We are excited to share that the new Mississippi Hot Club album, “Swing Cities”, release is on Wednesday, November 15th! The event will be held at the Icehouse.
“Over the past five years, this quintet has become one of the Midwest’s preeminent string bands. Originally an homage to French Gypsy Jazz, the quintet’s music has begun to take on a more eclectic, adventurous persona as other influences have crept into the palette.”
-Twin Cities Jazz Fest, 2017
$5 Advance / $8 at Door / 21+
9:30pm – Doors
10:00pm – Mississippi Hot Club
11:15pm – Miss Myra and the Moonshiners
Silk Road Swing is back in the Triple Door Musicquarium Lounge bringing you the happy hour tunes of Django Reinhardt and other jazz standards played in the Gypsy style.
Come listen, eat, dance, and chat during happy hour with the relaxing melodies and driving rhythms provided by Silk Road Swing.
For those interested in dancing, our sets will be focused on balboa tempos, but we’ll take tempo requests and there is a large, smooth, floor.
The line-up:
Victor Horky~guitar
Patrick Brooks~guitar
Brendan McGovern~clarinet/saxophone
Geoff Harper~upright bass
There’s no cover at the Musicquarium, but please tip the band and enjoy the food and drink!
21+
Festivals dedicated to jazz manouche are held around the world, the most notable being the Festival Django Reinhardt in France.
Now in it’s twelfth year the festival is stronger than ever. Since 2006, musicians and fans have come from all over Australia to take part in celebrating this music.
https://youtu.be/3cubP3lKCYo
Ferguson has been earning national acclaim for decades–he won the National Flatpick Guitar Championship in 1979, toured with Mark O’Connor, and opened shows for music legends Merle Haggard, Taj Mahal, Doc Watson, and Emmylou Harris. He has also recorded music for PBS, and published lessons in Guitar Player magazine.
Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’ feature violinist Ranger Sciacca. The concert will feature American swing standards, traditional Gypsy melodies, and the music of Django Reinhardt.
Gypsy Jazz band Silk Road Swing is back in the Triple Door Musicquarium Lounge bringing you the happy hour tunes of Django Reinhardt and other jazz standards played in the Gypsy style.
Come listen, eat, dance, and chat during happy hour with the relaxing melodies and driving rhythms provided by Silk Road Swing.
Dance friendly venue with ample room on the smooth floor. Our tempos will with focus on up-tempo balboa speed with a sprinkle of ballads, we take tempo requests any time.
Featuring Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews sweet styling clarinet and imaginative saxophone notes, combined with the lyrical improvisation of Patrick Brooks guitar work, and led by Victor Horky’s dynamic, driving rhythms, and anchored by the thick bass lines of Ryan Donnelly, Silk Road Swing will captivate your ears!
The line-up:
Victor Horky~guitar
Patrick Brooks~guitar
Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews~clarinet/saxophone
Ryan Donnelly~upright bass
There’s no cover at the Musicquarium, but please tip the band and enjoy the food and drink!
21+
The only festival of it’s kind in the Southwest!
Friday-Sunday…January 19-21, 2018…$25 per night, $60 3-Night ticket
3-Nights of Food, Film, Music & French Ambience celebrating the Life & Legacy of the King of Gypsy Jazz
Friday & Saturday doors open at 6:30: Film & Food at 7 and Music at 8pm.
Sunday doors open at 5:30: Film & Food at 6 and Music at 7pm
Festival Line Up
Friday, January 19
Mitch Werverka
Marcelo Berestovoy Swing Trio
Saturday, January 20
Gypsy Moon
Your Mom’s Hot Club featuring Albanie Faletta
Jitterbug Vipers featuring Meaux Jeaux
Sunday, January 21
La Pompe
String Theory Manouche – featuring Kim Platko
Gypsy Jazz band Silk Road Swing is back in the Triple Door Musicquarium Lounge bringing you the happy hour tunes of Django Reinhardt and other jazz standards played in the Gypsy style. Come listen, eat, dance, and chat during happy hour with the relaxing melodies and driving rhythms provided by Silk Road Swing. Dance friendly venue with ample room on the smooth floor. Our tempos will with focus on up-tempo balboa speed with a sprinkle of ballads, we take tempo requests any time.
Featuring Eric Vanderbilt-Mathew’s sweet styling clarinet and imaginative saxophone notes, combined with the lyrical improvisation of Patrick Brook’s guitar work, and led by Victor Horky’s dynamic, driving rhythms, and anchored by the thick bass lines of Geoff Harper, the relaxing melodies and intricate rhythms of Silk Road Swing will captivate your ears!
The line-up:
Victor Horky~guitar
Patrick Brooks~guitar
Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews~clarinet/saxophone
Geoff Harper~upright bass
Both Victor and Patrick will be showcasing custom built Polak-Gypsy Jazz Guitars on stage provided by Polak Guitars USA.
There’s no cover at the Musicquarium, but please tip the band and enjoy the food and drink!
21+
Polak Guitars Web & Social links:
Join Edward Polak Guitar Lab
Polak-Gypsy Jazz Guitars: Polak-Gypsy Jazz Guitars www.polak-gypsyguitars.com
Polak Guitars FB: Polak Guitars-Electric, Bass, Acoustic www.polakguitars.com
Have you been bitten by the gypsy jazz bug?
Then come and be a part of the first Gypsy Jazz Club in the South Bay at Keith Holland Guitars. The inaugural meeting will be on Saturday, January 20th 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30pm with monthly meetings to follow. The club will provide the venue and opportunity to learn, jam, meet other players and have fun. I will be hosting the club meetings along with Robert Witmeyer, who will be teaching a few concepts and coaching players on how they are used in a song. As the club grows, we will look into opportunities to bring in luthiers and other experts to speak on various topics related to Gypsy jazz. The meetings are open to all with a $20 donation. If you know anybody who would be interested, please feel free to share this e-mail. Please RSVP to me so we can get an accurate head count.
Thanks,
Ron La France
Gypsy jazz musicians from around Puget Sound will celebrate Django Reinhardt’s 108th birthday with an evening of music. The concert will feature two bands, Nuages and Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’, plus guest appearances by other top Seattle Gypsy Jazz musicians, including Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews on clarinet and saxophone.
Django was an itinerant Gypsy who earned international acclaim in the 1930’s. Many of his compositions became jazz classics and he is considered one of the top guitar soloists of all time. Duke Ellington referred to Django as “the most creative jazz musician to originate anywhere outside the United States.” Decades later, Jerry Garcia said, “Even today, nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at…nobody plays with the whole fullness of expression that Django had.”
Nuages features the fiery soprano saxophone of Michael Gurule–it’s like Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt got together to jam! Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’ evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Gypsy campsite. Says violinist Ranger Sciacca: “Our goal is to make this a really fun show, featuring as many great musicians and different instruments as we can!”
There is no cover charge, but donations will be accepted.
About the Workshop
Unlocking the Secrets to Gypsy Jazz Guitar:
(Open to moderate to advanced guitarists with acoustic guitars.)
Topics covered: Rhythm, the essential first step.
Picking and tone development.
Chords for gypsy jazz and regular styles of jazz.
Arpeggios vs scales.
Common mistakes /misconceptions.
Questions & answers.
Directed jam session -time permitting (and depending upon the level and/or number of attendees). Tunes discussed: Minor Swing, Blues Clair & Minor Blues.
Sunday, February 3rd 2-3:30
$30
At Keith Holland Guitars in Los Gatos
http://www.keithhollandguitars.com/paul-mehling-gypsy-jazz-clinic.html
