the Hot Club of San Francisco

About Me

Started in 1990, more or less, first CD in 1992, 2nd CD in 1993 we were off to a running start- Lot's of encouragement in the SF Bay Area.Our 2nd CD had guests such as Dan Hicks, Maria Muldauer and more... We've played at numerous jazz festivals around the worldWe were the first GADJO (non-gypsy) band to take the stage at The Festival de Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine in 2000Our TENTH CD "Yerba Buena Bounce" will be out in March 2007 on referencerecordings.comwebsite has concert details (we tour!) www.HCSF.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/16/2005
Band Website: hcsf.com
Band Members: Pazzo (paul ) Mehling- leader, guitar -vocals-arrangments-banjoZeppo (evan) Price- violin, viola, string arrangements, musical saw, big-ideasClint Baker- Bass, historical fact-checker, miscellaneous extra instrumentsJason Vanderford- rhythm guitar and creative stimuliiJeff Magidson- rhythm guitar -french translations-authenticity controlassociates: Julian (big J) Smedley-violin, viola. Bob Thomposon-violin, Ben Bleckman-violin, Jeremy Cohen-vioin, Olivier Manchon-violin, melodica, Seth Asarno-bandoneon, (life member)Jenny Scheinman-violin, Dave Miotke-accordionJason Vanderford & Jeff Magidson-rhythm guitars- rising stars of the gypsy jazz guitar, dedication & inspiration to burn!
Influences: Django Reinhardt (duh!), Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Oscar Aleman, et al
Sounds Like: sounds JUST like the Hot Club of San Francisco (if you like them, you'll LOVE us)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Buy our CDs! Where? www.HCSF.com

Why let the retailers like Target & Tower Records make a profit when you can put your money in our pockets-- we stand behind our records, money back guarantee!www.hcsf.com10 CDs to choose from- collec...
Posted by the Hot Club of San Francisco on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:13:00 PST

New Instructional DVD from Pazzo

Okay guitarists! It's finally here- the info about the RIGHT HAND, PICK POWER -for Speed, Control & Volume http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=1427&a mp;prodType= You don't need ...
Posted by the Hot Club of San Francisco on Tue, 09 May 2006 09:20:00 PST

First Blog

Okay, alright already- we've had a very busy year so far with the new CD release (Postcards From Gypsyland) a major collaboration with the Kerry Mehling Dance Troupe in Davis (featuring live music and...
Posted by the Hot Club of San Francisco on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST