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Joy In Rhythm, Vol. I

Hot House West

Label: Westmoon Records
Released: 2026
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Tracks

Dark Eyes; Honeysuckle Rose; I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter); On the Sunny Side of the Street; Katusha; Grand Terrace Rhythm; I've Got Spurs (That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle); Hit That Jive Jack; A Mellow Bit of Rhythm; Them There Eyes; One O'clock Jump

Personnel

Hot House West

band / ensemble / orchestra

David Ian Baker

bass

Matt Vashlishan

saxophone, alto

Josiah Boornazian

saxophone

Brian Woodbury

trombone

Austie Robinson

trumpet

Tom Young

trumpet

Curtis Woodbury

violin

Nathan Royal

guitar

Hayley Kirkland

vocals

Celeste Robinson

trumpet

James Martak

guitar

Taku Ishikawa

drums

Jacob Ward

drums

Alex Thomson

saxophone

Derek Crane

saxophone, baritone

Daniel Burt

trombone

Album Description

We are a 14-piece swing orchestra focusing on hot jazz, swing, jazz manouche, and even some Western Swing.

This record is the first of a two-set release created in direct collaboration with our Lindy Hop community through Salt City Swing. Our aim is to restore swing music to its original social function. Rather than recording swing music strictly for passive listening, we worked closely with dancers and DJs to shape tempo ranges, arrangement length, and rhythmic feel to meet the practical needs of Lindy Hop and Balboa dance floors.

“Can jazz bands build music collaboratively with dance communities?”

"Yes" is our answer.

The project reflects our nonprofit mission to make jazz more welcoming and less intimidating to new audiences while maintaining artistic and historical integrity. The album is released through Westmoon Records, which operates under a double-blind peer review process.

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