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Le Jazz Hot Raised The Temps At Ovations Performance In Angels Camp
Angels Camp, CA...Calaveras Arts Council’s fourth show for the Ovations 2015 Performing Arts Series brought Le Jazz Hot, to Dr. Elliott Smart Performing Arts Center on Sunday. Le Jazz Hot is the quartet of the Hot Club of San Francisco who continue the tradition of fine French Gypsy Jazz. Their music is the offspring of Gypsy culture, 1920’s Paris, and American Jazz. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, it is sophisticated yet it has a sentimental quality. It is sometimes flamboyant. It is sometimes melancholy. Leader and guitarist, Paul Mehling, together with Isabelle Fontain on guitar and vocals, Evan Price on violin, and Jamie Mather on bass, make up the most venerable gypsy band in the US. Their music is gypsy jazz but is distinctly American. They honor Reinhardt’s style without purely imitating him and without watering down the gypsy tradition or diluting the music. Together and singularly, Le Jazz Hot’s performance is jaw dropping. These superb, multitalented musicians are impressive not only for their mastery of multiple instruments and vocals, but also for the simple joy they exude onstage...
The next Ovations performance is Sunday, March 8 with flirtatious Latin dance with Yemaya Salsa Dance Co.
The non-profit Calaveras County Arts Council operates Gallery Calaveras at 22 Main Street in San Andreas. Gallery Store hours are Tuesday – Friday from 11a-6p, and Friday- Saturday, 10a-3p. The gallery store offers free parking both in front and in back and is handicapped accessible. Become an Arts Council member and receive a 10% discount on all your gallery purchases. For more information, call the Calaveras Arts Council at (209) 754-1774 or visit www.calaverasarts.org.
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