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6th Annual Midwest Gypsy Swing FestivalAugust 22 & 23, 2008August 22 - start time 7:00 p.m. : Steve Gibbons - Chicago Gypsy Rhythm; Hot Club of Detroit and Elan Vital. After the show, stay for a Campfire Jam Session. August 23 - start time 2:00 p.m -: Barn Concerts, Dance Tent, Jam session, Flamenco Guitar Workshop, Accordion Workshop, Taro Card Readings and Fortune Telling. Performances: Harmonious Wail with Alphonso Ponticelli, Hot Club of Detroit, Twin Cities Hot Club, Elan Vital. Artists: Ric Lamore, Gene Delacourt, Pat Kroth and more... Pricing and Ticket Sales: At-the-Door: Friday only - $20 per person / Saturday only - $30 per person / Full Weekend - $40 per person Advance ticket sales: Friday only - $18 / Saturday only - $28 per person / Full Weekend - $38 per person For more information on obtaining advanced tickets for the Midwest Gypsy Swing Festival, call Sims at 608-221-3966
More than just music, the festival features kite flying for kids of all ages, food for sale by Dardanelle's and other surprises. Link to Gypsy Swing Fest web site... http://www.wail.com/midwest-gypsy-swing-fest
Elan Vital Elan Vital with Carlos Panthera - absolutely wonderful Spanish flamenco with dancer. All members are cousins from a long line of Gipsy Immigrants who arrived in America several generations ago. Their ancestry derives from Spain, France, and other parts of Europe. The Lead Singer, Carlos, is also mixed with Tsalagi (Cherokee Nation). http://www.myspace.com/elanvitalmusique
Harmonious Wail
"In the United States," Dirty Linen, the authoritive bimonthly magazine of roots, traditional, folk, and word music wrote, "the most avid and talented champions of this style have to be Madison, Wisconsin's Harmonious Wail. The style in question being gypsy swing, introduced in the 1930's by Django Reinhardt's and Stephane Grappelli's Quintette du Hot Club de France, The Wail play this infectiously joyful music, as well as jazz of other styles, on bass, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and the oddest assortment of percussion you've ever seen. Even more than by its unique instrumentation, the group is distinguished by the jaw-dropping vocals of Maggie Delaney-Potthoff.
Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Chicago's premier Gypsy Jazz ensemble is a must-see with exciting gypsy rhythms and melodies.
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 Shannon Wade. 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.
The Twin Cities Hot Club (TCHC) represents Minnesota in the burgeoning revival of gypsy jazz originally popularized by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France. They recreate not only the famous la pompe (the pump) that distinguishes this romantic brand of acoustic jazz, but also gypsy bossanova, musette, bolero and swing. TCHC perform this timeless deep-rooted music that is physical, and speaks directly to the heart.The For More Information Contact: |
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