Hot Club of Detroit

More than seven decades after the innovations of the Quintette du Hot Club de France, featuring guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, combos called Hot Clubs carry on the gypsy jazz sound around the globe—in Tokyo, San Francisco, Seattle, Sweden, Norway, Austria, and many other locales. None, however, offers a fresher take on the tradition than does the Hot Club of Detroit, led by fast-fingered Reinhardt disciple Evan Perri.


Unlike the instrumentation of original Paris-based quintet, comprising Reinhardt, violinist Stephane Grappelli, two rhythm guitarists, and a bassist, the current Hot Club of Detroit is made of guitarist Perri, accordionist Julien Labro, soprano and tenor saxophonist Carl Cafagna, rhythm guitarist Paul Brady and bassist Andrew Kratzat. The fibrous accordion tones of Labro, a native of Marseilles, France, links the Detroit quintet to the French musette style from which gypsy jazz partially sprung, while Cafagna’s robust saxophone work introduces bop and post-bop elements to gypsy jazz.

Special Guest available Connie Evingson

Connie Evingson, a native of Minneapolis, has appeared in clubs and concert halls across the U.S., Europe and Japan, and has been a guest soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony conducted by Doc Severinsen.  She has performed across the world in the Vocalessence Music Series with Bobby McFerrin. She is the creator of the original stage production, "Fever, A Tribute to Peggy Lee," which she has performed at theatres across the country and New York's Town Hall. She has been featured on the Smithsonian's "Jazz Singers" radio series, appeared on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, and opened for Harry Connick, Jr., Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae and Dizzy Gillespie. Connie Evingson and Hot Club's "Gypsy In My Soul" Connie Evingson and Hot Club's "Nature Boy" > Connie Evingson Bio

Additional Special Guests available:
Anat Cohen  www.anatcohen.com
Howard Alden  http://howardalden.com/
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Current Bio and Reviews
> Hot Club of Detroit Biography 2010 (pdf)
> Review All About Jazz "It's About That Time" (2010) (pdf)
> Review JazzTimes "It's About That Time" (2010) (pdf)
> Review All Music "It's About That Time" (2010)(pdf)

Previous Reviews
> Accordions Worldwide review (pdf)
> Detroit Free Press Feature Article (pdf)
> Downbeat Review 2007 (pdf_
> Downbeat Review 2008 (pdf)
> Jazz Improv Review (pdf)
> Jazziz Review 2006 (pdf)
> JazzTimes Review 2006 (pdf)
> Virginian Pilot Review 2008 (pdf)


Hi-Res Pictures
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Low-Res Pictures
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Video
Hot Club of Detroit Promotional Video


Audio Samples

 Interview with Marian McPartland on "Piano Jazz"

Noto Swing from It's About That Time (2010 Mack Ave) (mp3 sample)

"Restless_Twilights" from It's About That Time (2010 Mack Ave) (mp3 sample)

"Equilibrium" from It's About That Time (2010 Mack Ave.) (mp3 sample)

"Coquette" from_Night_Town (2008 Mack Ave) (mp3 sample)

"Pour_Parler"_from_Night_Town (2008 Mack Ave)(mp3 sample)


"Night_Town"_from_Night_Town (2008 Mack Ave)(mp3 sample)



Artist Website
www.hotclubofdetroit.com

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