$10 at the door 7:00pm Show
Comin’ in hot! Twin Cities-based gypsy jazz/swing band Mississippi Hot Club is hitting the road on a 2024 Midwest fall tour, bringing their modern take on a classic sound to communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Join us for an intimate hometown tour kickoff concert at Berlin on Wednesday, October 23!
Mississippi Hot Club is a gypsy jazz quartet of Minnesota natives: Joshua Parlanti, Alissa “Big Al” Jacobsen, Joseph Downing, and Ian Stenlund. The group’s name is inspired by the Mississippi River, which flows through their current hometown, Minneapolis. With a passion for gypsy jazz (also known as jazz manouche or hot club jazz), Mississippi Hot Club showcases the distinct style of music pioneered by maestro guitarist and Roma composer Django Reinhardt from the 1930s to the 1950s in Paris, France. Staying true to the original Django sound, the band shares lively improvisation featuring solo guitar, violin, upright bass, and la pompe rhythm guitar. MHC also expands the scope of gypsy jazz with a healthy spread of modern twists. During a live set, you can expect them to play romantic ballads, American jazz standards, European folk, and science fiction theme songs. Their latest album, Swing Cities, tips its hat to the Twin Cities swing dance scene, and to the cities around the world who keep the traditions swing alive and vibrant as ever.
“Over the past five years, this quartet has become one of the Midwest’s preeminent string bands. Originally an homage to French gypsy jazz, the quintet’s music has begun to take on a more eclectic, adventurous persona as other influences have crept into the palette.” - Twin Cities Jazz Fest
