February, 2018 | show full year | Close |
Event: | Northwest Park Coffeehouse Concert | ||||||
Date: | February 17th, 2018. | ||||||
Time: | 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM | ||||||
Location: | Northwest Park Nature Center 145 Lang Road Windsor CT | ||||||
Contact: | staff, 860-285-1886 | ||||||
The Hot Club of New England is a musical collective featuring the top swing, gypsy, and hot jazz musicians in the New England area. Founded by vocalist Atla DeChamplain, violinist Jason Anick (leader of the internationally renowned gypsy jazz group The Rhythm Future Quartet), guitarist Max O'Rourke, and bassist Greg Loughman, HCNE is on a mission to bring the elegant and classic style of the swing era and the roaring 20's to a modern audience. Their music contains echoes of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and other legends of the Great American Songbook, tinged with the French Manouche style of the great Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France. The are joined, for this unique performance, by piano virtuoso Matt DeChamplain. The Northwest Park Nature Center is a smoke free, handicap accessible facility located in Windsor, Connecticut. Tickets are $17. For information and reservations go on line at www.northwestpark.org or call 860-285-1886. Proceeds will benefit environmental education at the Park. |