In-School Performances

HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO

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“THIS MUSIC IS  ABOUT A BALANCE OF EXCITEMENT AND BEAUTY, AND HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS FOUND THE PERFECT BALANCE.”
Jazzweek.com
“...ONE OF THE MOST COHESIVE AND ENTERTAINING GYPSY SWING BANDS IN THE UNITED STATES.”
San Francisco Chronicle
“...A DAZZLING DISPLAY...”
Charleston Daily Mail
Performance Highlights

05.19.13
Michael Cooper
FM Kirby Center
Wilkes Barre, PA 

05.25.13
Matt Haimovitz / Christopher O’Riley
Tannery Pond Concerts
New Lebanon, NY

05.29.13
Christopher O’Riley
Yoshi's 
San Francisco, CA 

Listen

from the album - Postcards from Gypsyland
Not So Fast (Levy)
La Gitane (Vidal)
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Reinhardt/Arr.Manchon)
from the album- Swing This
Swing This (Mehling)
excerpts from Meet Me in Paris (featuring Isabelle Fontaine)
Me, Myself, and I (Gordon/Roberts/Kaufman)
La Foule (Rivegauche/Cabral)
Radio Spots for Meet Me in Paris
37 Second Radio Spot
52 Second Radio Spot
excerpts from the album - Hot Club Cool Yule
Djingle Bells
Don Rodolfo
Carol of the Bells

Biography

Hot Club of San Francisco

This ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Hot Club de France with style and panache. The HCSF borrows the instrumentation of violin, bass and guitars from the original Hot Club while breathing new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group’s superb lead guitarist Paul Mehling. Featuring the amazing violin of twice Grammy Award winner Evan Price and a swinging rhythm section.

To hear the ensemble live, or on any of their 11 albums, is to be carried back to the 1930s and the small, smoky jazz clubs of Paris and the refined lounges of the famous Hotel Ritz. Often called gypsy jazz, the music of The Hot Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe for over 20 years. Acoustic Guitar hailed the group’s playing as “intricate, scorching and often brilliant.” With frequent international and national tours – from Iceland to Lincoln Center and the Monterey Jazz Festival – The Hot Club of San Francisco keeps this historic music fresh and alive.