verswingten Arrangements aus den Charts bauen sie eine Brücke zwischen Alt und Neu und laden zum Swingen ein.

Paulina Plucinski Multi-talented Berlin-based pop and soul singer Paulina Plucinski is not only well-established within the German music scene, but also works intensively as an actress, dancer and musical performer. After her studies at the Stage School Hamburg, her musical career got off to a flying start with numerous engagements in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for productions of the ‘Volksoper Wien’, ‘Stadttheater Klagenfurt’, Tipi am Kanzleramt, Le Theatre Kriens, and others. Especially, Paulina’s unique soulful solo voice has impressed audiences at the Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin, the Dinner Theatre Palazzo and the renowned gala series ‘Pop meets Classic’.  With her own project, the Close Harmony Swingband 'The Airlettes', Paulina has been pioneering the swinging-landscape throughout Europe since 2012 by combining traditional Swing Music with the sound of Modern Jazz and a creative staging. Besides annual tours, numerous concerts and festivals, the long-awaited second album of the swinging ‘Stewardesses’ in 2018 has created fascinating and magical moments, that will remain in the listeners ears for long. Since 2019 Paulina is one of the chosen performers of the legendary role of ‘Sally Bowles’ in the world-renowned cult production ‘Cabaret’ in Berlin, which she interprets with charm, wit and musical conviction.

Madeleine Haipt Madeleine from the Black Forest, graduated 2009 from the musical theater school „Stage School“ in Hamburg. Following she took a few acting classes in Los Angeles at the TVI Acting Studios LA. Since then, she was starring in various plays such as Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Phantom of the Opera (Christine), Sweeney Todd (Johanna), The Fantasticks (Luisa)... since 2017 she participates in various recordings for producer Ralph Siegel and pursues her acting career on television. She is part of the vocal group “Engelsgleich” and 2012 she fulfilled her passion for swing music with the band “The Airlettes”.

Stefanie Bruckner is a London based performer, holding an MA from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Whilst working as an actress, singer and theatre maker in the UK as well as in Germany and Switzerland, Stefanie is deepening her studies of breath, body and voice work, nurturing her practice as a vocal tutor for both singers and actors. Stefanie is founding member of theatre company ‘New Public’ and tours internationally with Close Harmony Trio ‘The Airlettes’.Sebastian Gieck is a Berlin based bass player. His diverse musical upbringing, broad experience and education makes him feel at home in musical situations seemingly far apart from each other yet with a distinct style. Besides having played across Europe and America as a sideman for people in the Jazz, World Music and Pop ideom he co-runs Miami Nice Studios, a recording/music production studio in Berlin Marzahn.

Christoph Spangenberg was born in 1986 in Berlin, Germany. He is a young pianist, songwriter and producer with an exceptional artistic career. Starting with piano lessons at the age of 6 the development of his musical skills became serious very fast. After graduating from the G.F.Händel-Gymnasium he has won numerous prizes as solo artist as well as head of several bands. His apprenticeship in classical piano and jazz piano in Berlin and Hamburg earned him multiple scholarships, one of which allowed him to continue his professional training in New York City, for example. Concert tours to Los Angeles, Beijing, Shanghai, Cuba, Rome, Paris and many more have inspired him to pursue a variety of musical genres since he was 12 years old. Reggae, Dancehall and Salsa are as much a natural repertoire to him as is Pop, Electronic or Balkan Music.In 2008, Christoph volunteered for the German “Musicians Without Borders” association to help build up a music school in a Guayaquil, Ecuador slum area. He is one of the few German pianists and keyboarders, who does not only feel comfortable playing the grand piano in a cozy jazzclub, but also likes to play analog keyboards mostly on huge open air stages at rock and pop festivals. Parallel to his continuous efforts dedicated to his bands “Fischer Spangenberg Quartett” (German Grammy-award winner in Jazz in 2011, Support for Nils Landgren) he was given his first gold record at the age of 23 as studio musician with “Stanfour” (i.e. support act of A-HA and P!NK). He toured internationally with the band from 2009 to 2013. In 2013, he joined the live-soundsystem “Ohrbooten” from Berlin and is taking full responsibility for the uncountable keys of this 4-man “Gyp Hop” Act. During his musical journey in India in 2014 he formed the Slowtec Liveact DUNG together with Ben, known as lead-singer of Ohrbooten. They were instantly invited to perform at the famous Fusion Festival. He is involved in the creative output of other artists (i.e. young rising star of jazz harp, Konstantin Reinfeld) as a producer as well. Currently he is working on the Ohrbooten-Spin-Off for children “D!E GÄNG” and with the female vocalists of “The Airlettes”, who are as charming as outstanding.In 2017 he was asked to perform his solo piano program “Christoph Spangenberg plays Nirvana” at the famous Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Therefore this project represents the flagship of his musical appearances.

Julian Külpmann The award-winning and renowned drummer Julian Külpmann was born in Hanover and began playing drums at the age 7 and hasn't stopped ever since. After playing many jazz, rock and fusion gigs in his youth, he enrolled at the University of Music Hanover at the age of 16 to study jazz and pop drums while still at school. At the same time he became the drummer of the German Federal Jazz Orchestra (‘Bundesjazzorchester’) and started touring throughout Europe and India. At the age of 19 he continued his studies of jazz music of all kinds at the University of the Arts Berlin with John Hollenbeck, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Greg Cohen. Since then Julian has toured and recorded with dozens of European jazz and pop artists, including Ron Spielman, Andreas Kümmert, Nils Wogram, Richie Beirach, Greg Cohen, David Friedman, Jocelyn B. Smith, Ingrid Arthur, Achim Seifert Project. He also played drums for Udo Lindenberg's 'Hinterm Horizont' and at the 'Theater des Westens' Berlin. Külpmann has received numerous awards including the Best Young European Musicians 2002 (USA), Skoda Jazz Award 2006 (Germany), Drummer of Tomorrow 2007 (G/A/CH), Future Sounds 2010 (Leverkusener Jazztage) and was even a semi-finalist at the world-famous Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition 2012 in Washington, D.C. Julian endorses Ludwig Drums and Meinl Cymbals. He is currently living in Berlin, where he continues to play and record for artists all over the place in the world of jazz, pop and soul.

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