Djug Django

Central New York's Premier Gypsy Swing Band

Performing classic Gypsy Swing compositions by Django Reinhardt,
originals by Dave Davies, and the best of the Blues Age.

Eric Aceto - Violin
Brian Earle - Clarinet
..........Doug Robinson - Guitar. &. Vocals
Harry Aceto - Guitar
...........Dave Davies - Guitar, Trombone, .& Vocals
Chad Lieberman - Piano
...... . Jim Sherpa - Lowdown washtub bass
with Al Hartland - Drums

Occasionally joined by Sally Ramirez (vocals)

"Doug - Super job - I have heard all the local swing bands many times and you are the very best.
The band really has a nice feel, perfect for dancing with every note and phrase. Great solos by everyone.".
- Kurt Lichtmann, DJ and Swing Dance teacher, www.ithacaswingdance.com, after a dance performance by Djug Django, April 2007

"... one of the best bands that has ever played for JASS." - Pat Carroll, reviewing Djug Django's November 2009 performance
in JazFax, the monthly newsletter of the Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse

"Thank you so much for your music at our wedding! We had the time of our lives.
It was a really beautiful occasion for us and for our families, and you were awesome!"
- Michelle and Pedro, after a Djug Django performance at their reception, August 2010

" [Djug Django] has a delicacy and refinement we rarely witness in jazz…the group’s overall musicality is on a very
high level – sophisticated and dead-on. In fact, there is a visible relaxation. These guys really enjoy playing together,
and that spirit comes across clear as crystal." - Russ Tarby and Pat Carroll, reviewing Djug Django's November 2010
performance in JazFax, the monthly newsletter of the Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse

"Jim Sherpa .. is the greatest washtub bass player ever.. a great innovator on the instrument." - Bill Garrett, Metafilter.com

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by and see us Wednesdays at
the Oasis Dance Club, Rt 96B south
of Ithaca College. Same deal as always:
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. .NO COVER, .NO MINIMUM
.....All shows 6:00-9:00pm

. .You know the drill:
- great food & wine, .great music, great scene, .
- and room for dancing !

Look ..

Photo Gallery

Film Clip #1 on YouTube

Film Clip #2 on YouTube

Listen..

"Struttin with Some BBQ" (Hardin/Armstrong) 1

"You're The Cream in My Coffee" ...
(DeSylva/Henderson). (Vocal-Doug Robinson) 2

"Swing 42" [with audience participation] (D. Reinhardt) 3

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"Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) 4

"J'attendrai" (I Will Wait) ....(Olivieri/Rastelli) 2

"Besame Mucho"   (C. Valesquez)   (Vocal-Doug Robinson) 1

"Cecilia"    (Vocal-Dave Davies) 1

"La Villa Rosa"   (trad.)  2

"Djangology" .   (D. Reinhardt) . 2

"Moten Swing" (B. Moten) 1

1 Brian Earle, clarinet, shaker; Eric Aceto, violin;. Frank Campos, trumpet;
Doug Robinson, guitar, vocal; . Harry Aceto, guitar;
Dave Davies, trombone, guitar, horn arrangements, vocal; Jim Sherpa, washtub bass.
Recorded by Eric Aceto at a concert for the Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse (JASS),
mastered by Doug Robinson at the Watershed Arts Studio

2 Brian Earle, clarinet; Eric Aceto, violin;. Doug Robinson, guitar, vocal, upright bass,
percussion; .Harry Aceto, rhythm guitar and guitar solo; Dave Davies, guitar and trombone.
Recorded by Doug Robinson at the Watershed Arts Studio

3 Brian Earle, clarinet; Eric Aceto, violin;. Doug Robinson, guitar; .Harry Aceto, guitar;
Dave Davies, guitar; Jim Sherpa, washtub bass; Al Hartland, drums.
Recorded by Dave Davies at the Lost Dog Lounge, mastered by Doug Robinson at the
Watershed Arts Studio

4 Brian Earle, clarinet;. Doug Robinson, guitars, bass; .
Recorded by Doug Robinson at the Watershed Arts Studio

...... . or call .(607) 275-0997