Monday, June 22, 2020

The Faux Frenchmen

The Faux Frenchmen (l-r): Brian Lovely, Don Aren, Paul Patterson and George Cunningham

I am in awe of these musicians. I’ve seen them perform dozens and dozens of times and they never ever cease to amaze me. They make it look so easy.

The Faux Frenchmen, playing music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club of France quintette, are guitarists Brian Lovely & George Cunningham, bassist Don Aren and violinist Paul Patterson and they joined us for a live session in our Corbett Studio earlier in 2020, adapting the Hot Club’s instrumentation and style in forging their own re-Americanized take on gypsy jazz.

Sit back and enjoy The Faux Frenchmen’s performance.

~ Brian O’Donnell