Returning by popular demand… The Cook Trio

The Cook Trio’s sound was inspired by Django Reinhardt, born in Belgium in 1910. The first truly influential Jazz artist to originate from Europe and arguably the first to successfully highlight the acoustic guitar in what hitherto been a horn-driven, decidedly Black American genre.

The percussive strumming style of the “Gypsy Jazz” he helped create with his popular Quintette du Hot Club De France during the ’30s and ’40s is the only form of Jazz whose origins are found outside America. When most people think of Jazz, they think of a nattily dressed Miles Davis brandishing his trumpet, or John Coltrane and his alto sax. They rarely remember Django Reinhardt, the rough-and-tumble guitarist who, by ingeniously changing the movement forever, earned a place in the Jazz pantheon long before Miles or Trane learned to walk.

The Cook Trio consists of Ian and Jason Cook and Kyle Jones, who were brought together by their common love of Reinhardt’s passionate music. Their music speaks of Jazz’s original sound and wartime Paris’ unquenchable thirst for life.

New to swing dancing? No problem! There will be a beginner swing dance lesson from 7pm to 8pm that will take you from the very basic and then teach you 4 basic moves you can enjoy practicing right away at the dance that follows at 8pm.

Saturday, November 12th
7pm: Beginner Lesson free w/admission
8pm: Swing Dance
Admission $12.00
6949 Venture Circle, Orlando, FL 32807