Christine Tassan et les Imposteures Gypsy Jazz Launches Wintertide Music Series

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Town Hall Theater welcomes internationally acclaimed quartet Christine Tassan et les Imposteures to the Rothrock Mainstage on Sunday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m., as the launch event of a trio of Wintertide Music shows.

With more than twenty years of performing their distinctive blend of Gypsy jazz and reimagined cover songs, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures have carved out a singular place on the international music scene. Led by guitarist Christine Tassan, the quartet were pioneers in a genre traditionally dominated by men and early trailblazers of the gypsy jazz wave that swept across Québec. Their sound is at once timeless and contemporary, appealing equally to longtime jazz devotees and new listeners alike.

The group has released seven albums and performed over 700 concerts at venues and festivals around the world. Highlights include appearances at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine (France), the Liberchies Django Festival (Belgium), and the Northwest Django Fest (USA), along with extensive touring across Canada, Europe, the United States, and China. Their album Entre Félix et Django received the Opus Award for Jazz Album of the Year in 2017 and earned a Show of the Year nomination in 2018. 

This Wintertide performance offers Middlebury audiences a rare opportunity to experience one of the leading ensembles in contemporary gypsy jazz live on stage. Next in the Wintertide series, audiences will enjoy Clint Bierman’s Grunge Unplugged on Saturday, February 14 and the Vermont Mandolin Trio on Friday, March 27.