The Historic Lynwood Podcast
HLT120 Ranger and Mike Sciacca
Saturday nights in Lynwood Center are becoming something of which the International community of artists, filmmakers, poets, authors and musicians should take note. It am working the long weekend shift at The Historic Lynwood Theatre. We are screening Aronofsky's phenomenal adaptation of The Whale. It is reaching the halfway point so I step outside for a quick breath of fresh air. And I hear it, again. This time not from across the street at the Marketplace but two doors down at Arnie's local hangout, The Tree House. I decide to take a peek through the steamy window to see who is producing the sweet sounds. With each step closer I get the feeling that I know who it is. Yup, my old pals Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. There is not an empty seat in the house and the joint is hoppin'. There is a couple on the tiny dance floor wrapped in each other's arms despite the fact that the song has ended and front- man Ranger Sciacca is reminding us that it is Django Reinhardt's birthday they are celebrating, and also that CDs are available for a donation of any denomination. Satisfied I hustle back to the HLT to make sure nobody needs popcorn or a refill of their beer, confident that the dancing couple will soon have competent musical accompaniment. I also make a mental note to contact Ranger and Mike to invite them to the podcast.
The next day I do and today they carved and hour from their hectic schedules to visit. Here it is. Along with the below snippet from their Rangerswings.com website that I lifted as a more polished introduction. This was a fun one. Mike and I have been friends and neighbors for 35 years and I have also known Ranger since before he could walk, let along play the violin with such aplomb. Enjoy.
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 Sciacca's sweet violin playing… his sense of melody and daring improvisations” (World Rhythm). The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional European melodies, the music of Django Reinhardt, and Ranger's unique originals.
THE BAND Ranger and his father Michael formed the band in 2006, after a pilgrimage to the world’s foremost Hot Club Swing event, the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois Sur Seine, France. The band has now released 4 CDs and performs over 100 times each year at music festivals, concerts in the park, swing dances, weddings and events of all sorts.
Past Shows have included: Edmonds Concert in the Park, Seattle Art Museum, Djangofest Northwest, Best of the Northwest Arts Festival, Highline Classic Jazz Festival, Ethnic Fest Tacoma, and Vin du Lac Winery (Chelan)
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Saturday nights in Lynwood Center are becoming something of which the International community of artists, filmmakers, poets, authors and musicians should take note. It am working the long weekend shift at The Historic Lynwood Theatre. We are screening Aronofsky's phenomenal adaptation of The Whale. It is reaching the halfway point so I step outside for a quick breath of fresh air. And I hear it, again. This time not from across the street at the Marketplace but two doors down at Arnie's local hangout, The Tree House. I decide to take a peek through the steamy window to see who is producing the sweet sounds. With each step closer I get the feeling that I know who it is. Yup, my old pals Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. There is not an empty seat in the house and the joint is hoppin'. There is a couple on the tiny dance floor wrapped in each other's arms despite the fact that the song has ended and front- man Ranger Sciacca is reminding us that it is Django Reinhardt's birthday they are celebrating, and also that CDs are available for a donation of any denomination. Satisfied I hustle back to the HLT to make sure nobody needs popcorn or a refill of their beer, confident that the dancing couple will soon have competent musical accompaniment. I also make a mental note to contact Ranger and Mike to invite them to the podcast.
The next day I do and today they carved and hour from their hectic schedules to visit. Here it is. Along with the below snippet from their Rangerswings.com website that I lifted as a more polished introduction. This was a fun one. Mike and I have been friends and neighbors for 35 years and I have also known Ranger since before he could walk, let along play the violin with such aplomb. Enjoy.
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 Sciacca's sweet violin playing… his sense of melody and daring improvisations” (World Rhythm). The band’s repertoire includes swing standards, traditional European melodies, the music of Django Reinhardt, and Ranger's unique originals.
THE BAND Ranger and his father Michael formed the band in 2006, after a pilgrimage to the world’s foremost Hot Club Swing event, the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois Sur Seine, France. The band has now released 4 CDs and performs over 100 times each year at music festivals, concerts in the park, swing dances, weddings and events of all sorts.
Past Shows have included: Edmonds Concert in the Park, Seattle Art Museum, Djangofest Northwest, Best of the Northwest Arts Festival, Highline Classic Jazz Festival, Ethnic Fest Tacoma, and Vin du Lac Winery (Chelan)
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