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Article: Interview

Fabrizio Sotti: The Key to Music

by Fernando Rodriguez De Mondesert
December 25, 2012

Invited to perform at the 16th edition of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, this past November, guitarist Fabrizio Sotti was sitting on the beach in Cabarete, along the country's north coast, when this interview took place.Sottis' most recent release, Inner Dance (E1, 2010), was almost his third release, following the guitarist's This World Upside ...

Article: Album Review

Hot Club Of Detroit: Junction

Read "Junction" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
August 23, 2012

When the Hot Club Of Detroit's journey began, they followed the road that guitarist Django Reinhardt laid before them. They traveled the highways and byways of so-called “Gypsy Jazz," walking in the footsteps of their forefathers while picking up and exhibiting other influences and sounds along the way, and eventually reached a crossroad. Rather than choose ...

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Hot Club of Detroit: It's About That Time

Read "It's About That Time" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor
April 20, 2010

This is the year of “gypsy jazz." Around the world, the 100th birthday of Django Reinhardt, legendary Gypsy guitarist, is being celebrated with festivals and concerts. At this centennial time, the Hot Club of Detroit's It's About That Time is firmly in the tradition of Reinhardt's Hot Club of France, his legendary quintet from the1930s. This ...

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Article: Album Review

Frank Vignola: 100 Years of Django

Read "100 Years of Django" reviewed by J Hunter

by J Hunter
March 24, 2010

Of all the things guitarist Django Reinhardt accomplished in his 43 years on earth, two stand out: He proved you don't have to have a big band in order to swing, and you don't have to play soft and slow in order to be intimate. Reinhardt's Le Hot Club Quintet of France (formed with violinist Stéphane ...

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Hot Club of Detroit: Night Town

Read "Night Town" reviewed by Matthew Warnock

by Matthew Warnock
April 22, 2009

The Hot Club of Detroit's Night Town is a tour de force full of hard-swinging, toe-tapping arrangements of gypsy jazz standards and original compositions penned by members of the ensemble. Having won four Detroit Music Awards, Shannon Wade (bass), Carl Cafagna (clarinet), Evan Perri (guitar), Julien Labro (accordion) and Paul Brady (guitar) are setting their sites ...