Ameranouche at Amazing Things Arts Center

Exhilaration, intensity, velocity, celebration: There's Gypsy jazz, and then there's Ameranouche, a power trio that churns up a blazing acoustic whirlwind. Audiences delight when Ameranouche sneaks in a French waltz or a haunting Russian folk song, and then cranks up the heat up for Flamenco rhythms. Often billed as a Gypsy jazz act, they use the term only as a springboard for exploration.
The award winning Ameranouche trio features the solo guitar work of Richard Sheppard, rhythm guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and upright bassist, Xar Adelberg. Together, they cultivate a vigorous energy that arrives in a familiar package; a diverse demographic can relate immediately....

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Exhilaration, intensity, velocity, celebration: There's Gypsy jazz, and then there's Ameranouche, a power trio that churns up a blazing acoustic whirlwind. Audiences delight when Ameranouche sneaks in a French waltz or a haunting Russian folk song, and then cranks up the heat up for Flamenco rhythms. Often billed as a Gypsy jazz act, they use the term only as a springboard for exploration.
The award winning Ameranouche trio features the solo guitar work of Richard Sheppard, rhythm guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and upright bassist, Xar Adelberg. Together, they cultivate a vigorous energy that arrives in a familiar package; a diverse demographic can relate immediately.

Ameranouche formed in 2004, and has been charging ahead, touring year round, ever since. In 2008, they were the first Gypsy jazz group ever to play at the JVC Newport Jazz Festival (which originated in the 1950s), and received a standing ovation, opening for Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock. In 2007, three of their original compositions were featured on a National Lampoon Soundtrack. In 2006, they released their first CD, and have since released a second -- both to critical acclaim. Having already achieved two "Best of New Hampshire" awards in '08 and '09, Ameranouche is already arguably the hottest, hardest swinging acoustic group out of New England. Hear them live, and be launched.

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