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Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard
Mark O'Connor never envisioned himself playing in a jazz trio, but that's one of many places you'll find the busy violinist these days.
His group, the Hot Swing Trio, features bass player Jon Burr and guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola. Together, they play music inspired by the Hot Club of France, the 1930s quartet that included violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt.
"It's been so much fun and rewarding," O'Connor said, speaking by phone from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he was performing with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
"I really did go into this (project) approaching it as something I would do for a limited time on the side. ... By having this group, it really has enabled me to become a jazz artist as well as the other things I do."
Initially intended as a one-night stand, the Hot Swing Trio played its first gig in 1997 to honor Grappelli, who recently had passed away. But the group stuck together.
Hot on the heels of its second album, "In Full Swing," the group comes...
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