Hot Club of Hawthorne

About the music gypsy jazz aka gypsy swing, hot jazz, or jazz manouche ranges from upbeat, fun, & lively – and danceable! -- to mellow, pleasant, & sophisticated... depending on what the room calls for acoustic and mostly string-based – no drums or horns old-timey swing and jazz music from the 20s and 30s, similar to ragtime & Dixieland exotic Eastern European flavors from gypsy cultures strong backbeat, like bluegrass, which serves to drive the music without drums more down-to-earth than modern, abstract jazz played with Old World flair and charm, and fiery passion! Common instruments in the genre are gypsy guitars, upright bass, violin, & clarinet, sometimes with accordion, mandolin, melodica, or others. No drums or horns! About the band We usually play as a 4-piece, but we can work from a duo on up, depending on what the projected budget is. The repertoire consists of gypsy jazz standards including Django originals, swing tunes from mostly the 20s and 30s, some Latin numbers, and a few comedic film soundtrack songs! The group is a collective of many musicians, including some of Portland's best. The Hot Club has performed at several venues around town, including the Press Club, a long-running series at Jam on Hawthorne, Biddy McGraw's, Portland Saturday Market, the Jade Lounge, Beaterville Cafe, the Globe, and Thirst Bistro, as well as private events. We were featured on live TV on KGW, and the video was shared widely and very well received by many. About the name "Hot Club" jazz is a genre of early jazz, with exotic gypsy flavors, played primarily on acoustic stringed instruments. French gypsy Django Reinhardt was the most famous artist in the genre, as well as one of the innovators; our ensemble is largely modeled after his. His group, the Hot Club of France Quintet, was named after the "Hot Clubs" which were European jazz appreciation societies in the 1930s. There have been countless "Hot Club" bands since then worldwide. History Origins The Hot Club of Hawthorne was formed in spring of 2011 by leader and sole core member Jeffree White. Performance The Hot Club of Hawthorne has performed at the following venues: the Press Club Jam on Hawthorne Biddy McGraw's Gotham Tavern Portland Saturday Market the Jade Lounge People's Art of Portland Beaterville Cafe the Globe a 50th wedding anniversary party in Maupin, OR Newspace Photography Center's grand opening pre-party Thirst Bistro private event at retirement community and, the streets of Hawthorne! Personnel The Hot Club of Hawthorne has included the following musicians: Jeffree White, guitar Russell Gores, guitar & upright bass Tommy Houston, guitar Jim Delaney, upright bass Joel Morrisette, guitar & mandolin Jason Reichert, dobro Lance Vallis, guitar Bret Malmquist, guitar Dennis Hitchcox, guitar Flauren Ricketts, violin Jeffrey Reynolds, violin Ben Schroeder, violin Larry Nobori, clarinet Andrew Alikhanov, clarinet Ben Larsen, mandolin Gail Streicker, mandolin Kevin Eastes, upright bass Andrew Jones, upright bass Dan Golden, upright & electric bass Albert McDonnell, upright bass Ryan Babichuk, upright bass Dan Davis, upright bass Bob Burgeni, upright bass & melodica Joshua Birns-Sprague, melodica and several others participating in the jams!

Portland, OR