One Leg Up

							 One Leg Up
Contact Information:
Steve Trismen
(828) 226-2963


onelegupbooking@yahoo.com

www.onelegupjazz.com


                                                                                Press Sheet
Appearances                                          Based in Asheville, North Carolina, One Leg Up performs a vibrant
                                                     mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing and original jazz
Festivals                                            compositions. They are a favorite of club, concert, and festival
                                                     stages throughout the southeastern United States.
- Bele Cher Festival, Asheville, NC
- Greenville, SC Mainstreet Jazz                        One Leg Up—John Stineman (guitar, vocals), Jim Tanner
- Biltmore Estate Flower Carpet Event                (Guitar), Zack Page (bass), Mike Guzalak (Clarinet, Sax) and Steve
- Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival                  Trismen (violin, vocals)—formed in 2003 as a “String Swing” band
- South Carolina Jazz Festival, Cheraw, SC           in the style of famed French gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt.
- Savannah, GA Jazz Festival                         Propelled by their excellent self-produced debut recording “Gypsy
- Lake Eden Arts Festival, Swannanoa, NC             Blue,” they soon won critical acclaim for their “hot club” prowess
- Taste of Charlotte, NC                             and were tapped to back up award-winning Spanish guitarist Pere
- Nouveau Night for Asheville Downtown Association   Soto on some of his 2005 U.S. tour dates. Also in 2005, One Leg Up
- Peabody Wine Festival                              performed at a concert and book show with Michael Dregni, author
- Asheville Film Festival                            of Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend.
- Downtown After 5, Asheville, NC
- Shelby, NC Art of Sound                               Over the years, One Leg Up has broadened its repertoire to
- Knoxville, TN Jazz Society Concert                 include fresh arrangements of Django classics, vocal harmonies,
- River Run Film Festival                            original compositions, and innovative adaptations of classic jazz
                                                     numbers in the French “hot club” and American “big band” styles.
Listening Rooms & Dances                             Now more than just a Django band, their latest recording “Pere La
                                                     Chaise” is a music mix that is danceable and accessible. One Leg Up
- Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC                      continues to attract a growing, varied, and enthusiastic fan base
- Savannah, GA Jazz Society Concert                  with music that always swings.
- Columbia, SC Museum of Art Concert
- Triangle Swing Dance Society, Durham, NC
- Grey Eagle Music Hall, Asheville, NC
- Tosco Music Party, Charlotte, NC                   Reviews
- UNCA Concert on the Quad
- John C. Campell Folk School, Brasstown, NC         “One Leg Up is a ticket back in time to 1930s Paris and the glory years of
- Georgia Tech Swing Dance Association               Django Reinhardt. Listening to their music, you can taste the red wine, relish
- Jazz in the Park, St. Simons Island, GA            the glamour of the City of Lights, and feel the deep vibe of Gypsy jazz. Vas-y!
                                                     Vas-y!”

                                                     - Michael Dregni, author of Django: the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend


                                                     “One Leg Up’s originality also stems from the group being ‘collective stars.’
                                                     Like an astute big band, One Leg Up’s musicians are equally luminescent. At
                                                     any moment a violin, guitar, or clarinet would take center stage, creating a
                                                     stir... Also, the twin guitars of John Stineman and Jim Tanner revamped those
                                                     bygone Django chords first strummed in pre-WWII Parisian clubs. And they
                                                     can sing! …Guitarist John Stineman delicately rendered the ode of patient love
                                                     “Exactly Like You”. My only complaint was having to leave.

                                                     - Hunter Pope, reviewer Mountain Express, Asheville, NC