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Cafe Impromptu Opens Djangofest
Café Impromptu opens DjangoFest NW Main Stage Tuesday September 15th
7:00pm Doors open
7:30pm 3 Parts Bourbon Trio begin the show
8:45pm Café Impromptu transports you to a Parisian-like café
We formed in 2015 as a place for women who love to sing and play French café music and tunes of Django Reinhardt.
Featured in the band are: (L-R)
Kristi O’Donnell/bass
Jessica Logan/vocals,guitar
Jennie Kong Mayer/guitar
Adrienne Reed/vocals,accordion
Janna Kushneryk/mandolin,violin
Tobi Stone/reeds
Tickets are on sale now:
https://purchase.wicaonline.org/ChooseSeats/34201
Phone orders:
800.638.7631 or 360.221.8268
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
565 Camano Ave
Langley, WA
Whidbey Island…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 20th:
Matinee with Stella Heath & The Nick Lehr Memorial Performer Djam…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 19th:
Matinee with Pino Noir & Grapelli’s Django
Gismo Graf Quintet…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 18th:
Matinee with John Jorgenson Trio
Gonzalo Bergara Quintet…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 17th:
EVM All-Stars & Leah and I…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 16th:
Hot Club of Troy & Pearl Django…
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest 2026
DjangoFest Northwest returns to Langley September 15th – 20th, bringing international superstars of the Django Reinhardt-style of jazz to North America’s largest and most celebrated Django festival. Join the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) for six extraordinary days of world-class gypsy jazz, manouche swing, and beyond—featuring legendary artists from around the globe on our Mainstage and Second Stage.
September 15th:
3 Parts Bourbon & Café Impromptu…
Thursday Night Music at Dancing Fish: Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers”
Thursday Night Music at Dancing Fish: Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers”
Thursday, July 2nd ~ 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening of excellent live music, wine and appetizers!
Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Romani campsite with their version of Hot Club Swing. At the heart of their sound is Ranger’s sweet violin playing–his sense of melody and daring improvisations. The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional European melodies, and the music of Django Reinhardt. Mandolinist Dave Stewart is also a tremendous vocalist, lending his silky-smooth voice to swing standards!
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“Hot Club Swing” is named after the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. In the 1930’s guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli blended their own musical legacies with the new American art form of jazz. Their recordings soon brought international fame to the new genre. Hot Club Swing is characterized by upbeat, high-energy swing on acoustic instruments, especially guitar, violin, bass, clarinet, and accordion.
This event is by reservation only and includes a shared appetizer board served to your table.
Please be aware that due to limited seating capacity in the Dancing Fish Barn, some patrons may be assigned to larger communal tables. Alternatively, if you have friends who are also attending this event, please let us know via text/phone (360-632-4190) or email (info@dancingfishvineyards.com) in advance of the performance so we can seat you at the same table.
Dancing Fish Vineyards
1953 Newman Road, Freeland
(360) 632-4190
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DjangoFest Northwest Celebrates 25 Years
Langley, WA – In less than a month, the soulful melodies of Django music will once again fill the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) with the annual DjangoFest Northwest (DFNW) Festival. Now in its 25th year, this iconic five-day Gypsy Jazz event will bring in artists from around the world to Whidbey in celebration of the music made famous by Django Reinhardt in 1930s France. This year’s festival will take place September 17-21 at the WICA campus in Langley. Along with the Festival Headliner Paulus Schäfer Quartet, which will feature Tim Kliphuis, the festival will include numerous concerts and opportunities for attendees to experience the festival lounge, take in performances by second stage musicians under the white WICA tent, and enjoy the specialty DFNW cocktail, a spiced apple Hot Club Old Fashioned.
“We’re thrilled to welcome returning and new Django artists to WICA for this milestone year,” says WICA Executive Artistic Director Deana Duncan. “For more than two decades, DjangoFest Northwest has brought in artists and supporters to Whidbey to enjoy this wonderful island and to experience firsthand the magic of this iconic and inspiring jazz. This year is going to be unforgettable, celebrating 25 years of memories while we continue to make new ones!”
The following is the festival lineup:
September 17
Opening Night Patio Party | Cafe Impromptu
Marceline Keene Trio
The Hot Club of Troy
September 18
Olli Soikkeli & Sam Farthing
Antoine Boyer & Yeore Kim
September 19
Christine Tassan et les Imposteurs
John Jorgenson Quintet with special guests Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews & Jacques Willis
September 20
Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews All Stars
Tim Kliphuis presents: Django Reinhardt – Hand on Fire
Paulus Schäfer Quartet featuring Tim Kliphuis
September 21
Hot Club of Cowtown
Nick Lehr Memorial Djam
Individual tickets are now on sale. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.djangofest.com/.…
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