Gypsy Jazz, or Jazz Manouche, originated in Europe in the early 1900’s, and achieved notoriety with the Quintette of the Hot Club de France. Developed by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappellii, Louis Vola, and others, the original jazz manouche sound is built around of a blend of lead and rhythm guitars, violin and double bass. The addition of accordion or clarinet often complements this sound.
The new configuration of Calgary’s gypsy jazz ambassadors – “The Bow Djangos” assures authentic jazz manouche flavour and a memorable hot swing listening experience! A true Hot ‘Club’, we promote this style of music through workshops, jams, and networking as well as performing.
Their performances are characterized by a captivating presentation of Hot Club Swing played with true gypsy flare! Alluring and melodic ballads, valse musettes, driving latin rhythms, and a swingin’ ‘django’-esque repertoire make audiences jump up and dance!
The Polyjesters 
The Polyjesters are Canadian brothers Jason and Sheldon Valleau who hail from Alberta and honed their musical talents in Europe playing for everyone from passers-by while they busked to the Prince of Monaco. Since then they have been everywhere, including the Epcot Centre and sharing the stage with the famed Trailer Park Boys. It’s a bumpy, twisting road they travel rife with adventure, great stories and excellent music.
They play everything from Billie Holiday to The Beatles…from old swing/jazz standards to alternative country. A breadth of musical appreciation that produced their special home-grown blend called CHUNK, a unique sound that is highly energetic, completely contagious, unfailingly entertaining and appeals to a wide range of musical taste.