My neighborhood’s annual Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival is the perfect setting for throwing together something fresh.  I am concocting a set of music for a 7-piece group consisting of vocals, violin, flute, saxophone, upright bass and two acoustic guitars for this year’s porch fest.  The aim is for a swinging jazz ensemble in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club of France, which ranks as some of my all time favorite music.  Alone from a guitarist’s perspective this genre known as jazz manouche is extremely interesting.  The groundwork left behind by the legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt is very challenging.  However, instead of focusing on Django’s one of a kind playing style, I want to share how I am going about getting arrangements ready for this upcoming gig.   

Come Fire, Broken Bones, Strokes or Bullets:Keep Playing And Create Something Beautiful!