440 Gypsy Jazz at the New Revival Coffeehouse

353 Great Road,Stow MA 01775

04 February, 2023

Description

Sometimes called gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club style jazz, gypsy jazz originated in the 1930’s in Paris with Reinhardt and Grappelli’s band Quintette du Hot Club de Paris, and is often featured in the sound track of movies by Woody Allen. The usual instrumentation is acoustic guitar, violin and clarinet, with upright bass.The leader of 440 is violinist Tomoko Iwamoto, born in Osaka and a graduate of Berklee College. Tomoko is a composer, arranger and educator, and plays classical and other styles of music in addition to gypsy jazz.She has released two CD’s, “Yo-ki Swing,” and “Why Why.”