Christo’s Novelty Combo: Hot Hawaiian Guitar Meets Jazz a la Django

12/16:  CHRISTO’S NOVELTY COMBO:  HOT HAWAIIAN GUITAR MEETS JAZZ À LA DJANGO.  The combo presents a unique mixture of the Vaudeville era, novelty infused hot steel guitar and ukulele of the teens and twenties “Hawaiian Craze” and the swinging sounds of French jazz from the 1930s and 40s, all peppered with historical anecdotes about the music to give it context. The combo includes Christo Ruppenthal – Steel Guitar, Jazz Guitar, and Ukulele;
Gian Compuesto – Jazz Guitar and Forrest Evans – Upright Bass.  North Street Cabaret, 610 North St.  8pm.