Midwinter Midwest Gypsy Swing Festival

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Nick Berard

The trio Harmonious Wail.

Harmonious Wail (from left): Sims Delaney-Pothoff, Pete Olig, Maggie Delaney-Pothoff.

What better way to warm up the middle of winter than with some fiery Django-inspired music courtesy of the Midwest Gypsy Swing Festival? Hosts Harmonious Wail, joined by guitarist Scott Hlavenka, open the night. French guitarist Leila Duclos will play in a trio with Hlavenka and bassist Ethan Philion; and closing the night is guitarist Robin Nolan in a trio with Hlavenka and bassist John Christensen.

media release: The Midwinter Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest is coming to the Garver Feed MIll on Madison Wisconsin’s east side on January 27, 2024. Come catch a sampling at Garver of the wildly successful MGSF, hosted semi-annually in Wisconsin for the past 20+ years. Featuring some of the world’s best gypsy jazz artists year after year, we’re bringing it to you in home town Madison with 3 of the featured artists.

Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Harmonious Wail are purveyors of Americana-infused Gypsy Jazz, who for over 30 years have taken their listeners on a ride via the music of the Hot Club sounds of Parisian cafes, to the deepest blues of the Memphis Delta, to the heartfelt folk scenes across every-town-America lifting spirits all along the journey.

Singer and guitarist Leïla Duclos, visiting from France, is a rising star on the International jazz scene. This young artist has always been immersed in the universe of Django Reinhardt and Ella Fitzgerald. She performed on the famous musical stages of the Parisian milieu and traveled to festivals around the world showcasing the extent of her musical personality, in particular, the astonishing virtuosity of her scat.

One of the world’s most respected exponents of Gypsy Jazz guitar since Django Reinhardt, Englishman Robin Nolan will be joining us from his current home base in The Netherlands. After a career-altering visit to the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-Sur-Seine, France in 1991, Robin relocated to Amsterdam and fully embraced the gypsy way. Nolan’s freedom to play wherever and whenever he liked in the streets of Amsterdam led to a whole new artistic independence and to his virtuosity today.

Tickets now on sale at midwestgypsyswingfest.com