The Hot Club of San Francisco
January 24, 7:30 p.m.
Dimnent Chapel

The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli's pioneering Hot Club de France. The ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of violin, bass and guitars from the original Hot Club, but breathes new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group's superb lead guitarist Paul Mehling. The performance will also include their "Silent Surrealism" project, created in conjunction with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The Hot Club accompanies four early silent films with their distinctive music, often reffered to as "gypsy jazz." A brilliant multi-media trip back to a time when the artistic and literary style emerged as a means of expressing the imagination.

"...one of the most cohesive and entertaining Gypsy swing bands in the United States." San Francisco Chronicle

"...Intricate, scorching and often brilliant solos." Acoustic Guitar

On the web: www.hcsf.com