Hot Club of Cowtown
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\n\n8-4-2024
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\nAward-winning Austin\, Texas-based \;Hot Club of Cowtown \;may be the world&rsquo\;s most globe-trotting\, effervescent string trio\, who&rsquo\;s joyful sound blends the traditional Western swing of the 1940s \;American southwest with European hot jazz influences of the same era.
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\n2024 marks three decades since guitarist \;Whit Smith \;and violinist \;Elana James \;met through a classified ad in the music section of New York City'\;s legendary alternative newspaper\, the Village Voice. A few years later \;Jake Irwin \;was added as Bass player and Hot Club of Cowtown was born. And thirty years on\, they continue to surprise and delight with their trademark "\;arsenal full of technique and joy\,&rdquo\; \;Jon Caramanica\, New York Times.
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\nThey have perfected a truly unique and infectious hybrid that playfully blurs musical boundaries\, conjuring the spirit of both Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and jazz legend \;Django Reinhardt.
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\nHot Club have toured with \;Bob Dylan\, (Elana has also recorded with him)\, opened several shows for \;Willie Nelson\, toured with Nelson and Dylan during a summer-long stadium tour\, and opened seven nights of \;Roxy Music&rsquo\;s sold-out &ldquo\;For Your Pleasure&rdquo\; U.K. stadium tour. In the U.K. they have been featured at the \;Glastonbury Festival \;and have been a returning guest on \;Later With Jools Holland\, the \;Cambridge Folk Festival\, and \;BBC Radio 2&rsquo\;s Radcliffe and Maconie \;and \;Bob Harris Country shows.
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\nIn 2015 they were winners of the \;Ameripolitan Music Awards: Hot Club for "\;Western Swing Group\,"\; and Elana James for "\;Western Swing Female."\;
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\n&ldquo\;The interplay is as sleek as ever.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;The Times (London)
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\n&ldquo\;The hot jazz is what Hot Club do best\, and this is a staggering return to form for the band I once said I could listen to forever. That still stands.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;Country Music People
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\n&ldquo\;As instrumentally and vocally tight as any band out there working in any genre today&hellip\;.three skilled musicians who can seemingly just tune up and play\, something that&rsquo\;s becoming increasingly rare these days.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;American Songwriter
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\nAward-winning Austin\, Texas-based \;Hot Club of Cowtown \;may be the world&rsquo\;s most globe-trotting\, effervescent string trio\, who&rsquo\;s joyful sound blends the traditional Western swing of the 1940s \;American southwest with European hot jazz influences of the same era.
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\n2024 marks three decades since guitarist \;Whit Smith \;and violinist \;Elana James \;met through a classified ad in the music section of New York City'\;s legendary alternative newspaper\, the Village Voice. A few years later \;Jake Irwin \;was added as Bass player and Hot Club of Cowtown was born. And thirty years on\, they continue to surprise and delight with their trademark "\;arsenal full of technique and joy\,&rdquo\; \;Jon Caramanica\, New York Times.
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\nThey have perfected a truly unique and infectious hybrid that playfully blurs musical boundaries\, conjuring the spirit of both Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and jazz legend \;Django Reinhardt.
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\nHot Club have toured with \;Bob Dylan\, (Elana has also recorded with him)\, opened several shows for \;Willie Nelson\, toured with Nelson and Dylan during a summer-long stadium tour\, and opened seven nights of \;Roxy Music&rsquo\;s sold-out &ldquo\;For Your Pleasure&rdquo\; U.K. stadium tour. In the U.K. they have been featured at the \;Glastonbury Festival \;and have been a returning guest on \;Later With Jools Holland\, the \;Cambridge Folk Festival\, and \;BBC Radio 2&rsquo\;s Radcliffe and Maconie \;and \;Bob Harris Country shows.
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\nIn 2015 they were winners of the \;Ameripolitan Music Awards: Hot Club for "\;Western Swing Group\,"\; and Elana James for "\;Western Swing Female."\;
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\n&ldquo\;The interplay is as sleek as ever.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;The Times (London)
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\n&ldquo\;The hot jazz is what Hot Club do best\, and this is a staggering return to form for the band I once said I could listen to forever. That still stands.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;Country Music People
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\n&ldquo\;As instrumentally and vocally tight as any band out there working in any genre today&hellip\;.three skilled musicians who can seemingly just tune up and play\, something that&rsquo\;s becoming increasingly rare these days.&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;American Songwriter
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