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Zazou

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Zazou is a sextet featuring accordion, lead and harmony vocals, string bass, rhythm and lead guitars and percussion. Their repertoire, including original material, is inspired by the sophisticated melodies of French Jazz Manouche, Parisian Musette, Latin American popular songs and American Swing Jazz. Drawing together a multitude of musical influences and incorporating the driving European "string swing" rhythm, Zazou pays homage to music of the past while creating an original sound that is contemporary and exciting.

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Member Since: 03/02/2006
Band Website: www.zazoumusic.com
Band Members: Ryan Hoffman, Hugh Sutton, Ms. Jessica, Johnny Calcagno, Jeff Smith, Joseph Mascorella
Influences: The ghosts of Django, Duke, Ella, Anita, Yma Sumac, Charles Trenet, Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Joe Pass, Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel and scores of artists upon whose work we build the present and future, good red wine, rooftops in Paris, la marche aux puces, the pilgrimage to Les Saintes Maries de la Mer...heck the whole country of France, romance languages, travels and travelers, Tango dancers, seekers and poets, Paris Combo, Sanseverino, Patrick Saussois...there's just no end...Gandhi, Martin Luther King...people who recycle, yogis and yoginis, organic food, and the amazing music played without fanfare in intimate corners all over the globe...are you still reading this?...it could go on and on and on...
Sounds Like: Tango meets Swing meets Musette meets Samba meets Pepe le pu meets Clara Bow meets Mr. Bojangles in a hilltop garden in Atlantis...
Record Label: Jazz Bait

My Blog

Pluto and other planetary matters

Dearest Zazouniks,     You might look up at the sky on a starry night and sigh in amazement as the planets circle above.  There they are; our distant celestial neighbors making peacefu...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT

This Jazzy Coil...

Dearest Zazouniks, To Zazou or not to Zazou; that is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the Pink Door to warble amid bohemians and hipsters of melodious fortune, Or to take an accordion against a sea...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:39:00 GMT

Zazou's Olympic History - Zazou Archive

Dearest Zazouniks,   This notice comes late but we hope, not too.  Please believe our excuses are worthy.    You see, having at the last minute been asked to represent ye ol' US ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:30:00 GMT