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The George Cole Quintet
Carol Alban opensSaturday, May 8, 2010, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)contemporary Gypsy jazz ensemble celebrates Django Reinhardt centennial
$18.50 advance / $19.50 at doorPurchase tickets online May 08 8:00 pm
George Cole currently teaches Gypsy jazz guitar at the Freight, as well as performing great original music with his gypsy, swing, and jazz band. Says Art Thompson of Guitar Player magazine, "Cole's excellent Django-style guitar work and his band's enticing instrumental and vocal harmonies make them a must-see for any fan of vintage jazz." Django Reinhardt taught himself to play the guitar and performed in the 1930's and 1940's in Europe even though he only had the use of two fingers on his left hand due to a fire. A furious, fast paced gypsy jazz virtuoso and guitar master, he and violinist Stephane Grappelli fronted the legendary 1930s European jazz band, Quintette du Hot Club de France, the combo that revolutionized jazz by applying an irresistible, string-fueled propulsion to the more sedate big-band sound of the time.
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