One Leg Up
from Asheville, NC, plays a vibrant mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing, and original Jazz compositions that has made them favorites of club, concert, and festival stages throughout the southeast US. Performing together scince 2003, One Leg Up---John Stineman(guitar, vocals), Jim Tanner(guitar), Mike Guzalak(clarinet, sax, vocals), Zack Page (bass), and Steve Trismen(violin, vocals) formed as a "string swing" band in the style of famed gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and immediately won acclaim for their "hot club" prowess, being tapped to back up award winning spanish gypsy guitarist Pere Soto on some of his 2005 US tour dates. One Leg Up was honored to do a concert/book show that same year with Michael Dregni, author of DJANGO: the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend.

One Leg Up's second and latest CD, "Pere LaChaise" has them breathing new life and verve into the 30s-40s french gypsy jazz tradition with fresh arrangements of Django Classics, vocal harmonies, original compositions, and innovative adaptations of classic jazz pieces to the french "hot club" and american "big band" styles. It's a mix that's danceable and accesible---and it always swings! One Leg Up continues to attract a growing, enthusiastic fan base of music lovers and dancers to their entertaining shows.


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