Django Fest

Labor Day Weekend
September 5 & 6, 2009 

Hot Gypsy Jazz comes to Mountaineer Square for a two-day festival celebrating the music and spirit of the great French/Belgian Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt. Gypsy Jazz fans, players and enthusiasts from around the world will congregate in Mt Crested Butte to attend a series of concerts, workshops and impromptu djam sessions featuring top internationally renowned players mixing it up with local stars and aficionados of the genre.

Featuring
Andreas Oberg
Kruno
Hot Club Sandwich
Swing Gitan
Simon Planting
Deco Django
Mango Fan Django


Andreas Oberg

At the age of 18, Andreas made a name for himself on the vibrant Swedish jazz scene performing with many of Swedens top jazz artists and he was also admitted to the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm.  Andreas Öberg plays both mainstream jazz, modern jazz and gypsy swing (Django Reinhardt-style). Andreas playing has impressed jazz listeners all over the world, with his energy, swing and technique. Andreas has performed on Tv & radio and has also been featured in several jazz and guitar magazines.

Hot Club Sandwich

Gypsy jazz with everything on it, including humor.  As the band’s name suggests, this isn’t just a recitation of the gospel according to Django. Rather, the group starts with classic jazz, and layers on a healthy spread of originals from several of the band’s members. Adding original compositions, light hearted vocal numbers, creative arrangements and elements of Latin American string band music, HCS creates its own voice. The addition of Northwest legend Ray Wood makes HCS one of the hottest acoustic bands on the West Coast.

Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan

Swing Gitan, featuring band leader Alfonso Ponticelli on lead guitar, plays the 1930s-style music of guitarist Django Reinhardt – foot tappin’ swing played on accoustic instruments. It’s a blend of the jubilant swing of early jazz with the feisty passion of gypsy music, plus a strong dose of guitar pyrotechnics and virtuosic improvisation.

Simon Planting

In 1976, Simon Planting started taking classical training on double bass from some of the world’s most well know players including Hans van Meegen from the Noord-Hollands Philharmonisch Orkest in Haarlem, Netherlands and Hans Krul of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.  Throughout his musical career Simon has played with the world’s most talented jazz players including the well-known Fapy Lafertin, a Dutch Roma Gypsy guitar player and gifted Django Reinhardt interpreter, Reinier Voet, lead guitarist Pigalle 44, Robin Nolan, Jimmy Rosenberg, Kruno and many others.

Lodging packages and tickets are now available for online purchase

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