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Hot House West operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Under the artistic direction of the ensemble’s founding members, our organization’s mission is to celebrate and promote swing music and affiliated musical genres. We achieve this by presenting engaging performances, cultivating a vibrant music community, and mentoring emerging talent in music.

As an ensemble, Hot House West celebrates the timeless allure of swing rhythm. Founded in Salt Lake City in 2011, the band cultivates a one-of-a-kind personality blending the virtuosic yet soulful music of Django Reinhardt with their Western roots and American swing influence.

The band has become a tight-knit community of some of the country’s top-tier jazz musicians, and the friendship and community spirit they share is immediately palpable. Group vocals, audience interaction, masterful improvisation, and a ceaseless swinging pocket keep audiences smiling, laughing, and tapping their feet from the first note to the last.

The Hot House West Swing Orchestra combines stellar vocals, a big band of horns, and a Django-inspired rhythm section sound consisting of two guitars, bass, and drums. Their guitar-driven interplay, acrobatic horn lines, punchy hits, and collective improvisation alluding to the streets of New Orleans captures a holistic definition of swing unmatched by any other group.

 

 

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  • HHWSO - \"Paper Moon\"

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