The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

The Bryan Ferry Orchestra is a retro-jazz ensemble founded and led by Bryan Ferry.

They exclusively play his work in a 1920s jazz style.

Ferry formed the orchestra out of a desire to focus on the melodies of his songs, and "see how they would stand up without singing".

[1] Their album, The Jazz Age, was released on 26 November 2012 as a 10in vinyl folio edition and on 12in vinyl, CD and digital download, on BMG Rights Management[2] Ferry neither plays nor sings with the orchestra; BBC reviewer Chris Roberts called it a "peculiar concept then, with Ferry now, almost Warhol-like, sagely mute to one side while collaborators silkscreen his own icons.

As fascinating as it is perplexing, anything but obvious, and therefore to be applauded.