Cinema Swing

Hot Club of Los Angeles was founded in 2011 as a gathering of local established musicians with backgrounds in country, jazz, folk, blues and world music to perform the repertoire of Belgian guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt (1910-1953). The group’s album, Cinema Swing (2020), which features classic gypsy jazz numbers along with original material composed by band members, is earning rave reviews in the US and Europe.

The ensemble's up-tempo swing, acoustic shredding and dapper presentation have led it from an acclaimed Monday night residency at Culver City's Cinema Bar to prestigious venues and events, including serving as house band for 2017 and 2018 all- star Artists For Peace And Justice benefits curated by Jackson Browne. At those events, the group backed celebrated artists including Browne, Jeff Bridges, Rufus Wainwright, Gabby Moreno, Adam Sandler, Jack Black, T-Bone Burnett, Petra Haden, Bill Frisell, Jonathan Wilson, Paul Beaubrun and others.

Hot Club of Los Angeles consists of Josh Workman (guitar), Jake Bluenote (guitar/ banjo/vocal), Carl Byron (accordion/piano/vocal), Paul Eckman (upright bass) and Jim Doyle (drums/vocals).

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