Alfonso Ponticelli, Gypsy Jazz Odyssey

Name: Alfonso Ponticelli, Gypsy Jazz Odyssey
Start: 2025-01-03T20:00:00+00:00
Location: SPACE

Fri Jan 03 2025 at 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

SPACE | Evanston

Publisher/HostChicago Daily Guide

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Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan is Chicago's premier gypsy-jazz band.
The group plays the music of Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt with Balkan and Flamenco influenced melodies and rhythms -- foot-tappin' and hand-clappin' Gypsy and swing. A blend of the jubilant swing of early jazz with the feisty passion of gypsy music and a strong dose of virtuosic spontaneous co-arranging.
Formed in 2001, Swing Gitan features bandleader Alfonso Ponticelli on lead guitar and a world-class lineup of musician...