Paris Swing Set is Laurie Dunklee, Ken Lutes, and Jim Woodson Gypsy Jazz in the Mile High City Read the North Denver Tribune article about Gypsy Jazz -- the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
2007 Swing Festival, Longmont, Colorado - Photo by Marie Woodson	More Paris Swing Set photos with guest musicians

-HEAR and SEE the MUSIC CLIPS- What is this thing called Paris Swing Set? parisswingset.com is the home site for Laurie Dunklee, Ken Lutes, Jim Woodson, and their gypsy jazz band, Paris Swing Set. What is Gypsy Jazz? Gypsy Jazz is a musical style started by two Frenchmen in the 1930's, guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.      "To me this music expresses the joy of life," said David Williams, who started the Hot Club of the Rockies, one of the Colorado's first Gypsy Jazz bands, seven years ago.      Gypsy Jazz (or Gypsy Swing, as it is sometimes called) is acoustic jazz with a European flavor. It is American swing-inspired, but for a small ensemble of (usually) strings, including guitar, violin and bass. Read more... Laurie and Ken have loved listening to this music most of their lives, but it wasn't until they discovered Robin Nolan's course books, in 2003, that they actually started playing it.

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