Peter Hyrka & The Gypsy Hombres

PETER HYRKA & THE GYPSY HOMBRES are returning to Otherlands Coffeebar to close out our Folk Alliance week! It's a $10 cover, and conference participants get in free with credential laminates and matching ID. Come and get some "jumpin' gypsy jive" with Peter Hyrka on violin, Rory Hoffman on guitar and accordion, and Jason Oettel on string bass. the show opens with select solo performances by Folk Alliance members.

Not just another "Hot Club" franchise, Peter Hyrka and the Gypsy Hombres dare to be different. Founded by noted Memphis violinist Peter Hyrka (Memphis' NARAS Premier Player Hall Of Fame), in 1996, the Hombres set out to take the classic Django Reinhardt gypsy sound and point it in new and fresh directions. While there are many groups that continue to revisit the sound of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, the GYPSY HOMBRES strive to maintain the integrity of the style and the energy of the performance while molding a more contemporary approach.

Peter Hyrka was born and raised right here in the Home of the Blues. In high school he first encountered the jazz stylings of Joe Venuti, Stephane Grapelli, et al. Hyrka went on to develop his chops in rock, bluegrass, country, and reggae bands (he firmly assents to Duke Ellington's observation that there are only 2 kinds of music--good and bad) before forming Victims of Circumstance and, later, the rock band Human Radio.

"...4 Stars... Tight arrangements backed with stellar musicianship..." -- Downbeat Magazine

"...definitely a kick to hear... wonderful, jazzy jamming..." -- Mix Magazine

http://www.myspace.com/gypsyhombres

Doors at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm. ALL AGES. Smoke Free inside. Beer, Coffee and Food. Large patio & deck. 641 S. Cooper at Cowden. 901-278-4994. www.myspace.com/otherlands. www.otherlandscoffeebar.com