The Hot Club of Spokane is a local nonprofit 501c3 organization in Spokane, WA dedicated to the preservation of jazz, swing, vintage dance and local history (EIN# 33-1312885). We're modeled after the original 1930s Hot Club of France, which began as a college club organized by two students, Jacques Auxenfans and Elwyn Dirats, to promote school dances and music listening parties. Eventually, they hired a group of musicians, including Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, who famously became known as the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. The organization also started the Swing! record label and a regular periodical, “Le Jazz Hot," the oldest jazz publication in the world. Their mission was to, “Disseminate this genre, make it appreciated, defend it, and win it the place it deserves among the expressions of art of our time.”

Hot Club of Spokane started in 2007 as a local band, and along the way, grew into its mission to preserve a variety of styles of jazz and swing, with a special focus on vintage dance and local history. Hot Club of Spokane is inspired by the careers of icons like Bing Crosby, Mildred Bailey, Al Rinker, and Bob Crosby, all of whom called Spokane home in their youth. The community of musicians associated with the nonprofit Hot Club of Spokane are organized into local bands The Swingtet of the Hot Club of Spokane, Zonky Jazz Band, and the Red Hot Kitten Stompers. 

Woodside Swing is also part of The Hot Club of Spokane nonprofit, offering dance instruction and dance events as part of our mission to grow the dance scene. You can find more info about Woodside Swing here: WOODSIDE SWING

The King's Guide, or “Chuck King's Guide to Spokane History” is a local history series, and part of the Hot Club of Spokane nonprofit organization's mission to preserve and share our regional history.

Learn more about our history here: Our History

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To contact Woodside Swing, click here: WOODSIDE SWING

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