Ryan Hoffman, Hugh Sutton, Ms. Jessica, Johnny Calcagno, Jeff Smith, Joseph Mascorella
Influences
The ghosts of Django, Duke, Ella, Anita, Yma Sumac, Charles Trenet, Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Joe Pass, Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel and scores of artists upon whose work we build the present and future, good red wine, rooftops in Paris, la marche aux puces, the pilgrimage to Les Saintes Maries de la Mer...heck the whole country of France, romance languages, travels and travelers, Tango dancers, seekers and poets, Paris Combo, Sanseverino, Patrick Saussois...there's just no end...Gandhi, Martin Luther King...people who recycle, yogis and yoginis, organic food, and the amazing music played without fanfare in intimate corners all over the globe...are you still reading this?...it could go on and on and on...
Sounds Like
Tango meets Swing meets Musette meets Samba meets Pepe le pu meets Clara Bow meets Mr. Bojangles in a hilltop garden in Atlantis...
Zazou is a sextet featuring accordion, lead and harmony vocals, string bass, rhythm and lead guitars and percussion. Their repertoire, including original material, is inspired by the sophisticated melodies of French Jazz Manouche, Parisian Musette, Latin American popular songs and American Swing Jazz. Drawing together a multitude of musical influences and incorporating the driving European "string swing" rhythm, Zazou pays homage to music of the past while creating an original sound that is contemporary and exciting.
"As I make it to the top of the staircase I stand tall, shoulders slouched, a torn iniquitous mirage, shadow remnant of the god king himself that only hours ago – before the sun rose to shed light on our wicked union – called for the grail… “More wine for my people! Sing in praises, rejoice, oh savage children...” I undressed you for all to see, my sweet Maenad. By morning I would feel my remorse, by night however, I fed your sincere lunacy. I am torn and I am proud, and a reigning kiss was all it took.
My guitar lays inanimate, I kneel down and stroke its strings, a shy rustling reminiscent of a Kumeyaay Gourd Rattle cuts through the droning hum left in wake of the night. And as a dying desert shaman to his fallen tribe, the amplifier was left buzzing in our wake and absence..."
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." Chief Seattle, 1854
thank you gracias grazie ありがとうございました धन्यवाद благодаря 谢谢您 bedankt спасибо obrigado شكرا لك! merci bien hvala ti dziękuję tesekkurler děkuji ti tak mulţumesc takk dankeschoen kiitos σε ευχαριστώ 감사합니다 tack!!! peAce...
thanks for all your support...we made the final five!!!! voting ends this thursday, so now it's crunch time! you can vote for us once a day, make it count!!!
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if you are free and you need a dose of the rock, love to see you lari Mar 15th 2008- A Vagrant Records Showcase featuring Vagrant Recording Artists Wad, Canada's 24 Hour Church of Beer, and a special appearance by Erik "Howlin' Houndog" 4-A (human freak-show extraordinaire)! Come feel the donkey-LOVE at the Lakepointe Bar & Grill (18018 61st Ave NE, Kenmore, Washington 98028) and all for only a mere $5! The mayhem starts at 9:00 p.m.
Come out and meet Beatrice!
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Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington: http://www. vagrantrecords. com
