Hot House West Jazz Band from Salt Lake City, UT

Hot House West is the premier swing band in the American West. With two guitars, upright bass, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet, Hot House West creates a rich tapestry of music, a unique and inventive sound, built upon the legacy of gypsy jazz. The band also draws inspiration from the timeless art of past jazz masters, creating music that is characterized by explosive guitar playing, the rich wail of horns, the sophistication of bebop, and a deep, propulsive swing. Often seen accompanied by dancers, Hot House West knows how to groove, pulling listeners to their feet and drawing them to the dance floor as each piece develops and unfolds. Influenced by the sound first championed by Django Reinhardt, the music of Hot House West is fresh, memorable, and captures the improvisational spirit of jazz. Get ready for sheer delight, for here is happy music. When Hot House West begin to play, they unleash an impressive kinetic force, with pulsating, driving arrangements, the controlled fury of collective improvisation, and a spirit which no other band can match. This hard-hitting and straight-forward swing band have won over countless fans with their provocative and action-filled style of American jazz. The nice thing about Hot House West is that they play for people, and when they play for people, they make no compromise in their art. Jazz fans, dance fans, old fans, and young fans alike enjoy their consistently thrilling music, for their charm is universal. Everywhere the band goes, feet tap, smiles broaden, glasses are emptied, and everybody is happy – patrons, bar tenders, waiters, club owners, everybody. Hot House West have carved out of the vast, unrefined ore of jazz performance an incisive style, a unique personality, and a musical delicacy that seemed all but lost forever. If the test of greatness lies in taking the best elements of style and content, synthesizing them and creating an individual mode of expression, Hot House West have certainly met this test.