What is a Hot Club?
The Hot Club sound originated with
guitarist Django Reinhardt and
violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Together they formed the Quintet
of the Hot Club of France in 1934.
Django married the sounds of
American jazz, French musette and
traditional gypsy music to create
jazz manouche, or gypsy swing.
The original quintet was comprised
of violin, solo guitar, two rhythm
guitars, and bass.
In gypsy swing the rhythm guitar serves the
function of both piano and drums. The
violinist and lead guitar provide the melodic
information and exchange solos. Clarinet
or accordian may replace the violin, or
augment it in larger ensembles.
The Hot Club of Boulder is a quartet with
three guitars and bass. We play and sing
standards from the 30's and 40's, a number
of Django Reinhardt compositions, and
some modern jazz manouche.
Here's a list of some of the tunes in our repertoire:
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Barron Beshoar plays a Shelley Park Modele Montmartre..
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Solo order on all songs:
Dan Hankin
Laurie Rugenstein
Barron Beshoar
Studio: Penny In The Water Recording
Engineer: Kevin Yost