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.
Ce CD ne sera pas mis en vente car il est destiné à promouvoir le groupe, et annonce d'ores et déjà la préparation du second album d'Une Touche d'Optimisme!
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
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Hey Zazou That was my first Gypsy Jazz band name in LA in the 90's. Cool name Glad you grab it. Now Gypsy Jazz has grow in the US.So it's time for the another step GYPSYBILLY music.Why not. Too fun. Thanks the Zoot Suits, Peace The Vignatis
CIAO ZAZOU, WELCOME TO “PALESTISRAEL CITY” AND KEEF THE RIDE… PEACE FOR KIDS BY BOOGIE BALAGAN
LAMENTATION WALLOO
When i was a boy I was dreaming of a land A Promised land for everyone When i was a kid I was diggin n’ diggin Across the border line I was sawing the seeds of time Sun flowers, avatiah...feeling fine
My homeboy Ali was my buddy But he was playing by the other side...
So we were climing up those mountains Flyin’ high as eagles do... N’ meanwhile heads were banging On the lamentation walloo
When i was a toy I was praying with the gun I didn’t know how to read between the lines When i was a toy I was bleeding n’bleedin It was a sign of spine I was layin’ on my home grown sorrow A kind of bleeding graps of wine My homeboy Ali was my best enemy But he was burried by the other side... (Azriel : ps 9 the Walloo Book)
Une Touche d'Optimisme vient de sortir de studio , un nouveau CD deux titres est disponible en écoute sur myspace: www.myspace.com/unetouchedoptimisme.
Ce CD ne sera pas mis en vente car il est destiné à promouvoir le groupe, et annonce d'ores et déjà la préparation du second album d'Une Touche d'Optimisme!
caught the interest of Wall Street Journal writer Rob Tomsho. The story he wrote starts on the cover of Friday's (2/6/09) WSJ and finishes on page A8 where a photo of me is also included. Here's a link to the online article.
I was surprised that they used an even larger photo of me on this page and even more surprised that he mentioned me right after Neil Young. Mentioning Woody Guthrie's work in this piece was also a nice surprise. Being included in an article with so many other performers of note makes this an extra nice piece of promo.
Sawwwwwwwwwww ya later, Reg vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
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