CD Released!

In March & October 2017, two lineups of the Hot Club of Hawthorne went into the
various studios of Fremont Recording — two very different sonic environments —
and performed live in the studio; it was mixed to tape for an organic sound.  The
result is a diverse collection of tracks, presented just as it was performed: no overdubs or
post-production alterations, other than EQ and compression.

One session, recorded in a compact basement studio, included an expanded lineup
of 7 musicians:

• Jeffree White (founder): guitar, vocals
• Jason Reichert (Down Home Music, the Juleps): guitar, vocals
• Rick King (Steer Crazy, Inspirational Beets): guitar, vocals
• Jeffrey Reynolds (Down Home Music): violin
• Steve Cleveland (Hot Club Time Machine): accordion
• Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, Pepper Grinders): clarinet, saxophone
• Drew Nelson (Vagabond Opera): bass

The other session featured standard instrumentation for the Hot Club: two guitars,
violin, upright bass:

• Jeffree White: guitar, vocals
• Twayn Williams (Jenny Finn Orchestra, Hot Club Du Jour): guitar
• Flauren Ricketts (Lulu's Wing, Rain or Shine): violin, harmony vocals
• Bernardo Gomez (every swing band in town): bass

Brud Giles engineered, mixed, and mastered, as well as sponsored the endeavor through Fremont Recording.

14 songs were captured, including swing numbers from 1922 or earlier, gypsy
traditionals, a Brazilian choro standard, and a waltz:

1. Whispering
2. Stumbling
3. Songe D'Automne
4. Avalon
5. Sheik of Araby
6. Cesar Swing
7. Tico Tico
8. Some of These Days
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Alabama Jubilee
11. Swing Gitan
12. Rose Room
13. World is Waiting for the Sunrise
14. Limehouse Blues

Check this post, or the music page, later for details on how to buy the album as a CD or digital downloads!

Gigsalad listing

We're now listed on booking website Gigsalad!  Now folks can hire us directly through their site, making it convenient and secure.

The Hot Club aspires to play more private events, including weddings, wineries -- any kind of party or function!  We are proud of our résumé: see the venue list on the about page.

Testimonial

We received a lovely testimonial from Dingo the clown after a gig we did together:

We just did a clown gig alongside HCoH, and they were perfect Portland style mellow minstrels. They would be great at any Portland themed event like a wedding. They play favorites (like "Blue Skies") and I love that these guys look like the music they play. Really swanky. They kept me sane while our zone was a fiasco. The most touching moment today was seeing an elderly person in a wheelchair, swaying while wearing and old school conical clown hat. Eyes shut experiencing the band playing a song featuring some gypsy fiddle. The music styles were antique and that was a perfect hit. If I had the funds, I would want to hire this band to play for those folks once a week.

Thanks Dingo! Check out the website for Dingo and his partner Olive at oliveanddingo.com.

audio page upgrade; new photo page

We made the audio page much easier to use, including players for each track, and access to the vault in a frame. There are a couple of recent shows in there too, including the one written up in Swing Portland dot com.
The new photo page is just links to our albums on Facebook, and instructions to use the logo for promotional purposes.

review in Swing Portland website

We are thrilled to have been featured in the fantastic website covering Portland's swing scene, SwingPortland.com!  It includes a review of our show at Bar Carlo, an interview with bandleader Jeffree White, and audio samples from the show.

Read the article here.

monthly at Bar Carlo! 3rd Wednesdays

We're pleased to play monthly at Bar Carlo, a hip lounge and great restaurant in the hot spot on Foster around 64th.  We'll play there every 3rd Wednesday.  It's an early and long show at 7 to 10pm.

Consider stopping in for a drink and tunes, and check out their great menu!  See also their Facebook page.

Crystal Ballroom: Stumptown Speakeasy II !

We're thrilled and honored to be playing the 2nd Annual Stumptown Speakeasy at the fabulous Crystal Ballroom, Sunday after Thanksgiving!

See the McMenamins' event page for more details.  There is an incredible lineup, including:

• Inspirational Beets
• the Two Man Gentlemen Band
• Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners
• Swingtown Vipers
• The Smut City Jellyroll Society
• Three for Silver
• Hot Club of Hawthorne
• Pink Lady & John Bennett Jazz Band
• Joe Baker's Jelly Roll Jamboree feat Tevis Hodge Jr. & Friends
• Portland Rhythm Shakers
• Karolina Lux
• Josh McLaughlin and Emily Ernst
• and more!

You can view a playlist of videos of our performance last year here.