Gypsy Jazz Swing duo Ain't That Got Swing! play Django Reinhardt classics and modern songs in the gypsy swing style.
Ain't That Got Swing! are playing The People's Republic on Thursday 19 November, starting at 8:00pm. It's a professional Gypsy Jazz Swing duo based in Yorkshire, and the two men behind it are Dave and Rob. Between them they've got over 70 years of playing experience, and both work as guitar tutors around the county, having toured the UK and Europe many times.
Their sets honour the legacy of Gypsy Jazz Swing in the style of Django Reinhardt, and they build them by mixing classics from the standard repertoire with more modern songs given the gypsy swing treatment. It's that second half that usually gives the night its character — hearing a song you recognise from a completely different era reworked into that particular swing style.
As a duo, they're just Dave and Rob on guitars, so the whole thing is built on two people playing together. If you're not familiar with the Reinhardt sound, it's that fast, acoustic, rhythmic style of jazz that first took hold in Paris in the 1930s, and that's the tradition they're working within here. The set will pull from that standard repertoire, the songs that defined the genre, alongside the more recent ones they've adapted.
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The gig is at The People's Republic, 112 Newland Ave, Hull HU5 3AA, on Thursday 19 November, starting at 8:00pm. Entry is free.
