The Red Rock Hot Club is recognized as one of the top American Gypsy Jazz Ensembles. Founded in 1999, and led by the swinging guitar styling’s of Rich D’aigle, the group specializes in Gypsy Jazz; a European take of an American Art form. With the added help of Pat and Scott Terry, on guitar and bass, the core of the hot club delivers the sound of Paris (ala 1937), spot on, all the while making it fun and informative.

Guitar genius, Django Reinhardt, along with violinist, Stephane Grappelli, formed the original Hot Club of France in 1937. By intertwining their European roots with American Swing rhythms, based on the masterful phrasings of Louis Armstrong, they subsequently created an entirely new, and yet refined, Jazz genre. The Genre has many names, Gypsy Swing, Jazz Manouche and Hot Swing; but, no matter what you call it, this music ranges from Sweet and Lowdown ballads to hard-swinging, heart-pumping tempos, whose antique harmony create an atmosphere that hooks any listener.
The 2009 Red Rock Hot Club release, “Gypsy Daydream” is receiving rave reviews from the world’s most distinguished Jazz critics. Django Biographer, and foremost Gypsy Jazz authority, Michael Dregni, says, “This album of Gypsy Jazz is the real deal… and lifts them above the ordinary” (Vintage Guitar Magazine June 09’). Frank Forte, (Just Jazz Guitar Magazine), calls the music, “Relaxed and tasteful with gigantic technique!” Veteran Jazz reviewer, Scott Yanow, has said, “Django would have enjoyed this CD, and would certainly sit in with the Red Rock Hot Club!”(L.A. Jazz Scene Magazine April 09’)

The group has had the distinction of participating in countless concerts series and music festivals including the many Jazz and Art festivals too numerous to mention, as well as repeat requests for various educational outreach programs and events sponsored by The Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

The Hot Club can comfortably perform as a Trio, Quartet or Quintet and doing so can fit any budget! The group is comprised of professional players each having 25+ years of musical education, performance and teaching experience, so Workshops, Master classes, and Clinics are also and option for educational outreach programs.

Salt Lake City Weekly

The quintet is an intriguing blend of Django Reinhardt’s early Hot Club Jazz with his war-era swing music, inspired respectively by the American Jazz of Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman. Led by Rich D’aigle the band blends the the violin of Dan Salini playing Stephane Grappelli’s role with the Clarinet of John Flanders taking Hubert Rostaing’s place. The group is filled out by guitarist Pat Terry and Bassman Scott Terry. With both violin and clarinet melding with the strings, the band boasts a full rich, full sound.

Michael Dregni

Rich Daigle - Guitar

Rich has a Bachelors Degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music from the University of Maine, He has played and toured with memebers of Blood Sweat and Tears, Jim Chapin and Rare Silk.
In 1994 he headed west and wound up in Salt Lake, where he currently lives playing, and teaching music and building guitars.  Rich got the Django germ 12 years ago and can't seem to get rid of it.  He founded the Red Rock Hot Club in 1999 enjoys watching it evolve.

Pat Terry - Guitar

Pat Terry-guitar. Pat is a professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Utah. He has performed, recorded and toured with bands such as Irie Heights, Mambo Jumbo, John Flanders & Double Helix and Purdy Mouth, VA. He's often confused for Scott's half brother, and plays a mean bluegrass banjo.

Scott Terry - Bass-o-matic

A veteran of the Salt Lake City music scene. Has toured nationally and recorded with bands such as Insatiable, Mambo Jumbo, Purdy Mouth, University of Utah Jazz Ensembles, John Flanders Trio and numerous other acts. He is the only single members of the band, he likes the color blue, puppies, chick flicks, chains and whips and pulls a mean g-string!

Charlie Ayers - Guitar

Charlie is the only musician I know from Iowa.  Apparently they export a lot of corn, and little else. I'm probably wrong...please don't write.  When Chuck's not playing guitar he's writing prescriptions (if you catch my drift)No, really...he's a Doctor of Internal Medicine here in Salt Lake.

Dan Salini - Violin

Dan is one of the most common faces in the SLC music scene. You might find him playing pedal and lap steel in a country band, or shredding old school metal guitar, he played with locals like The Cow Daddies, Atomic Deluxe, The Traveling Mercies and You may catch him jamming with Scrapomatic! When Dan isn't playing violins he's building them and has been for years ask him about Salini Violins!!!!