Last year my good friend Jerry Sims called me up and asked if I was ready to buy a gypsy jazz guitar. I replied very quickly with “No”. Jerry was not to be denied and before I knew it, I had a new gypsy jazz guitar, a new microphone to attach to it, a new amp, a pile of new books, a new band, a new photo shoot, and a page full of homework to keep me busy for the next 12 months. It has been a whirlwind to say the least but I’ve had a good time learning about the music of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and other gypsy jazz artists.Of course all this work led to a new project and a new group. Swing 42 is the culmination of this work. You can see what this group is up to over at their website: http://www.swing42hotclub.com/ Of course I’m still playing my archtops and you can catch me on plenty of gigs in a more “traditional?” setting, but this gypsy thing is pretty fun…
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