Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club

About Me

"Samois Faire" now available on itunes!
Vive Le Jazz! (formerly known as The very Hot Club) is a modern-day Quintette based in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. George Cole, Kathy Sierra, Vic Wong, Julian Smedley and Carla Kay create an irresistible blend of nostalgia and cutting edge modernity. To understand the genesis of Vive Le Jazz!, it's crucial to know a bit about the Quintette du Hot Club de France. That group took their name from a famous Parisian cafe, and are still lauded by music historians as the greatest European jazz band. It was a revolutionary lineup fronted by legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, with violinist Stephane Grappelli and two acoustic rhythm guitarists - Joseph Reinhardt and Roger Chaput - plus the double bass of Louis Vola. Today's Vive Le Jazz! melds this rich past with the present. Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter George Cole and singer/fiddler/producer Kathy Sierra, Vive Le Jazz! chooses not to imitate or reproduce the music of Reinhardt or Grappelli. They instead renew the original concept, writing new songs in a style that captures the spirit of a time when popular taste and art coincided. To this end, they have further steeped themselves with the inspired musical-styles of Venuti, Gershwin, Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Krall, Pizzarelli, and Buble'. What they have created is Eurocana, a genre umbrellaed by the major jazz styles and/or players of the 1930's through early-1960's.

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Member Since: 8/20/2006
Band Website: thehotclub.net/
Band Members: George Cole, Kathy Sierra, Jack Fields, Carla Kay, Vic Wong, Julian Smedley
Influences: Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Regis and Kelly, Fred & Ginger, Johnny Mercer, George & Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Eddie Lang, Bobby Darin, Little Bigtown, Dorothy Fields, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, John Pizzarelli, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, Natalie Cole, Joe Venuti
Sounds Like: Request us at KJAZZ 88.1 out of Long Beach, CA
Live Stream
http://www.jazzandblues.org

Request us at KUSP 88.9 out of Santa Cruz, CA
Live Stream
http://www.kusp.org

Request us at KKUP 91.5 out of Cupertino, CA
Request Lines (408) 260-2999 or(831) 255-2999
http://www.kkup.org/index.html

Find our debut CD, "Samois Faire" on our website, itunes, or CDBaby:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/thehotclub
Record Label: Ocean View Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

News Flash: TvHC is now Vive Le Jazz!

We've gone an done it again(and for the last time)!Just to keep our fans on their toes, we have designed our FINAL band name, Vive Le Jazz! We have finally distanced our band (most recently call...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Mon, 26 May 2008 03:47:00 PST

The very Hot Club in action

.. The past two months have flown by for TvHC by growing our mailing list though live performance (see new pix under photos), and recording a sampler cd to accompany our killer press kit. We are start...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Fri, 09 May 2008 12:55:00 PST

The very Hot Club Heats Up LA

Armed with a shiny 12-passenger van, five men and a lady (and an upright bass), TvHC left its local zip code last Thursday and took a maiden voyage down to exotic LA for a couple very well recie...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:42:00 PST

Final show of 2007 - The very Hot Club at Rancho Nicasio!

We have a great show coming up this weekend - our final show of 2007! Come out for a great evening of music at a great spot:Sat., Dec. 29thRancho Nicasio1 Old Rancheria Rd.Nicasio, CA 94946http://www....
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:30:00 PST

Additional Bay Area Radio Airplay on 91.5 FM KKUP

More good news! We've been receiving radio airplay on KKUP out of Cupertino - their broadcasts reach the South Bay, Santa Cruz, and Monterey areas. We're thrilled with the support of local radio and h...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:04:00 PST

Added Radio Airplay for The very Hot Club!

We are excited to announce that KUSP, 88.9 (Central Coast Public Radio) is broadcasting our music. If you are in love with our music, please request more airplay by going to KUSP and clicking on "Con...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:35:00 PST

RADIO PLAY for The very Hot Club!!

We are excited to be receiving daily airplay on KJAZZ 88.1, located in Long Beach, CA. You too can help us gain visibility in the marketplace by requesting our sounds on YOUR local Jazz station. ...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

October shows

Thank all of you for coming to our VERY HOT CLUB October performances, including the Berkeley Django Reinhardt Hot Jazz Festival, Anna's Jazz Island, and Freight and Salvage. The full-house Django Jaz...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:40:00 PST

Please check out our review on djangology.net!

http://www.djangology.net/March 16, 2007New CD: Samois Faire, by The Hot ClubFlash: New Testament of the Great American Songbook discovered in Berkeley, California attic.I think that the best way to r...
Posted by Vive Le Jazz!, formerly The very Hot Club on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:13:00 PST