| Hot Club de Norvège | |
| Origin: | Norway |
| Genre: | Gypsy jazz, jazz |
| Years Active: | 1979–present |
| Label: | Hot Club |
| Associated Acts: | Jimmy Rosenberg |
| Current Members: | Ola Erlien Gildas Le Pape Finn Hauge Svein Aarbostad |
| Past Members: | Jon Larsen Per Frydenlund Ivar Brodahl |
Hot Club de Norvège is a string jazz quartet from Norway, established in 1979, by guitarist Jon Larsen with childhood friends Per Frydenlund and Svein Aarbostad.[1]
They are influenced by the music of Hot Club de France, and the French gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. They formed a quartet with violinist Ivar Brodahl (1928–2003), later replaced by Finn Hauge, that became part of the international renaissance of the gypsy jazz in the 1980s.[2]
Hot Club de Norvege has worked with Stéphane Grappelli, Jimmy Rosenberg, Stochelo Rosenberg, Nigel Kennedy, and the Vertavo String Quartet.
In 1980 they started the Django Festival in Norway.[1]
Larsen retired in 2019 and was replaced with then 18-year old Ola Erlien.[3]
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