Local gypsy-swing band takes on Jackie O’s stage

Jackie O’s Brewery is hosting Coolville Hotclub’s CD release party this Saturday from 8-11 p.m. Snacks will be provided by Restaurant Salaam.

The Coolville Hot Club, based in Athens, first got together to play music inspired by gypsy-jazz musicians, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. According to a release, the band’s name comes from the original band formed in the 1930s by Reinhardt and Grappelli: The Quintet of the Hotclub of Paris.

“Many modern-day players of this kind of music have their own adaptation of that name. There’s the Hotclub of Detroit, the Hotclub of San Francisco,” said Mark Burhans, violinist for the band. “I thought the name ‘Hotclub Sandwich’ would be pretty cool, but it was already taken. ‘Coolville Hotclub’ identifies us regionally, besides being a cool name all by itself.”

Read more from The Athens NEWS (2/23) or from The Post (2/24). | Photo via The Athens NEWS.

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