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Girls Videos / Pop Top 40 / That Rhythm Man Hot Antic Jazz Band 1987
That Rhythm Man Hot Antic Jazz Band 1987
Hot Antic Jazz Band at the 1987 Breda Jazz Festival in the Netherlands Watch the interview with leader Michel Bastide at the end of this clip as well
The Hot Antic Jazz Band formed in Nimes France in 1979 and is inspired by the Chicago and New York jazz music from the 1920 and 30s The influences of Cladys Jabbo Smith Clarence Williams King Oliver Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are evident in their jazz style and repertoire
Led by Michel Bastide the band is widely regarded as Europes hottest and purest traditional jazz group
The eclectic group demonstrates their musical abilities on a total of nineteen instruments with enthusiasm and humor They are not shy to international attention with extensive worldwide touring television and radio appearances In 1983 they received BBC Radio Scotlands Best Band Award In 1985 they were awarded the Prix Sydney Bechet at the Academie du Jazz in Paris
The Hot Antic Jazz Band has performed with jazz legends including Jabbo Smith Benny Waters Claude Luter Ikey Robinson Topsy Chapman Hal Smith and Daniel Huck The group has produced over 20 recordings The Hot Antic Jazz Bands prominence in traditional jazz led to two historic recordings with Jabbo Smith Zoo and Jabbo Smith the Hot Antic Jazz Band and one with Benny Water Benny Waters the Hot Antic Jazz Band
The band now consists of six members from France Morocco and Switzerland and has toured in the United States Canada India Japan Africa and Europe
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