VAVAVOOM? Think speed, energy, a hot chick, maybe a burlesque queen in a smoky bar on her night off. But what style of music? The short answer is a synthesis of New Orleans jazz and the French Gypsy tradition of Django Reinhardt, as well as what Jelly Roll Morton called, "the Spanish tinge." But that's only part of the story. The fact that guitarists Raphaël Bas and Pierre Pichon have been playing together since high school in Bourges, France speaks of their authenticity, and from their renditions of the classic tunes Swing 42 and Nuages, it is clear that they know their Django.

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