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2019 Tiny Desk Concert: Coq Au Vin

Band Bio

Coq au Vin is a fresh and unique revivalist musical ensemble specializing in the performance of a spicy mélange of Gypsy jazz, French, Spanish, Klezmer and Latin American music, as well as American blues standards. Listeners are quickly transformed to revelers as they are transported to a vintage American speakeasy or Parisian café one minute, and the streets of Havana the next. Coq au Vin is available in several different arrangements ranging from a trio to the full seven-piece band. 

Media

Tiny Desk Concert season is here. Coq Au Vin Is a band from Nantucket Island that formed around the early 2000’s. We put a lot of work into this original video submission for NPR’s Tiny Desk. Coq Au Vin is a blend soulful gypsy and Eastern European folk tunes. Check out their Tiny Desk Video.

Publications

Coq Au Vin has been given great reviews by a number of press publications.

“The band, Coq au Vin, has taken Nantucket by storm with an eclectic repertoire that includes everything from Django-style gypsy jazz, Eastern European and Russian folk music to French chansons, Cuban songs, American blues — and a little bit of pop…”
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“It’s pricey. Here are a few workarounds to enjoy the island’s built-in bounties at minimal cost…”
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