Press Kit

Led by violinist Rob Diggins, Cuckoo's Nest the Gypsy Jazz Quintet has consistently garnered critical acclaim during its first two years of existence for their tuneful jazz arrangements of classic standards, soulful improvisations and overall technical perfection.

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Band Biography 24kb
Performer Biographies 30kb
Interview with Maia Cheli-Colando 74kb
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CONTACT

For bookings, cd orders, press info or other inquiries: please call (707) 834-2479 or (707) 845-1788 or send us an email

Please visit our Photos page for vertical and horizontal high resolution photographs. We are always pleased to work with the press for interviews; please call us at the numbers above, or send us an email to make arrangements!

INTERVIEWS

Click here for an interview with Rob Diggins printed in the Northcoast Journal, August 26, 2004.

Also, please visit our Reviews page!

SPECIAL SHOWS

The Cuckoo's Nest Gypsy Jazz Band has a series of ready shows in their repertoire. Descriptions are below, and tune lists are available upon request!

  • Django Swing - celebrating the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt

    Cuckoo's Nest plays a la Hot Club Paris, with their own unique twist and swings hard on some genuine Hungarian gypsy tunes too!

  • Cuckoo's Nest - The Gypsy Jazz Quintet - plays from the Great American Songbook

    A soaring jazz tribute to some of America's greatest songwriters played with a unique twist by the highly original and innovative gypsy jazz quintet, Cuckoo's Nest. This program features the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy Carmichael and others.


    • photo by Bob Doran, North Coast Journal

  • Celebrating Bird

    A special narrated show that uniquely highlights the significant events of Charlie Parkers's life and times, incorporating the Bebop Jazz of "Bird", Standards, and, Kansas City Swing era tunes.

  • Hard Bop and Beyond Jazz circa 1950-1960.

  • The Blue Cuckoo Cuckoo's Nest Plays the Blues