Luca Pino Quintet

Luca Pino is a Los Angeles-based guitarist whose hot jazz stylings are cut from the cloth of Django Reinhardt, Oscar Aleman, and Freddie Green. He leads his own quintet entitled "Pino Noir," in which he reimagines the 1930s Paris swing sound with exciting arrangements, electric fashion sense, and original compositions. He's headlined various gypsy jazz festivals such as Djangofest Northwest in Seattle, Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration in Berkeley, Djangojazz Festival in Mexico, not to mention a teaching stint at Django In June in Massachusetts. His penchant for early 20th-century swing guitar has also led him to world tours with Postmodern Jukebox, as well as performing with local acts such as Lizzy & The Triggermen and Jonathan Stout's Boulevardiers.