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Gaucho is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. Their sound, a uniquely American concoction, blends instrumental acuity and lighthearted humor that keep their audience coming back for more. As founder, guitarist, and main composer Dave Ricketts says, the band is “in love with the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and Jimmie Rodgers, as well as the stories, the life styles and the foot steps of hundreds of other great jazz, blues, country and rock musicians that created the sound of American Music from roughly 1900-1950’s”

Led by eminent guitarist, Dave Ricketts, the group has been a San Francisco mainstay for over fifteen years, and one of the busiest bands in the bay area playing 5 to 10 gigs a week. Together with virtuosos Rob Reich–accordion and Craig Venetresco–guitar, superlative bassist Ari Munkres and versatile percussionist Steve Apple, these guys keep crowds moving with their beats and complex rhythms.

Gaucho has recorded seven albums, tours regularly, and has an increasing repertoire of over forty original tunes. Seven of their tunes are featured in the 2012 film "Trattoria"; one was chosen by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their website; and another is featured in the outtakes section of the Pixar DVD CARS 2.

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KCC Productions Presents Steely Dan's "Gaucho" At Sunrise Civic Center

KCC Productions Presents Steely Dan's "Gaucho" At Sunrise Civic Center

Source: Kimberly C Chmura

The City of Sunrise and KCC Productions present the music of Steely Dan, performed by “Gaucho,” as part of the “Sunrise at Sunset” jazz series at the Sunrise Civic Center Amphitheater, March 8 at 7 PM. Admission is free. Gaucho takes its name from an album done by Steely Dan, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers who helped define the soundtrack of the '70s. Is it jazz? Rock? Fusion? Acid? Metal?—-Whatever you call it the level of musicianship is at ...

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Performance / Tour

Steely Dan Wrap Beacon Theatre Stand with Gaucho Gig

Steely Dan Wrap Beacon Theatre Stand with Gaucho Gig

Source: All About Jazz

Last night Donald Fagan and Walter Becker got dressed, walked down the street and made a little lucre playing the most cynical music ever.

The event was the final night of Steely Dans long stand at New Yorks Beacon Theatre. Theyve been here since July playing the final three records of their early career 1976s Royal Scam, 1977s Aja, and Gaucho, an album so stinky with 70s jaundice it came out in 1980, the most 70s year of all time. ...

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Interview

Pianist/Los Gauchos Leader Guillermo Klein Interviewed at AAJ

Pianist/Los Gauchos Leader Guillermo Klein Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Argentine pianist, composer, and bandleader Guillermo Klein is a musician for the global age. He grew up in Buenos Aires, studied in Boston, made his name in New York, returned home for two years, and then relocated to Barcelona. His wife is American; his children are Spanish. His most famous band, Los Guachos, has an international cast that has included the likes of Miguel Zenon, Chris Cheek, Bill McHenry, Luciana Souza, and Jeff Ballard, and features an adventurous genre-defying sound. ...

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The Chromatic Gauchos (Fri) Joel Harrison and Harbor (Sat) NYU Ensembles (Sun) This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

The Chromatic Gauchos (Fri) Joel Harrison and Harbor (Sat) NYU Ensembles (Sun) This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe Fri Nov 09, 9:00PM THE CHROMATIC GAUCHOS Leo Genovese, piano & compositions;John Lockwood, bass;Bob Gullotti, drums; Dan Blake, saxophones Cover $10 Sat Nov 10, 9:00PM & 10:30PM

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Concerts

Mar 29 Fri
Gaucho
Comstock Saloon
San Francisco, CA
Apr 4 Thu
Gaucho
Decodance
San Francisco, CA
Apr 5 Fri
Gaucho
Comstock Saloon
San Francisco, CA
Apr 11 Thu
Gaucho
Decodance
San Francisco, CA
Apr 12 Fri
Gaucho
Comstock Saloon
San Francisco, CA
Apr 18 Thu
Gaucho
Decodance
San Francisco, CA
Apr 19 Fri
Gaucho
Comstock Saloon
San Francisco, CA
Apr 25 Thu
Gaucho
Decodance
San Francisco, CA

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Part-time Sweetheart

Rave Dicketts Music
2012

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Pearl

Gaucho
2010

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