All original music in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Great American Songbook

13 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz Vocals, JAZZ: Swing/Big Band

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The Hot Club is a modern-day Quintette based in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. George Cole, Julian Smedley, Vic Wong, Kathy Sierra, and Simon Planting create an irresistible blend of nostalgia and cutting edge modernity.
To understand the genesis of The Hot Club, it's crucial to know a bit about the Quintette du Hot Club de France. That group took their name from a famous Parisian cafe, and are still lauded by music historians as the greatest European jazz band. It was a revolutionary lineup fronted by legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, with violinist Stephane Grappelli and two acoustic rhythm guitarists - Joseph Reinhardt and Roger Chaput - plus the double bass of Louis Vola.
Todayâs Hot Club melds this rich past with the present. Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter George Cole, The Hot Club chooses not to imitate or reproduce the music of Reinhardt or Grappelli. They instead renew the original concept, writing new songs in a style that captures the spirit of a time when popular taste and art coincided.

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