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Hot Club of Saratoga
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Swing Band
- Travels up to 120 miles
- Please contact us with your needs.
Overview
Hot Club of Saratoga, the premier gypsy swing ensemble in the region, reflects the spirit and style originated by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in the 1930’s. Bringing this music alive from high energy dancing rhythms to soulful ballads and everything in-between, Hot Club of Saratoga has brought the hot swing sound to coffee houses, restaurants, clubs, swing dances, festivals, fundraising soirees, corporate functions, and private parties, as well as wedding ceremonies and celebrations.
Your want your celebration to be unique, memorable. A tasteful, energetic, upbeat style is in order. Our style of gypsy swing is just that, always delivered with class and charm.
2 Reviews
Minda C. •
September 11, 2023
The Hot Club of Saratoga is INCREDIBLE! They set a fun, jazzy party mood for my engagement party at the Adelphi in Saratoga. I loved how easy they were to work with, and brought all their own equipment, so I didn't have to worry about a thing. They know how to "read" the crowd, playing the right tempo and volume of music at the right moments. All my guests commented how excellent they were. They're an incredibly talented bunch that I highly recommend - how lucky are we to have them here in the capital region!
Hired as:
Jazz Band
Jazz Band
Response from Hot Club of Saratoga:
Thanks so much, Minda, for making us part of your joyous celebration! We had a wonderful time playing for you and your guests. Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot to us. We are grateful.
Allan P. •
September 19, 2016
Hot Club of Saratoga was a great choice for my event last night. The music was spot on, and they were accommodating to some scheduling plans during the event. These guys are awesome, and I recommend them for big, medium, small (ANY) event.
Thanks guys!
Hired as:
Jazz Band, Swing Band
Jazz Band, Swing Band
Response from Hot Club of Saratoga:
Thanks so much, Allan. We had a great time playing for your event. We are pleased that we were so well received. It was a pleasure working with you. Though I know your event moves around the country, if you return to the area we look forward to the opportunity to work with you again.
Booking Info
Price Range: Please contact us with your needs.
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
What to Expect
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hot Club of Saratoga has been a favorite at conventions and corporate and institutional functions, as well as fundraising events and other types of soirees. We have provided music for wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, and celebrations/receptions, both separately and in any combination. Our instrumentation, guitars, string bass, violin, and clarinet combined with our players background allow us the flexibility to meet most needs. Our gypsy swing repertoire and style covers a range from upbeat and lively, sure to bring a smile and irresistible desire to move, to a sweet and soulful balladry. We will gladly accept inquiries and bookings from the entire Saratoga/Capital Region and beyond.
FOR WEDDINGS
We can play various roles in your wedding ceremony and celebration depending on nature of your day.
THE COCKTAIL HOUR. Many couples have found this to be our best niche. It is a perfect time for live music regardless of the rest of your day. As part of the celebration, the cocktail hour sets the stage for the reception. It is a perfect time to put a unique touch on your special day. Our style and musical repertoire will always be different from any wedding band or DJ that might follow, and very likely any cocktail hour group you have heard. Always classy, never too loud, moving and upbeat, we provide the perfect background for you and your guests to mingle, relax, and begin to celebrate.
THE CEREMONY. Live music during guest seating and key parts of the ceremony can make for lasting impressions. Four of our five regular band members are classically trained musicians. We have provided instrumental music during ceremonies ranging from classical trios with string bass, violin, and clarinet, to numbers from our repertoire by the whole group, to folk selections.
THE RECEPTION. The traditional wedding band or DJ are popular and great choices for this party stage of the celebration. Our style and presentation for a reception is best suited for those who want a fun upbeat party to celebrate their wedding. More like a swing dance with music running the gamut from high energy toe tapping dance your feet off, to mid tempo swing tunes, to soulful ballads, Hot Club of Saratoga always provides a night of fun. Usually, we play receptions for couples who are looking for a more informal party to follow a wedding ceremony.
Probably our most common role in a wedding is the cocktail hour, often combined with music during the ceremony.
About
Hot Club of Saratoga is a gypsy jazz quintet that reflects the spirit and style originated by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in The Quintet of the Hot Club of France most prominent in the 1930’s and kept alive through a long line of gypsy jazz artists since that time. Most of the tunes we play were either written by, or recorded by, Django at some time in his musical life. The instrumentation of the full quintet of the Hot Club of Saratoga, solo and rhythm guitars, string bass, violin, and clarinet/sax, allows us to explore this style throughout the range of its roots.
Additional Booking Notes
Depending on the size of the venue, we can generally provide our own sound system. We just need electricity. A couple of chairs without arms for the guitarists would be a nice touch. For outdoor events, we would greatly appreciate protection from inclement weather and the blazing sun. For larger venues who provide a sound system we are ready to feed the system direct outs from our individual small amps, and need a connection that provides phantom power for our clarinetist's microphone system.
Services Offered
Past Booked Events
| September 09, 2023 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Wedding Engagement |
| September 18, 2016 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Corporate Event |
Set List
Our repertoire consists mainly of tunes Django either wrote or recorded at some point. We expand from that when there are tunes we like that Gypsy Jazz players have written since Django's time or when a tune seems to lend itself well to a gypsy jazz interpretation. As you can see this repertoire includes many of the jazz standards of the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.
After You've Gone -Turner Layton, Henry Creamer(L)-1918
Ain't Misbehavin'-Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf(l)-1929
All of Me -Simons/Marks -1931
Anniversary Song/Waves of the Danube-Al Jolson, 1946/Ion Ivanovici, writer, (phone number hidden)0
Anouman-Django Reinhardt-1953
Appel Indirect (Appel Direct)-Django Reinhardt-1938
Artillerie Lourde-Django Reinhardt-1944
Avalon-Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Rose-1920
Babik -Django Reinhardt -1947r
Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (To Me You Are Beautiful)-Sholom Secunda(m), Jacob Jacobs(l)-1932
Belleville -Django Reinhardt -1942r
Besame Mucho-Consuelo Velazquez-1940
Blue Drag-Josef Myrow-1935r
Blue Skies-Irving Berlin-1927
Blues Claire-Django Reihnhardt-1947r
Bossa Dorado -Dorado Schmitt -
Bye Bye Blackbird-Dixon, Henderson-1926
Caravan-Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills(l)-1936
Charelston (The) -James P. Johnson(m), Cecil Mack(l)-1923
Cherokee-Ray Noble-1938
China Boy-Phil Boutelje, Dick Winfree-1922
Clare De Lune (Moonlight)-Joe Kosma -1947rd
Coquette -Green/Kaplan/Lombardo -1928
Crazy Rhythm-Caesar/Meyer/Kahn-1928
Danse Norvegienne-Django Reihnhardt-1947rd
Daphne -Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli -1937rd
Dark Eyes -Traditional -
Deena's Way-Charles Kish-2015
Dinah-Harry Akst(m), Sam M Lewis(l), Joe Young(l)-1925
Dinette-Django Reinhardt-1941r
Djangology -Django Reinhardt -1935r
Django's Castle (Manoir de mes Reeves)-Django Reinhardt -1943
Django's Tiger-Django Reinhardt-1946r
Douce Ambiance-Django Reinhardt-1943r
Exactly Like You -Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields(L)-1930
Honeysuckle Rose-Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf(l)-1929
How High The Moon-Lewis/Hamilton-1940
Hungaria -Django Reinhardt -1939r
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love -McHugh/Fields -1928
I Want To Be Happy-Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar(l)-1924
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight-Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn-1925
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight -Kahn/Donaldson-1925
I’ve (I) Found a New Baby -Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer -1926
I'll See You In My Dreams -Kahn/Jones -1924
In Moolight-Dylan Perrillo, Jonathan Greene, Charles Kish(l)-2015
It Don't Mean A Thing-Duke Ellington, Irving Mills(l)-1931
It Had To Be You-Jones, Kahn-1924
Japanese Sandman (The)-Whiting/Egan-1920
J'Attendrai (I'll Wait)- Dino Ilivieri-1938r
Je Suis Seul Ce Soir ( I Am Alone Tonight) -Paul Durand-1942r
Joseph Joseph -Samuel Steinberg, Nellie Cashman, Sammy Kahn(Eng lyrics)-1923
Lady Be Good (Oh)-Gershwins -1924
Limehouse Blues -Philip Brahman, Douglas Furber(L)-1922
Lulu Swing -Lulu Reinhardt -
Mack The Knife -Kurt Weill(m), Bertholt Brecht(l) -1928
Micro-Django Reinhardt-1949
Minor Swing -Django Reinhardt -1937
Moppin' The Bride (Wedding Nuptials)-Django Reinhardt -1948?
Nagasaki-Harry Warren(m), Mort Dixon(l)-1928
Nuages -Django Reinhardt -1940
Petite Fleur-Sidney Bechet-1952
Puttin' On The Ritz-Irving Berlin-1927
Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow-Sherman/DeSylva-1925
September Song-Kurt Weill(m), Mazwell Anderson(l)-1938
Sheik of Araby (The)-Ted Snyder(m), Harry B. Smith(l), Francis Wheeler(l)-1921
Si Tu Savais (If You Knew)-Georges Ulmer-1947r
Someone To Watch Over Me-Georges and Ira Gershwin-1926
Stardust-Hoagy Carmichael(m), Mitchell Paris(l)-1929
Stompin' At Decca -Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli-1938
Sweet Georgia Brown -Maceo Pinkard(m), Kenneth Casey (l), Ben Bernie(l)-1925
Sweet Sue-Victor Young(m), Will Harris(l)-1928
Swing 39 -Django Reinhardt -1939
Swing 42 -Django Reinhardt -1941
Swing 48 -Django Reinhardt -1947
Swing Gitan (Bossa Gitan)-Traditional -
Tears-Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli-1937
The Man I Love-George and Ira Gerschwin-1924
Them There Eyes -Tracy/Tanber/Pinkard -1930
There Will Never Be Another You-Warren/Gordon-1942
Topsy-Battle/Durham-1938
Troublant Bolero-Django Reinhardt-1948
Undecided-Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers-1938
Viper's Dream-Django Reinhardt-1937
We'll Meet Again-Ross Parker-1939
What Is This Thing Called Love-Cole Porter-1929
Influences & Inspiration
Our main influences would be Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the gypsy swing artists that have carried on their tradition of hot swing born out of the gypsy tradition and the music of the 1930's and 40's swing era and beyond.
Setup Requirements
For small to medium venues, all we need is electricity.
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