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Start out the New Year the right way with an evening of buoyant Hot Club Swing music with Ranger and the "Re-Arrangers" in our comfy, cozy cabaret room!Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Romani campsite with their version of Hot Club Swing. At the heart of their sound is Ranger's sweet violin playing–his sense of melody and daring improvisations. The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional European melodies, and the music of Django Reinhardt.
"Hot Club Swing" is named after the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. In the 1930's guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli blended their own musical legacies with the new American art form of jazz. Their recordings soon brought international fame to the new genre. Hot Club Swing is characterized by upbeat, high-energy swing on acoustic instruments, especially guitar, violin, bass, clarinet, and accordion.
Ranger and his father Michael formed the band in 2006, after a pilgrimage to the world’s foremost Hot Club Swing event, the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois Sur Seine, France. The band has now released 4 CDs and performs over 100 times each year at music festivals, concerts in the park, swing dances, weddings and events of all sorts.
Violin -- RANGER SCIACCA began playing violin at the age of six. He divided his studies between old-time fiddle and classical violin until a chance encounter with a CD of violin jazz ignited his interest in the music of Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Ranger draws from all the genres he has studied, and, according to one reviewer, “plays it like the old kings of swing jazz did”.
Mandolin -- DAVE STEWART performs on the 5 string electric mandolin, tenor guitar, and traditional mandolin. He's also a tremendous vocalist, lending his silky-smooth voice to swing standards!
Bass -- MICK NICHOLSON played for 11 years with the US Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He has toured extensively throughout the world, and has performed for three sitting presidents and countless heads of state.
Rhythm Guitar -- MIKE SCIACCA is Ranger's father, and has been backing up Ranger on guitar for over 20 years. Ranger and Mike are descended from Sicilian immigrants, who played jazz in New York at the start of the 20th century.
“At the heart of their sound is Ranger Sciacca's sweet violin playing… his sense of melody and daring improvisations”. (World Rhythm Webzine)
“So much rhythm from the strings--it's almost hard to imagine until it happens!” (Baker Stocking)
“Innovative Jazz... a spiced up rhythm section that brings a syncopated slant to Django's great music” (Eddie Williams - Full Circuit Sound)
"(Ranger) plays it like the old kings of swing jazz did." (Alex Young - Consequence of Sound)
“Impressive because not many people can play a fiddle so well, and comforting because it’s nice to know that there’s a community of musicians keeping an old, storied genre alive.” (Alex Young - Consequence of Sound)
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Tickets are available for purchase online at: https://otthunter.orderport.net/wines/Live-Music
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ott & Hunter Winery Tasting Room, 204 1st St,Langley,WA,United States
