Hesse’s Hot Jazz ranges from a trio to a quintet and features Chris Heslop on sax, Josh Taylor on banjo, and Ken Kemmerer playing tuba.
Equally at home on the back deck or in the concert hall, Hesse’s Hot Jazz perpetuates the early jazz traditions.
Strong melodies coupled with complex rhythms and the freedom of improvisation combine to create an infectious jubilance, appealing to young and old.
Their repertoire includes many New Orleans favorites, but also a healthy sampling of early French jazz, some Cuban tunes, horas, polkas, and parade music.
Hesse’s repertoire pays special tribute to Sidney Bechet, the virtuoso of the clarinet and soprano saxophone. Having grown up in New Orleans, then spending much of his life in Paris, Bechet’s music has a unique and compelling sound.
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Djangoholics Anonymous consists of Josh Taylor and Michael Nikolidakis on guitar, Bill Nixon on violin, Chris Heslop playing saxophone, and Dave Turanski on bass. This group primarily plays songs written and recorded by the legendary Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
Josh & Trey is an acoustic jazz duo consisting of guitar and upright bass. The duo has a diverse repertoire includes swing, blues, bossa nova, funk, reggae, hard bop, and latin jazz. Even though it is only two players the sound is very full.
Josh has played in many venues in the Greater Philadelphia and Reading, Pennsylvania, areas including:
Josh Taylor is a guitarist from Reading, Pennsylvania, which is about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. He plays many styles of music including blues, bossa nova, hard bop, and funk but specializes in early hot jazz and gypsy jazz.