Quintette du Hot Club de France Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts

Nearly 75 years after their last concert, the ensemble that gave France (and Europe) its most original and significant contribution to the history of jazz is rising from its ashes! * * * A spirit. An aesthetic. A sound. This is what the new Quintet of the Hot Club de France strives to revive in order to extend the creative legacy of its founders. For legends are like phoenixes: despite attempts to extinguish them, the embers never completely disappear. Like the Golden Gate Quartet, or the Count Basie Orchestra, the Quintet of the Hot Club de France still has much to say. This is essentially the philosophy driving this rebirth: to carry the torch. To carry it not only in France but also (and especially) abroad because this music is deeply Parisian and French. Such is the ambition of the new "Quintet of the Hot Club de France": to seek authenticity in the execution of an aesthetic rather than simply interpreting its classics. But how did this crazy idea come about? Already recognised experts of 1920s/1930s swing, the members of this historical renaissance were invited by the Hot Club de France to perform in concert at an event organised by the illustrious association. Following the notable release of the album If horses were roses by the Duved’s Prebop Orchestra, Duved Duyanevsky and Daniel Garlitsky found themselves performing aboard a boat named Daphné. It's no coincidence: Daphné is the title of one of the first and foremost compositions by the Grappelli / Reinhardt duo, isn't it? The new Quintet of the Hot Club de France doesn't merely aim to be an homage or a cover band. The ensemble offers a personal approach to this true heritage, blending the demands and respect of classical music with a decidedly hot temperament. A refined cocktail that defined the original ensemble created in 1934. By hot understand: fiery swing, commitment, and exhilaration. In other words: a certain inclination to get bodies moving and spirits galvanised, all while delivering remarkable precision in execution. Didn't Django Reinhardt once declare: "I was drawn to jazz because I found in it a perfection of form and instrumental correctness that I admire in classical music but find lacking in popular music"? It is with this philosophy that the new Quintet of the Hot Club de France offers, alongside some essential classics by Reinhardt and Grappelli, a selection of original compositions and standards from the 1910s to 1940s (cleverly chosen for never having been recorded by their predecessors), while not shying away from swinging adaptations of classical repertoire. There are still many territories to explore: the richness of musical creation between the wars continues to inspire Duved Dunayevsky and Daniel Garlitsky, who lead their accomplices in a thorough and enthusiastic exploration of this repertoire. The guitarist and the violinist have followed paths that started from opposite ends. Duved Dunayevsky began his musical journey in contemporary genres usually favoured by young guitarists before being irresistibly drawn to the nobility, refinement, and spontaneity of pre-war swing played by Django Reinhardt. Since arriving in Paris, he has made it a complete way of life. Daniel Garlitsky, from a lineage of renowned virtuoso violinists and educators, is a leading soloist. His already highly accomplished career has seen him play around the world, engaging in numerous collaborations. Meeting his partner led him away from classical music to fully embrace jazz and join Duved in their shared passion for the swing aesthetic of the 1930s. Truly, all roads lead to Rome… Focusing on the "golden age" of the first Quintet of the Hot Club de France, this association of aesthetes rallies around a notion as delightfully illusory as it is exciting: imagining what Reinhardt and Grappelli might have continued to develop if World War II and the Be-Bop revolution had never occurred. Therefore, listening to the new Quintet of the Hot Club de France in concert constitutes a complete artistic and historical experience: if you have the chance to hear them in a refined setting, whether Art Nouveau or Art Deco, you will have your very own "Midnight in Paris." Or why not "Midnight in Tokyo" or "Midnight in London" since the members of the Quintette regularly traverse the oceans: undoubtedly, their reputation as experts of the 1920s/1930s repertoire will precede them on future tours.