Artist description Arch-top guitars, violin & double bass performing music after the style of 30s band the Quintette of the Hot Club of France.

Music Style Hot swing jazz (guitar/violin/double bass)

Musical Influences Django Reinhardt; Oscar Aleman

Similar Artists Hot club style acoustic bands

Artist History Founded 1998 in Melbourne, (Australia) to play music after the style of the great Django Reinhardt. (Violinist from Prague, Czech Republic.) The three tracks on this website have been included on a compilation album entitled "Backyard Swing" - a compilation of blues and jazz from the suburbs of Melbourne, and released July 2001 (#BL0104 - available Blazz Music, PO Box 6259, 600 St Kilda Rd Melbourne 3004 Australia).

Group Members Ben Rogers (guitar, composition)Sam Lemann (guitar)Romana Geermans (violin)Leon Heale (double bass)

Instruments arch top guitars, violin, double bass

Albums Backyard Swing (BL0104)

Press Reviews Receiving airplay on specialist radio programs in Australia, including Radio National, 3RRR, 3PBS.

Location Melbourne, Vic - Australia

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