Formed in 2011, the group brought together local established musicians with backgrounds in country, jazz, pop, folk, rock, blues and world music. The current lineup, which includes founding members, drummer Jim Doyle and accordionist/pianist Carl Byron, along with bassist Paul Eckman and acoustic fretmasters Josh Workman and Jake Bluenote, draws on widely varied experience and eclectic taste, yielding a unique and modern approach to the storied “Hot Club” sound.

Widely loved for its Monday-night residency at The Cinema Bar in Culver City since 2011, HCLA also served as the house band for Jackson Browne’s Artists for Peace and Justice benefits in 2017- 18, backing up Jeff Bridges, Adam Sandler, Gaby Moreno, Jack Black, T-Bone Burnett, Petra Haden and other major stars. The group has welcomed Browne to perform mini-sets at The Cinema Bar, accompanied Devo’s Gerald Casale, and hosted visiting trad and gypsy jazz luminaries on the bandstand regularly. HCLA has also graced stages at Clifton’s Brookdale Ballroom, DjangoFest in Las Vegas, the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, Jazzville in Palm Springs and many more.