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Bio
Hotlanta
sets your feet firmly on Bourbon Street in Old New Orleans.
You'll experience every bit of the joy, energy, and humor of
that early American Jazz called Dixieland. Songs from Fats
Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Louie Armstrong, Jelly Roll
Morton, plus many old favorites like "Sweet Georgia
Brown", "Royal Garden Blues",
"South", "Hard Hearted Hannah", and
"When The Saints Go Marchin' In" are all part of
Hotlanta's musical treat.
Based
in Atlanta, the group has performed extensively in the South
since its founding by Don Erdman in 1990 with appearances at
"The Famous Door" on Bourbon Street in New
Orleans' French Quarter, The Brevard College Jazz Festival
in North Carolina, and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in
Charleston, to name a few. Beyond the South, Hotlanta's
music has been enjoyed around the globe at clubs and jazz
festivals in Spain, Germany, Japan, France, Belgium,
Finland, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, and
Singapore.
Hugh
Rainey, of Jazz Journal International. London, England,
wrote in his review of Hotlanta's compact disc "Happy
Feet", "The front musicians are all accomplished
and the standard of solos, so important in the Dixieland
approach, is high.... a pleasing and promising debut
album."
Jon
Wacker, in McCook, Nebraska's Daily Gazette reviewed a
Hotlanta concert. "Improvisation is the heart of this
music and Hotlanta showed that they were up to making it
happen. Dixieland is a true American form that has provided
the basis for so many other types of popular music. It was a
treat to hear it presented so well and with a lot of
class."
In
The Atlanta Journal / Constitution, Steve Dollar's review
praised the group when he wrote "Jazz fans are
passionate over Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz when they show off
their revved-up renditions of everything from prewar New
Orleans chestnuts to postwar Duke Ellington standards."
Hotlanta's
full instrumentation is the traditional sextet: Clarinet,
Cornet, Trombone, Banjo/Vocals, Tuba and Drums. Hotlanta
also performs as a trio, quartet, or quintet. In addition to
their "Happy Feet" CD, other recordings
include "Live in Spain" from a performance
at Spain's Jazzaldia Festival, "The Saints",
a CD on the Intersound label, and their newest CD "There
Ain't No Jazz Like Dixieland".
Contact Information
- Telephone
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770.441.9806
- FAX
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770.441.3159
- Postal address
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6025 Unity Drive Suite E
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
info@spectrum-ent.com
Webmaster:
webmaster@spectrum-ent.com
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Variety
Band Profile, Hotlanta Jazz
