Django’s Monster Mash with Hot Club Mania

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Doors will open at 4:30 PM for Dinner and Drink Service. Hot Club Mania (Formally Gypsy Mania Hot club quartet) Hot Club Mania celebrates the musical style of Django Reinhardt and Halloween. HCM performs a timeless tradition commonly known as jazz manouche, a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. The ‘Hot Club’ jazz tradition brings back happy memories of the swing jazz era. Glen Helgeson : Guitar Gary Schulte : Violin Steve Pikal : Upright Bass Jay Epstein : Drums Composing and performing for nearly three decades, Glen Helgeson has established himself jointly in both world music and in the field of music therapy. Glen has recorded eight CDs with combined sales of over 50,000 CDs. He is the guitarist and band leader for the groups Hot club Mania, Brilliant colors Jazz Trio and Axis Mundi World Music ensemble Gary Schulte is a master improvisor and performance composer to whom Stephane Grappelli gave his most sincere blessing. A veteran of A Prairie Home Companion, he has gigged with some of the greatest artists of the Gypsy Jazz genre, including guitarist legend Dorado Schm