Cam Neufeld

The Road to Django
    The Road to Django is a show presented by the Gadjo Collective that  celebrates the life of Django Reinhardt, the founder of what we know of a "hotclub jazz" and the music of the Roma. The idea is to extrapolate backwards to the origin of Romani people in India and follow the Roma trail from India to Spain and explore the music along the way. The show is tailored to fit the event, from intimate concerts to Balkan and swing dance parties, from solo performances to festivals with up to 14 musicians and 8 dancers. This show draws on a talented pool of musicians each of whom provide their unique musicality and energy to make and shape this original and exciting show.
    The Road to Django Collective was put together after Cam Neufeld attended the  Django festival in Samois, France in 2010 that celebrated Django’s 100th birthday. That same year Cam traveled to India to explore the roots of Django's  music continuing through the Balkans, Spain and France studying and composing music. Since then, Cam has made many  more trips to India, Turkey and the Balkans playing and researching the music of the Roma. Many of the compositions in this show were written while traveling.
        Following the Roma trail from India through Persia, Turkey, the Balkans, and Spain, ending with the hotclub jazz of Django Reinhardt, this show will take you on a musical journey through exotic lands to the swing era of the Quintet of the Hotclub of France! 
  
List of Musicians

Cam Neufeld -violin
Caleb Hunt - violin and bari-sax
Lisi Sommer - vocals
Billie Zizi - guitar and vocals
Don Ross - clarinet

Jason Kodie -accordian 

Steven Gevenich- guitar
Keith Rempel - sousaphone
Mary-Lee Bird - trombone

Daniel Stadniki-Drums
Ahmed Al Auqaily - darbuka
Bramwell Park - percussion
Roya Yazdanmehr - vocals and dancer