Bart Ramsey (born November 3, 1954) is a
New Orleans composer, author, singer and jazz musician who formed the gypsy swing band Zazou City.
Through his countless performances of Ramsey's original compositions in New Orleans, and especially in the
Faubourg Marigny area of the city,
Gypsy Swing
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a style of small-group jazz originating from the Romani people, Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt, Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–53), in conjunction with the Fre ...
has recently become solidly infused into the New Orleans jazz repertoire. In Zazou City, Ramsey performs on piano
and accordion, backed by a four or five piece band that moves between upbeat and mellow tunes. He has recently toured Italy, performing with the famed Gramo Gramentieri and other virtuosi.
Bart Ramsey performed
at the
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4, 2012, with Zazou City, where the performance garnered a standing ovation. He has performed with many New Orleans musicians through the years of 1988–present, including the
.
He has written several novels and recorded numerous solo and band albums.
Discography
*''Prince of Sanity'' (1996, Bart Ramsey)
*''Zing Zang'' (1996, Ramsey, Vaan & Halverson)
*''Little Red Wagon'' (1999, Bart Ramsey & Neti Vaan)
*''Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound'' (2000, Rob Halverson)
*''In Search Of a Cheap Hotel'' (2001, Ramsey & Vaan)
*''Amnesia Cafe'' (2005, Bart Ramsey)
*''Rob Halversons Second Whirled'' (2005, Rob Halverson)
*''Live In Italia'' (2006, Bart Ramsey & 39 Strangers)
*''Melomania'' (2006, Vavavoom)
*''Swingphonicity'' (2007, Vavavoom)
*''Liar's Moon'' (2010, Zazou City)
*''The Man Who Couldn't Dream'' (2012, Zazou City)
References
External links
Bart Ramsey Biographyat Green Frog Music
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Dixieland
Musicians from New Orleans
Living people
1954 births