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Thrift Set Orchestra at Cap City Comedy Club
Courtesy of Bill Troiano | Posted on October 20, 2017
Where
Cap City Comedy Club
8120 Research Blvd
Austin, TX
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When
Sun, November 12, 2017
2:00 pm
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The Austin Traditional Jazz Society welcomes back Thrift Set Orchestra on Sunday, November 12, at Cap City Comedy Club, Austin. Thrift Set Orchestra was formed at the outset of 2013 by a collection of Austin jazz musicians that strive to be rooted, energetic, and present. Born out of a shared love of Classic Swing and Hot Jazz, the Austin, Texas band embraces playing both light and hot; at times reminiscent of a Duke Ellington small group or Django Reinhardt mingled with Milton Brown. It features four horn players (on eight horns) and guitar, banjo, upright bass, and often drum set. The ensemble writes and plays personally tailored arrangements of classic material as well as many originals. Several of the members sing; their styles unique, hinting from the sweet, melancholy of Billie Holiday to the audacity of Al Jolson to the gravel of Jelly Roll Morton’s voice. ...