Occidental Gypsy | Nationally touring acoustic jazz band

“Occidental Gypsy has great singing, fantastic guitar and violin work, and high energy originals that leave the crowd crazy.
An awesome band.” -David Bromberg

"They perform with enormous heart and soul and have an original groove that is definitely worth checking out.” - Dr Lonnie Smith

New songs

September 9, 2012

During our little touring hiatus, we have begun writing new songs for our upcoming CD.

A few of these new pieces, we’ve been playing out this summer, so maybe you’ve heard them. One new song is called O.G. Strut. It is a bluesy vocal about a young man with a strange walk that makes the girls wild!!! We don’t want to give away the lyrics and story– you’ll just have to listen to it when it comes out– Scottie’s delivery is priceless….

more song info to come soon!

Interview with Scottie in the Globe

September 5, 2012

Thanks Nancy Shohet West for the great interview with Scottie and that serendipitous day on Narragansett bay…..

An excerpt: “Gypsy music is reminiscent of a retro period; it has a warm sound and an acoustic instrumentation that is easy on the ear,” said Kulman. “So anyone who has heard it before is a little nostalgic for the sound and likes us because of that. But we also play with a high energy that appeals to younger ears.” –Boston Globe Article, August 22, 2012 Read full interview here

Great Summer, Winter Gigs Booking now

August 28, 2012

Thanks so much to everyone for coming out to our summer shows. We had great crowds, and seriously, the people couldn’t have been more fun, more interesting or better fans. Thanks everyone!

NEW SHOW: We are just lining up our winter season now and just booked a show in St. Petersburg, Florida at The Ale and the Witch on Saturday, Feb 16. We are wondering how many of our New England fans may even be down there then? Hope to see you at the show!