Pacifica Performances Presents:
The Gypsy Sounds of Le Jazz Hot
Paul Mehling, the leader of HCSF (Hot Club of San Francisco, and Le Jazz Hot) and the man dubbed the godfather of American gypsy jazz, discovered the music of Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France in grammar school. Decades later the music that took root in his young soul finally bore fruit.
Critics have noted that the music of Mehling and the Jazz Hot owes as much to 52nd street as gypsy jazz, a characterization Mehling doesn’t dispute. “We have a swing or die approach to the music that’s distinctly American. We’re trying to challenge the tendency to slavishly imitate Django’s style, without watering down the gypsy tradition or diluting the music. We bring out the visceral element of the music that Serge told me is so important. When I talk with gypsy musicians, they say that they love what we do because they can tell we love the music. If people dig our music, when gypsy bands come to America, there will be an audience waiting to hear them.”
Saturday Jan 23, 2016
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM PST
Saturday, January 23, 2016
7:30 - 10pm
Mildred Owen Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
General Non-Member - $20
Senior/Students Non Member - $17
Member Adult - $15
Member Senior/Student - $12
650-355-1882