Ultrafaux Ensemble
Hot Club of Baltimore w/Amanda Jones
the Loft 129
129 Baltimore St
Cumberland, MD 21502
Feb 17, 2024
7:30 PM EST
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The Hot Club of Baltimore showcases irresistible renditions of Django Reinhardt jazz, the romantic appeal of French Musette and the rollicking fun of ‘30s and ‘40s swing. Led by celebrated bandleader Michael Joseph Harris and featuring the soaring vocals of Amanda Jones, the quintet’s intimate performance at Loft 129 in downtown Cumberland is the ultimate cure for the winter blues.
With the Hot Club of Baltimore and the eclectic Ultrafaux ensemble, Michael Joseph Harris has appeared in concert halls, clubs and festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe, including Festival Django Reinhardt in France, Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival in England, Djangoary Soiree Festival in Virginia and Django by the Sea in Maine. He is the founder and artistic director of the Charm City Django Jazz Festival.
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June 11th 2022
It was a nice intimate setting. The music was amazing, rich and complicated. Their two guests from Paris were incredibly talented and lived up to the promise of providing a "Ferrari" night of music!
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Ultrafaux Ensemble Biography
Baltimore-based Ultrafaux Ensemble, led by guitarist/composer Michael Joseph Harris, performs original acoustic music influenced by Django Reinhardt, Balkan music, be-bop, afro-cuban, funk, Brazilian Choro, and French musette. The band is an acoustic powerhouse featuring two guitarists who share lead roles, trading dazzling solos over rich harmonies. The band includes violin, accordion, and clarinet for it's 4th album "Tangent" set for release in March 2020.
Ultrafaux has performed at top jazz festivals all over the world including Django by the Sea, Django-a-gogo, Festival Django Reinhardt in France, Midwest Gypsy swing Festival, Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival UK, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Charm City Django Jazz Festival, Napa Valley Jazz Society, IMT Folk Series and recently won a scholarship to attend the folk Alliance International conference in New Orleans 2020.
Tracks from Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore albums were featured on Django Festival volume #9, #10, #11, and #13, a compilation of the finest Gypsy Jazz in the world produced by Jon Larsen.
Michael Joseph Harris is the founder and artistic director for Charm City Django Jazzfest, the only annual Jazz festival in Baltimore. He has been featured multiple times in The Baltimore Sun, on CBS News, WTMD, WPFW and was recognized as one of the top ten musicians in 2016 by Baltimore Style Magazine.
Quotes from the press:
"We sometimes forget that jazz was first and foremost a people's music meant for dancing and socializing. One evening with Ultrafaux demonstrates why jazz has been so irresistible to listeners all over the world." Ken Avis, BJA
"Baltimore's own authentic gypsy jazz band featured on Baltimore Hit Parade." WTMD
"The fresh faces of gypsy jazz right here in our own backyard." Tom Cole, WPFW & NPR
Read MoreUltrafaux has performed at top jazz festivals all over the world including Django by the Sea, Django-a-gogo, Festival Django Reinhardt in France, Midwest Gypsy swing Festival, Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival UK, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Charm City Django Jazz Festival, Napa Valley Jazz Society, IMT Folk Series and recently won a scholarship to attend the folk Alliance International conference in New Orleans 2020.
Tracks from Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore albums were featured on Django Festival volume #9, #10, #11, and #13, a compilation of the finest Gypsy Jazz in the world produced by Jon Larsen.
Michael Joseph Harris is the founder and artistic director for Charm City Django Jazzfest, the only annual Jazz festival in Baltimore. He has been featured multiple times in The Baltimore Sun, on CBS News, WTMD, WPFW and was recognized as one of the top ten musicians in 2016 by Baltimore Style Magazine.
Quotes from the press:
"We sometimes forget that jazz was first and foremost a people's music meant for dancing and socializing. One evening with Ultrafaux demonstrates why jazz has been so irresistible to listeners all over the world." Ken Avis, BJA
"Baltimore's own authentic gypsy jazz band featured on Baltimore Hit Parade." WTMD
"The fresh faces of gypsy jazz right here in our own backyard." Tom Cole, WPFW & NPR
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Swing
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Choro
Folk Jazz
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