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The Carlings run a full-service family jazz band. It was started in 1983 by Swedes Hans and Aina and their four children.

Their daughter Gunhild, 35, is perhaps the most talented of them all.

She plays five musical instruments and sometimes even two at a time: while strumming a banjo, a string instrument, she balances a trumpet vertically on her lips.

She also sings and performs a tap dance during the shows.

The band performs vibrant hot jazz and swing melodies but there is more to their show than just cool music. The Carlings keep you always guessing on what comes next in the show as most family members can switch from one instrument to another and even throw in some acrobatic elements like joggling.

Thursday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., National Music Academy, 11 Khreshchatyk St., metro Maidan Nezalezhnosti, 279-1242.
Tickets: Hr 130-450.