Combo Du Jour

Jessica Logan and Ryan Hoffman are both experienced musicians who have played nearly every event, venue and haunt in the Pacific Northwest. You name it; they have probably played there! 25 years ago, Jessica and Ryan founded the popular ensemble Zazou after living in France and becoming enamored with Django Reinhard’s Hot Club sound and swing jazz in general. With Jessica on bass and vocals and Ryan on guitar and four other fabulous ne'er-do-wells, Zazou recorded three albums, originals and well-known standards, and played everywhere all the time! I mean, those guys were busy! It was a whirlwind. Additionally, Ryan spent ten years touring and recording with the popular PNW group Pearl Django, playing with the greats such as Martin Taylor, Bucky Pizzarelli, and a whole lot of other cool cats. Ryan left life on the road to dedicate his time to fatherhood, his career as a music educator and explore new and varied repertoire with his musical (and life) partner, Jessica. She, in turn, left her life of dragging that ridiculously large instrument around and dedicated herself to becoming a skillful guitarist. This brings us to Combo Du Jour, in which these two bring their musical experience and passion together to present intricate arrangements of musette waltzes, tangos, choros...and yeah, they still love swing jazz, too! In addition to working as a duo, you will often find Combo Du Jour as a trio or quartet. Depends on the musical menu that night.