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The Gadjo Players
Acoustic / Jazz / Latin

" Eclectic Acoustic Music! "

Madison, Wisconsin
United States

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   The Gadjo Players: General Info
Member Since2/22/2007
Band Websitethegadjoplayers.com
Band MembersCurrent Members:
Amber Dolphin - Violin
Ben Johnson - Upright Bass
Matt Krueger - Octave Mandolin, Mandolin
Mike Kratochwill - Guitar
Blaine McQuinn - Violin

Let's not forget our honorary member who is currently away in school...
Nate Hess - Mandolin

As well as our friends who play with us from time to time...
Matt (Beefus) Amati - Banjo
Rob Rasch - Piano, Keyboards
Chris Rupenthal - Guitar
Ed Fila - Guitar

InfluencesDjango Reinhardt, Bireli Lagrene, Romane Acoustic Quartet, Robin Nolan Trio, David Grisman Quintet, Bola Sete, Roby Lakatos, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pat Metheny Group, John McLaughlin, Bill Evans Trio, Miles Davis, Fapy Lafertin, Angelo Debarre, Danu, Altan, Daithi Sproule, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, etc...

The list could go on and on for days...

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Record LabelYS Records
Type of LabelIndie




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   About The Gadjo Players
The Gadjo Players is an acoustic jazz band based out of Madison, Wisconsin. We play a mix of styles including Gypsy jazz, Latin, and even a little bit of Celtic and Bluegrass.

We started out playing bluegrass with our good friend and banjoist extraordinaire Matt Amati in an original band known as Large Marge. We were the hosts of an open mic at the Liquid Lyrics Lounge. It was there that we met our good friends from the Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble - a band influenced by the awesome music of Django Reinhardt. Caravan's leader Chris Ruppenthal and Mike Kratochwill would jam regularly and it was there that Mike's love of gypsy jazz started to develop.

It wasn't long before Large Marge started to dabble in this wonderful genre. Ben, Matt, and Mike soon added mandolinist Nate Hess to the line up. We started out learning standards but soon we were writing lots of originals. Shortly after we discovered there was a punk rock band who were also called Large Marge so a name change was in order. Thus, The Gadjo Players was born!

In the summer of 2006 Nate deciced to head off to Redwing, Minnesota to attend a school for luthiery. It looked as though the Gadjo's would have to function as a trio but it wasn't long before fortune smiled upon us and Amber Dolphin joined our line up on the violin. We still consider our friend Nate a key member and invite him to play gigs whenever the opportunity presents itself for his schedule.

Recently the Gadjo's added Blaine McQuinn as a second violinist. Blaine has been a great addition to our line up and we look forward to having him around for a long and fruitful musical adventure.

In February 2007 we released our debut CD Between Two Waters! It features 10 original tunes of ours and was recorded in our own Wavelength Studios. The CD features our original lineup of Ben, Matt, Mike, and Nate with Amber playing on four of the tracks. We also invited some of our favorite friends to play on the CD as well including Chris Rupenthal and Ed Fila (both guitarists of Caravan G.S.E) and Matt Amati (aka Beefus) on the banjo.

Currently the Gadjo's are in the studio working on their second CD of 12 original tracks of eclectic acoustic music! Be sure to keep your eye out for its release and come and check us out live sometime.


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The Gadjo Players's Friends Comments
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Family Groove Company





Jul 14 2008 3:39 PM

Hey guys – Just swinging by to remind you about our Wisconsin shows this week…Hope to see you there!

And don’t forget, you can also catch us next week at 10,000 Lakes Festival, playing on Wednesday July 23rd at 7:30pm on the outdoor Barn Stage.
Get your tickets at 10klf. com and be sure to enter promo code FAMILY to save $10!

Michael Skowronski





Jul 9 2008 10:02 AM

Hello my new friend, thanks for adding me. It is very good to meet you. May life bless you with an abundance of happiness, love and peace.

Let me introduce myself properly...I am a healer, a mystic, and a writer. My goal is healing the planet. I love connecting with other light workers.

Please subscribe to my blogs, read them, post comments IN THE BLOG itself, and do forward my bulletins on to your friends.

My blogs contain:
* Practical True Wisdom - Teaching People how to Heal Themselves.
* Stories of Love and Adventure (ie. My Arranged Marriage to my Indian Wife)
* Fantastic Photographs of my World Wide Travels

Kind and Loving Regards,
Michael Skowronski
Madison Music Foundry





Jun 14 2008 1:44 PM

thanks for the support

mike



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Nebula and the Patchwork Monkey





May 7 2008 8:27 PM

It's all the talk among the primates that human nature shows host Mr. Roberts will soon sight the eluvise Beef-chicken banjo creature along with Gadjo-esque bunny rabbits.
WORT





May 2 2008 12:35 PM

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble





Apr 30 2008 5:49 PM

What's up guys? Were looking forward to the shared bill at The Brink later in the month. Wanna work out a late night late set again this time?

Keep Swingin'

C of CGSE
Jim Lindley





Apr 30 2008 2:58 PM

I really enjoyed your recordings ... great stuff!
The Dave Band





Apr 15 2008 7:50 PM

not to bad will be doing my birthday party on july 10th at mr.
roberts hope you will come and party thanks davmon
John McGann





Apr 6 2008 1:35 PM

Great Gadjo!
JAMIE





Mar 29 2008 11:02 PM

cafe for lovers of gypsy jazz
Francesco Del Prete





Mar 6 2008 12:20 AM

thanks and good luck for all

un abbraccio
Martin Taylor MBE





Feb 15 2008 6:35 AM

Best Wishes from France

Martin Taylor

(Guitarist with Stephane Grappelli 1979-1990)
Neil Stacey





Feb 12 2008 6:16 AM

hello there!
thanks for the kind words!
nice to meet..
keep in touch
neil:)
Josh





Feb 8 2008 8:29 AM

Leo J. Redron





Jan 31 2008 5:08 PM

JeePee





Jan 23 2008 2:18 PM

Hi, the Gadjo Players,

Thank you for the add. Hey ! Nice to meet you, especially another gypsy-jazz mandolin player...
There is great swing here!
Josh





Jan 22 2008 9:49 AM

g-day
Josh





Jan 13 2008 6:28 PM

..I.F.H. MONDAY'S on FunnyOrDie.com..
Pegasus





Jan 8 2008 11:58 PM

Hello The Gadjo Players
Thank you for counting us among your MySpace friends.
Happy New Year 2008 and keep in touch!
All the best to you and yours, from Pegasus in Bonnie Scotland.
Josh





Jan 7 2008 7:58 AM

great new music
Original, Slow Brewed, Great Tasting Rachel





Jan 1 2008 8:46 PM

Happy and Healthy
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Josh





Dec 21 2007 9:23 PM

Hope your holidays are filled with laughter, Don't let corporate propaganda control your holiday spirit.
Purple Gang


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Dec 18 2007 7:01 PM

Thanks a lot for adding us, enjoyed your music so much!
Wishing you all the best,
Purple Gang
Leo J. Redron





Dec 16 2007 10:40 AM

Thanks for adding me to your friends list!
Also, thanks for letting my hear the rough tracks of your new material. It sounded great!! I hope to hear the finished tracks soon!
Wasmanouche





Dec 9 2007 11:28 PM

Thanks for the Add


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Jens Hausmann





Dec 9 2007 3:16 AM

Thanks for introducing me to your music, I like it a lot!
Brandon Godman





Dec 8 2007 1:55 PM

Great music! Very enjoyable!
Cafe Montmartre





Dec 8 2007 10:49 AM

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Fiddlin' Blaine





Dec 1 2007 9:21 AM

damn, and the site has been spammed which means we gotta change the password
Fiddlin' Blaine





Nov 30 2007 8:00 PM

we need some picture updates as well. let me know if you want me to do some updates or anything.
JAMIE





Nov 17 2007 9:37 AM

yep.
Josh





Nov 15 2007 2:36 PM

You people are great. hope to see all of you at one of your shows soon. take care...
Caragoss’





Nov 15 2007 2:39 AM

Bonjour et merci pour le p'tit mot et l'échange musical.Nous revenons bronzés et plein de souvenir de notre tournée des Dom Tom (Guadeloupe, Guyane et martinique) les photos sont en lignes n'hésitez pas à y passer, vous allez voir ca réchauffe
Swing Noire





Nov 13 2007 5:23 PM

Gadjos, thanks for the add. Right back at you. Swing on!
Fiddlin' Blaine





Nov 12 2007 11:14 PM

hey! where's my bio?
4Django





Oct 28 2007 6:57 AM

THANKS FOR THE ADD

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Tricoustic





Oct 26 2007 5:53 AM

Thanks for adding Tricoustic !
DJANGOPHIL





Oct 24 2007 2:03 PM

thanks all the best for you
Fiddlin' Blaine





Oct 23 2007 8:26 PM

I definitely will try. i can't believe i didn't add you a while ago. i go to the myspace frequently but never added you. but yeah i'll see if i can make it. hope to play with you soon.
Małgosia





Oct 17 2007 5:13 PM

"Sleepy Time" is my favourite!
Keep it up
M
Melissa





Oct 2 2007 12:51 PM


The Shire





Sep 29 2007 11:21 AM

Thank you for the add.
Madison Music Foundry





Sep 25 2007 11:21 PM

Come celebrate the first of hopefully many years of business, free concert, free beer, open to everyone!!

Take care
Mike

Event flier by c.Cal www.craiggrabhorn.com
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