Hot Club of Buffalo

Friday. August 22, 2025 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Main Stage

DEAN GIONIS, guitar. KEVIN O’BRIEN, upright bass. EJ KOEPPEL, violin. JOSH ASSAD, guitar & vocals.

The Hot Club of Buffalo is a 4-piece gypsy jazz band from Buffalo, NY. The group adds some modern twists to traditional gypsy swing. Riffs from Bach, Jimi Hendrix, and Steely Dan are as common as quotes from gypsy legend Django Reinhardt.

Dance-friendly world music, like Bossa Nova, Choro, and Rhumba is a part of every show. So is improvisation. You never know what’s going to happen next.

The Hot Club of Buffalo plays a brand of jazz known as Gypsy Swing. It’s also called Gypsy Jazz. The style was created in the 1930’s by the legendary 2-fingered guitarist, Django Reinhardt. Gypsy Jazz blends American big band swing with exotic European Gypsy sounds. The music is performed entirely on acoustic instruments. The rhythm guitar takes the place of a drum set. The guitars, strings, and even the picks are specially chosen to get that unique gypsy sound!