The Hot Club de Ma Rue was born in 2004 from a passion for Django Reinhardt’s music that had in common to guitarist friends. At first, the group was composed of Martin Tremblay (guitarist) and François Rousseau (guitarist), and soon, they had the honor to play with various renowned musicians such as Guillaume Bourque (Manouche clarinetist) and Didier Dumoutier (accordion), Tommy Gauthier (Yves Lambert’s violinist), Guillaume Bouchard (double-bass). The group also had the opportunity to accompany twice Patrick Saussois, a Parisian guitarist of excellent name. After an impressive journey (Festival de Jazz de Montréal, Festival de Jazz de Rimouski, Gala of Radio-Canada’s radio, Musique en Nous, les Déferlantes Atlantiques, and various shows in numerous concert rooms and bars in Montreal and other places in Quebec), the group took a new turn in 2005 with the encounter of the talented violinist Josianne Laberge (Polémil Bazar R.I.P.) whom is still very involved within the group. After the departure of François Rousseau, Olivier Pépin replaced him on rhythmic guitar. Sébastien Heppel was at the helm during two years on the double-bass. Called by cruising boat sirens, he was replaced by Mathieu Deschenaux (Gadji- Gadjo, Bobok), whom became rapidly a solid pillar within the new formation’s rhythmic section. The Hot Club de Ma Rue plays surely the inspired and captivating music of the manouche style’s maître à penser, Django Reinhardt. Furthermore, the group includes in his repertoire Valses Musettes, American swings, French songs and a few Tzigane songs. The band also occasionallly performs with a singner named Claudine Ricard.