The Hot Club of Cowtown formed in 1996 as a Hot Jazz/Western swing group. The group consisted of Elana James nee Fremerman (Vocals, Violin), Whit Smith (Vocals, Guitar), and Jake Erwin (Vocals, Upright Bass).
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Parklife DC (USA)
March 28, 2024
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Hot Club of Cowtown perform at Jammin' Java on March 25, 2024.
Hot Club of Cowtown delighted DC fans recently with a twilight show at City Winery DC in the venue’s roof-top Wine Garden performance space. The Austin, Texas-based hot jazz/Western swing trio is set to release its new album, Wild Kingdom, on Sept.
The Hot Club of Cowtown and The Dustbowl Revival shared the bill at Wolf Trap’s Barns recently for two performances as part of their tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Band.
In many ways, it was an evening both bittersweet and unexpected.
On one hand, when The Hot Club of Cowtown became, around 10:45 p.m., the last band to take the stage at The Dame, the party became full blown. The crowd filed in, the string blasts of Bob Wills’ Western swing classic Ida Red filled the room an