Tickets: bit.ly/Django2023YT
French guitarist Stephane Wrembel and guests celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt. Now in its 20th edition, the festival started by Stephane Wrembel has grown into a major event that takes the music of Django Reinhardt as a starting point and celebrates the constant evolution of Gypsy Jazz. The concert's repertoire follows the Django canon and veers into re-interpretation, improvisation and interplay between musicians from various backgrounds.
Special Guests:
Simba Baumgartner (guitar/France)
Paulus Schäfer (guitar/Holland)
Samy Daussat (guitar/France)
Debi Botos (guitar/Hungaria/Canada)
Tommy Davy (guitar/U.S.A)
Aurore Voilqué (violin/France)
Luanne Homzy (violin/U.S.A.)
Sam Farthing
The second set of this year’s Django A Gogo will include “Django New Orleans” with Wrembel celebrating the release of a new recording under the same name. This NYC-based group blends the traditional sounds of New Orleans with the voices of gypsy jazz guitars performing traditional NOLA songs with a Reinhardt touch, and traditional Gypsy songs with NOLA sounds. From swing to second lines “Django New Orleans” is a magical night of music.
Django New Orleans includes:
Stephane Wrembel, musical director/guitar
Josh Kaye, guitar
David Langlois, washboard
Nick Driscoll, clarinet/tenor sax
Adrien Chevalier, violin
Joe Boga, trumpet
Joe Correia, sousaphone
Scott Kettner, drums
Sarah King, vocals